<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 3172<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to state government; providing supplemental appropriations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>higher education, jobs and economic development, public safety, corrections, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>transportation, environment, natural resources, and agriculture, kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>through grade 12 and adult education, health and human services; making forecast <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>adjustments; modifying prior appropriations; modifying disposition of certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>revenues; dedicating money to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>Colleges and Universities for compensation costs associated with settlement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>employment contracts; dedicating certain funds for homeownership opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>for families evicted or given notice of eviction due to a disabled child in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>home; requiring the housing finance agency to improve efforts to reduce racial <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>and ethnic inequalities in homeownership rates; creating an office of regenerative <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>medicine development; modifying workforce program outcomes; creating job <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>training programs; providing funding for the Minnesota Racing Commission; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>providing a grant to the Mille Lacs Tourism Council; funding Peace Officer <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>Standards and Training Board; modifying certain provisions pertaining to victims <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>of domestic violence and sentencing for criminal sexual conduct; continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>the fire safety advisory committee; providing for disaster assistance for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>entities when federal aid is granted and when federal aid is absent; establishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>certain transportation oversight authority; modifying provisions for railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>and pipeline safety; modifying certain transportation provisions; providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>compensation for bee deaths due to pesticide poisoning; establishing pollinator <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>emergency response team; providing nonresident off-highway motorcycle <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>state trail pass; requiring certain recycling; modifying solid waste reduction; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>regulating harmful chemicals in children's products; providing for state parks <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>and trails license plates, and licensing and inspection of commercial dog and cat <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>breeders; providing for invasive terrestrial plants and pests center; providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>funding and policy modifications for early childhood, kindergarten through grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>12, and adult education, including general education, education excellence, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>special education, facilities, nutrition, community education, self-sufficiency and <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>lifelong learning, and state agencies; making changes to provisions governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, children and family <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>services, continuing care, community first services and supports, health care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>public assistance programs, and chemical dependency; providing for unborn <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>child protection; modifying the hospital payment system; modifying provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>governing background studies and home and community-based services <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>standards; setting fees; providing rate increases; establishing grant programs; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>modifying medical assistance provisions; modifying the use of positive support <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>strategies and emergency manual restraint; providing for certain grants; defining <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>terms; creating accounts; requiring reports; providing penalties; authorizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 12.03, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.43"></a><var>1.43</var>subdivisions; 12.221, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 12A.02, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>2, by adding subdivisions; 12A.03, subdivision 3; 12A.15, subdivision 1; 13.46, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>subdivision 4; 13.643, subdivision 6; 13.7411, subdivision 8; 13.84, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>5, 6; 16A.28, by adding a subdivision; 18B.01, by adding subdivisions; 18B.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>by adding a subdivision; 18B.04; 84.788, subdivision 2; 85.053, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>85.34, subdivision 7; 85A.02, subdivision 2; 103G.271, subdivision 6; 115A.151; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>115A.55, subdivision 4; 115A.551, subdivisions 1, 2a; 115A.557, subdivisions 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>3; 115B.39, subdivision 2; 115E.01, by adding subdivisions; 115E.08, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>subdivisions; 116.9401; 116.9402; 116.9403; 116.9405; 116.9406; 116L.98; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>119B.09, subdivision 9a, by adding a subdivision; 121A.19; 122A.40, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>13; 122A.41, subdivision 6; 122A.415, subdivision 1; 123A.05, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>2; 123A.485; 123A.64; 123B.57, subdivision 6; 123B.71, subdivisions 8, 9; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>124D.09, subdivisions 9, 13; 124D.111, by adding a subdivision; 124D.16, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>subdivision 2; 124D.522; 124D.531, subdivision 3; 124D.59, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>125A.76, subdivision 2; 126C.10, subdivisions 25, 26; 127A.45, subdivisions 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>3; 127A.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 129C.10, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>144.0724, as amended; 144.551, subdivision 1; 145.4131, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>165.15, subdivision 2; 169.826, by adding a subdivision; 169.8261, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>subdivision; 169.86, subdivision 5; 169.863, by adding a subdivision; 169.865, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 169.866, subdivision 3, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>a subdivision; 174.24, by adding a subdivision; 174.56, subdivision 1, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>adding a subdivision; 179.02, by adding a subdivision; 181A.07, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>a subdivision; 219.015, subdivisions 1, 2; 243.167, subdivision 1; 245A.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>subdivision 2c; 245C.03, by adding a subdivision; 245C.04, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>subdivision; 245C.05, subdivision 5; 245C.10, by adding a subdivision; 245C.33, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>subdivisions 1, 4; 252.27, by adding a subdivision; 252.451, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>254B.12; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.9685, subdivisions 1, 1a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>256.9686, subdivision 2; 256.969, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 3a, 3b, 3c, 6a, 8, 8a, 9, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 25, 30, by adding subdivisions; 256.9752, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>256B.04, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivisions 18b, 18c, 18d, 18g, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>30, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0751, by adding a subdivision; 256B.199; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>256B.35, subdivision 1; 256B.431, by adding a subdivision; 256B.434, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>adding a subdivision; 256B.441, by adding a subdivision; 256B.5012, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>adding a subdivision; 256I.04, subdivision 2b; 256I.05, subdivision 2; 256J.49, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>subdivision 13; 256J.53, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 256J.531; 257.85, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>11; 260C.212, subdivision 1; 260C.515, subdivision 4; 260C.611; 299F.012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 469.084, by adding a subdivision; 473.408, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var>subdivision; 609.135, subdivision 2; 609.3451, subdivision 3; 611A.06, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.38"></a><var>2.38</var>adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 16A.724, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.39"></a><var>2.39</var>subdivision 2; 123B.53, subdivisions 1, 5; 123B.54; 123B.75, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.40"></a><var>2.40</var>124D.11, subdivision 1; 124D.111, subdivision 1; 124D.165, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.41"></a><var>2.41</var>124D.531, subdivision 1; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 124D.862, subdivisions 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.42"></a><var>2.42</var>2; 125A.0942; 125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2c; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.43"></a><var>2.43</var>125A.79, subdivisions 1, 5, 8; 126C.05, subdivision 15; 126C.10, subdivisions 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.44"></a><var>2.44</var>2a, 2d, 24, 31; 126C.17, subdivisions 6, 7b, 9, 9a; 126C.44; 126C.48, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.45"></a><var>2.45</var>8; 127A.47, subdivision 7; 145.4716, subdivision 2; 168.123, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.46"></a><var>2.46</var>174.42, subdivision 2; 245.8251; 245A.03, subdivision 7; 245A.042, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.47"></a><var>2.47</var>3; 245A.16, subdivision 1; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245D.02, subdivisions 3, 4b, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.48"></a><var>2.48</var>8b, 11, 15b, 29, 34, 34a, by adding a subdivision; 245D.03, subdivisions 1, 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.49"></a><var>2.49</var>3, by adding a subdivision; 245D.04, subdivision 3; 245D.05, subdivisions 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.50"></a><var>2.50</var>1a, 1b, 2, 4, 5; 245D.051; 245D.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8; 245D.071, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.51"></a><var>2.51</var>subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 245D.081, subdivision 2; 245D.09, subdivisions 3, 4a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.52"></a><var>2.52</var>245D.091, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 245D.10, subdivisions 3, 4; 245D.11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.53"></a><var>2.53</var>2; 256B.04, subdivision 21; 256B.056, subdivision 5c; 256B.0625, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.54"></a><var>2.54</var>17, 18e; 256B.0949, subdivisions 4, 11; 256B.439, subdivisions 1, 7; 256B.441, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.55"></a><var>2.55</var>subdivision 53; 256B.4912, subdivision 1; 256B.492; 256B.69, subdivision 34; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.56"></a><var>2.56</var>256B.85, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.57"></a><var>2.57</var>by adding subdivisions; 256N.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 256N.23, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.58"></a><var>2.58</var>256N.25, subdivisions 2, 3; 256N.26, subdivision 1; 256N.27, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 5, section 4, subdivision 7, as amended; Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>2009, chapter 83, article 1, section 10, subdivision 7; Laws 2010, chapter 189, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>sections 15, subdivision 12; 26, subdivision 4; Laws 2012, chapter 249, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>11; Laws 2012, chapter 263, section 1; Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>sections 1; 3; Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 28; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>Laws 2013, chapter 1, section 6, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>sections 3, subdivisions 2, 5, 6; 4, subdivisions 1, 2; 5; 13, subdivision 5; Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>2013, chapter 86, article 1, sections 12, subdivision 3, as amended; 13; Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>2013, chapter 108, article 1, section 24; article 3, section 48; article 7, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>14; 49; article 14, sections 2, subdivisions 1, 4, as amended, 5, 6, as amended; 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>subdivisions 1, 4; 4, subdivision 8; 12; Laws 2013, chapter 114, article 3, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>4, subdivision 3; Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivisions 2, 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>4, 5, 6, 7, 11; article 3, section 37, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, 20; article <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>4, section 9, subdivision 2; article 5, section 31, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8; article <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>6, section 12, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; article 7, section 21, subdivisions 2, 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>4, 6, 7, 9; article 8, section 5, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 14; article 9, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>1, subdivision 2; 2; Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, sections 3, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>2, 3; 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 8; 18B; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>19; 84; 85; 87A; 115E; 116; 116J; 123A; 123B; 124D; 129C; 144; 144A; 145; <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>168; 219; 299A; 347; 473; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>chapter 12B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 115A.551, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>2; 116J.997; 123B.71, subdivision 1; 256.969, subdivisions 2c, 8b, 9a, 9b, 11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>13, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28; 256.9695, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2013 <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>Supplement, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 18f; 256N.26, subdivision 7.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>May 16, 2014<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>The Honorable Paul Thissen<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 3172 report that we have agreed upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 3172 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.3.36"></a><var>3.36</var><b>HIGHER EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.37"></a><var>3.37</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.3.38"></a><var>3.38</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.39"></a><var>3.39</var>appropriations in Laws 2013, chapter 99, article 1, unless otherwise specified, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.40"></a><var>3.40</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.41"></a><var>3.41</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated for <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.42"></a><var>3.42</var>each purpose. The figure "2015" used in this article means that the appropriation listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.43"></a><var>3.43</var>under it is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.44"></a><var>3.44</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.45"></a><var>3.45</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right"><b>750,000</b><br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>This appropriation is for immediate transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>to College Possible for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>expanding College Possible coaching and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>mentoring programs in Minnesota schools. <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>The appropriation shall be used for: <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>(1) increasing the number of low-income <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>high school students served by College <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>Possible by adding at least 150 students and <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>partnering with at least three additional high <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>schools in 2015;<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>(2) expenses related to direct support <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>for low-income high school students in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>after-school programming led by College <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>Possible; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>(3) coaching and support of low-income <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>college students through the completion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>their college degree.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>College Possible must, by February 1, 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>report to the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>members of the legislative committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>and divisions with jurisdiction over higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>education and E-12 education on activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>funded by this appropriation. The report must <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>include, but is not limited to, information <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>about the expansion of College Possible in <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>Minnesota, the number of College Possible <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>coaches hired, the expansion within existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>partner high schools, the expansion of high <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>school partnerships, the number of high <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>school and college students served, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>total hours of community service by high <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>school and college students, and a list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>communities and organizations benefitting <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>from student service hours.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>This appropriation must not be used for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>expansion and support of College Possible <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>outside of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND </b><br />
                  		<b>UNIVERSITIES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>17,000,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>$17,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>appropriated from the general fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>Colleges and Universities for compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>costs associated with the settlement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>employment contracts for fiscal year 2014. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>The board's appropriation base is increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>by $17,000,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE </b><br />
                  		<b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>4,500,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Health Sciences Special</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>(a) This appropriation is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>fund for the direct and indirect expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>of the collaborative partnership between <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>the Univerity of Minnesota and the Mayo <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>Clinic for regenerative medicine research, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>clinical translation, and commercialization. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>In addition to representatives from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>University of Minnesota and the Mayo <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>Clinic, the collaborative partnership must <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>include representatives of private industry <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>and others with expertise in regenerative <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>medicine research, clinical translation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>commercialization, and medical venture <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>financing who are not affiliated with either the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>University of Minnesota or the Mayo Clinic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>(b) By January 15 of each odd-numbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>year beginning in 2017, the partnership must <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>submit an independent financial audit to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>committees of the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>and senate having jurisdiction over higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>education and economic development. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>audit must include the names of all recipients <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>of grants awarded by the partnership and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>their affiliation, if any, with the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>Minnesota or the Mayo Clinic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>(c) The full amount of this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>is for the partnership and may not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>used by the University of Minnesota for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>administrative or monitoring expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>(d) For fiscal year 2016 and thereafter, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>base for this program is $4,350,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[5.39] STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>subdivision have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>(b) "Postsecondary institution" means an institution that meets the eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>requirements under section 136A.103 to participate in state financial aid programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>(c) "Program" means a study abroad program offered or approved for credit by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>postsecondary institution in which program participants travel outside of the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>in connection with an educational experience.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Report.</b> (a) A postsecondary institution, must file by November 1 of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>year a report on its programs with the secretary of state. The report must contain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>following information from the previous academic year, including summer terms:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>(1) deaths of program participants that occurred during program participation as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>result of program participation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>(2) accidents and illnesses that occurred during program participation as a result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>program participation and that required hospitalization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>Information reported under clause (1) may be supplemented by a brief explanatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>statement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>(b) A postsecondary institution must report to the secretary of state annually by <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>November 1 whether its program complies with health and safety standards set by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>Forum on Education Abroad or a similar study abroad program standard setting agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Secretary of state; publication of program information.</b> (a) The secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>of state must publish the reports required by subdivision 2, on its Web site in a format that <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>facilitates identifying information related to a particular postsecondary institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>(b) The secretary of state shall publish on its Web site the best available information <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>by country on sexual assaults and other criminal acts affecting study abroad program <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>participants during program participation. This information shall not be limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>programs subject to this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Office of Higher Education.</b> The secretary of state shall provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>information it posts on its Web site under subdivision 3 to the Office of Higher Education, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>in electronic format, at the time it posts the information. The Office of Higher Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>shall post the information on its Web site and may otherwise distribute the information. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>materials distributed or posted, the Office of Higher Education must reference this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Program material.</b> A postsecondary institution must include in its written <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>materials provided to prospective program participants a link to the secretary of state Web <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>site stating that program health and safety information is available at the Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2014, provided that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>initial reports under subdivision 2 are due November 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[135A.0431] MILITARY VETERANS; RESIDENT TUITION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>(a) A person who is honorably discharged from the armed forces of the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>is entitled to the resident tuition rate at Minnesota public postsecondary institutions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>(b) This section is in addition to any other statute, rule, or higher education <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>institution regulation or policy providing eligibility for a resident tuition rate or its <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>equivalent to a student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for academic terms beginning after <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>August 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Responsibilities.</b> (a) The Minnesota Office of Higher Education is <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>responsible for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>(1) necessary state level administration of financial aid programs, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>accounting, auditing, and disbursing state and federal financial aid funds, and reporting on <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>financial aid programs to the governor and the legislature;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>(2) approval, registration, licensing, and financial aid eligibility of private collegiate <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>and career schools, under sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.71</statute_ref> and chapter 141;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>(3) determining whether to enter into an interstate reciprocity agreement regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>postsecondary distance education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>(3) (4) negotiating and administering reciprocity agreements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>(4) (5) publishing and distributing financial aid information and materials, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>information and materials under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.87</statute_ref>, to students and parents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>(5) (6) collecting and maintaining student enrollment and financial aid data and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>reporting data on students and postsecondary institutions to develop and implement a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>process to measure and report on the effectiveness of postsecondary institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>(6) (7) administering the federal programs that affect students and institutions on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>statewide basis; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>(7) (8) prescribing policies, procedures, and rules under chapter 14 necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>administer the programs under its supervision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>(b) The office may match individual student data from the student record enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>database with individual student financial aid data collected and maintained by the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>in order to audit or evaluate federal or state supported education programs as permitted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>United States Code, title 20, section 1232g(b)(3), and Code of Federal Regulations, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>34, section 99.35. The office shall not release data that personally identifies parents or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>students other than to employees and contractors of the office.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.1702, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var><b>136A.1702 LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The office shall notify the chairs of the legislative committees with primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>jurisdiction over higher education finance of any proposed material change to any of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>student loan programs, including loan refinancing under section 136A.1704,  prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>making the change.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[136A.1704] STUDENT LOAN REFINANCING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>The office may refinance student and parent loans as provided by this section and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>on other terms and conditions the office prescribes. The office may establish credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>requirements for borrowers and determine what types of student and parent loans will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>eligible for refinancing. The refinanced loan need not have been made through a loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>program administered by the office. Loans shall be made with available funds in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>loan capital fund under section 136A.1785. The maximum amount of outstanding loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>refinanced under this section may not exceed $100,000,000. The maximum loan under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>this section may not exceed $70,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>provided no loans may be refinanced prior to June 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 136A.1785, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var><b>136A.1785 LOAN CAPITAL FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>The office may deposit and hold assets derived from the operation of its student loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>programs and refinanced education loans authorized by this chapter in a fund known as <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>the loan capital fund. Assets in the loan capital fund are available to the office solely <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>for carrying out the purposes and terms of sections 
         <statute_ref>136A.15</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>136A.1703</statute_ref> 136A.1704, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>including, but not limited to, making student loans authorized by this chapter, refinancing <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>education loans authorized by this chapter, paying administrative expenses associated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>the operation of its student loan programs, repurchasing defaulted student loans, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>paying expenses in connection with the issuance of revenue bonds authorized under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>chapter. Assets in the loan capital fund may be invested as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>11A.24</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>and 
         <statute_ref>136A.16, subdivision 8</statute_ref>. All interest and earnings from the investment of the loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>capital fund inure to the benefit of the fund and are deposited into the fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[136A.658] EXEMPTION; STATE AUTHORIZATION RECIPROCITY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var><b>AGREEMENT SCHOOLS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>(a) The office may participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>postsecondary distance education if it determines that participation is in the best interest of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>Minnesota postsecondary students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>(b) If the office decides to participate in an interstate reciprocity agreement, an <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>institution that meets the following requirements is exempt from the provisions of sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>136A.61 to 136A.71:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>(1) the institution is situated in a state which is also participating in the interstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>reciprocity agreement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>(2) the institution has been approved to participate in the interstate reciprocity <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>agreement by the institution's home state and other entities with oversight of the interstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>reciprocity agreement; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>(3) the institution has elected to participate in and operate in compliance with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>terms of the interstate reciprocity agreement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var><b>BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>a plan to implement multi-campus articulation agreements that lead to baccalaureate <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>degree completion upon earning the number of credits required for the degree minus 60 <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>credits at a system university after transfer to the system university by a student with an <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>associate in arts degree, associate of science degree, or an associate of fine arts (AFA) <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>degree from a system college. The board shall assign the task of developing the plan to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>the appropriate committee formed under the board's "Charting the Future" initiative. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>board shall report on this plan to the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>higher education finance and policy by March 15, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>REPORT; OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>The Office of Higher Education shall, by February 1, 2015, report to the committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher education policy and finance, its <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>plans and proposed terms and conditions for operating a student loan refinancing program <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>under section 136A.1704, along with any recommended legislation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM; ASSESSMENT OF APPROPRIATE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var><b>REGULATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>The Office of Higher Education shall, using existing staff and budget, assess the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>appropriate state regulation of postsecondary study abroad programs. The assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>must be based on a balanced approach of protecting the health and safety of program <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>participants and maintaining the opportunity of students to study abroad. The office shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>report the results of its assessment with any legislative recommendation by February 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>2015, to the committees of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over higher education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BASE ADJUSTMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For fiscal years 2016 to 2041, $3,500,000 is added to the base operations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>maintenance appropriation to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>Laws 2013, chapter 99, article 1, section 5.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>JAMES FORD BELL NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var><b>PLANETARIUM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota is requested to complete the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>design of and to construct, furnish, and equip a new James Ford Bell Natural History <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>Museum and Planetarium on the St. Paul campus.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var><b>APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var><b>ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var><b>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AND HOUSING FINANCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns under "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>or other law to the specified agencies. The appropriations are from the general fund, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, are effective the day following <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>final enactment. Reductions may be taken in either fiscal year.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12.1"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT </b><br />
                  		<b>AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>0</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 29,475,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 28,175,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Business and Community </b><br />
                  		<b>Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 27,225,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>(a)(1) $20,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>from the general fund for deposit in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>border-to-border broadband fund account <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>created under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>116J.396, and may be used for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>provided in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>116J.395, and as provided for under clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>(2). This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>available until June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>(2) Of the appropriation under clause (1), up <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>to three percent is for: (i) costs incurred by <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>the commissioner to administer Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>Statutes, section 116J.395; and (ii) one <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>or more contracts with an independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>organization that has extensive experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>working with Minnesota broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>providers to continue to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>(A) collect broadband deployment data from <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>Minnesota providers, verify its accuracy <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>through on-the-ground testing, and create <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>state and county maps available to the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>showing the availability of broadband service <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>at various upload and download speeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>throughout Minnesota, in order to measure <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>progress in achieving the state's broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>goals established in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>section 237.012;<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>(B) analyze the deployment data collected to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>help inform future investments in broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>infrastructure; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>(C) conduct business and residential surveys <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>that measure broadband adoption and use in <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>Data provided by a broadband provider to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>contractor under this paragraph is nonpublic <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>data under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>subdivision 9. Maps produced under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>paragraph are public data under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>Statutes, section 13.03.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>(b) $475,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>general fund for a grant to the Southwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>Initiative Foundation for business revolving <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>loans or other lending programs at below <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>market interest rates. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>(c) $475,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>general fund for a grant to the West Central <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>Initiative Foundation for business revolving <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>loans or other lending programs at below <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>market interest rates. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>(d) $475,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>general fund for a grant to the Southern <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>Minnesota Initiative Foundation for business <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>revolving loans or other lending programs at <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>below market interest rates. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>(e) $475,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>general fund for a grant to the Northwest <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>Minnesota Foundation for business revolving <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>loans or other lending programs at below <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>market interest rates. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>(f) $475,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>general fund for a grant to the Initiative <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>Foundation for business revolving loans or <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>other lending programs at below market <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>interest rates. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>(g) $475,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>general fund for a grant to the Northland <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>Foundation for business revolving loans or <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>other lending programs at below market <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>interest rates. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>(h) $650,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>the general fund for a grant to the Urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>Initiative Board under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>chapter 116M, for loans at below market <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>interest rates, business technical assistance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>or organizational capacity building. Funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>available under this paragraph must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>allocated as follows: (1) 50 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>the funds must be allocated for projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>in the counties of Dakota, Ramsey, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>Washington; and (2) 50 percent of the funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>must be allocated for projects in the counties <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>of Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, and Scott. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>(i) $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>general fund for grants to small business <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>development centers under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>Statutes, section 116J.68. Funds made <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>available under this paragraph may be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>match funds under the federal Small Business <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>Development Center (SBDC) program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>United States Code, title 15, section 648, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>provide consulting and technical services, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>to build additional SBDC network capacity <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>to serve entrepreneurs and small businesses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>The commissioner shall allocate funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>equally among the nine regional centers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>lead center. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>(j) $400,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>general fund for the innovation voucher pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>program. This is a onetime appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>and is available until June 30, 2017. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>this amount, up to five percent may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>for administration. Vouchers require a 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>percent match by recipients.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>(k) $475,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>the general fund for the Minnesota Jobs <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>Skills Partnership program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>Statutes, section 116L.02. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>(l) $2,200,000  in fiscal year 2015 is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>the general fund for the greater Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>business development public infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>grant program under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>section 116J.431, for grants to design, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>construct, prepare, and improve infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>for economic development. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>(m) $150,000  in fiscal year 2015 is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>the general fund for a grant to the city of <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>Proctor to design and construct a sand and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>salt storage facility to prevent runoff into <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>surface water. This appropriation is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>available until the commissioner determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>that at least an equal amount is committed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>the project from nonstate sources. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Workforce Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,050,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>(a) $300,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>workforce development fund for workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>program outcome activities under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>Statutes, section 116L.98. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>(b) $250,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>the workforce development fund for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>grant to the Northwest Indian Opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>Industrialization Center and may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>a green jobs deconstruction pilot program in <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>collaboration with a research institute and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>a nonprofit organization with experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>developing deconstruction jobs, new <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>products from reclaimed materials, and reuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>of materials. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>(c) $250,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>workforce development fund for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>to the Northeast Minnesota Office of Job <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>Training. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>(d) $250,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>workforce development fund for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>Twin Cities RISE! to provide job training. <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>General Support Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>general fund for establishing and operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>the interagency Olmstead Implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>Office. The base appropriation for the office <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>is $875,000 each year for fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>and 2017. The state recognizes its obligations <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>under Jensen, et al. v. Minnesota Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>of Human Services, et al. During the 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>legislative session, the legislature intends to <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>review the funding levels provided for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>Olmstead Implementation Office to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>that amounts sufficient to comply with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>obligations imposed by the court's order are <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>appropriated in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Vocational Rehabilitation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">450,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>(a) $250,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>the workforce development fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>rate increases to providers of extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>employment services for persons with severe <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>268A.15. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>(b) $450,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>general fund for grants to the eight Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>Centers for Independent Living. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Transfer</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>The commissioner shall transfer $7,100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>from the Minnesota minerals 21st century <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>fund to the commissioner of the Iron Range <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>Resources and Rehabilitation Board for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>a grant or forgivable loan to the city of <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>Hoyt Lakes for building and municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>infrastructure in support of a biochemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>manufacturing project to be located in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>city. This transfer is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND </b><br />
                  		<b>INDUSTRY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>250,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>For the purpose of establishing competency <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>standards for programs in advanced <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>manufacturing, health care services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>information technology, and agriculture. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(350,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>$350,000 in fiscal year 2014 is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>reduction to the appropriation for the gold <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>bullion dealer registration program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>2,200,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>$2,200,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>general fund for up to two grants for housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>projects, not to exceed $1,100,000 per grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>or 50 percent of the total development costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>of the housing project, whichever is less, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>communities that have:<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>(1) low housing vacancy rates; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>(2) education and training centers for jobs in <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>the natural resources or aviation maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>fields, or other fields with anticipated <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>significant job growth potential.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>Funds must be used for grants for housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>projects with financial and in-kind <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>contributions from nonagency resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>that, when combined with a grant under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>section, are sufficient to complete the housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>project. This is a onetime appropriation. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>funds remain uncommitted by the end of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>calendar year 2015, the agency may transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>the uncommitted funds to the economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>development and housing challenge program <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Business and Community </b><br />
                  		<b>Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">53,642,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">45,407,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="124px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">52,942,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">44,707,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(a)(1) $15,000,000 each year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>Minnesota investment fund under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.8731</statute_ref>. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>the commissioner of employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>economic development may use up to three <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>percent for administrative expenses and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>technology upgrades. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>(2) Of the amount available under clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>(1), up to $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>is for a loan to facilitate initial investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>in the purchase and operation of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>This loan is not subject to the loan limitations <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.8731</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>and shall be forgiven by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>of employment and economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>upon verification of meeting performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>goals. Purchases related to and for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>purposes of this loan award must be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2015. <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>The amount under this clause is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>(3) Of the amount available under clause (1), <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>up to $2,000,000 is available for subsequent <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>investment in the biopharmaceutical facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>project in clause (2). The amount under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>clause is available until expended. Loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>thresholds under clause (2) must be achieved <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>and maintained to receive funding. Loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>are not subject to the loan limitations under <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.8731</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>shall be forgiven by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.34"></a><var>19.34</var>employment and economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>upon verification of meeting performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.36"></a><var>19.36</var>goals. Purchases related to and for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>purposes of loan awards must be made during <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>the biennium the loan was received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>(4) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>the biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>in this paragraph shall be deemed eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>for the Minnesota job creation fund under <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.8748</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>by having at least $25,000,000 in capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>investment and 190 retained employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>(5) For purposes of clauses (1) to (4), <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>"biopharmaceutical" and "biologics" are <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>interchangeable and mean medical drugs <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>or medicinal preparations produced using <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>technology that uses biological systems, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>living organisms, or derivatives of living <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>organisms, to make or modify products or <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>processes for specific use. The medical drugs <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>or medicinal preparations include but are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>limited to proteins, antibodies, nucleic acids, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>and vaccines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>(b) $12,000,000 each year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>Minnesota job creation fund under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.8748</statute_ref>. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>the commissioner of employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>economic development may use up to three <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>percent for administrative expenses. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>appropriation is available until spent. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>base funding for this program shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>$12,500,000 each year in the fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>2016-2017 biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>(c) $1,272,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>general fund for contaminated site cleanup <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>and development grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>116J.551</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116J.558</statute_ref>. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>appropriation is available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>(d) $700,000 each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>remediation fund for contaminated site <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>cleanup and development grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>116J.551</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>116J.558
         </statute_ref>. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>(e) $1,425,000 the first year and $1,425,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>the second year are from the general fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>the business development competitive grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>program. Of this amount, up to five percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>is for administration and monitoring of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>business development competitive grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>program. All grant awards shall be for two <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>consecutive years. Grants shall be awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>in the first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>(f) $4,195,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>fund for the Minnesota job skills partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>116L.01
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116L.17</statute_ref>. If the appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>for the other year is available. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>appropriation is available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>(g) $6,000,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>general fund for the redevelopment program <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.571</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>available until spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>(h) $12,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>fund for a grant to the Upper Minnesota Film <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>Office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>(i) $325,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>fund for the Minnesota Film and TV Board. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>The appropriation in each year is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>only upon receipt by the board of $1 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>matching contributions of money or in-kind <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>contributions from nonstate sources for every <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>$3 provided by this appropriation, except that <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>each year up to $50,000 is available on July <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>1 even if the required matching contribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>has not been received by that date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>(j) $100,000 each year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>Northern Lights International Music Festival.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>(k) $5,000,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>fund for a grant to the Minnesota Film <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>and TV Board for the film production jobs <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>116U.26
         </statute_ref>. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>until expended. The base funding for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>program shall be $1,500,000 each year in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>fiscal year 2016-2017 biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>(l) $375,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>fund for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>for the small business growth acceleration <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>116O.115
         </statute_ref>. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>(m) $160,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>fund for a grant to develop and implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>a southern and southwestern Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>initiative foundation collaborative pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>project. Funds available under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>must be used to support and develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>entrepreneurs in diverse populations in <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>southern and southwestern Minnesota. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>until expended. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>(n) $100,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>fund for the Center for Rural Policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>and Development. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>(o) $250,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>fund for the Broadband Development Office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>(p) $250,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>general fund for a onetime grant to the St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>Paul Planning and Economic Development <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>Department for neighborhood stabilization <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>use in NSP3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>(q) $1,235,000 the first year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>general fund for a onetime grant to a city <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>of the second class that is designated as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>economically depressed area by the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>States Department of Commerce. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>appropriation is for economic development, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>redevelopment, and job creation programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>and projects. This appropriation is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>(r) $875,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>fund for the Host Community Economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>Development Program established in <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.548</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>(s) $750,000 the first year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>fund for a onetime grant to the city of Morris <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>for loans or grants to agricultural processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>facilities for energy efficiency improvements. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>Funds available under this section shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>used to increase conservation and promote <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>energy efficiency through retrofitting existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>systems and installing new systems to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>recover waste heat from industrial processes <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>and reuse energy. This appropriation is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>available until the commissioner determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>that at least $1,250,000 a match of $750,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var> is committed to the project from nonpublic <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>sources. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Minnesota Trade Office</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,322,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,292,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>(a) $330,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $300,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>in fiscal year 2015 are for the STEP grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.979</statute_ref>. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>the fiscal year 2014 appropriation, $30,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>is available for expenditure until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>2015, for establishing trade, export, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>cultural exchange relations between the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>of Minnesota and east African nations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>(b) $180,000 in fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>$180,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for the Invest <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>Minnesota marketing initiative in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.9781</statute_ref>. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>any other law, this provision does not expire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>(c) $270,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>fund for the expansion of Minnesota Trade <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>Offices under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>116J.978
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>(d) $50,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>fund for the trade policy advisory group <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.9661</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>(e) The commissioner of employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>economic development, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>with the commissioner of agriculture, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>identify and increase export opportunities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>Minnesota agricultural products.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Vocational Rehabilitation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">27,691,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">27,691,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,861,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20,861,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Workforce <br />
                  		Development<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,830,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>(a) $10,800,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>fund for the state's vocational rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>268A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>(b) $2,261,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>fund for grants to centers for independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>living under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>268A.11
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>(c) $5,745,000 each year from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>fund and $6,830,000 each year from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>workforce development fund is for extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>employment services for persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>severe disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>268A.15</statute_ref>. The allocation of extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>employment funds to Courage Center from <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>contracted to Allina Health systems from <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014 2015 to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>extended employment services in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>with Minnesota Rules, parts 3300.2005 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>3300.2055.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>(d) $2,055,000 each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>fund for grants to programs that provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>employment support services to persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>mental illness under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>268A.13</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>268A.14</statute_ref>. The base <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>appropriation for this program is $1,555,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>each year in the fiscal year 2016-2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>biennium.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 4, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>58,748,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>42,748,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>Unless otherwise specified, this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>is for transfer to the housing development <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>fund for the programs specified in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>section. Except as otherwise indicated, this <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>transfer is part of the agency's permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>budget base.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>The Housing Finance Agency must make <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>continuous improvements to its ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>efforts to reduce the racial and ethnic <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>inequalities in homeownership rates and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>must seek opportunities to deploy increasing <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>levels of resources toward these efforts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Challenge Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">19,203,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">9,203,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>(a) This appropriation is for the economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>development and housing challenge program <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.33</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>The agency must continue to strengthen its <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>efforts to address the disparity rate between <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>white households and indigenous American <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>Indians and communities of color. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>amount, $1,208,000 each year shall be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>available during the first 11 months of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>fiscal year exclusively for housing projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>for American Indians. Any funds not <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>committed to housing projects for American <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>Indians in the first 11 months of the fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>shall be available for any eligible activity <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>under Minnesota Statues, section 
         <statute_ref>462A.33</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>(b) Of this amount, $10,000,000 is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>appropriation and is targeted for housing in <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>communities and regions that have:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>(1)(i) low housing vacancy rates; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>(ii) cooperatively developed a plan that <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>identifies current and future housing needs; <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>(2)(i) experienced job growth since 2005 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>have at least 2,000 jobs within the commuter <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>shed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>(ii) evidence of anticipated job expansion; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>(iii) a significant portion of area employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>who commute more than 30 miles between <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>their residence and their employment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>(c) Priority shall be given to programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>projects that are land trust programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>programs that work in coordination with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>land trust program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>(d) Of this amount, $500,000 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>homeownership opportunities for families <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>who have been evicted or been given <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>notice of an eviction due to a disabled <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>child in the home, including adjustments <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>for the incremental increase in costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>addressing the unique housing needs of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>households. Any funds not expended for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>purpose may be returned to the challenge <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>fund after October 31, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>(d) (e) The base funding for this program in <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>the 2016-2017 biennium is $12,925,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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            <col width="12"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
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               <td><a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>13,988,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>13,988,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>(a) To develop maximum private sector <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>involvement in tourism, $500,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>year 2014 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>must be matched by Explore Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>Tourism from nonstate sources. Each $1 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>state incentive must be matched with $6 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>private sector funding. Cash match is defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>as revenue to the state or documented cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>expenditures directly expended to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>to one-half of the private sector contribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>in fiscal year 2014 shall be based on fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>year 2013 private sector contributions. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>incentive in fiscal year 2015 shall be based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>fiscal year 2014 private sector contributions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>This incentive is ongoing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>Funding for the marketing grants is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>either year of the biennium. Unexpended <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>grant funds from the first year are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>(b) $100,000 of the second year appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>is for a grant to the Mille Lacs Tourism <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>Council to enhance marketing activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>related to tourism promotion in the Mille <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>Lacs Lake area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>(c) $100,000 of the second year appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>is for additional marketing activities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Telecommunications</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,949,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,249,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,009,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,009,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">940,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,240,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>$940,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $1,240,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>commissioner from the telecommunication <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>access fund for the following transfers. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>appropriation is added to the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>base.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>(1) $500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $800,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>in fiscal year 2015 to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>human services to supplement the ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>operational expenses of the Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>Minnesotans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>(2) $290,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $290,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>in fiscal year 2015 to the chief information <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>officer for the purpose of coordinating <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>technology accessibility and usability; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>(3) $150,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $150,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>in fiscal year 2015 to the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>Coordinating Commission for captioning of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>legislative coverage and for a consolidated <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>access fund for other state agencies. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>transfers are subject to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>section 16A.281.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>EXTENDED EMPLOYMENT CARRYFORWARD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.15, subdivision 8, appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>from the general fund and workforce development fund in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>to the commissioner of employment and economic development for the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 268A.13 and 268A.14, are available until June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>ASSIGNED RISK TRANSFER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(a) By June 30, 2015, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>the amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $10,500,000, to the general fund. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>transfer occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.251, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>1, paragraph (a), clause (1). This is a onetime transfer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>(b) By June 30, 2015, and each year thereafter, if the commissioner of commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>determines on the basis of an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>created under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>budget shall transfer the amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>year, to the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>116J.423. This transfer occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>79.251, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), but after the transfer authorized in <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>paragraph (a). The total amount authorized for all transfers under this paragraph must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>exceed $24,100,000. This paragraph expires the day following the transfer in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>total amount transferred under this paragraph to the Minnesota minerals 21st century <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>fund equals $24,100,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>(c) By June 30, 2015, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000, to the general fund. This transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.251, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>paragraph (a), clause (1), but after any transfers authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b). If <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>a transfer occurs under this paragraph, the amount transferred is appropriated from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>general fund in fiscal year 2015 to the commissioner of labor and industry for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>of section 15. Both the transfer and appropriation under this paragraph are onetime.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>(d) By June 30, 2016, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000, to the general fund. This transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.251, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>paragraph (a), clause (1), but after the transfers authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b). If <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>a transfer occurs under this paragraph, the amount transferred is appropriated from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the commissioner of labor and industry for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.35"></a><var>30.35</var>of section 15. Both the transfer and appropriation under this paragraph are onetime.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>management and budget shall transfer to the assigned risk plan under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>section 79.252, any unencumbered or unexpended balance of the appropriations under <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>paragraphs (c) and (d) remaining on June 30, 2017, or the date the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>commerce determines that an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan does not exist, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>whichever occurs earlier.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM REFORM; USE OF FUNDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>(a) The appropriations under section 14 to the commissioner of labor and industry <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>are for reform of the workers' compensation system. Funds appropriated under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>14, paragraphs (c) and (d), may be expended by the commissioner only after the advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>council on workers' compensation created under Minnesota Statutes, section 175.007, has <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>approved a new system including, but not limited to: a Medicare-based diagnosis-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>group (MS-DRG) or similar system for payment of workers' compensation inpatient <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>hospital services. Of the amount appropriated under section 14, paragraphs (c) and (d), up <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>to $100,000 may be used by the commissioner to develop and implement the new system <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>approved by the advisory council on workers' compensation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(b) Funds available for expenditure under paragraph (a) may be used by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>commissioner for reimbursement of expenditures that are reasonable and necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>defray the costs of the implementation by hospitals, insurers, and self-insured employers <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>of the new system including, but not limited to: a Medicare-based diagnosis-related group <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>(MS-DRG) or similar system for payment of workers' compensation inpatient hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>services, litigation expense reform, worker safety training, administrative costs, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>related system reform. <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>(c) For the purposes of this section, reasonable and necessary system reform and <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>implementation costs include, but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>(1) the cost of analyzing data to determine the anticipated costs and savings of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>implementing the new system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>(2) the cost of analyzing system or organizational changes necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>implementation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>(3) the cost of determining how an organization would implement group or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>software;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>(4) the cost of upgrading existing software or purchasing new software and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>technology upgrades needed for implementation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>(5) the cost of educating and training staff about the new system as applied to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>workers' compensation; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(6) the cost of integrating the new system with electronic billing and remittance <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>systems.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>AFFORDABLE HOUSING PLAN; DISPARITIES REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>(a) The Housing Finance Agency shall provide the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>agency with the draft and final versions of its affordable housing plan before and after it <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>has been submitted to the agency board for consideration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>(b) The Housing Finance Agency shall annually report to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>over the agency on the progress, if any, the agency has made in closing the racial disparity <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>gap and low-income concentrated housing disparities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var><b>JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ENERGY, AND LABOR</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.681, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Community energy efficiency and renewable energy loan.</b> Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>usage data provided by an industrial, commercial, or health care facility customer for <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>community energy efficiency and renewable energy loans are governed by section <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>216C.145, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[116J.394] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>(a) For the purposes of sections 116J.394 to 116J.396, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>(b) "Broadband" or "broadband service" has the meaning given in section 116J.39, <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>(c) "Broadband infrastructure" means networks of deployed telecommunications <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>equipment and technologies necessary to provide high-speed Internet access and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>advanced telecommunications services for end users.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>development.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>(e) "Last-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that serves as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>final leg connecting the broadband service provider's network to the end-use customer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>on-premises telecommunications equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>(f) "Middle-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that links a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>broadband service provider's core network infrastructure to last-mile infrastructure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>(g) "Political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, special <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>district or other political subdivision, or public corporation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>(h) "Underserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds that meet the state broadband goals of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>ten to 20 megabits per second download and five to ten megabits per second upload.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>(i) "Unserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds that meet a Federal Communications <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>Commission threshold of four megabits per second download and one megabit per second <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>upload.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[116J.395] BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var><b>GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A grant program is established under the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>of Employment and Economic Development to award grants to eligible applicants in order <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>to promote the expansion of access to broadband service in unserved or underserved <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>areas of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Eligible expenditures.</b> Grants may be awarded under this section to fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>the acquisition and installation of middle-mile and last-mile infrastructure that support <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>broadband service scalable to speeds of at least 100 megabits per second download and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>100 megabits per second upload.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligible applicants.</b> Eligible applicants for grants awarded under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>section include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>(1) an incorporated business or a partnership;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>(2) a political subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>(3) an Indian tribe;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>(4) a Minnesota nonprofit organization organized under chapter 317A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>(5) a Minnesota cooperative association organized under chapter 308A or 308B; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>(6) a Minnesota limited liability corporation organized under chapter 322B for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>purpose of expanding broadband access.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Application process.</b> An eligible applicant must submit an application <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>develop administrative procedures governing the application and grant award process. <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>The commissioner shall act as fiscal agent for the grant program and shall be responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>for receiving and reviewing grant applications and awarding grants under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Application contents.</b> An applicant for a grant under this section shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>provide the following information on the application:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>(1) the location of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>(2) the kind and amount of broadband infrastructure to be purchased for the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>(3) evidence regarding the unserved or underserved nature of the community in <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>which the project is to be located;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>(4) the number of households passed that will have access to broadband service as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>result of the project, or whose broadband service will be upgraded as a result of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>(5) significant community institutions that will benefit from the proposed project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>(6) evidence of community support for the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>(7) the total cost of the project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>(8) sources of funding or in-kind contributions for the project that will supplement <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>any grant award; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>(9) any additional information requested by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Awarding grants.</b> (a) In evaluating applications and awarding grants, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>commissioner shall give priority to applications that are constructed in areas identified by <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>the director of the Office of Broadband Development as unserved.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>(b) In evaluating applications and awarding grants, the commissioner may give <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>priority to applications that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>(1) are constructed in areas identified by the director of the Office of Broadband <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>Development as underserved;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>(2) offer new or substantially upgraded broadband service to important community <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>institutions including, but not limited to, libraries, educational institutions, public safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>facilities, and healthcare facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>(3) facilitate the use of telemedicine and electronic health records;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>(4) serve economically distressed areas of the state, as measured by indices of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>unemployment, poverty, or population loss that are significantly greater than the statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>average;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>(5) provide technical support and train residents, businesses, and institutions in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>community served by the project to utilize broadband service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>(6) include a component to actively promote the adoption of the newly available <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>broadband services in the community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>(7) provide evidence of strong support for the project from citizens, government, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>businesses, and institutions in the community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>(8) provide access to broadband service to a greater number of unserved or <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.36"></a><var>34.36</var>underserved households and businesses; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(9) leverage greater amounts of funding for the project from other private and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>public sources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>(c) The commissioner shall endeavor to award grants under this section to qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>applicants in all regions of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Limitation.</b> (a) No grant awarded under this section may fund more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>50 percent of the total cost of a project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>(b) Grants awarded to a single project under this section must not exceed $5,000,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[116J.396] BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Account established.</b> The border-to-border broadband fund account <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>is established as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>commissioner shall credit to the account appropriations and transfers to the account. <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>Earnings, such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from assets of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>account, must be credited to the account. Funds remaining in the account at the end of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>fiscal year are not canceled to the general fund, but remain in the account until expended. <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>The commissioner shall manage the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Expenditures.</b> Money in the account may be used only:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>(1) for grant awards made under section 116J.395, including costs incurred by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>Department of Employment and Economic Development to administer that section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>(2) to supplement revenues raised by bonds sold by local units of government for <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>broadband infrastructure development; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>(3) to contract for the collection of broadband deployment data from providers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>the creation of maps showing the availability of broadband service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Appropriation.</b> Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>for the purposes of subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.423, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Use of fund.</b> The commissioner shall use money in the fund to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>loans or equity investments in mineral or taconite processing facilities including, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>not limited to, taconite processing, direct reduction processing, and, steel production<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var> facilities, facilities for the manufacturing of renewable energy products, or facilities for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>manufacturing of biobased or biomass products, and that are located within the taconite <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>relief tax area as defined under section 273.134. The commissioner must, prior to making <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>any loans or equity investments and after consultation with industry and public officials, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>develop a strategy for making loans and equity investments that assists the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>mineral industry in becoming globally competitive. Money in the fund may also be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>pay for the costs of carrying out the commissioner's due diligence duties under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.8731, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Grant limits.</b> A Minnesota investment fund grant may not be approved for <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>an amount in excess of $1,000,000. This limit covers all money paid to complete the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>project, whether paid to one or more grant recipients and whether paid in one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>fiscal years. A local community or recognized Indian tribal government may retain 20<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var> 40 percent, but not more than $100,000, of a Minnesota investment fund grant when it is <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>repaid to the local community or recognized Indian tribal government by the person or <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>entity to which it was loaned by the local community or Indian tribal government. Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>repaid to the state must be credited to a Minnesota investment revolving loan account in <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>the state treasury. Funds in the account are appropriated to the commissioner and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>be used in the same manner as are funds appropriated to the Minnesota investment fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>Funds repaid to the state through existing Minnesota investment fund agreements must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>credited to the Minnesota investment revolving loan account effective July 1, 2005. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>grant or loan may not be made to a person or entity for the operation or expansion of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>casino or a store which is used solely or principally for retail sales. Persons or entities <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>receiving grants or loans must pay each employee total compensation, including benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>not mandated by law, that on an annualized basis is equal to at least 110 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>federal poverty level for a family of four.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116L.98, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var><b>116L.98 WORKFORCE PROGRAM OUTCOMES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements.</b> The commissioner shall develop and implement a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>set of standard approaches for assessing the outcomes of workforce programs under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>chapter. The outcomes assessed must include, but are not limited to, periodic comparisons <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>of workforce program participants and nonparticipants uniform outcome measurement <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>and reporting system for adult workforce-related programs funded in whole or in part by <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>the workforce development fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>The commissioner shall also monitor the activities and outcomes of programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>services funded by legislative appropriations and administered by the department on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>pass-through basis and develop a consistent and equitable method of assessing recipients <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>for the costs of its monitoring activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>this subdivision have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>(b) "Credential" means postsecondary degrees, diplomas, licenses, and certificates <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>awarded in recognition of an individual's attainment of measurable technical or <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>occupational skills necessary to obtain employment or advance with an occupation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>This definition does not include certificates awarded by workforce investment boards or <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>work-readiness certificates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>(c) "Exit" means to have not received service under a workforce program for 90 <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>consecutive calendar days. The exit date is the last date of service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>(d) "Net impact" means the use of matched control groups and regression analysis to <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>estimate the impacts attributable to program participation net of other factors, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>observable personal characteristics and economic conditions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>(e) "Pre-enrollment" means the period of time before an individual was enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>in a workforce program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Uniform outcome report card; reporting by commissioner.</b> (a) By <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>December 31 of each even-numbered year, the commissioner must report to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>and ranking minority members of the committees of the house of representatives and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>senate having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce policy and finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>the following information separately for each of the previous two fiscal or calendar years, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>for each program subject to the requirements of subdivision 1:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>(1) the total number of participants enrolled;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>(2) the median pre-enrollment wages based on participant wages for the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>through the fifth calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>excluding those with zero income;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>(3) the total number of participants with zero income in the second through fifth <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>(4) the total number of participants enrolled in training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>(5) the total number of participants enrolled in training by occupational group;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>(6) the total number of participants that exited the program and the average <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>enrollment duration of participants that have exited the program during the year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>(7) the total number of exited participants who completed training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>(8) the total number of exited participants who attained a credential;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>(9) the total number of participants employed during three consecutive quarters <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>immediately following the quarter of exit, by industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>(10) the median wages of participants employed during three consecutive quarters <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.36"></a><var>37.36</var>immediately following the quarter of exit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>(11) the total number of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>immediately following the quarter of exit, by industry; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>(12) the median wages of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>immediately following the quarter of exit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>(b) The report to the legislature must contain participant information by education <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>level, race and ethnicity, gender, and geography, and a comparison of exited participants <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>who completed training and those who did not.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>(c) The requirements of this section apply to programs administered directly by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>commissioner or administered by other organizations under a grant made by the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Data to commissioner; uniform report card.</b> (a) A recipient of a future <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>or past grant or direct appropriation made by or through the department must report data <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>to the commissioner by September 1 of each even-numbered year on each of the items in <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>subdivision 3 for each program it administers except wages and number employed, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>the department shall provide. The data must be in a format prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>(b) Beginning July 1, 2014, the commissioner shall provide notice to grant applicants <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>and recipients regarding the data collection and reporting requirements under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>subdivision and must provide technical assistance to applicants and recipients to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>in complying with the requirements of this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Information.</b> The information collected and reported under subdivisions 3 <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>and 4 shall be made available on the department's Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Limitations on future appropriations.</b> (a) A program that is a recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>of public funds and subject to the requirements of this section as of May 1, 2014, is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>eligible for additional state appropriations for any fiscal year beginning after June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>2015, unless all of the reporting requirements under subdivision 4 have been satisfied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>(b) A program with an initial request for funds on or after the effective date of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>section may be considered for receipt of public funds for the first two fiscal years only <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>if a plan that demonstrates how the data collection and reporting requirements under <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>subdivision 4 will be met has been submitted and approved by the commissioner. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>subsequent request for funds after an initial request is subject to the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Workforce program net impact analysis.</b> (a) By January 15, 2015, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>commissioner must report to the committees of the house of representatives and the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce policy and finance on <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>the results of the net impact pilot project already underway as of the date of enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>(b) The commissioner shall contract with an independent entity to conduct an ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>net impact analysis of the programs included in the net impact pilot project under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>(a) and any other programs deemed appropriate by the commissioner. The net impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>methodology used by the independent entity under this paragraph must be based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>methodology and evaluation design used in the net impact pilot project under paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>(c) By January 15, 2017, and every four years thereafter, the commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>report to the committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>over economic development and workforce policy and finance the following information <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>for each program subject to paragraph (b):<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>(1) the net impact of workforce services on individual employment, earnings, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>public benefit usage outcomes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>(2) a cost-benefit analysis for understanding the monetary impacts of workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>services from the participant and taxpayer points of view.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>The report under this paragraph must be made available to the public in an electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>format on the Department of Employment and Economic Development's Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>(d) The department is authorized to create and maintain data-sharing agreements <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>with other departments, including corrections, human services, and any other department <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>that are necessary to complete the analysis. The department shall supply the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>collected for use by the independent entity conducting net impact analysis pursuant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>data practices requirements under chapters 13, 13A, 13B, and 13C.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Receipt of gifts, money; appropriation.</b> (a) The commissioner may apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>for, accept, and disburse gifts, bequests, grants, or payments for services from the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>States, the state, private foundations, or any other source.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Money received by the commissioner under this subdivision must be deposited in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>a separate account in the state treasury and invested by the State Board of Investment. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>amount deposited, including investment earnings, is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>to carry out duties of the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>(c) The commissioner must post and maintain, on the Bureau of Mediation Services <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>Web site, a list of the sources of funds and amounts received under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Approved training programs.</b> The commissioner may grant exemptions <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>from any provisions of sections 181A.01 to 181A.12 for minors participating in training <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>programs approved by the commissioner; or students in a valid apprenticeship program <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>taught by or required by a trade union, the commissioner of education, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>of employment and economic development, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>Colleges and Universities, or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216B.241, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1d. <b>Technical assistance.</b> (a) The commissioner shall evaluate energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>conservation improvement programs on the basis of cost-effectiveness and the reliability <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>of the technologies employed. The commissioner shall, by order, establish, maintain, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>update energy-savings assumptions that must be used when filing energy conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>improvement programs. The commissioner shall establish an inventory of the most <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>effective energy conservation programs, techniques, and technologies, and encourage all <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>Minnesota utilities to implement them, where appropriate, in their service territories. <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>The commissioner shall describe these programs in sufficient detail to provide a utility <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>reasonable guidance concerning implementation. The commissioner shall prioritize the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>opportunities in order of potential energy savings and in order of cost-effectiveness. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>commissioner may contract with a third party to carry out any of the commissioner's duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>under this subdivision, and to obtain technical assistance to evaluate the effectiveness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>any conservation improvement program. The commissioner may assess up to $800,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>annually until June 30, 2009, and $450,000 $850,000 annually thereafter for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>of this subdivision. The assessments must be deposited in the state treasury and credited <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>to the energy and conservation account created under subdivision 2a. An assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>made under this subdivision is not subject to the cap on assessments provided by section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>216B.62
         </statute_ref>, or any other law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Of the assessment authorized under paragraph (a), the commissioner may expend <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>up to $400,000 annually for the purpose of developing, operating, maintaining, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>providing technical support for a uniform electronic data reporting and tracking system <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>available to all utilities subject to this section, in order to enable accurate measurement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>the cost and energy savings of the energy conservation improvements required by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>section. This paragraph expires June 30, 2017, and may be used for no more than three <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>annual assessments occurring prior to that date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>and applies to assessments made after June 30, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.145, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var><b>216C.145 </b><b>MICROENERGY</b><b> </b><b>COMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var><b>RENEWABLE ENERGY </b><b>LOAN PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Small-scale Community energy efficiency and renewable energy projects" <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>projects include means solar thermal water heating, solar electric or photovoltaic <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>equipment, small wind energy conversion systems of less than 250 kW, anaerobic digester <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>gas systems, microhydro systems up to 100 kW, and heating and cooling applications <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>using geothermal energy solar thermal or ground source technology, and cost-effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>energy efficiency projects installed in industrial, commercial or public buildings, or health <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>care facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>(c) "Health care facilities" means a hospital licensed under sections 144.50 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>144.56, or a nursing home licensed under chapter 144A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>(d) "Industrial customer" means a business that is classified under the North <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>American Industrial Classification System under codes 21, 31 to 33, 48, 49, or 562.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>(e) "Small business" means a business that employs 50 or fewer employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) (f) "Unit of local government" means any home rule charter or statutory city, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>county, commission, district, authority, or other political subdivision or instrumentality <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>of this state, including a sanitary district, park district, the Metropolitan Council, a port <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>authority, an economic development authority, or a housing and redevelopment authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Program established.</b> The commissioner of commerce shall develop, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>implement, and administer a microenergy community energy efficiency and renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>energy loan program under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Loan purposes.</b> (a) The commissioner may issue low-interest, long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>loans to units of local government to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)  finance community-owned or publicly owned small scale renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>systems or to cost-effective energy efficiency improvements to public buildings; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; provide loans or other aids to small businesses to install small-scale renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>energy systems<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) provide loans or other aids to industrial or commercial businesses or health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>facilities for cost-effective energy efficiency projects or to install renewable energy systems.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner may participate in loans made by the Housing Finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>Agency to residential property owners, private developers, nonprofit organizations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.35"></a><var>41.35</var>or units of local government under sections 
         <statute_ref>462A.05, subdivisions 14</statute_ref> and 18; and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.41.36"></a><var>41.36</var>462A.33 
         </statute_ref>for the construction, purchase, or rehabilitation of residential housing to facilitate <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>the installation of small-scale renewable energy systems in residential housing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>cost-effective energy conservation improvements identified in an energy efficiency audit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>The commissioner shall assist the Housing Finance Agency in assessing the technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>qualifications of loan applicants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>(c) If an industrial, commercial, or health care facility customer seeks a loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>under paragraph (a), clause (2), the commissioner may require an individual industrial, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>commercial, or health care facility customer to provide its energy usage data for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>limited purpose of assessing the energy and cost savings of the project that is subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>the loan. Industrial, commercial, or health care facility customer's energy usage data <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>may only be released upon the express, written consent of the individual industrial, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>commercial, or health care facility customer. The commissioner shall not require an <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>industrial, commercial, or health care facility customer to provide energy usage data <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>or aggregation of energy usage data that includes an industrial, commercial, or health <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>care facility customer for any other loan under this section. Any individual industrial, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>commercial, or health care facility customer's energy usage data provided under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>section shall be classified as nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Technical standards.</b> The commissioner shall determine technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>standards for small-scale renewable energy systems community energy efficiency and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>renewable energy projects to qualify for loans under this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Loan proposals.</b> (a) At least once a year, the commissioner shall publish in <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>the State Register a request for proposals from units of local government for a loan under <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>this section. Within 45 days after the deadline for receipt of proposals, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>shall select proposals based on the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the reliability and cost-effectiveness of the renewable or energy efficiency <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>technology to be installed under the proposal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the extent to which the proposal effectively integrates with the conservation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>energy efficiency programs or goals of the energy utilities serving the proposer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the total life cycle energy use and greenhouse gas emissions reductions per <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>dollar of installed cost;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the diversity of the renewable energy or energy efficiency technology installed <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>under the proposal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the geographic distribution of projects throughout the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the percentage of total project cost requested;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the proposed security for payback of the loan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) other criteria the commissioner may determine to be necessary and appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Loan terms.</b> A loan under this section must be issued at the lowest interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>rate required to recover principal and interest plus the costs of issuing the loan, and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>be for a minimum of 15 years, unless the commissioner determines that a shorter loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>period of no less than ten five years is necessary and feasible.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Account.</b> A microenergy community energy efficiency and renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>energy loan account is established in the state treasury. Money in the account consists of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under section 
         <statute_ref>216C.146</statute_ref>, interest and other earnings <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>on money in the account, money received in repayment of loans from the account, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>legislative appropriations, and money from any other source credited to the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Appropriation.</b> Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>of commerce to make microenergy community energy efficiency and renewable energy<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var> loans under this section and to the commissioner of management and budget to pay debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>service and other costs under section 
         <statute_ref>216C.146</statute_ref>. Payment of debt service costs and funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>reserves take priority over use of money in the account for any other purpose.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 216C.146, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var><b>216C.146 </b><b>MICROENERGY</b><b> COMMUNITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var><b>RENEWABLE ENERGY</b><b> LOAN REVENUE BONDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Bonding authority; definition.</b> (a) The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>management and budget, if requested by the commissioner of commerce, shall sell and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>issue state revenue bonds for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to make microenergy community energy efficiency and renewable energy loans <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>216C.145</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to pay the costs of issuance, debt service, including capitalized interest, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>bond insurance or other credit enhancements, and to fund reserves, and make payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>under other agreements entered into under subdivision 2, but excludes refunding bonds <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>sold and issued under this subdivision; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to refund bonds issued under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The aggregate principal amount of bonds for the purposes of paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>clause (1), that may be outstanding at any time may not exceed $100,000,000, of which <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>up to $20,000,000 shall be reserved for community energy efficiency and renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>energy projects taking place in small businesses and public buildings; the principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>amount of bonds that may be issued for the purposes of paragraph (a), clauses (2) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>(3), is not limited.<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For the purpose of this section, "commissioner" means the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>management and budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>(d) Revenue bonds may be issued from time to time in one or more series on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>terms and conditions the commissioner determines to be in the best interests of the state at <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>any price or percentages of par value, but the term on any series of revenue bonds may <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>not exceed 25 years. The revenue bonds of each issue and series thereof shall be dated <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>and bear interest, and may be includable in or excludable from the gross income of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>owners for federal income tax purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>(e) Revenue bonds may be sold at either public or private sale. Any bid received <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>may be rejected.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>(f) The revenue bonds are not subject to chapter 16C.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>(g) Notwithstanding any other law, revenue bonds issued under this section shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>be fully negotiable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>(h) Revenue bond terms must be no longer than the term of any corresponding <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>loan made under section 216C.145.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Procedure.</b> The commissioner may sell and issue the bonds on the terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>and conditions the commissioner determines to be in the best interests of the state. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>bonds may be sold at public or private sale. The commissioner may enter into any <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>agreements or pledges the commissioner determines necessary or useful to sell the bonds <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>that are not inconsistent with section 
         <statute_ref>216C.145</statute_ref>. Sections 
         <statute_ref>16A.672</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16A.675</statute_ref> apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>the bonds. The proceeds of the bonds issued under this section must be credited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>microenergy community energy efficiency and renewable energy loan account created <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>216C.145</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Revenue sources.</b> The debt service on the bonds is payable only from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>following sources:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) revenue credited to the microenergy community energy efficiency and renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>energy loan account from the sources identified in section 
         <statute_ref>216C.145</statute_ref> or from any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>source; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) other revenues pledged to the payment of the bonds, including reserves <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>established by a local government unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Refunding bonds.</b> The commissioner may issue bonds to refund <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>outstanding bonds issued under subdivision 1, including the payment of any redemption <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>premiums on the bonds and any interest accrued or to accrue to the first redemption date <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>after delivery of the refunding bonds. The proceeds of the refunding bonds may, at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>discretion of the commissioner, be applied to the purchases or payment at maturity of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>bonds to be refunded, or the redemption of the outstanding bonds on the first redemption <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>date after delivery of the refunding bonds and may, until so used, be placed in escrow to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>be applied to the purchase, retirement, or redemption. Refunding bonds issued under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>subdivision must be issued and secured in the manner provided by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Not a general or moral obligation.</b> Bonds issued under this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>not public debt, and the full faith, credit, and taxing powers of the state are not pledged <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>for their payment. The bonds may not be paid, directly in whole or in part from a tax of <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>statewide application on any class of property, income, transaction, or privilege. Payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>of the bonds is limited to the revenues explicitly authorized to be pledged under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>section. The state neither makes nor has a moral obligation to pay the bonds if the pledged <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>revenues and other legal security for them is insufficient.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Trustee.</b> The commissioner may contract with and appoint a trustee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>bondholders. The trustee has the powers and authority vested in it by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>under the bond and trust indentures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Pledges.</b> A pledge made by the commissioner is valid and binding from <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>the time the pledge is made. The money or property pledged and later received by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>commissioner is immediately subject to the lien of the pledge without any physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>delivery of the property or money or further act, and the lien of the pledge is valid and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>against the commissioner, whether or not those parties have notice of the lien or pledge. <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>Neither the order nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Bonds; purchase and cancellation.</b> The commissioner, subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>agreements with bondholders that may then exist, may, out of any money available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>purpose, purchase bonds of the commissioner at a price not exceeding (1) if the bonds are <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>then redeemable, the redemption price then applicable plus accrued interest to the next <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>interest payment date thereon, or (2) if the bonds are not redeemable, the redemption price <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>applicable on the first date after the purchase upon which the bonds become subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>redemption plus accrued interest to that date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>State pledge against impairment of contracts.</b> The state pledges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>agrees with the holders of any bonds that the state will not limit or alter the rights vested in <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>the commissioner to fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the bondholders, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>in any way impair the rights and remedies of the holders until the bonds, together with <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>interest on them, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest, and all costs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the bondholders, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>are fully met and discharged. The commissioner may include this pledge and agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>of the state in any agreement with the holders of bonds issued under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Revenue bonds as legal investments.</b> Any of the following entities may <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>legally invest any sinking funds, money, or other funds belonging to them or under their <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>control in any revenue bonds issued under this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>(1) the state, the investment board, public officers, municipal corporations, political <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>subdivisions, and public bodies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>(2) banks and bankers, savings and loan associations, credit unions, trust companies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>savings banks and institutions, investment companies, insurance companies, insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>associations, and other persons carrying on a banking or insurance business; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>(3) personal representatives, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Waiver of immunity.</b> The waiver of immunity by the state provided for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>by section 
         <statute_ref>3.751, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, shall be applicable to the revenue bonds and any ancillary <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>contracts to which the commissioner is a party.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 268A.01, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Affirmative business enterprise employment.</b> "Affirmative business <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>enterprise employment" means employment which provides paid work on the premises of <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>an affirmative business enterprise as certified by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Affirmative business enterprise employment is considered community employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>for purposes of funding under Minnesota Rules, parts 3300.1000 to 3300.2055, provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>that the wages for individuals reported must be at or above customary wages for the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>employer. The employer must also provide one benefit package that is available to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>employees at the specific site certified as an affirmative business enterprise.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.14.0"></a><a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>[268A.16] EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var><b>DEAF, DEAFBLIND, OR HARD-OF-HEARING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing grants.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>commissioner shall develop and implement a specialized statewide grant program to <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>provide long-term supported employment services for persons who are deaf, deafblind, <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>and hard-of-hearing. Programs and services eligible for grants under this section must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>(1) assist persons who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing in retaining and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>advancing in employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>(2) provide services with staff who must possess fluency in all forms of manual <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>communication, including American Sign Language; knowledge of hearing loss and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>psychosocial implications; sensitivity to cultural issues; familiarity with community <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>services and communication strategies for people who are hard-of-hearing and do not sign; <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>and awareness of adaptive technology options;<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>(3) provide specialized employment support services for individuals who have <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>a combined hearing and vision loss that address the individual's unique ongoing visual <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>and auditory communication needs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>(4) involve clients in the planning, development, oversight, and delivery of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>long-term ongoing support services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>(b) Priority for funding shall be given to organizations with experience in developing  <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>innovative employment support services for persons who are deaf, deafblind, and  <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>hard-of-hearing. Each applicant for funds under this section shall submit an evaluation  <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>protocol as part of the grant application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Employment services for transition-aged youth who are deaf, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var><b>deafblind, and hard-of-hearing.</b> (a) The commissioner shall develop statewide or <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>regional grant programs to provide school-based communication, access, and employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>services for youth who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing. Services must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>staff who have the skills addressed in subdivision 1, clauses (2) and (3), and expertise <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>in serving transition-aged youth. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>(b) Priority for funding shall be given to organizations with experience in providing  <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>innovative employment support services and readiness for postsecondary training for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>transition-aged youths who are deaf, deafblind, and hard-of-hearing. Each applicant for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>funds under this section shall submit an evaluation protocol as part of the grant application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Administration.</b> Up to five percent of the biennial appropriation for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>purpose of this section is available to the commissioner for administration of the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective upon enactment of a direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>appropriation for grants under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.15.0"></a><a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.28, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>City or town where quarried or produced.</b> (a) 4.5 cents per gross ton of <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>merchantable iron ore concentrate, hereinafter referred to as "taxable ton," plus the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>provided in paragraph (c), must be allocated to the city or town in the county in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>the lands from which taconite was mined or quarried were located or within which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>concentrate was produced. If the mining, quarrying, and concentration, or different steps <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>in either thereof are carried on in more than one taxing district, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>apportion equitably the proceeds of the part of the tax going to cities and towns among <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>such subdivisions upon the basis of attributing 50 percent of the proceeds of the tax to <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>the operation of mining or quarrying the taconite, and the remainder to the concentrating <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>plant and to the processes of concentration, and with respect to each thereof giving due <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>consideration to the relative extent of such operations performed in each such taxing <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>district. The commissioner's order making such apportionment shall be subject to review <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>by the Tax Court at the instance of any of the interested taxing districts, in the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>manner as other orders of the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>(b) Four cents per taxable ton shall be allocated to cities and organized townships <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>affected by mining because their boundaries are within three miles of a taconite mine pit <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>that has been actively mined in at least one of the prior three years. If a city or town is <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>located near more than one mine meeting these criteria, the city or town is eligible to <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>receive aid calculated from only the mine producing the largest taxable tonnage. When <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>more than one municipality qualifies for aid based on one company's production, the aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>must be apportioned among the municipalities in proportion to their populations. Of The <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>amounts distributed under this paragraph to each municipality, one-half must be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>infrastructure improvement projects, and one-half must be used for projects in which two <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>or more municipalities cooperate. Each municipality that receives a distribution under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>paragraph must report annually to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board and <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>the commissioner of Iron Range resources and rehabilitation on the projects involving <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>cooperation with other municipalities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>(c) The amount that would have been computed for the current year under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>Statutes 2008, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.21, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, for a school district shall be distributed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>the cities and townships within the school district in the proportion that their taxable net <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>tax capacity within the school district bears to the taxable net tax capacity of the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>district for property taxes payable in the year prior to distribution.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.16.0"></a><a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 11, section 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>2013 DISTRIBUTION ONLY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>For the 2013 distribution, a special fund is established to receive 38.7 cents per ton of <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>any excess of the balance remaining after distribution of amounts required under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. The following amounts are allocated to St. Louis <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>County acting as the fiscal agent for the recipients for the following specific purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>(1) 5.1 cents per ton to the city of Hibbing for improvements to the city's water <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>supply system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>(2) 4.3 cents per ton to the city of Mountain Iron for the cost of moving utilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>required as a result of actions undertaken by United States Steel Corporation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>(3) 2.5 cents per ton to the city of Biwabik for improvements to the city's water <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>supply system, payable upon agreement with ArcelorMittal to satisfy water permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>conditions system to further the established collaborative efforts between the city of <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>Biwabik, the city of Aurora, and surrounding communities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>(4) 2 cents per ton to the city of Tower for the Tower Marina;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>(5) 2.4 cents per ton to the city of Grand Rapids for an eco-friendly heat transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>system to replace aging effluent lines and for parking lot repaving;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>(6) 2.4 cents per ton to the city of Two Harbors for wastewater treatment plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>improvements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>(7) 0.9 cents per ton to the city of Ely for the sanitary sewer replacement project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>(8) 0.6 cents per ton to the town of Crystal Bay for debt service of the Claire Nelson <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>Intermodal Transportation Center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>(9) 0.5 cents per ton to the Greenway Joint Recreation Board for the Coleraine <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>hockey arena renovations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>(10) 1.2 cents per ton for the West Range Regional Fire Hall and Training Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>to merge the existing fire services of Coleraine, Bovey, Taconite Marble, Calumet, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>Greenway Township;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>(11) 2.5 cents per ton to the city of Hibbing for the Memorial Building;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>(12) 0.7 cents per ton to the city of Chisholm for public works infrastructure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>(13) 1.8 cents per ton to the Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District for sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>sewer extension;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>(14) 2.5 cents per ton for the city of Buhl for the roof on the Mesabi Academy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>(15) 1.2 cents per ton to the city of Gilbert for the New Jersey/Ohio Avenue project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>(16) 1.5 2.0 cents per ton to the city of Cook for street improvements, business park <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>infrastructure, and a maintenance garage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>(17) 0.5 cents per ton to the city of Cook for a water line project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>(18) (17) 1.8 cents per ton to the city of Eveleth to be used for Jones Street <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>reconstruction and the city auditorium;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>(19) (18) 0.5 cents per ton for the city of Keewatin for an electrical substation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>water line replacements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>(20) (19) 3.3 cents per ton for the city of Virginia for Fourth Street North <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>infrastructure and Franklin Park improvement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>(21) (20) 0.5 cents per ton to the city of Grand Rapids for an economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.17.0"></a><a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. <b>2014 DISTRIBUTION ONLY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>For the 2014 distribution, a special fund is established to receive 18.84 cents per ton of <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>any excess of the balance remaining after distribution of amounts required under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>Statutes, section 298.28, subdivision 6. The following amounts are allocated to St. Louis <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>County acting as the fiscal agent for the recipients for the following specific purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>(1) 1.3 cents per ton to the city of Silver Bay for a water project under Highway 61;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>(2) 0.5 cents per ton to the city of Grand Rapids for soil and landscape remediation <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>at the Reif Center;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>(3) 0.65 cents per ton to the city of LaPrairie for sewer, water, and road improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>to accommodate business expansion in the city;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>(4) 0.78 cents per ton to the city of Cohasset for an infrastructure project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>(5) 0.39 cents per ton to Balkan Township for a salt storage building and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>energy-efficient cold storage building;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>(6) 3.0 cents per ton to the city of McKinley to construct a water line from the city <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>of Gilbert or the city of Biwabik to the city of McKinley's distribution center in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>secure a potable water source for the city, provided that the city of McKinley secures <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>the remainder of the project costs from other sources, and expires three years following <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>the date of distribution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>(7) 6.5 cents per ton to the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board for <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>township block grants to be distributed by the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>(8) 0.5 cents per ton to the city of Marble for a water main and looping project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>(9) 0.65 cents per ton to the city of Nashwauk for an infrastructure project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>(10) 0.35 cents per ton to the city of Babbitt for demolition of a public building;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>(11) 0.65 cents per ton to the city of Hoyt Lakes for a storm water project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>(12) 0.65 cents per ton to the city of Aurora for an infrastructure project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>(13) 0.65 cents per ton to the town of Silver Creek for an infrastructure project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>(14) 0.5 cents per ton to the city of Calumet for an infrastructure project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>(15) 0.5 cents per ton to Nashwauk Township for the Nashwauk town hall;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>(16) 0.5 cents per ton to the city of Biwabik for emergency repair of a wastewater <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>treatment project;<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>(17) 0.47 cents per ton to the city of Cuyuna for improvements to city properties and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>facilities, including construction, electrical, water, sewer, and site preparation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>(18) 0.3 cents per ton to Morse Township for a recreational trail.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for the 2014 distribution, and all <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>payments must be made separately and within ten days of the date of the August 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>payment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.18.0"></a><a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>CIP ELECTRONIC DATA REPORTING AND TRACKING SYSTEM; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var><b>EVALUATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>The commissioner of commerce may utilize a stakeholder group to annually monitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>the usability and product development of systems for electronic data reporting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>tracking for the use of utilities under the conservation improvement plan program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241. The initial group may be convened by November <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>1, 2014, and must, among others, include representatives from all sectors of the gas and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>electric utility industry and providers of energy conservation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.19.0"></a><a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>INNOVATION VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>(a) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall develop and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>implement an innovation voucher pilot program to provide financing to small businesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>to purchase technical assistance and services from public higher education institutions <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>and nonprofit entities to assist in the development or commercialization of innovative <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>new products or services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>(b) Funds available under this section may be used by a small business to access <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>technical assistance and other services including, but not limited to: research, technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>development, product development, commercialization, market development, technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>exploration, and improved business practices including strategies to grow business and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>create operational efficiencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>(c) To be eligible for a voucher under this section, a business must enter into an <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>agreement with the commissioner that includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>(1) a list of the technical assistance and services the business proposes to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>and from whom the services will be purchased; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>(2) deliverable outcomes in one of the following areas:<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>(i) research and development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>(ii) business model development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>(iii) market feasibility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>(iv) operations; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>(v) other outcomes determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>As part of the agreement, the commissioner must approve the technical assistance and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>services to be purchased, and the entities from which the services or technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>will be purchased.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>(d) For the purposes of this section, a small business means a business with fewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>than 40 employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>(e) A voucher award must not exceed $25,000 per business.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>(f) The commissioner must report to the chairs of the committees of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>representatives and senate having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>policy and finance issues by December 1, 2014, on the vouchers awarded to date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.20.0"></a><a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>COMMISSIONER'S ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>By December 1, 2014, the commissioner shall report to the committees of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>house of representatives and senate having jurisdiction over workforce development <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>and economic development policy and finance issues, on the department's plan, and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>request for funding, to design and implement a performance accountability outcome <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>measurement system for programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J and 116L.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.21.0"></a><a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>COMPETENCY STANDARDS: ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var><b>HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var><b>AGRICULTURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>(a) The commissioner of labor and industry, in collaboration with the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>of employment and economic development, shall establish competency standards for <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>programs in advanced manufacturing, health care services, information technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>and agriculture. This initiative shall be administered by the Department of Labor and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>Industry. In establishing the competency standards, the commissioner shall convene <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>recognized industry experts, representative employers, higher education institutions, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>representatives of labor to assist in defining credible competency standards acceptable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>the advanced manufacturing, health care services, information technology, and agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>industries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>(b) The outcomes expected from the initiatives in this section include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>(1) establishment of competency standards for entry level and at least two additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>higher skill levels in each industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>(2) verification of competency standards and skill levels and their transferability by <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>representatives of each respective industry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>(3) models of ways for Minnesota educational institutions to engage in providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>education and training to meet the competency standards established; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>(4) participation from the identified industry sectors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>(c) By January 15, 2015, the commissioner of labor and industry shall report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over jobs on the progress and success, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>outcomes, of the initiatives in this section and recommendations on occupations in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>similar competency standards should be developed and implemented.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.22.0"></a><a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT; REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>The commissioner of labor and industry shall report by January 1, 2015, to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>and ranking minority members of the standing committees of the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>and senate with jurisdiction over labor policy and finance issues on the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>agricultural employers who are using a 48 hour work week and the number of employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>affected. The commissioner shall include recommendations for appropriate compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>for such agricultural employees. For the purposes of this section, "agriculture" has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>meaning given in Minnesota Rules, part 5200.0260.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.23.0"></a><a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.997, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var><b>STATE DEPARTMENTS AND VETERANS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><table>
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               <td><a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>STATE DEPARTMENTS AND VETERANS APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>appropriations in Laws 2013, chapter 142, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>and "2015" used in this article mean that the addition to the appropriation listed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>Supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, are effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><table>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>STATE DEPARTMENTS AND </b><br />
                  		<b>VETERANS APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Legislative Coordinating </b><br />
                  		<b>Commission</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>380,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>$225,000 is for operating costs of the joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>legislative offices. $150,000 each year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>added to the base.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>$155,000 is for the Legislative Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>Commission established in section 3. <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>$145,000 each fiscal year is added to the base <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>through fiscal year 2019.<br />
         		
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Minnesota Housing Finance Agency</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>$250,000 is for at least five grants of up <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>to $50,000 each to conduct a housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>needs assessment for veterans in any <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>community within the state. No more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>five percent may be used by the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>Housing Finance Agency to administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>these grants. The grants may be awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>to any government or nongovernmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>organization. The assessment, which may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>a study or a survey, may examine the need for <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>scattered site housing for veterans and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>families who are homeless or in danger of <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>homelessness or for housing that addresses <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>the health care needs of disabled or aging <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>veterans. The assessment must be started by <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>July 30, 2015, and completed by July 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>2016. The commissioner of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>Housing Finance Agency must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>copies of any completed assessment to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>chairs and ranking minority members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>over housing and veterans affairs no later <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>than January 1, 2017. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>appropriation.<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Racing Commission</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">85,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>These appropriations are from the racing <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>and card playing regulation accounts in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>special revenue fund. These appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>are onetime and are available in either year <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>of the biennium.<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b> Amateur Sports Commission</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>$50,000 is to develop a pilot program to <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>prevent and reduce childhood obesity. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>appropriation is onetime and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>until June 30, 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Minnesota Historical Society</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">25,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>$25,000 is for a grant to Farm America for <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>repairs and maintenance of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>Agricultural Interpretive Center and for audit <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>expenses. This is a onetime appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>and is available until June 30, 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Board of the Arts</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>$750,000 is appropriated from the arts and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>cultural heritage fund for arts education in <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>partnership with the President's Turnaround <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>Arts Initiative. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>contingent on Minnesota being designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>a Turnaround site. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>available until June 30, 2015. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b> Minnesota Humanities Center</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> 225,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>$125,000 is from the arts and cultural heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>fund for the Veterans' Voices program to <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>educate and engage the community regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>veterans' contributions, knowledge, skills, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>and experiences. Of this amount, $25,000 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>for transfer to the Association of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>Public Education Radio Stations for statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>programming to promote the Veterans' Voices <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>program. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>$100,000 is from the arts and cultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>heritage fund for professional development <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>for kindergarten through grade 12 educators <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>to better culturally engage their work with <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>at-risk student populations. This may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>new and original literature that addresses <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>literacy of emerging cultural communities. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b> Department of Education</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">44,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>This appropriation is to implement expedited <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>and temporary licensing provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 197.4552. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Board of Accountancy</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">44,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>This appropriation is to implement expedited <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>and temporary licensing provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 197.4552. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Board of Architecture, Engineering, </b><br />
                  		<b>Land Surveying, Landscape, Architecture, </b><br />
                  		<b>Geoscience, and Interior Design</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">44,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>This appropriation is to implement expedited <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>and temporary licensing provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 197.4552. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Board of Cosmetologist Examiners</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">20,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>This appropriation is to implement expedited <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>and temporary licensing provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 197.4552. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Board of Barber Examiners</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">10,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>This appropriation is to implement expedited <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>and temporary licensing provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 197.4552. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 13.<b>Board of Private Detectives</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">44,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>This appropriation is to implement expedited <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>and temporary licensing provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 197.4552. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 14.<b>Board of Behavioral Health and </b><br />
                  		<b>Therapy</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">15,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>This appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>government special revenue fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>implement expedited and temporary licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>197.4552. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 15.<b>Board of Dentistry</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">10,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>This appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>government special revenue fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>implement expedited and temporary licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>197.4552. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 16.<b>Board of Dietetics and Nutrition </b><br />
                  		<b>Practice</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">10,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>This appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>government special revenue fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>implement expedited and temporary licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>197.4552. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 17.<b>Board of Marriage and Family </b><br />
                  		<b>Therapy</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">14,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>This appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>government special revenue fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>implement expedited and temporary licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>197.4552. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 18.<b>Board of Nursing Home </b><br />
                  		<b>Administrators</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>This appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>government special revenue fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.34"></a><var>57.34</var>implement expedited and temporary licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>197.4552. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 19.<b>Board of Optometry</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">10,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>This appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>government special revenue fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>implement expedited and temporary licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>197.4552. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 20.<b>Board of Podiatric Medicine</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">10,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>This appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>government special revenue fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>implement expedited and temporary licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>197.4552. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 21.<b>Board of Social Work</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>This appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>government special revenue fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>implement expedited and temporary licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>197.4552. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[3.886] LEGISLATIVE WATER COMMISSION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A Legislative Water Commission is established.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> (a) The Legislative Water Commission consists of 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>members appointed as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>(1) six members of the senate, including three majority party members appointed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>the majority leader and three minority party members appointed by the minority leader; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>(2) six members of the house of representatives, including three majority party <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>members appointed by the speaker of the house and three minority party members <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>appointed by the minority leader.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>(b) Members serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and continue to serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>until their successors are appointed or until a member is no longer a member of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>legislative body that appointed the member to the commission. Vacancies shall be filled in <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>the same manner as the original positions. Vacancies occurring on the commission do not <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>affect the authority of the remaining members of the Legislative Water Commission to <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>carry out the function of the commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>(c) Members shall elect a chair, vice chair, and other officers as determined by <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>the commission. The chair may convene meetings as necessary to conduct the duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>prescribed by this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Commission staffing.</b> The Legislative Coordinating Commission must <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>employ staff and contract with consultants as necessary to enable the Legislative Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>Commission to carry out its duties and functions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Powers and duties.</b> (a) The Legislative Water Commission shall review <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>water policy reports and recommendations of the Environmental Quality Board, the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>of Water and Soil Resources, the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>Resources, the Metropolitan Council, and other water-related reports as may be required <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>by law or the legislature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>(b) The commission may conduct public hearings and otherwise secure data and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>comments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>(c) The commission shall make recommendations as it deems proper to assist the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>legislature in formulating legislation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>(d) Data or information compiled by the Legislative Water Commission or its <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>subcommittees shall be made available to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>Minnesota Resources, the Clean Water Council, and standing and interim committees of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>the legislature on request of the chair of the respective commission, council, or committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>(e) The commission shall coordinate with the Clean Water Council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Compensation.</b> Members of the commission may receive per diem and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>expense reimbursement incurred doing the work of the commission in the manner and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>amount prescribed for per diem and expense payments by the senate Committee on Rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>and Administration and the house of representatives Committee on Rules and Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>Administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires July 1, 2019.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 15A.082, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> A Compensation Council is created each odd-numbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>year to assist the legislature in establishing the compensation of constitutional officers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>members of the legislature, justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the Court of Appeals <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>and district court, and the heads of state and metropolitan agencies included in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>15A.0815
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 15A.082, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Submission of recommendations.</b> (a) By March April 15 in each <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>odd-numbered year, the Compensation Council shall submit to the speaker of the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>and the president of the senate salary recommendations for constitutional officers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>legislators, justices of the Supreme Court, and judges of the Court of Appeals and district <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>court. The recommended salary for each other office must take effect on the first Monday <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>in January of the next odd-numbered year, with no more than one adjustment, to take <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>effect on January 1 of the year after that. The salary recommendations for legislators,<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var> judges, and constitutional officers take effect if an appropriation of money to pay the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>recommended salaries is enacted after the recommendations are submitted and before <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>their effective date. Recommendations may be expressly modified or rejected. The salary <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>recommendations for legislators are subject to additional terms that may be adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>3.099</statute_ref>, subdivisions 1 and 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>(b) The council shall also submit to the speaker of the house and the president of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>the senate recommendations for the salary ranges of the heads of state and metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>agencies, to be effective retroactively from January 1 of that year if enacted into law. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>recommendations shall include the appropriate group in section 
         <statute_ref>15A.0815</statute_ref> to which each <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>agency head should be assigned and the appropriate limitation on the maximum range of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>the salaries of the agency heads in each group, expressed as a percentage of the salary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>the governor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 15A.082, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Criteria.</b> In making compensation recommendations, the council shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>consider the amount of compensation paid in government service and the private sector <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>to persons with similar qualifications, the amount of compensation needed to attract <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>and retain experienced and competent persons, and the ability of the state to pay the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>recommended compensation. In making recommendations for legislative compensation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>the council shall also consider the average length of a legislative session, the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>work required of legislators during interim periods, and opportunities to earn income from <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>other sources without neglecting legislative duties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.16, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>Veteran-owned small businesses.</b> (a) Except when mandated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>federal government as a condition of receiving federal funds, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>award up to a six percent preference, but no less than the percentage awarded to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>other group under this section, in the amount bid on state procurement to certified small <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>businesses that are majority-owned and operated by: veterans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>(1) recently separated veterans who have served in active military service, at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>time on or after September 11, 2001, and who have been discharged under honorable <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>conditions from active service, as indicated by the person's United States Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>Defense form DD-214 or by the commissioner of veterans affairs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>(2) veterans with service-connected disabilities, as determined at any time by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>United States Department of Veterans Affairs; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>(3) any other veteran-owned small businesses certified under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.19</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>(b) The purpose of this designation is to facilitate the transition of veterans from <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>military to civilian life, and to help compensate veterans for their sacrifices, including but <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>not limited to their sacrifice of health and time, to the state and nation during their military <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>service, as well as to enhance economic development within Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16C.19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var><b>16C.19 ELIGIBILITY; RULES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>(a) A small business wishing to participate in the programs under section 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>subdivisions 4 to 7, must be certified by the commissioner. The commissioner shall adopt <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>by rule standards and procedures for certifying that small businesses, small targeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>group businesses, and small businesses located in economically disadvantaged areas, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>and veteran-owned small businesses  are eligible to participate under the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>of sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>. The commissioner shall adopt by rule standards and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>procedures for hearing appeals and grievances and other rules necessary to carry out the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>duties set forth in sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>(b) The commissioner may make rules which exclude or limit the participation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>nonmanufacturing business, including third-party lessors, brokers, franchises, jobbers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>manufacturers' representatives, and others from eligibility under sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>(c) The commissioner may make rules that set time limits and other eligibility limits <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>on business participation in programs under sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>16C.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>16C.21</statute_ref>, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>veteran-owned small business, the principal place of business of which is in Minnesota, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>certified if it has been verified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>either a veteran-owned small business or a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>in accordance with Public Law 109-461 and Code of Federal Regulations, title 38, part 74.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>(e) Until rules are adopted pursuant to paragraph (a) for the purpose of certifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>veteran-owned small businesses, the provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>be read to include veteran-owned small businesses. In addition to the documentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>required in Minnesota Rules, part 1230.1700, the veteran owner must have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>discharged under honorable conditions from active service, as indicated by the veteran <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>owner's most current United States Department of Defense form DD-214.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.18, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7c. <b>Temporary military license.</b> The Board of Teaching shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>a temporary license in accordance with section 197.4552 for teaching. The fee for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>temporary license under this subdivision shall be $87.90 for an online application or <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>$86.40 for a paper application.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[148.595] TEMPORARY MILITARY PERMIT; FEE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>The Board of Optometry shall establish a temporary permit in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>section 197.4552. The fee for the temporary military permit is $250.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148.624, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Temporary military permit.</b> The board shall issue a temporary permit to <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>members of the military in accordance with section 197.4552. The fee for the temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>permit is $250.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 148B.17, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Licensure and application fees.</b> Nonrefundable licensure and application <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>fees established by the board shall not exceed the following amounts:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>(1) application fee for national examination is $110;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>(2) application fee for Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) state <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>examination is $110;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>(3) initial LMFT license fee is prorated, but cannot exceed $125;<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>(4) annual renewal fee for LMFT license is $125;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>(5) late fee for LMFT license renewal is $50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>(6) application fee for LMFT licensure by reciprocity is $220;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>(7) fee for initial Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT) <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>license is $75;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>(8) annual renewal fee for LAMFT license is $75;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>(9) late fee for LAMFT renewal is $25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>(10) fee for reinstatement of license is $150; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>(11) fee for emeritus status is $125; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>(12) fee for temporary license for members of the military is $100.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 148B.53, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fee.</b> Nonrefundable fees are as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) initial license application fee for licensed professional counseling (LPC) - $150;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) initial license fee for LPC - $250;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) annual active license renewal fee for LPC - $250 or equivalent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) annual inactive license renewal fee for LPC - $125;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) initial license application fee for licensed professional clinical counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>(LPCC) - $150;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) initial license fee for LPCC - $250;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) annual active license renewal fee for LPCC - $250 or equivalent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) annual inactive license renewal fee for LPCC - $125;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) license renewal late fee - $100 per month or portion thereof;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) copy of board order or stipulation - $10;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) certificate of good standing or license verification - $25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) duplicate certificate fee - $25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) professional firm renewal fee - $25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) sponsor application for approval of a continuing education course - $60;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) initial registration fee - $50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) annual registration renewal fee - $25; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) approved supervisor application processing fee - $30; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) temporary license for members of the military - $250.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 150A.091, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9c. <b>Temporary permit.</b> Applications for a temporary military permit in <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>accordance with section 197.4552 shall submit a fee not to exceed the amount of $250.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 153.16, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Temporary military permit.</b> The board shall establish a temporary permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>in accordance with section 197.4552. The fee for the temporary military permit is $250.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 154.11, as amended by Laws 2013, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>85, article 5, section 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var><b>154.11 EXAMINATION OF NONRESIDENT BARBERS AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var><b>INSTRUCTORS OF BARBERING; TEMPORARY APPRENTICE PERMITS</b><b>; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var><b>TEMPORARY MILITARY LICENSE AND APPRENTICE PERMITS</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Examination of nonresidents.</b> A person who meets all of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>requirements for barber registration in sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.002</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>154.161
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref> and either has a license, certificate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>registration, or an equivalent as a practicing barber or instructor of barbering from another <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>state or country which in the discretion of the board has substantially the same requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>for registering barbers and instructors of barbering as required by sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>154.002
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref> or can prove <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>by sworn affidavits practice as a barber or instructor of barbering in another state or country <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>for at least five years immediately prior to making application in this state, shall, upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>payment of the required fee, be issued a certificate of registration without examination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Temporary apprentice permits for nonresidents.</b> Any person who <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>qualifies for examination as a registered barber under this section may apply for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>temporary apprentice permit which is effective no longer than six months. All persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>holding a temporary apprentice permit are subject to all provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>154.001</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>154.002
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.003</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.161</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>154.19</statute_ref> to
         <statute_ref> 154.21</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>154.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>154.26</statute_ref> and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>rules adopted by the board under those sections concerning the conduct and obligations <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>of registered apprentices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Temporary military license.</b> The board shall establish a temporary license <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>for barbers and master barbers and a temporary permit for apprentices in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>section 197.4552. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision for a master <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>barber is $85. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision for a barber is $180. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>The fee for a temporary permit under this subdivision for an apprentice is $80.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 155A.27, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a. <b>Temporary military license.</b> The board shall establish temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>licenses for a cosmetologist, nail technician, and esthetician, in accordance with section <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>197.4552. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision for a cosmetologist, nail <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>technician, or esthetician is $100.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>[197.4552] EXPEDITED AND TEMPORARY LICENSING FOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var><b>FORMER AND CURRENT MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Expedited licensing processing.</b> Notwithstanding any other law to <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>the contrary, each professional licensing board defined in section 214.01, subdivisions 2 <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>and 3, shall establish a procedure to expedite the issuance of a license or certification to <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>perform professional services regulated by each board to a qualified individual who is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>(1) an active duty military member;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>(2) the spouse of an active duty military member; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>(3) a veteran who has left service in the two years preceding the date of license or <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>certification application, and has confirmation of an honorable or general discharge status.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Temporary licenses.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>each professional licensing board defined in section 214.01, subdivisions 2 and 3, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>establish a procedure to issue a temporary license or certification to perform professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>services regulated by each board to a qualified individual who is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>(1) an active duty military member;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>(2) the spouse of an active duty military member; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>(3) a veteran who has left service in the two years preceding the date of license or <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>certification application, and has confirmation of an honorable or general discharge status.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>(b) A qualified individual under paragraph (a) must provide evidence of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>(1) a current, valid license, certificate, or permit in another state without history of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>disciplinary action by a regulatory authority in the other state; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>(2) a current criminal background study without a criminal conviction that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>determined by the board to adversely affect the applicants' ability to become licensed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>(c) A temporary license or certificate issued under this subdivision shall allow a <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>qualified individual to perform regulated professional services for a limited length of time <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>as determined by the licensing board. During the temporary license period, the individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>shall complete the full application procedure as required by applicable law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Rulemaking.</b> Each licensing board may adopt rules to carry out the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>provisions of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326.04, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>236, section 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var><b>326.04 BOARD ESTABLISHED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Board composition.</b> To carry out the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>326.02</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>to 
         <statute_ref>326.15</statute_ref> there is hereby created a Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>Landscape Architecture, Geoscience, and Interior Design consisting of 21 members, who <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>shall be appointed by the governor. Three members shall be licensed architects, five <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>members shall be licensed engineers, two members shall be licensed landscape architects, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>two members shall be licensed land surveyors, two members shall be certified interior <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>designers, two members shall be licensed geoscientists, and five members shall be public <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>members. Not more than one member of the board shall be from the same branch of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>profession of engineering. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>shall be as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>214.07</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>214.09</statute_ref>. Members shall be limited to two terms. <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>The provision of staff, administrative services and office space; the review and processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other provisions relating to board operations <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>shall be as provided in chapter 214.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Temporary military certificate.</b> The board shall establish a temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>military certificate in accordance with section 197.4552.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326.10, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Temporary military license.</b> The board shall establish a temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>license in accordance with section 197.4552 for the practice of architecture, professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>engineering, geosciences, land surveying, landscape architecture, and interior design. <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>The fee for the temporary license under this subdivision for the practice of architecture, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>professional engineering, geosciences, land surveying, landscape architecture, or interior <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>design is $132.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.21.0"></a><a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326.3382, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Temporary military license.</b> The board shall establish a temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>license to engage in the business of private detective or protective agent in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>with section 197.4552. The fee for the temporary license under this subdivision for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>private detective is $1,000. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>protective agent is $800.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.22.0"></a><a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 326A.04, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Temporary military certificate.</b> The board shall establish a temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>military certificate in accordance with section 197.4552.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.23.0"></a><a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 326A.04, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Fee.</b> (a) The board shall charge a fee for each application for initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>issuance or renewal of a certificate or temporary military certificate under this section as <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>provided in paragraph (b). The fee for the temporary military certificate is $100.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board shall charge the following fees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) initial issuance of certificate, $150;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) renewal of certificate with an active status, $100 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) initial CPA firm permits, except for sole practitioners, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) renewal of CPA firm permits, except for sole practitioners and those firms <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>specified in clause (17), $35 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) initial issuance and renewal of CPA firm permits for sole practitioners, except for <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>those firms specified in clause (17), $35 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) annual late processing delinquency fee for permit, certificate, or registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>renewal applications not received prior to expiration date, $50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) copies of records, per page, 25 cents;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) registration of noncertificate holders, nonlicensees, and nonregistrants in <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>connection with renewal of firm permits, $45 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) applications for reinstatement, $20;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) initial registration of a registered accounting practitioner, $50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) initial registered accounting practitioner firm permits, $100;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) renewal of registered accounting practitioner firm permits, except for sole <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>practitioners, $100 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) renewal of registered accounting practitioner firm permits for sole practitioners, <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>$35 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) CPA examination application, $40;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) CPA examination, fee determined by third-party examination administrator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) renewal of certificates with an inactive status, $25 per year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) renewal of CPA firm permits for firms that have one or more offices located in <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>another state, $68 per year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.24.0"></a><a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 363A.44, subdivision 1, as added by Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>2014, chapter 239, article 2, section 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> (a) No department, agency of the state, the Metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>Council, or an agency subject to section 
         <statute_ref>473.143, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, shall execute a contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>for goods or services or an agreement for goods or services  in excess of $500,000 with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>business that has 40 or more full-time employees in this state or a state where the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>has its primary place of business on a single day during the prior 12 months, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>business has an equal pay certificate or it has certified in writing that it is exempt. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>certificate is valid for four years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This section does not apply to a business with respect to a specific contract if <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>the commissioner of administration determines that application of this section would <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>cause undue hardship to the contracting entity. This section does not apply to a contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>to provide goods and services to individuals under chapters 43A, 62A, 62C, 62D, 62E, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>256B, 256I, 256L, and 268A, with a business that has a license, certification, registration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>provider agreement, or provider enrollment contract that is prerequisite to providing those <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>goods and services. This section does not apply to contracts entered into by the State <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>Board of Investment for investment options under section 
         <statute_ref>352.965, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.25.0"></a><a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. <b>LEGISLATIVE WATER COMMISSION INITIAL APPOINTMENTS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var><b>AND FIRST MEETING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>Initial appointments to the Legislative Water Commission established in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>3 must be made by September 1, 2014. The first meeting of the Legislative Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>Commission shall be convened by the chair or a designee of the Legislative Coordinating <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>Commission by October 15, 2014. The Legislative Water Commission shall select a chair <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>from its membership at its first meeting.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.26.0"></a><a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. <b>STUDY OF SPECIAL REVENUE ACCOUNT FOR CENTRAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var><b>ACCOMMODATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>The commissioner of management and budget, in consultation with the Commission  <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>of Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans, must report to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>ranking minority members of the senate Finance Committee, the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>Ways and Means Committee, the house of representatives State Government Finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>Committee, the senate State Departments and Veterans Budget Division, and the governor <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>by January 5, 2015, on advantages and disadvantages of creating an account for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>special revenue fund in the state treasury to pay for costs of providing accommodations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>executive branch state employees with disabilities. The report must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>(1) a summary of money spent by executive branch state agencies in fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>2012 and 2013 for providing accommodations to executive branch state employees, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>the extent that such expenditures can be determined; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>(2) recommendations for laws and policies needed to implement an account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>special revenue fund, if one is recommended under this section; or other recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>related to best practices in provision of accommodations for employees with disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>in the executive branch.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var><b>PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>in this article.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">35,057,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">35,057,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government Special <br />
                  		Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">12,361,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">6,865,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right">19,226,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>12,361,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>41,922,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>54,283,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>appropriations in Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014" <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>and "2015" used in this article mean that the addition to the appropriation listed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>Supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, are effective the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>PUBLIC SAFETY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b> 12,361,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>8,638,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,773,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,361,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,865,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Emergency Communication Networks</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">5,059,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">6,865,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>This onetime appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>government special revenue fund for 911 <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>emergency telecommunications services.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Office of Justice Programs</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>(a) $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>intervention programs under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>299A.73</statute_ref>. The appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>must be used to create new programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>statewide in underserved areas and to help <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>existing programs serve unmet needs in <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>program communities. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>$100,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for a youth <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>intervention program targeted toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>East African youth. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>(b) $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>to provide emergency shelter programming <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>for victims of domestic abuse and trafficking. <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>The program shall provide shelter to <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>East African women and children. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>appropriation must be used for the operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>expenses of a shelter. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>appropriation, and is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>(c) $300,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>grants to sexual assault advocacy programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>for sexual violence community prevention <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>networks. For purposes of this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>"sexual assault" means a violation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 609.342 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>609.3453. $300,000 in each of fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>2016 and 2017 is added to the base.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Fire Safety Account</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>$1,300,000 in fiscal year 2014 is from the fire <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>safety account in the special revenue fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>for activities and programs under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>Statutes, section 299F.012. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>appropriation. By January 15, 2015, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>commissioner shall report to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>ranking minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>committees with jurisdiction over the fire <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>safety account regarding the balances and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>uses of the account.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Criminal Apprehension</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>$473,000 in fiscal year 2015 is to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>the expungement law changes in Laws 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>chapter 246. The base for this activity shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>be $583,000 in each of fiscal years 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>CORRECTIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>30,139,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Correctional Institutions</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">27,289,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>This includes a onetime appropriation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>$11,089,000.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Community Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,950,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>$50,000 in fiscal year 2015 is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>appropriation to implement the victim <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>notification provisions in article 6, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>1, 2, and 5.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Operations Support</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND </b><br />
                  		<b>TRAINING (POST) BOARD</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>$50,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for training <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>state and local community safety personnel <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>in the use of crisis de-escalation techniques <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>for use with Minnesota veterans following <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>their return from active military service in <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>a combat zone. The director may consult <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>with any other state or local governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>official or nongovernmental authority that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>director determines to be relevant, to include <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>postsecondary institutions, when selecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>a service provider for this training. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>training provider must have a demonstrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>understanding of the transitions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>challenges that veterans may experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>during their re-entry into society following <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>combat service. The training opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>provided must be reasonably distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>statewide. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>HUMAN RIGHTS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>0</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>50,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>For outreach to the community regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>the role and duties of the Council on Black <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>Minnesotans, the Council on Asian Pacific <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>Minnesotans, the Chicano Latino Affairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>Council, and the Minnesota Indian Affairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>Council. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>HUMAN SERVICES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>0</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>45,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>$45,000 in fiscal year 2015 is to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>the expungement law changes in Laws 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>chapter 246. The base for this activity shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>be $90,000 in each of fiscal years 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Laws 2009, chapter 83, article 1, section 10, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Emergency Communication Networks</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">66,470,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">70,233,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>This appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>government special revenue fund for 911 <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>emergency telecommunications services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>(a) <b>Public Safety Answering Points.</b> <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>$13,664,000 each year is to be distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>403.113, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>(b)<b> Medical Resource Communication </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var><b>Centers.</b> $683,000 each year is for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>to the Minnesota Emergency Medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>Services Regulatory Board for the Metro <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>East and Metro West Medical Resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>Communication Centers that were in <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>operation before January 1, 2000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>(c) <b>ARMER Debt Service.</b> $17,557,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>first year and $23,261,000 the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>are to the commissioner of finance to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>debt service on revenue bonds issued under <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>403.275</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>Any portion of this appropriation not needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>to pay debt service in a fiscal year may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>used by the commissioner of public safety to <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>pay cash for any of the capital improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>for which bond proceeds were appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>9, subdivision 8, or Laws 2007, chapter 54, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>article 1, section 10, subdivision 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>(d) <b>Metropolitan Council Debt Service.</b> <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>$1,410,000 each year is to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>of finance for payment to the Metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>Council for debt service on bonds issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>403.27</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>(e) <b>ARMER State Backbone Operating </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var><b>Costs.</b> $5,060,000 each year is to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>commissioner of transportation for costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>of maintaining and operating the statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>radio system backbone.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>(f) <b>ARMER Improvements.</b> $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>each year is for the Statewide Radio Board for <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>costs of design, construction, maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>of, and improvements to those elements <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>of the statewide public safety radio and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>communication system that support mutual <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>aid communications and emergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>services or provide enhancement of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>safety communication interoperability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>(g) <b>Next Generation 911.</b> $3,431,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>first year and $6,490,000 the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>are to replace the current system with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>Next Generation Internet Protocol (IP) based <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>network. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>expended. The base level of funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>fiscal year 2012 shall be $2,965,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>(h) <b>Grants to Local Government. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>$5,000,000 the first year is for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>local units of government to assist with <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>the transition to the ARMER system. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from June 29, 2011.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>157,851,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>161,191,000</b><br />
                  		<b> 161,911,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="97px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">82,213,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">82,772,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,062,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,062,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">59,241,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">63,742,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">69,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">69,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,266,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,266,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 12, subdivision 3, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>Laws 2013, chapter 140, section 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Criminal Apprehension</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">47,588,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">47,197,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,315,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,924,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">7,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">7,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,266,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,266,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>DWI Lab Analysis; Trunk Highway Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>161.20, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, $1,941,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>is from the trunk highway fund for laboratory <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>analysis related to driving-while-impaired <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>cases.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Criminal History System</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>$50,000 the first year and $580,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>second year from the general fund and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>299A.705, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, $3,000,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>first year and $2,000,000 the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>from the vehicle services account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>special revenue fund are to replace the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>criminal history system. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>is available until expended. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>$2,980,000 the first year and $2,580,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>the second year are for a onetime transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>to the Office of Enterprise Technology for <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>start-up costs. Service level agreements <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>must document all project-related transfers <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>under this paragraph. Ongoing operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>and support costs for this system shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>be identified and incorporated into future <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>service level agreements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>The commissioner is authorized to use funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>appropriated under this paragraph for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>purposes specified in paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>The general fund base for this program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>$4,930,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $417,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Criminal Reporting System</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>$1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>second year from the general fund are to <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>replace the state's crime reporting system<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var> and include one full-time equivalent business <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>analyst. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>expended. Of these amounts, $1,360,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>the first year and $1,360,000 $1,290,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var> the second year are for a onetime transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>to the Office of Enterprise Technology for <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>start-up costs. Service level agreements <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>must document all project-related transfers <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>under this paragraph. Ongoing operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>and support costs for this system shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>be identified and incorporated into future <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>service level agreements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>The commissioner is authorized to use funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>appropriated under this paragraph for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>purposes specified in paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>The base funding for this program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>$1,360,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $380,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Forensic Laboratory</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>second year from the general fund and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>161.20, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, $125,000 the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>year and $125,000 the second year from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>trunk highway fund are to replace forensic <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>laboratory equipment at the Bureau of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>Criminal Apprehension.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>second year from the general fund and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>161.20, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, $200,000 the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>year and $200,000 the second year from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>trunk highway fund are to improve forensic <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>laboratory staffing at the Bureau of Criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>Apprehension.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Livescan Fingerprinting</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>$310,000 the first year and $389,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>second year from the general fund are to <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>maintain Livescan fingerprinting machines.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Report</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>If the vehicle services special revenue account <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>accrues an unallocated balance in excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>of 50 percent of the previous fiscal year's <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>expenditures, the commissioner of public <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>safety shall submit a report to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>and ranking minority members of the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>of representatives and senate committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>with jurisdiction over transportation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>public safety policy and finance. The report <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>must contain specific policy and legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>recommendations for reducing the fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>balance and avoiding future excessive fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>balances. The report is due within three <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>months of the fund balance exceeding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>threshold established in this paragraph.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12.1"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 13. <b>PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS </b><br />
                  		<b>AND TRAINING (POST) BOARD</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>3,870,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>3,870,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>(a)<b> Excess Amounts Transferred</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>This appropriation is from the peace officer <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>training account in the special revenue fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>Any new receipts credited to that account in <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>the first year in excess of $3,870,000 must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>transferred and credited to the general fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>Any new receipts credited to that account in <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>the second year in excess of $3,870,000 must <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>be transferred and credited to the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>(b) <b>Peace Officer Training </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var><b>Reimbursements</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>$2,734,000 each year is for reimbursements <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>to local governments for peace officer <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>training costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>(c) <b>Training; Sexually Exploited and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var><b>Trafficked Youth</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>Of the appropriation in paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>$100,000 the first year is for reimbursements <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>to local governments for peace officer <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>training costs on sexually exploited and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>trafficked youth, including effectively <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>identifying sex trafficked victims and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>traffickers, investigation techniques, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>assisting sexually exploited youth. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>funds are available until June 30, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>Reimbursement shall be provided on a flat <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>fee basis of $100 per diem per officer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>TRANSFER; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>On July 1, 2014, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>$3,000,000 from the general fund to the disaster assistance contingency account created in <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>article 7, section 4.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var><b>ARTICLE 6</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var><b>PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.6.1.0"></a><a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.84, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Disclosure.</b> Private or confidential court services data shall not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>disclosed except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>(a) pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>13.05</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>(b) pursuant to a statute specifically authorizing disclosure of court services data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>(c) with the written permission of the source of confidential data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>(d) to the court services department, parole or probation authority or state or local <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>correctional agency or facility having statutorily granted supervision over the individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>subject of the data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>(e) pursuant to subdivision 6; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>(f) pursuant to a valid court order.; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>(g) pursuant to section 611A.06, subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.2.0"></a><a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.84, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Public benefit data.</b> (a) The responsible authority or its designee of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>parole or probation authority or correctional agency may release private or confidential <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>court services data related to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>(1) criminal acts to any law enforcement agency, if necessary for law enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>purposes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>(2) criminal acts or delinquent acts to the victims of criminal or delinquent acts to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>extent that the data are necessary for the victim to assert the victim's legal right to restitution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>(b) A parole or probation authority, a correctional agency, or agencies that provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>correctional services under contract to a correctional agency may release to a law <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>enforcement agency the following data on defendants, parolees, or probationers: current <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>address, dates of entrance to and departure from agency programs, and dates and times of <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>any absences, both authorized and unauthorized, from a correctional program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>(c) The responsible authority or its designee of a juvenile correctional agency may <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>release private or confidential court services data to a victim of a delinquent act to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>extent the data are necessary to enable the victim to assert the victim's right to request <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>notice of release under section 
         <statute_ref>611A.06</statute_ref>. The data that may be released include only the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>name, home address, and placement site of a juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>correctional facility as a result of a delinquent act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>(d) Upon the victim's written or electronic request and, if the victim and offender have <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>been household or family members as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 2, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>(b), the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner's designee may disclose to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>victim of an offender convicted of a qualified domestic violence-related offense as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>in section 609.02, subdivision 16, notification of the city and five-digit zip code of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>offender's residency upon or after release from a Department of Corrections facility, unless:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>(1) the offender is not under correctional supervision at the time of the victim's <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>request;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>(2) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee does not have the city or zip <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>code; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>(3) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee reasonably believes that <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>disclosure of the city or zip code of the offender's residency creates a risk to the victim, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>offender, or public safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>(e) Paragraph (d) applies only where the offender is serving a prison term for <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>a qualified domestic violence-related offense committed against the victim seeking <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>notification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.3.0"></a><a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260B.198, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Continuance.</b> (a) When it is in the best interests of the child to do so and <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.35"></a><var>80.35</var>not inimical to public safety and when the child has admitted the allegations contained in <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>the petition before the judge or referee, or when a hearing has been held as provided for in <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>260B.163</statute_ref> and the allegations contained in the petition have been duly proven but, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>in either case, before a finding of delinquency has been entered, the court may continue <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>the case for a period not to exceed 90 180 days on any one order. Such a continuance may <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>be extended for one additional successive period not to exceed 90 days and only after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>court has reviewed the case and entered its order for an additional continuance without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>finding of delinquency. The continuance may be extended for one additional successive <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>period not to exceed 180 days, but only with the consent of the prosecutor and only after <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>the court has reviewed the case and entered its order for the additional continuance <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>without a finding of delinquency. During this a continuance the court may enter an order <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>in accordance with the provisions of subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2) except clause (4), or <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>enter an order to hold the child in detention for a period not to exceed 15 days on any one <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>order for the purpose of completing any consideration, or any investigation or examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>ordered in accordance with the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>260B.157</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>(b) A prosecutor may appeal a continuance ordered in contravention of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>subdivision. This subdivision does not extend the court's jurisdiction under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>260B.193 and does not apply to an extended jurisdiction juvenile proceeding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2014, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>offenses committed on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.4.0"></a><a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.012, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Fire Service Advisory Committee.</b> (a) The Fire Service Advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>Committee shall provide recommendations to the commissioner of public safety on <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>fire service-related issues and shall consist of representatives of each of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>organizations: two appointed by the president of the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>Association, two appointed by the president of the Minnesota State Fire Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>Association, two appointed by the president of the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters, <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>two appointed by the president of the League of Minnesota Cities, one appointed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>president of the Minnesota Association of Townships, one appointed by the president <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>of the Insurance Federation of Minnesota, one appointed jointly by the presidents of <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>the Minnesota Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>Fire Marshals Association of Minnesota, and the commissioner of public safety or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>commissioner's designee. The commissioner of public safety must ensure that at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>three of the members of the advisory committee work and reside in counties outside of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>seven-county metropolitan area. The committee shall provide funding recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>to the commissioner of public safety from the fire safety fund for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>(1) for the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education;<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>(2) for programs and staffing for the State Fire Marshal Division; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>(3) for fire-related regional response team programs and any other fire service <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>programs that have the potential for statewide impact.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The committee under paragraph (a) does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.5.0"></a><a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Offender location.</b> (a) Upon the victim's written or electronic request <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>and if the victim and offender have been household or family members as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>section 518B.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), the commissioner of corrections or <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>the commissioner's designee shall disclose to the victim of an offender convicted of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>qualified domestic violence-related offense as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 16, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>notification of the city and five-digit zip code of the offender's residency upon release from <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>a Department of Corrections facility, unless:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>(1) the offender is not under correctional supervision at the time of the victim's <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>request;<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>(2) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee does not have the city or zip <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>code; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>(3) the commissioner or the commissioner's designee reasonably believes that <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>disclosure of the city or zip code of the offender's residency creates a risk to the victim, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>offender, or public safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>(b) All identifying information regarding the victim including, but not limited to, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>notification provided by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee is classified as <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and is accessible <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>only to the victim.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>(c) This subdivision applies only where the offender is serving a prison term <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>for a qualified domestic violence-related offense committed against the victim seeking <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>notification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 15, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.6.0"></a><a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 645.241, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var><b>645.241 PUNISHMENT FOR PROHIBITED ACTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), when the performance of any act is <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>prohibited by a statute, and no penalty for the violation of the same shall be imposed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>any statute, the doing of such act shall be a misdemeanor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>(b) When the performance of any act is prohibited by a statute enacted or amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>after September 1, 2014, and no penalty for the violation of the same shall be imposed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>any statute, the doing of such act shall be a petty misdemeanor.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.6.7.0"></a><a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Laws 2014, chapter 240, section 26, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. <b>REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>Laws 2012, chapter 235, section 11, is repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var><b>ARTICLE 7</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var><b>DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES; FEDERAL AID GRANTED</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.7.1.0"></a><a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12.03, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5d. <b>Local government.</b> "Local government" has the meaning given in Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>of Federal Regulations, title 44, section 206.2 (2012).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.2.0"></a><a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6b. <b>Nonfederal share.</b> "Nonfederal share" has the meaning given in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>12A.02, subdivision 7.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.3.0"></a><a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12.221, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Subgrant agreements</b><b>; state share</b><b>.</b> (a) The state director, serving as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>governor's authorized representative, may enter into subgrant agreements with eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>applicants to provide federal and state financial assistance made available as a result <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>of a disaster declaration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>(b) When state funds are used to provide the FEMA Public Assistance Program <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>cost-share requirement for a local government, the state director must award a local <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>government 100 percent of the nonfederal share of the local government's FEMA Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>Assistance Program costs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.4.0"></a><a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12.221, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Disaster assistance contingency account; appropriation.</b> (a) A disaster <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>assistance contingency account is created in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>Money in the disaster assistance contingency account is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>of public safety to provide:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>(1) cost-share for federal assistance under section 12A.15, subdivision 1; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>(2) state public disaster assistance to eligible applicants under chapter 12B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>(b) For appropriations under paragraph (a), clause (1), the amount appropriated is <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>100 percent of any nonfederal share for state agencies and local governments. Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>appropriated under paragraph (a), clause (1), may be used to pay all or a portion of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>nonfederal share for publicly owned capital improvement projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>(c) For appropriations under paragraph (a), clause (2), the amount appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>is the amount required to pay eligible claims under chapter 12B, as certified by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>commissioner of public safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>(d) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of management and budget shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee detailing state disaster <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>assistance appropriations and expenditures under this subdivision during the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>(e) The governor's budget proposal submitted to the legislature under section 16A.11 <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>must include recommended appropriations to the disaster assistance contingency account. <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>The governor's appropriation recommendations must be informed by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>public safety's estimate of the amount of money that will be necessary to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>(1) provide 100 percent of the nonfederal share for state agencies and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>governments that will receive federal financial assistance from FEMA during the next <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>biennium; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>(2) fully pay all eligible claims under chapter 12B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>(f) Notwithstanding section 16A.28:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>(1) funds appropriated or transferred to the disaster assistance contingency account <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>do not lapse but remain in the account until appropriated; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>(2) funds appropriated from the disaster assistance contingency account do not lapse <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>and are available until expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.5.0"></a><a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Appropriation.</b> "Appropriation" means an appropriation provided in law <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>specifically to implement this chapter, including but not limited to a statutory appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.35"></a><var>84.35</var>to provide the required cost-share for federal disaster assistance under section 12.221.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.6.0"></a><a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Local government.</b> "Local government" has the meaning given in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>12.03, subdivision 5d.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.7.0"></a><a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Nonfederal share.</b> "Nonfederal share" means that portion of total FEMA <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>Public Assistance Program costs that is no more than 25 percent and is not eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>FEMA reimbursement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.8.0"></a><a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Nonduplication of federal assistance.</b> State assistance may not duplicate <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>or supplement eligible FEMA Public Assistance Program assistance. For eligible Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>Assistance Program costs, any state matching cost-share money made available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>that assistance must be disbursed by the Department of Public Safety to a state agency, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>local political subdivision, Indian tribe government, or other applicant. State assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>distributed by a state agency, other than the Department of Public Safety, to a political <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>subdivision local government or other applicant for disaster costs that are eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>FEMA Public Assistance Program assistance constitutes an advance of funds. Such <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>advances must be repaid to the applicable state agency when the applicant has received <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>the FEMA Public Assistance Program assistance, and whatever state matching cost-share<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var> money may be made available for that assistance, from the Department of Public Safety.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.9.0"></a><a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>State </b><b>match</b><b> cost-share</b><b> for federal assistance.</b> State appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>may be used for payment of the state match for federal disaster assistance to pay 100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>percent of the nonfederal share for state agencies. If authorized in law, state appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>may be used to pay all or a portion of the local share of the match for federal funds for <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>political subdivisions and local governments under section 
         <statute_ref>12.221</statute_ref>. An appropriation from <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>the bond proceeds fund may be used to fund federal match obligations as cost-share for <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>federal disaster assistance for publicly owned capital improvement projects resulting from <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>the receipt of federal disaster assistance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.10.0"></a><a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.28, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Disaster assistance.</b> (a) The commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>must transfer the unexpended and unencumbered balance of a general fund disaster <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>assistance appropriation that expires as provided under this section or as otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>by law to the disaster assistance contingency account in section 12.221, subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>(b) Expired disaster assistance transferred to the disaster assistance contingency <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>account is appropriated as provided under section 12.221, subdivision 6, regardless of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>specific disaster event or purpose for which the expired disaster assistance was originally <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>appropriated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>(c) The commissioner must report each transfer to the chairs of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>representatives Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>(d) For the purposes of this subdivision, "disaster assistance appropriation" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>an appropriation from the general fund to provide cost-share required for federal disaster <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>assistance or to provide other state disaster assistance under chapter 12A or 12B.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.7.11.0"></a><a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.8.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var><b>ARTICLE 8</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var><b>DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES; ABSENT FEDERAL AID</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.8.1.0"></a><a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[12B.10] PUBLIC DISASTER ASSISTANCE; ABSENT FEDERAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var><b>AID.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>This chapter establishes a state public assistance program to provide cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>assistance to local governments that sustain significant damage on a per capita basis but <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>are not eligible for federal disaster assistance or corresponding state assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>chapter 12A.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.8.2.0"></a><a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[12B.15] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Applicant.</b> "Applicant" means a local government that applies for state <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>disaster assistance under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Director.</b> "Director" means the director of the Division of Homeland <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>Security and Emergency Management in the Department of Public Safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Disaster.</b> "Disaster" means any catastrophe, including but not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>to a tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought or, regardless of cause, any fire, <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>flood, or explosion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>FEMA.</b> "FEMA" means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Incident period.</b> "Incident period" means the time interval of a disaster as <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>delineated by specific start and end dates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Local government.</b> "Local government" has the meaning given in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>12.03, subdivision 5d.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.8.3.0"></a><a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[12B.25] ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA; CONSIDERATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Payment required; eligibility criteria.</b> The director, serving as <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>the governor's authorized representative, may enter into grant agreements with eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>applicants to provide state financial assistance made available as a result of a disaster <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>that satisfies all of the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>(1) the state or applicable local government declares a disaster or emergency during <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>the incident period;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>(2) damages suffered and eligible costs incurred are the direct result of the disaster;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>(3) federal disaster assistance is not available to the applicant because the governor <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>did not request a presidential declaration of major disaster, the president denied the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>governor's request, or the applicant is not eligible for federal disaster assistance because <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>the state or county did not meet the per capita impact indicator under FEMA's Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>Assistance Program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>(4) the applicant incurred eligible damages that, on a per capita basis, equal or <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>exceed 50 percent of the countywide per capita impact indicator under FEMA's Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>Assistance Program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>(5) the applicant assumes responsibility for 25 percent of the applicant's total <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>eligible costs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>(6) the applicant satisfies all requirements in this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Considerations; other resources available.</b> When evaluating applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>eligibility under subdivision 1, the director must consider:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>(1) the availability of other resources from federal, state, local, private, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>sources; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>(2) the availability or existence of insurance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.4.0"></a><a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[12B.30] ELIGIBLE COSTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Eligible costs.</b> Costs eligible for payment under this chapter are <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>those costs that would be eligible for federal financial assistance under FEMA's Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>Assistance Program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Ineligible costs.</b> Ineligible costs are all costs not included in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>1, including but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>(1) ordinary operating expenses, including salaries and expenses of employees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>public officials that are not directly related to the disaster response;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>(2) costs for which payment has been or will be received from any other funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>source;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>(3) disaster-related costs that should, in the determination of the director, be covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>and compensated by insurance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>(4) projects and claims totaling less than the minimum FEMA project threshold.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.8.5.0"></a><a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[12B.35] APPLICANT'S SHARE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>An applicant's share of eligible costs incurred must not be less than 25 percent. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>substantiated value of donated materials, equipment, services, and labor may be used as <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>all or part of the applicant's share of eligible costs, subject to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>(1) all items and sources of donation must be indicated on the application and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>supporting documentation submitted to the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>(2) the rate for calculating the value of donated, nonprofessional labor is the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>prevailing federal minimum wage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>(3) the value of donated equipment may not exceed the highway equipment rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>approved by the commissioner of transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>(4) the value of donated materials and professional services must conform to market <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>rates and be established by invoice.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.6.0"></a><a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[12B.40] APPLICATION PROCESS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>(a) The director must develop application materials and may update the materials as <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>needed. Application materials must include instructions and requirements for assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>(b) An applicant has 30 days from the end of the incident period or the president's <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>official denial of the governor's request for a declaration of a major disaster to provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>director with written notice of intent to apply. The director may deny an application due to <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>a late notice of intent to apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>(c) Within 60 days after the end of the incident period or the president's official denial <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>of the governor's request for a declaration of a major disaster, the applicant must submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>complete application to the director. A complete application includes the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>(1) the cause, location of damage, and incident period;<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>(2) documentation of a local, tribal, county, or state disaster or emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>declaration in response to the disaster;<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>(3) a description of damages, an initial damage assessment, and the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>eligible costs incurred by the applicant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>(4) a statement or evidence that the applicant has the ability to pay for at least 25 <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>percent of total eligible costs incurred from the disaster; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>(5) a statement or evidence that the local government has incurred damages equal to <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>or exceeding 50 percent of the federal countywide threshold in effect during the incident <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>(d) The director must review the application and supporting documentation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>completeness and may return the application with a request for more detailed information. <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>The director may consult with local public officials to ensure the application reflects the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>extent and magnitude of the damage and to reconcile any differences. The application is <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>not complete until the director receives all requested information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>(e) If the director returns an application with a request for more detailed information <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>or for correction of deficiencies, the applicant must submit all required information within <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>30 days of the applicant's receipt of the director's request. The applicant's failure to <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>provide the requested information in a timely manner without a reasonable explanation <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>may be cause for denial of the application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>(f) The director has no more than 60 days from the receipt of a complete application <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>to approve or deny the application, or the application is deemed approved. If the director <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>denies an application, the director must send a denial letter. If the director approves an <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>application or the application is automatically deemed approved after 60 days, the director <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>must notify the applicant of the steps necessary to obtain reimbursement of eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>costs, including submission of invoices or other documentation substantiating the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>submitted for reimbursement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.7.0"></a><a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[12B.45] CLAIMS PROCESS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Claims; appeal.</b> (a) An applicant must submit to the director <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>completed claims for payment of actual and eligible costs on forms provided by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>director. All eligible costs claimed for payment must be documented and consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.35"></a><var>89.35</var>the eligibility provisions of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>(b) If the director denies an applicant's claim for payment, the applicant has 30 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>from receipt of the director's determination to appeal in writing to the commissioner. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>appeal must include the applicant's rationale for reversing the director's determination. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>commissioner has 30 days from receipt of the appeal to uphold or modify the director's <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>determination and formally respond to the applicant. If, within 30 days of receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>the commissioner's decision, the applicant notifies the commissioner that the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>intends to contest the commissioner's decision, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>conduct a hearing under the contested case provisions of chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Final inspection.</b> Upon completion of all work by an applicant, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>director may inspect all work claimed by the applicant. The applicant must provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>director with access to records pertaining to all claimed work and must permit the director <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>to review all records relating to the work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Closeout.</b> The director must close out an applicant's disaster assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>application after all of the following occur:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>(1) eligible work is complete;<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>(2) the applicant receives the final amount due or pays any amount owed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>section 12B.50; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>(3) any extant or scheduled audits are complete.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Audit.</b> (a) An applicant must account for all funds received under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>chapter in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>applicant must maintain detailed records of expenditures to show that grants received under <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>this chapter were used for the purpose for which the payment was made. The applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>must maintain records for five years and make the records available for inspection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>audit by the director or the state auditor. The applicant must keep all financial records for <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>five years after the final payment, including but not limited to all invoices and canceled <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>checks or bank statements that support all eligible costs claimed by the applicant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>(b) The director or state auditor may audit all applicant records pertaining to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>application or payment under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Reporting payments.</b> The director must post on the division Web site a <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>list of the recipients and amounts of the payments made under this chapter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.8.0"></a><a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[12B.50] FUNDING FROM OTHER SOURCES; REPAYMENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var><b>REQUIRED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>If an applicant subsequently recovers eligible costs from another source after <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>receiving payment under this chapter, the applicant must pay the commissioner an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var>equal to the corresponding state funds received within 30 days. The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>deposit any repayment in the disaster response contingency account in section 12.221, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>subdivision 6.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.8.9.0"></a><a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>This article is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var><b>ARTICLE 9</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var><b>TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.9.1.0"></a><a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 15, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Rochester Maintenance Facility</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">26,430,000<br />
                  		 24,937,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>This appropriation is from the bond proceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>account in the trunk highway fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>To prepare a site for and design, construct, <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>furnish, and equip a new maintenance facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>in Rochester.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.2.0"></a><a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Laws 2010, chapter 189, section 26, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Trunk highway fund bond proceeds account.</b> To provide the money <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>appropriated in this act from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>amount up to $32,945,000 $31,452,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the effect <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>167.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>167.52</statute_ref>, and by the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts requested by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except accrued interest and <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited to the bond proceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>account in the trunk highway fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.3.0"></a><a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 2, section 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>ROCHESTER MAINTENANCE FACILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>$16,100,000 $17,593,000 is appropriated to the commissioner of transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>to design, construct, furnish, and equip the maintenance facility in Rochester and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>corresponding remodeling of the existing district headquarters building. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>is from the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.4.0"></a><a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 2, section 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>TRUNK HIGHWAY FUND BOND PROCEEDS ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>To provide the money appropriated in this article from the bond proceeds account in <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>the trunk highway fund, the commissioner of management and budget shall sell and issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>bonds of the state in an amount up to $16,120,000 $17,613,000 in the manner, upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>terms, and with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>167.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>167.52</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XIV, section 11, at the times and in the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>requested by the commissioner of transportation. The proceeds of the bonds, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>accrued interest and any premium received from the sale of the bonds, must be credited <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>to the bond proceeds account in the trunk highway fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.5.0"></a><a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 28, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b>TRANSFERS, REDUCTIONS, CANCELLATIONS, AND BOND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var><b>SALE AUTHORIZATIONS REDUCED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>(a) The remaining balance of the appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>Session chapter 1, article 1, section 7, for the economic development and housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>challenge program, estimated to be $450,000, is transferred to the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>(b) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>section 5, for Minnesota investment fund grants pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>12A.07
         </statute_ref>, is reduced by $1,358,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>(c) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>section 12, subdivision 2, for disaster enrollment impact aid pursuant to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>12A.06</statute_ref>, is reduced by $30,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>(d) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>1, section 12, subdivision 3, for disaster relief facilities grants pursuant to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>12A.06</statute_ref>, is reduced by $392,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>(e) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>section 12, subdivision 4, for disaster relief operating grants pursuant to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>12A.06</statute_ref>, is reduced by $2,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>(f) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>section 12, subdivision 5, for pupil transportation aid pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>12A.06</statute_ref>, is reduced by $5,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>(g) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>section 5, subdivision 3, for pupil transportation aid pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>section 
         <statute_ref>12A.06</statute_ref>, is reduced by $271,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>(h) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>section 13, for public health activities pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>12A.08</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>is reduced by $103,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>(i) $1,428,000 $534,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2007, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>chapter 2, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, for reconstruction and repair of trunk <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>highways and trunk highway bridges is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 15, subdivision 2, is reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>by $1,428,000 $534,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>(j) $5,680,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2007, First Special Session chapter 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>article 1, section 4, subdivision 4, as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 289, section 2, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>grants to local governments for capital costs related to rehabilitation and replacement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>local roads and bridges damaged or destroyed by flooding pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>section 
         <statute_ref>174.50</statute_ref>, is canceled. The bond sale authorization in Laws 2007, First Special <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>Session chapter 2, article 1, section 15, subdivision 3, is reduced by $5,680,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>(k) $2,133,000 of the appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, for local road and bridge rehabilitation and replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>12A.16, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, is canceled. The bond <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>sale authorization in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>subdivision 2, is reduced by $2,133,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>(l) The appropriation in Laws 2010, Second Special Session chapter 1, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>section 4, subdivision 2, for state road infrastructure operations and maintenance pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>12A.16, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, is reduced by $819,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.6.0"></a><a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Multimodal Systems</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>(a) <b>Aeronautics</b><br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.93.34"></a><var>93.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(1) <b>Airport Development and Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">13,648,000<br />
                  		14,648,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">13,648,000<br />
                  		16,648,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>This appropriation is from the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>airports fund and must be spent according <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>360.305, <br />
            		<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>The base appropriation for fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>and 2017 is $14,298,000 for each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>16A.28, subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, this appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>available for five years after appropriation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>If the appropriation for either year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>year is available for it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>For the current biennium, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>of transportation may establish different <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>local contribution rates for airport projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>than those established in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>section 360.305, subdivision 4.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(2)<b> Aviation Support and Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,386,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,386,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Airports<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,286,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,286,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>$65,000 in each year is from the state airports <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>fund for the Civil Air Patrol.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Transit</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">17,226,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">17,245,000<br />
                  		23,777,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">16,451,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">16,470,000<br />
                  		23,002,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">775,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">775,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>$100,000 in each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>fund for the administrative expenses of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>Minnesota Council on Transportation Access <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>174.285</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>$78,000 in each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>fund for grants to greater Minnesota transit <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>providers as reimbursement for the costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>providing fixed route public transit rides free <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>of charge under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>174.24, subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, for veterans certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>as disabled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>$32,000 in the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>general fund for allocation to public transit <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>systems under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>174.24, in amounts that reflect the respective <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>foregone fare revenues from transit service <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>under article 11, section 39.<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>The base appropriation from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 is $17,245,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>in each year.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Passenger Rail</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>This appropriation is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>fund for passenger rail system planning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>alternatives analysis, environmental analysis, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>design, and preliminary engineering under <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>174.632</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>174.636
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(d) <b>Freight</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,653,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,153,000<br />
                  		7,153,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">756,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">256,000<br />
                  		2,256,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,897,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,897,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>$500,000 in the first year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>fund to pay for the department's share of costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>associated with the cleanup of contaminated <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>state rail bank property. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.34"></a><var>95.34</var>available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>$2,000,000 in the second year is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>the general fund for development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>implementation of safety improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>at highway-rail grade crossings along rail <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>corridors in which oil or other hazardous <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>materials are transported. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>shall identify highway-rail grade crossing <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>locations and improvements in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>with railroads and relevant road authorities. <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>available until expended.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(e) <b>Safe Routes to School</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">250,000<br />
                  		500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>This appropriation is from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>for non-infrastructure activities in the safe <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>routes to school program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>174.40, subdivision 7a</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.7.0"></a><a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>State Roads</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Operations and Maintenance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">262,395,000<br />
                  		297,395,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">262,395,000<br />
                  		280,395,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>$5,000,000 in each year is for accelerated <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>replacement of snow plowing equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>$10,000,000 in the first year is for expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>related to pavement repairs necessitated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>the effects of the 2013-2014 winter season.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>The base appropriation for operations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>maintenance for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>is $267,395,000 in each year.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(b)<b> Program Planning and Delivery</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">206,795,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">206,720,000<br />
                  		209,840,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>H.U.T.D.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">75,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">206,720,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">206,720,000<br />
                  		209,840,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>The base appropriation for program planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>and delivery for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>is $206,720,000 in each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>$250,000 in each year is for the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>administrative costs for creation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>operation of the Joint Program Office for <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>Economic Development and Alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>Finance, including costs of hiring a <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>consultant and preparing required reports.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>$130,000 in each year is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>administrative costs of the targeted group <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>business program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>$266,000 in each year is available for grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>to metropolitan planning organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>outside the seven-county metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>$75,000 in each year is available for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>transportation research contingent account <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>to finance research projects that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>reimbursable from the federal government or <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>from other sources. If the appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>$900,000 in each year is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>grants for transportation studies outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>the metropolitan area to identify critical <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>concerns, problems, and issues. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>grants are available: (1) to regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>development commissions; (2) in regions <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.34"></a><var>97.34</var>where no regional development commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.35"></a><var>97.35</var>is functioning, to joint powers boards <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>established under agreement of two or <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>more political subdivisions in the region to <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>exercise the planning functions of a regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>development commission; and (3) in regions <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>where no regional development commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>or joint powers board is functioning, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>department's district office for that region.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>$75,000 in the first year is from the highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>user tax distribution fund to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>for a grant to the Humphrey School of Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>Affairs at the University of Minnesota for <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>WorkPlace Telework program congestion <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>relief efforts consisting of maintenance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>Web site tools and content. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>appropriation and is available in the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>$120,000 in the second year is from the trunk <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>highway fund for the purpose of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>and outreach related to highway work <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>zone safety initiatives. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>State Road Construction Activity</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(1) <b>Economic Recovery Funds - Federal </b><br />
                  		<b>Highway Aid</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>This appropriation is to complete projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>using funds made available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>commissioner of transportation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>title XII of the American Recovery and <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>Reinvestment Act of 2009, Public Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>111-5, and implemented under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>161.36, subdivision 7</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>base appropriation is $1,000,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>year 2016 and $0 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.98.34"></a><var>98.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.98.35"></a><var>98.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(2)<b> State Road Construction</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">909,400,000<br />
                  		929,900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">815,600,000<br />
                  		862,105,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>It is estimated that these appropriations will <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>be funded as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Federal Highway <br />
                  		Aid<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">489,200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">482,200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Highway User Taxes<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">420,200,000<br />
                  		440,700,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">333,400,000<br />
                  		379,905,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>The commissioner of transportation shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>notify the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>members of the legislative committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>jurisdiction over transportation finance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>any significant events that should cause these <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>estimates to change.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>This appropriation is for the actual <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>construction, reconstruction, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>improvement of trunk highways, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>design-build contracts and consultant usage <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>to support these activities. This includes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>cost of actual payment to landowners for <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>lands acquired for highway rights-of-way, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>relocation expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>The base appropriation for state road <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>construction for fiscal years 2016 and 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>is $645,000,000 $645,505,000 in each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>$10,000,000 in each year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>transportation economic development <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>174.12
         </statute_ref>. This appropriation is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>The commissioner may expend up to one-half <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>of one percent of the federal appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>under this clause as grants to opportunity <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.34"></a><var>99.34</var>industrialization centers and other nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>job training centers for job training programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>related to highway construction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>The commissioner may transfer up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>$15,000,000 each year to the transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>revolving loan fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>The commissioner may receive money <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>covering other shares of the cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>partnership projects. These receipts are <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>appropriated to the commissioner for these <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>Notwithstanding subdivision 6 and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>restrictions on the use of trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>funds in Minnesota Statutes, section 165.15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>the commissioner may transfer up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>$6,000,000 from the trunk highway fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>under this appropriation to the Stillwater lift <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>bridge endowment account under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>Statutes, section 165.15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>$6,500,000 in the first year and $25,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>in the second year are for the corridors <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>of commerce program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>Statutes, section 161.088, and may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>right-of-way acquisition for projects included <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>in the program. The amount appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>in the first year is for projects located <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>outside of a metropolitan county, as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>subdivision 4. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>identify projects based on the most recent <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>selection process or may perform a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>selection. These are onetime appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>and are available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>$14,000,000 in the first year and $21,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.34"></a><var>100.34</var>in the second year are for the specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.35"></a><var>100.35</var>improvements to "Old Highway 14" <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>described in the settlement agreement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>release executed January 7, 2014, between <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>the state and Steele and Waseca Counties. <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>These are onetime appropriations and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>$505,000 in the second year is for costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>implementing highway work zone safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>initiatives. The base appropriation for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>purpose is $505,000 in each of fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>2016 and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(d)<b> Highway Debt Service</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">158,417,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">189,821,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>$148,917,000 in the first year and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>$180,321,000 in the second year are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>transfer to the state bond fund. If an <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>appropriation is insufficient to make all <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>transfers required in the year for which it is <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>made, the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>budget shall notify the senate Committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>on Finance and the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>Committee on Ways and Means of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>amount of the deficiency and shall then <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>transfer that amount under the statutory open <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>appropriation. Any excess appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>cancels to the trunk highway fund.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12.1"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(e) <b>Electronic Communications</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,171,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,171,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,168,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,168,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>The general fund appropriation is to equip <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>and operate the Roosevelt signal tower for <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>Lake of the Woods weather broadcasting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.8.0"></a><a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Transfers</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>(a) With the approval of the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>management and budget, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>of transportation may transfer unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>balances among the appropriations from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>trunk highway fund and the state airports <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>fund made in this section. No transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>may be made from the appropriations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>state road construction or for debt service. <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>Transfers under this paragraph may not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>made between funds. Transfers under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>paragraph must be reported immediately to <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>over transportation finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>(b) The commissioner shall transfer from <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>the flexible highway account in the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>state-aid highway fund: (1) $5,700,000 in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>first year and $21,000,000 in the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>to the trunk highway fund; (2) $13,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>in the first year to the municipal turnback <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>account in the municipal state-aid street fund; <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>(3) $10,000,000 in the second year to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>municipal turnback account in the municipal <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>state-aid street fund; and (4) the remainder <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>in each year to the county turnback account <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>in the county state-aid highway fund. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>funds transferred are for highway turnback <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>purposes as provided under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>161.081, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.9.0"></a><a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, section 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>107,889,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>76,970,000</b><br />
                  		<b>79,804,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>This appropriation is from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>for transit system operations under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>473.371</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>473.449</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>The base appropriation for fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>and 2017 is $76,686,000 $76,626,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>$37,000,000 in the first year is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>Southwest Corridor light rail transit line <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>from the Hiawatha light rail transit line in <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>downtown Minneapolis to Eden Prairie, to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>used for environmental studies, preliminary <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>engineering, acquisition of real property, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>interests in real property, and design. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>$500,000 in the second year is for transit <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>shelter improvements under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>Statutes, section 473.41. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>$144,000 in the second year is for foregone <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>fare revenues from transit service under <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>article 11, section 39. The Metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>Council shall allocate a portion of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>funds under this appropriation to transit <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>providers receiving financial assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, based <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>on respective foregone fare revenues. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>$250,000 in the second year is for allocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>to replacement service providers operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388. <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>$1,000,000 in the second year is for arterial <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.34"></a><var>103.34</var>bus rapid transit development, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>may include, but is not limited to, design, <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>engineering, construction, capital costs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>technology, equipment, and rolling stock. <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>$1,000,000 in the second year is for design <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>and construction of a bus rapid transit station <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>on interstate 35W and Lake Street. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.10.0"></a><a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Administration and Related Services </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Office of Communications</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">504,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">504,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">111,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">111,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">393,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">393,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.6"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Public Safety Support</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,439,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,439,000<br />
                  		8,499,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,467,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,467,000<br />
                  		3,527,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>H.U.T.D.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,366,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,366,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,606,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,606,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>$380,000 in each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>fund for payment of public safety officer <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>survivor benefits under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>299A.44</statute_ref>. If the appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>either year is insufficient, the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>for the other year is available for it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>$1,367,000 in each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>fund to be deposited in the public safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>officer's benefit account. This money <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>is available for reimbursements under <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.34"></a><var>104.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>299A.465</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>$600,000 in each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>fund and $100,000 in each year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>trunk highway fund for soft body armor <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>reimbursements under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>299A.38</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>$792,000 in each year is from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>fund for transfer by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>management and budget to the trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>fund on December 31, 2013, and December <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>31, 2014, respectively, in order to reimburse <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>the trunk highway fund for expenses not <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>related to the fund. These represent amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>appropriated out of the trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>fund for general fund purposes in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>administration and related services program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>$610,000 in each year is from the highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>user tax distribution fund for transfer by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>to the trunk highway fund on December 31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>2013, and December 31, 2014, respectively, <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>in order to reimburse the trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>fund for expenses not related to the fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>These represent amounts appropriated out <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>of the trunk highway fund for highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>user tax distribution fund purposes in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>administration and related services program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>$716,000 in each year is from the highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>user tax distribution fund for transfer by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>commissioner of management and budget to <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>the general fund on December 31, 2013, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>December 31, 2014, respectively, in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>reimburse the general fund for expenses not <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>related to the fund. These represent amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>appropriated out of the general fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>operation of the criminal justice data network <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>related to driver and motor vehicle licensing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>Before January 15, 2015, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>of public safety shall review the amounts and <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>purposes of the transfers under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>and shall recommend necessary changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>over transportation finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>$60,000 in the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>general fund for light rail safety oversight <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.017. <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>The base appropriation from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>for this purpose in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>is $60,000 each year.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Technology and Support Service</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,685,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,685,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,322,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,322,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>H.U.T.D. <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,344,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,344,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.9.11.0"></a><a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>State Patrol</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Patrolling Highways</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">72,522,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">72,522,000<br />
                  		78,471,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">37,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">37,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>H.U.T.D. <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">92,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">92,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">72,393,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">72,393,000<br />
                  		78,342,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>$5,949,000 in the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>trunk highway fund to recruit, hire, train at <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>the State Patrol Academy, equip, and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>salary for 48 troopers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>The base appropriation from the trunk <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>highway fund is $77,893,000 in each of fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Commercial Vehicle Enforcement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,796,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,796,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(c) <b>Capitol Security</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,355,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,355,000<br />
                  		6,355,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>This appropriation is from the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>$1,250,000 in each year 2014 and $3,250,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>in 2015 and each subsequent year is to <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>implement the recommendations of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>advisory committee on Capitol Area Security <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>299E.04</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>including the creation of an emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>manager position under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>299E.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>increase in the number of State Patrol <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>troopers and other security officers assigned <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>to the Capitol complex.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>The commissioner may not: (1) spend <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>any money from the trunk highway fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>for capitol security; or (2) permanently <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>transfer any state trooper from the patrolling <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>highways activity to capitol security.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>The commissioner may not transfer any <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>money appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>under this section: (1) to capitol security; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>(2) from capitol security.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(d) <b>Vehicle Crimes Unit</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">693,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">693,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>This appropriation is from the highway user <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>tax distribution fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>This appropriation is to investigate: (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>registration tax and motor vehicle sales tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>liabilities from individuals and businesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.34"></a><var>107.34</var>that currently do not pay all taxes owed; <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>and (2) illegal or improper activity related <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>to sale, transfer, titling, and registration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>motor vehicles.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.12.0"></a><a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, section 5, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Driver and Vehicle Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(a) <b>Vehicle Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">27,909,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">28,430,000<br />
                  		 28,453,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="97px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,673,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,771,000<br />
                  		20,217,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">H.U.T.D. <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,236,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,236,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>The special revenue fund appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>from the vehicle services operating account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>$650,000 in each year is from the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>revenue fund for seven additional positions <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>to enhance customer service related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>vehicle title issuance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>$521,000 in the second year is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>the special revenue fund for the vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>services portion of a new telephone <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>system and is for transfer to the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>Enterprise Technology for construction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>development of the system. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>$23,000 in the second year is from the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>revenue fund for expenses related to the task <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>force on motor vehicle insurance coverage <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>verification. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>The base appropriation from the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>revenue fund is $27,909,000 $19,673,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>for fiscal year 2016 and $27,909,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var> $19,673,000 for fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="11.899999999999999"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.108.34"></a><var>108.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">(b) <b>Driver Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">28,749,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">29,162,000<br />
                  		 30,001,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">28,748,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">29,161,000<br />
                  		 30,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Trunk Highway<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>The special revenue fund appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>from the driver services operating account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>$71,000 in the second year is from the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>revenue fund for one additional position <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>related to facial recognition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>$279,000 in the second year is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>the special revenue fund for the driver <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>services portion of a new telephone <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>system and is for transfer to the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>Enterprise Technology for construction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>development of the system. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>appropriation and is available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>$37,000 in the first year and $33,000 in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>second year are from the special revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>fund for one half-time position to assist with <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>the Novice Driver Improvement Task Force <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>171.0701, <br />
            		<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>. The base appropriation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>this position is $6,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>$0 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>$67,000 in the second year is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>special revenue fund for one new position to <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>administer changes to the ignition interlock <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>program. The base appropriation for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>position in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>$62,000 in each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>$23,000 in the second year is from the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>revenue fund for expenses related to the task <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>force on motor vehicle insurance coverage <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.34"></a><var>109.34</var>verification. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>$816,000 in the second year is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>the special revenue fund for 12 new <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>positions to implement improved driving <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>skill examination scheduling. The base <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>appropriation for these positions is $759,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>in fiscal year 2016 and $774,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>year 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>The base appropriation from the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>revenue fund is $28,851,000 $29,609,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>for fiscal year 2016 and $28,845,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var> $29,618,000 for fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.9.13.0"></a><a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>TRANSFER; RAILROAD AND PIPELINE SAFETY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>On or before July 31, 2014, the commissioner of management and budget shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>transfer $1,574,000 from the general fund to the railroad and pipeline safety account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.55. This is a onetime transfer.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var><b>ARTICLE 10</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var><b>RAILROAD AND PIPELINE SAFETY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.10.1.0"></a><a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115E.01, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>Incident commander.</b> "Incident commander" means the official at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>site of a discharge who has the responsibility for operations at the site, as established <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>following National Incident Management System guidelines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.2.0"></a><a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115E.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7a. <b>Listed sensitive area.</b> "Listed sensitive area" means an area or location <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>listed as an area of special economic or environmental importance in an Area Contingency <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>Plan or a Sub-Area Contingency Plan prepared under the federal Clean Water Act, United <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>States Code, title 33, section 1321(j)(4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.3.0"></a><a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115E.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11d. <b>Unit train.</b> "Unit train" means a train with more than 25 tanker railcars <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>carrying oil or hazardous substance cargo.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.4.0"></a><a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[115E.042] PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR CERTAIN </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var><b>RAILROADS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> In addition to the requirements of section 115E.04, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>a person who owns or operates railroad car rolling stock transporting a unit train must <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>comply with this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Training.</b> (a) Each railroad must offer training to each fire department <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>having jurisdiction along the route of unit trains. Initial training under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>must be offered to each fire department by June 30, 2016, and refresher training must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>offered to each fire department at least once every three years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>(b) The training must address the general hazards of oil and hazardous substances, <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>techniques to assess hazards to the environment and to the safety of responders and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>public, factors an incident commander must consider in determining whether to attempt to <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>suppress a fire or to evacuate the public and emergency responders from an area, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>strategies for initial response by local emergency responders. The training must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>suggested protocol or practices for local responders to safely accomplish these tasks.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Coordination.</b> Beginning June 30, 2015, each railroad must communicate <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>at least annually with each county or city emergency manager, safety representatives of <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>railroad employees governed by the Railway Labor Act, and a senior fire department <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>officer of each fire department having jurisdiction along the route of a unit train, to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>coordination of emergency response activities between the railroad and local responders.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Response capabilities; time limits.</b> (a) Following confirmation of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>discharge, a railroad must deliver and deploy sufficient equipment and trained personnel to <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>contain and recover discharged oil or hazardous substances and to protect the environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>and public safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>(b) Within one hour of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must provide a <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>qualified company employee to advise the incident commander. The employee may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>made available by telephone, and must be authorized to deploy all necessary response <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.33"></a><var>111.33</var>resources of the railroad.<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.34"></a><var>111.34</var>(c) Within three hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.35"></a><var>111.35</var>delivering monitoring equipment and a trained operator to assist in protection of responder <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>and public safety. A plan to ensure delivery of monitoring equipment and an operator to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>discharge site must be provided each year to the commissioner of public safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>(d) Within three hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must provide qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>personnel at a discharge site to assess the discharge and to advise the incident commander.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>(e) A railroad must be capable of deploying containment boom from land across <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>sewer outfalls, creeks, ditches, and other places where oil or hazardous substances <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>may drain, in order to contain leaked material before it reaches those resources. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>arrangement to provide containment boom and staff may be made by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>(1) training and caching equipment with local jurisdictions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>(2) training and caching equipment with a fire mutual-aid group;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>(3) means of an industry cooperative or mutual-aid group;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>(4) deployment of a contractor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>(5) deployment of a response organization under state contract; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>(6) other dependable means acceptable to the Pollution Control Agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>(f) Each arrangement under paragraph (e) must be confirmed each year. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>arrangement must be tested by drill at least once every five years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>(g) Within eight hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>delivering and deploying containment boom, boats, oil recovery equipment, trained staff, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>and all other materials needed to provide:<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>(1) on-site containment and recovery of a volume of oil equal to ten percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>calculated worst case discharge at any location along the route; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>(2) protection of listed sensitive areas and potable water intakes within one mile of <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>a discharge site and within eight hours of water travel time downstream in any river <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>or stream that the right-of-way intersects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>(h) Within 60 hours of confirmation of a discharge, a railroad must be capable of <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>delivering and deploying additional containment boom, boats, oil recovery equipment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>trained staff, and all other materials needed to provide containment and recovery of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>worst case discharge and to protect listed sensitive areas and potable water intakes at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>location along the route.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Railroad drills.</b> Each railroad must conduct at least one oil containment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>recovery, and sensitive area protection drill every three years, at a location and time <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>chosen by the Pollution Control Agency, and attended by safety representatives of railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.33"></a><var>112.33</var>employees governed by the Railway Labor Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.34"></a><var>112.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Prevention and response plans.</b> (a) By June 30, 2015, a railroad shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.35"></a><var>112.35</var>submit the prevention and response plan required under section 115E.04, as necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>comply with the requirements of this section, to the commissioner of the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>Agency on a form designated by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>(b) By June 30 of every third year following a plan submission under this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>a railroad must update and resubmit the prevention and response plan to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivisions 1 to 3 and 6 are effective the day following final <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>enactment. Subdivisions 4 and 5 are effective July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.5.0"></a><a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115E.08, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Railroad preparedness; pollution control.</b> The Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>Agency shall carry out environmental protection activities related to railroad discharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>preparedness. Duties under this subdivision include, but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>(1) assisting local emergency managers and fire officials in understanding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>hazards of oil and hazardous substances, as well as general strategies for containment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>environmental protection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>(2) assisting railroads to identify natural resources and sensitive areas, and to devise <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>strategies to contain and recover oil and hazardous substances from land and waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>along routes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>(3) facilitating cooperation between railroads for mutual aid arrangements that <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>provide training, staff, and equipment as required by this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var>(4) participating in drills and training sessions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>(5) reviewing each railroad's prevention and response plan for compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>the requirements of this chapter, and assessing each railroad's readiness to protect the <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>environment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>(6) conducting inspections and drills as necessary to determine the railroad's <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>compliance with the requirements of this chapter and ability to protect the environment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>(7) conducting follow-up corrective action directives, orders, and enforcement as <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>necessary based on a finding of inadequate environmental protection preparedness; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>(8) soliciting involvement and advice concerning preparedness activities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>requirements from safety representatives of railroad employees governed by the Railway <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>Labor Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.6.0"></a><a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115E.08, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3b. <b>Railroad and pipeline preparedness; public safety.</b> The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>of public safety shall carry out public safety protection activities related to railroad and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>pipeline spill and discharge preparedness. Duties under this subdivision include, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>(1) assisting local emergency managers and fire officials to understand the hazards <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>of oil and hazardous substances, as well as general strategies for hazard identification, <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>initial isolation, and other actions necessary to ensure public safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>(2) assisting railroads and pipeline companies to develop suggested protocols and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>practices for local first responder use in protecting the public's safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>(3) facilitating cooperation between railroads, pipeline companies, county and city <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>emergency managers, and other public safety organizations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>(4) participating in major exercises and training sessions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>(5) assisting local units of government to incorporate railroad and pipeline hazard <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>and response information into local emergency operations plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>(6) monitoring the public safety-related training and planning requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>section 115E.03; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>(7) referring noncompliance with section 115E.03 to the Pollution Control Agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.7.0"></a><a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 219.015, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Position</b><b> Positions</b><b> established; duties.</b> (a) The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>transportation shall establish a position of three state rail safety inspector positions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>the Office of Freight and Commercial Vehicle Operations of the Minnesota Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>of Transportation. On or after July 1, 2015, the commissioner may establish a fourth <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>state rail safety inspector position following consultation with railroad companies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var> The commissioner shall apply to and enter into agreements with the Federal Railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>Administration (FRA) of the United States Department of Transportation to participate <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>in the federal State Rail Safety Partnership Participation Program for training and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>certification of an inspector under authority of United States Code, title 49, sections 20103, <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>20105, 20106, and 20113, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 212.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The (b) A state rail safety inspector shall inspect mainline track, secondary track, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>yard and industry track; inspect railroad right-of-way, including adjacent or intersecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var>drainage, culverts, bridges, overhead structures, and traffic and other public crossings; <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var>inspect yards and physical plants; review and enforce safety requirements; review <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.34"></a><var>114.34</var>maintenance and repair records; and review railroad security measures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>(c) A state rail safety inspector may perform, but is not limited to, the duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>described in the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program. An inspector may train, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var>be certified, and participate in any of the federal State Rail Safety Participation Program <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>disciplines, including: track, signal and train control, motive power and equipment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>operating practices compliance, hazardous materials, and highway-rail grade crossings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) To the extent delegated by the Federal Railroad Administration and authorized<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var> by the commissioner, the an inspector may issue citations for violations of this chapter, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>to ensure railroad employee and public safety and welfare.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.8.0"></a><a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 219.015, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Railroad company assessment; account; appropriation.</b> (a) As provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>in this subdivision, the commissioner shall annually assess railroad companies that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>(1) defined as common carriers under section 
         <statute_ref>218.011</statute_ref>,; (2) classified by federal law or <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>regulation as Class I Railroads, or Class I Rail Carriers, Class II Railroads, or Class II <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>Carriers; and (3) operating in this state,.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The assessment must be by a division of state rail safety inspector program costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>in equal proportion between carriers based on route miles operated in Minnesota, assessed <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var>in equal amounts for 365 days of the calendar year. The commissioner shall assess all <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>start-up or re-establishment costs, and all related costs of initiating the state rail safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>inspector program beginning July 1, 2008. The, and ongoing state rail inspector duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>must begin and be assessed on January 1, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The assessments must be deposited in a special account in the special revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>fund, to be known as the state rail safety inspection account. Money in the account is <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>appropriated to the commissioner and may be expended to cover the costs incurred for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>establishment and ongoing responsibilities of the state rail safety inspector program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.9.0"></a><a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[299A.55] RAILROAD AND PIPELINE SAFETY; OIL AND OTHER </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var><b>HAZARDOUS MATERIALS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>(b) "Applicable rail carrier" means a railroad company that is subject to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>assessment under section 219.015, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>(c) "Hazardous substance" has the meaning given in section 115B.02, subdivision 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>(d) "Oil" has the meaning given in section 115E.01, subdivision 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>(e) "Pipeline company" means any individual, partnership, association, or public <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>or private corporation who owns and operates pipeline facilities and is required to show <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>specific preparedness under section 115E.03, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Railroad and pipeline safety account.</b> (a) A railroad and pipeline safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>account is created in the special revenue fund. The account consists of funds collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>under subdivision 4 and funds donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise provided to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) $104,000 is annually appropriated from the railroad and pipeline safety account <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency for environmental protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>activities related to railroad discharge preparedness under chapter 115E.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>(c) Following the appropriation in paragraph (b), the remaining money in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>specified in subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Allocation of funds.</b> (a) Subject to funding appropriated for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>subdivision, the commissioner shall provide funds for training and response preparedness <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>related to (1) derailments, discharge incidents, or spills involving trains carrying oil or <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>other hazardous substances, and (2) pipeline discharge incidents or spills involving oil <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>or other hazardous substances.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>(b) The commissioner shall allocate available funds as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>(1) $100,000 annually for emergency response teams; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>(2) the remaining amount to the Board of Firefighter Training and Education under <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>section 299N.02 and the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>(c) Prior to making allocations under paragraph (b), the commissioner shall consult <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>with the Fire Service Advisory Committee under section 299F.012, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>(d) The commissioner and the entities identified in paragraph (b), clause (2), shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>prioritize uses of funds based on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>(1) firefighter training needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>(2) community risk from discharge incidents or spills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>(3) geographic balance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>(4) recommendations of the Fire Service Advisory Committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var>(e) The following are permissible uses of funds provided under this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.33"></a><var>116.33</var>(1) training costs, which may include, but are not limited to, training curriculum, <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.34"></a><var>116.34</var>trainers, trainee overtime salary, other personnel overtime salary, and tuition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>(2) costs of gear and equipment related to hazardous materials readiness, response, <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>and management, which may include, but are not limited to, original purchase, <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>maintenance, and replacement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>(3) supplies related to the uses under clauses (1) and (2); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>(4) emergency preparedness planning and coordination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), clause (2), from funds in the railroad and pipeline <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>safety account provided for the purposes under this subdivision, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>retain a balance in the account for budgeting in subsequent fiscal years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Assessments.</b> (a) The commissioner of public safety shall annually assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>$2,500,000 to railroad and pipeline companies based on the formula specified in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>(b). The commissioner shall deposit funds collected under this subdivision in the railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>and pipeline safety account under subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>(b) The assessment for each railroad is 50 percent of the total annual assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>amount, divided in equal proportion between applicable rail carriers based on route miles <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>operated in Minnesota. The assessment for each pipeline company is 50 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>total annual assessment amount, divided in equal proportion between companies based <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>on the yearly aggregate gallons of oil and hazardous substance transported by pipeline <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>(c) The assessments under this subdivision expire July 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.10.0"></a><a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>IMPROVEMENTS STUDY ON GRADE CROSSINGS AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var><b>RAIL SAFETY FOR OIL AND OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var><b>TRANSPORTATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>(a) The commissioner of transportation shall conduct a study on highway-rail grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>crossing improvement for oil and other hazardous materials transported by rail, and on <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>rail safety. At a minimum, the study must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>(1) provide information that assists in risk management associated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>transportation of oil and other hazardous materials by rail;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>(2) develop criteria to prioritize needs and improvements at highway-rail grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>crossings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>(3) consider alternatives for safety improvements, including but not limited to active <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>warning devices such as gates and signals, closings, and grade separation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var>(4) provide findings and recommendations that serve to direct accelerated <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var>investments in highway-rail grade crossing safety improvements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.34"></a><var>117.34</var>(5) analyze state inspection activities and staffing for track and hazardous materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.35"></a><var>117.35</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 219.015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>(b) The commissioner shall submit an interim update on the study by August 31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>2014, and a final report by October 31, 2014, to the chairs and ranking minority members <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.10.11.0"></a><a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>REPORTS ON INCIDENT PREPAREDNESS FOR OIL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var><b>TRANSPORTATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Report on response preparedness.</b> By January 15, 2015, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>commissioner of public safety shall submit a report on emergency response preparedness <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>in the public and private sectors for incidents involving transportation of oil to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>transportation and public safety policy and finance. At a minimum, the report must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>(1) summarize the preparedness and emergency response framework in the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>(2) provide an assessment of costs and needs of fire departments and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>emergency first responders for training and equipment to respond to discharge or spill <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>incidents involving transportation of oil;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>(3) develop a comprehensive public and private response capacity inventory that, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>to the extent feasible, includes statewide identification of major emergency response <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>equipment, equipment staging locations, mutual aid agreements, and capacities across <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>industries involved in transportation and storage of oil;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>(4) provide information and analysis that forms the basis for allocation of funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.55;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>(5) develop benchmarks or assessment criteria for the evaluation under subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>(6) assist in long-range oil transportation incident preparedness planning; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>(7) make recommendations for any legislative changes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Evaluation of response preparedness and funding.</b> By January 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>2017, the commissioner of public safety shall submit an evaluation of safety preparedness <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>and funding related to incidents involving transportation of oil to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>public safety policy and finance. At a minimum, the evaluation must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>(1) provide an update to the report under subdivision 1 that identifies notable <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>changes and provides updated information as appropriate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>(2) evaluate the effectiveness of training and response preparedness activities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.33"></a><var>118.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.55, using the criteria established under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.34"></a><var>118.34</var>1, clause (5);<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>(3) identify current sources of funds, funding levels, and any unfunded needs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>preparedness activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>(4) analyze equity in the distribution of funding sources for preparedness activities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>which must include but is not limited to (i) examination of the public-private partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>financing model, and (ii) review of balance across industries involved in storage and <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>distribution of oil; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>(5) make recommendations for any programmatic or legislative changes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var><b>ARTICLE 11</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var><b>TRANSPORTATION FINANCE PROVISIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.11.1.0"></a><a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 161.14, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 78. <b>Trooper Glen Skalman Memorial Highway.</b> That segment of signed <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>U.S. Highway 61 from the intersection with signed U.S. Highway 8 in Forest Lake to <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>the intersection with 260th Street in Wyoming is designated as "Trooper Glen Skalman <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var>Memorial Highway." Subject to section 161.139, the commissioner shall adopt a suitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>design to mark this highway and erect appropriate signs in the vicinity of the location <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>where Trooper Skalman died.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.2.0"></a><a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 165.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Use of funds.</b> (a) Income derived from the investment of principal in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>account may be used by the commissioner of transportation for operations and routine <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>maintenance of the Stillwater lift bridge, including bridge safety inspections and reactive <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>repairs. No money from this account may be used for any purposes except those described <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>in this section, and no money from this account may be transferred to any other account <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>in the state treasury without specific legislative authorization. Any money transferred <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>from the trunk highway fund may only be used for trunk highway purposes. For the <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>purposes of this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>(1) "Income" is the amount of interest on debt securities and dividends on equity <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>securities. Any gains or losses from the sale of securities must be added to the principal <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>of the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>(2) "Routine maintenance" means activities that are predictable and repetitive, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>not activities that would constitute major repairs or rehabilitation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>(b) Investment management fees incurred by the State Board of Investment are <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>eligible expenses for reimbursement from the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>(c) The commissioner of transportation has authority to approve or deny expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>of funds in the account.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.3.0"></a><a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[168.1299] MINNESOTA GOLF PLATES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Issuance.</b> Notwithstanding section 168.1293, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>issue special Minnesota golf plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>motorcycle, or recreational vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>(2) pays a fee of $10 and any other fees required by this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>(3) contributes a minimum of $30 annually after January 1, 2017, to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>Section PGA Foundation account; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>(4) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>and licensing of drivers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Design.</b> After consultation with the Minnesota Section PGA and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>Minnesota Golf Association, the commissioner shall design the special plate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Plates transfer.</b> On payment of a fee of $5, plates issued under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>may be transferred to another passenger automobile, one-ton pickup truck, motorcycle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>or other recreational vehicle registered to the individual to whom the special plates were <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>issued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Fees.</b> Fees collected under subdivision 1, clause (2), and subdivision 3 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>credited to the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Contributions.</b> Contributions collected under subdivision 1, clause (3), <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>are credited first to the commissioner of public safety for the cost of administering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>Minnesota Section PGA Foundation account, which is established in the special revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>fund. After the commissioner's administration costs are paid each year, remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>contributions are credited to the Minnesota Section PGA Foundation account. Money in <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>the account is appropriated to the commissioner of public safety for distribution to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>Minnesota Section PGA Foundation, to be used to enhance and promote the game of <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>golf throughout Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivisions 1 to 4 are effective January 1, 2015, for special <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>Minnesota golf plates issued on or after that date. Subdivision 5 is effective January 1, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.4.0"></a><a id="pl.120.33"></a><var>120.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.34"></a><var>120.34</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 95. <b>Work zone.</b> "Work zone" means a segment of street or highway for which:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>(1) a road authority or its agent is constructing, reconstructing, or maintaining the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>physical structure of the roadway, which may include, but is not limited to, shoulders, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>features adjacent to the roadway, and utilities and highway appurtenances, whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>underground or overhead; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>(2) any of the following applies:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>(i) official traffic-control devices that indicate the segment of street or highway under <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>construction, reconstruction, or maintenance, are erected;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>(ii) one or more lanes of traffic are closed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>(iii) a flagger under section 169.06, subdivision 4a, is present;<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>(iv) a construction zone speed limit under section 169.14, subdivision 4, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>established; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>(v) a workers present speed limit under section 169.14, subdivision 5d, is in effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.5.0"></a><a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.06, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Obedience to traffic-control signal or </b><b>flagger</b><b> authorized persons</b><b>; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var><b>presumptions.</b> (a) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>traffic-control device applicable thereto placed in accordance with the provisions of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>chapter, unless otherwise directed by a police officer or by a flagger authorized under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>subdivision, subject to the exceptions granted the driver of an authorized emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>vehicle in this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>(b) No provision of this chapter for which official traffic-control devices are required <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>shall be enforced against an alleged violator if at the time and place of the alleged <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>violation an official device is not in proper position and sufficiently legible to be seen by <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>an ordinarily observant person. Whenever a particular section does not state that official <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>traffic-control devices are required, such section shall be effective even though no devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>are erected or in place.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>(c) Whenever official traffic-control devices are placed in position approximately <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>conforming to the requirements of this chapter, such devices shall be presumed to have <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>been so placed by the official act or direction of lawful authority, unless the contrary <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>shall be established by competent evidence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>(d) Any official traffic-control device placed pursuant to the provisions of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>chapter and purporting to conform to the lawful requirements pertaining to such devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.34"></a><var>121.34</var>shall be presumed to comply with the requirements of this chapter, unless the contrary <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.35"></a><var>121.35</var>shall be established by competent evidence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>(e) A flagger in a designated work zone may stop vehicles and hold vehicles in place <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>until it is safe for the vehicles to proceed. A person operating a motor vehicle that has <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>been stopped by a flagger in a designated work zone may proceed after stopping only on <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>instruction by the flagger.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>(f) An overdimensional load escort driver with a certificate issued under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>299D.085
         </statute_ref>, while acting as a flagger escorting a legal overdimensional load, may stop <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>vehicles and hold vehicles in place until it is safe for the vehicles to proceed. A person <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>operating a motor vehicle that has been stopped by an escort driver acting as a flagger may <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>proceed only on instruction by the flagger or a police officer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>(g) (f) A person may stop and hold vehicles in place until it is safe for the vehicles to <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>proceed, if the person: (1) holds a motorcycle road guard certificate issued under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>171.60
         </statute_ref>; (2) meets the safety and equipment standards for operating under the certificate; <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>(3) is acting as a flagger escorting a motorcycle group ride; (4) has notified each statutory <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>or home rule charter city through which the motorcycle group is proceeding; and (5) <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>has obtained consent from the chief of police, or the chief's designee, of any city of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>first class through which the group is proceeding. A flagger operating as provided under <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>this paragraph may direct operators of motorcycles within a motorcycle group ride or <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>other vehicle traffic, notwithstanding any contrary indication of a traffic-control device, <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>including stop signs or traffic-control signals. A person operating a vehicle that has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var>stopped by a flagger under this paragraph may proceed only on instruction by the flagger <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>or a police officer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.6.0"></a><a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.06, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4a. <b>Obedience to work zone flagger; violation, penalty.</b> (a) A flagger in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>work zone may stop vehicles and hold vehicles in place until it is safe for the vehicles to <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>proceed. A person operating a motor vehicle that has been stopped by a flagger in a work <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>zone may proceed after stopping only on instruction by the flagger or a police officer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>(b) A person convicted of operating a motor vehicle in violation of a speed limit <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>in a work zone, or any other provision of this section while in a work zone, shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>required to pay a fine of $300. This fine is in addition to the surcharge under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>357.021, subdivision 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>(c) If a motor vehicle is operated in violation of paragraph (a), the owner of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>vehicle, or for a leased motor vehicle the lessee of the vehicle, is guilty of a petty <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.35"></a><var>122.35</var>misdemeanor and is subject to a fine as provided in paragraph (b). The owner or lessee may <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>not be fined under this paragraph if (1) another person is convicted for that violation, or (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>the motor vehicle was stolen at the time of the violation. This paragraph does not apply to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>lessor of a motor vehicle if the lessor keeps a record of the name and address of the lessee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>(d) Paragraph (c) does not prohibit or limit the prosecution of a motor vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>operator for violating paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>(e) A violation under paragraph (c) does not constitute grounds for revocation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>suspension of a driver's license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2014, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>violations committed on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.7.0"></a><a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, subdivision 5d, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5d. <b>Speed </b><b>zoning</b><b> limit</b><b> in work zone</b><b>; surcharge</b><b> when workers present</b><b>.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 2 and subject to subdivision 3, the speed limit on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>road having an established speed limit of 50 miles per hour or greater is adjusted to 45 <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>miles per hour in a work zone when (1) at least one lane or portion of a lane of traffic is <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>closed in either direction, and (2) workers are present. A speed in excess of the adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>speed limit is unlawful.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a segment of road in which:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>(1) positive barriers are placed between workers and the traveled portion of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>highway;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>(2) the work zone is in place for less than 24 hours;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>(3) a different speed limit for the work zone is determined by the road authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>following an engineering and traffic investigation and based on accepted engineering <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>practice; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>(4) a different speed limit for the work zone is established by the road authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>under paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>(c) The commissioner, on trunk highways and temporary trunk highways, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>local authorities, on streets and highways under their jurisdiction, may authorize the use <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>of reduced maximum speed limits in highway work zones. The commissioner or local <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>authority is not required to conduct when workers are present, without an engineering and <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>traffic investigation before authorizing a reduced speed limit in a highway work zone<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var> required. The work zone speed limit must not reduce the speed limit on the affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>street or highway by more than:<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.33"></a><var>123.33</var>(b) The minimum highway work zone speed limit is 20 miles per hour. The work <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.34"></a><var>123.34</var>zone speed limit must not reduce the established speed limit on the affected street or <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.35"></a><var>123.35</var>highway by more than 15 miles per hour, except that the highway work zone speed limit <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>must not exceed 40 miles per hour. The commissioner or local authority shall post the limits <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>of the work zone. Highway work zone speed limits are effective on erection of appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>regulatory speed limit signs. The signs must be removed or covered when they are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>required. A speed greater than the posted highway work zone speed limit is unlawful.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), on divided highways the commissioner or local <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>authority may establish a highway work zone speed limit that does not exceed 55 miles <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>per hour.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), on two-lane highways having one lane for <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>each direction of travel with a posted speed limit of 60 miles per hour or greater, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>commissioner or local authority may establish a highway work zone speed limit that <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>does not exceed 40 miles per hour.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "highway work zone" means a segment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>highway or street where a road authority or its agent is constructing, reconstructing, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>maintaining the physical structure of the roadway, its shoulders, or features adjacent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>the roadway, including underground and overhead utilities and highway appurtenances, <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>when workers are present.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>(f) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>609.0331</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>609.101</statute_ref> or other law to the contrary, a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>who violates a speed limit established under this subdivision, or who violates any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>provision of this section while in a highway work zone, is assessed an additional surcharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>equal to the amount of the fine imposed for the speed violation, but not less than $25.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>(1) 20 miles per hour on a street or highway having an established speed limit of <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>55 miles per hour or greater; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>(2) 15 miles per hour on a street or highway having an established speed limit of <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>50 miles per hour or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>(d) A work zone speed limit under paragraph (c) is effective on erection of <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>appropriate regulatory speed limit signs. The signs must be removed or covered when <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>they are not required. A speed in excess of the posted work zone speed limit is unlawful.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>(e) For any speed limit under this subdivision, a road authority shall erect signs <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>identifying the speed limit and indicating the beginning and end of the speed limit zone.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2014, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>violations committed on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.8.0"></a><a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.14, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.34"></a><var>124.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>Work zone speed limit violations.</b> A person convicted of operating a <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.35"></a><var>124.35</var>motor vehicle in violation of a speed limit in a work zone, or any other provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>this section while in a work zone, shall be required to pay a fine of $300. This fine is in <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>addition to the surcharge under section 357.021, subdivision 6. <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2014, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>violations committed on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.9.0"></a><a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Entrance and exit; crossover; use regulations; signs; rules.</b> (a) No <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>person shall drive a vehicle onto or from any controlled-access highway except at such <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>entrances and exits as are established by public authority.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>(b) When special crossovers between the main roadways of a controlled-access <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>highway are provided for emergency vehicles or maintenance equipment and such <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>crossovers are signed to prohibit "U" turns, it shall be unlawful for any vehicle, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>an emergency vehicle, maintenance equipment, or construction equipment including <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>contractor's and state-owned equipment when operating within a marked construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>zone, or a vehicle operated by a commercial vehicle inspector of the Department of Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>Safety, to use such crossover. Vehicles owned and operated by elderly and needy persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>under contract with the commissioner of transportation pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>160.282</statute_ref> for <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>maintenance services on highway rest stop and tourist centers outside the seven-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>metropolitan area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>, may also use these crossovers while those <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>persons are proceeding to or from work in the rest area or tourist center if authorized by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>commissioner, and the vehicle carries on its roof a distinctive flag designed and issued by <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>the commissioner. For the purposes of this clause "emergency vehicle" includes a tow truck <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>or towing vehicle if it is on the way to the location of an accident or a disabled vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>(c) The commissioner of transportation may by order, and any public authority may <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>by ordinance, with respect to any controlled-access highway under their jurisdictions <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>prohibit or regulate the use of any such highway by pedestrians, bicycles, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>nonmotorized traffic, or by motorized bicycles, or by any class or kind of traffic which is <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>found to be incompatible with the normal and safe flow of traffic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>(d) The commissioner of transportation or the public authority adopting any such <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>prohibitory rules shall erect and maintain official signs on the controlled-access highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>on which such rules are applicable and when so erected no person shall disobey the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>restrictions stated on such signs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.10.0"></a><a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.826, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.33"></a><var>125.33</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Expiration date.</b> Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>date for a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>permitted vehicle's registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016, and applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>to permits issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.11.0"></a><a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.8261, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Expiration date.</b> Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>date for a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>permitted vehicle's registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016, and applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>to permits issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.12.0"></a><a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.86, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Fees; proceeds deposited; appropriation.</b> The commissioner, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>respect to highways under the commissioner's jurisdiction, may charge a fee for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>permit issued. The fee for an annual permit that expires by law on the date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>vehicle registration expiration must be based on the proportion of the year that remains <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>until the expiration date. Unless otherwise specified, all fees for permits issued by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>commissioner of transportation must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>the trunk highway fund. Except for those annual permits for which the permit fees are <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>specified elsewhere in this chapter, the fees are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) $15 for each single trip permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) $36 for each job permit. A job permit may be issued for like loads carried on <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>a specific route for a period not to exceed two months. "Like loads" means loads of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>same product, weight, and dimension.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) $60 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>months. Annual permits may be issued for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) motor vehicles used to alleviate a temporary crisis adversely affecting the safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>or well-being of the public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) motor vehicles that travel on interstate highways and carry loads authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>under subdivision 1a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) motor vehicles operating with gross weights authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) special pulpwood vehicles described in section 
         <statute_ref>169.863</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) motor vehicles bearing snowplow blades not exceeding ten feet in width;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) noncommercial transportation of a boat by the owner or user of the boat;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) motor vehicles carrying bales of agricultural products authorized under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>169.862
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>(8) special milk-hauling vehicles authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>169.867</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) $120 for an oversize annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>consecutive months. Annual permits may be issued for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) mobile cranes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) construction equipment, machinery, and supplies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) manufactured homes and manufactured storage buildings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) implements of husbandry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) double-deck buses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) commercial boat hauling and transporting waterfront structures, including, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>not limited to, portable boat docks and boat lifts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) three-vehicle combinations consisting of two empty, newly manufactured trailers <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>for cargo, horses, or livestock, not to exceed 28-1/2 feet per trailer; provided, however, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>the permit allows the vehicles to be moved from a trailer manufacturer to a trailer dealer <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>only while operating on twin-trailer routes designated under section 
         <statute_ref>169.81, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>paragraph (c); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>(8) vehicles operating on that portion of marked Trunk Highway 36 described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>169.81, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For vehicles that have axle weights exceeding the weight limitations of sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>169.823
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169.829</statute_ref>, an additional cost added to the fees listed above. However, this <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>paragraph applies to any vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>168.013, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>(b), but only when the vehicle exceeds its gross weight allowance set forth in that <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>paragraph, and then the additional cost is for all weight, including the allowance weight, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>in excess of the permitted maximum axle weight. The additional cost is equal to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>product of the distance traveled times the sum of the overweight axle group cost factors <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>shown in the following chart:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="5" align="center">Overweight Axle Group Cost Factors<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Weight (pounds)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="5" align="center">Cost Per Mile For Each Group Of:<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.127.33"></a><var>127.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.127.34"></a><var>127.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.127.35"></a><var>127.35</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.127.36"></a><var>127.36</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.127.37"></a><var>127.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">exceeding weight <br />
                  		limitations on axles<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Two <br />
                  		consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced <br />
                  		within 8 feet <br />
                  		or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Three <br />
                  		consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced <br />
                  		within 9 feet <br />
                  		or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Four consecutive <br />
                  		axles spaced within <br />
                  		14 feet or less<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.127.38"></a><var>127.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0-2,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.05<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.04<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,001-4,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.06<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.05<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,001-6,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.18<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.07<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.06<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,001-8,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.09<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.07<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,001-10,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.26<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.08<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,001-12,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.30<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.09<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">12,001-14,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.11<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,001-16,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.12<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,001-18,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.15<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,001-20,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.16<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,001-22,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Not <br />
                  		permitted<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>.20<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>The amounts added are rounded to the nearest cent for each axle or axle group. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>additional cost does not apply to paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>For a vehicle found to exceed the appropriate maximum permitted weight, a cost-per-mile <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>fee of 22 cents per ton, or fraction of a ton, over the permitted maximum weight is imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>in addition to the normal permit fee. Miles must be calculated based on the distance <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>already traveled in the state plus the distance from the point of detection to a transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>loading site or unloading site within the state or to the point of exit from the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) As an alternative to paragraph (e), an annual permit may be issued for overweight, <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>or oversize and overweight, mobile cranes; construction equipment, machinery, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>supplies; implements of husbandry; and commercial boat hauling. The fees for the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>are as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <col width="25"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="2" align="center">Gross Weight (pounds) of Vehicle<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">Annual Permit Fee <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">90,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>or less <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$200<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">90,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$300<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 110,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$400<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">110,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 120,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$500<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">120,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 130,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$600<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">130,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$700<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.34"></a><var>128.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">140,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 145,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$800<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.128.35"></a><var>128.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">145,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>- 155,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$900<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.128.36"></a><var>128.36</var>If the gross weight of the vehicle is more than 155,000 pounds the permit fee is determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.37"></a><var>128.37</var>under paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.38"></a><var>128.38</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) For vehicles which exceed the width limitations set forth in section 
         <statute_ref>169.80</statute_ref> by <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.39"></a><var>128.39</var>more than 72 inches, an additional cost equal to $120 added to the amount in paragraph (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.40"></a><var>128.40</var>when the permit is issued while seasonal load restrictions pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>169.87</statute_ref> are <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.41"></a><var>128.41</var>in effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) $85 for an annual permit to be issued for a period not to exceed 12 months, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>refuse-compactor vehicles that carry a gross weight of not more than: 22,000 pounds on <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>a single rear axle; 38,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle; or, subject to section 
         <statute_ref>169.828, <br />
            		<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, 46,000 pounds on a tridem rear axle. A permit issued for up to 46,000 pounds <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>on a tridem rear axle must limit the gross vehicle weight to not more than 62,000 pounds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) $300 for a motor vehicle described in section 
         <statute_ref>169.8261</statute_ref>. The fee under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>paragraph must be deposited as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the first $50,000 in each fiscal year must be deposited in the trunk highway fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>costs related to administering the permit program and inspecting and posting bridges; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) all remaining money in each fiscal year must be deposited in the bridge <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>inspection and signing account as provided under subdivision 5b.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) Beginning August 1, 2006, $200 for an annual permit for a vehicle operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>under authority of section 
         <statute_ref>169.824, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016, and applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>to permits issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.13.0"></a><a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.863, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Expiration date.</b> Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>date for a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>permitted vehicle's registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016, and applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>to permits issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.14.0"></a><a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.865, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Six-axle vehicles.</b> (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of six or more axles to haul raw <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight of up to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 90,000 pounds; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause (4), a vehicle or <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>combination of vehicles operated under this subdivision and transporting only sealed <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>intermodal containers may be operated on an interstate highway if allowed by the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>States Department of Transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $300, or a proportional <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>amount as provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016, and applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>to permits issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.15.0"></a><a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.865, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Seven-axle vehicles.</b> (a) A road authority may issue an annual permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>authorizing a vehicle or combination of vehicles with a total of seven or more axles to <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>haul raw or unprocessed agricultural products and be operated with a gross vehicle weight <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>of up to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 97,000 pounds; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 99,000 pounds during the period set by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>169.826, <br />
            		<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Drivers of vehicles operating under this subdivision must comply with driver <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>qualification requirements adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>221.0314, subdivisions 2</statute_ref> to 5, and Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>of Federal Regulations, title 49, parts 40 and 382.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The fee for a permit issued under this subdivision is $500, or a proportional <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>amount as provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016, and applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>to permits issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.16.0"></a><a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.865, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Expiration date.</b> Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>date for a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>permitted vehicle's registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016, and applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>to permits issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.17.0"></a><a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.866, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Permit fee; appropriation.</b> Vehicle permits issued under subdivision 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>must be annual permits. The fee is $850 for each vehicle, or a proportional amount as <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var>provided in section 169.86, subdivision 5, and must be deposited in the trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var>fund. An amount sufficient to administer the permit program is appropriated from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>trunk highway fund to the commissioner for the costs of administering the permit program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016, and applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>to permits issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.18.0"></a><a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 169.866, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Expiration date.</b> Upon request of the permit applicant, the expiration <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>date for a permit issued under this section must be the same as the expiration date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>permitted vehicle's registration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 30, 2016, and applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var>to permits issued on and after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.19.0"></a><a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Motorized bicycle.</b> (a) A motorized bicycle may not be operated on any <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>public roadway by any person who does not possess a valid driver's license, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var>person has obtained a motorized bicycle operator's permit or motorized bicycle instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>permit from the commissioner of public safety. The operator's permit may be issued to <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>any person who has attained the age of 15 years and who has passed the examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>prescribed by the commissioner. The instruction permit may be issued to any person who <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>has attained the age of 15 years and who has successfully completed an approved safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>course and passed the written portion of the examination prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) This course must consist of, but is not limited to, a basic understanding of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) motorized bicycles and their limitations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) motorized bicycle laws and rules;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) safe operating practices and basic operating techniques;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) helmets and protective clothing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) motorized bicycle traffic strategies; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) effects of alcohol and drugs on motorized bicycle operators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner may adopt rules prescribing the content of the safety course, <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>examination, and the information to be contained on the permits. A person operating a <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>motorized bicycle under a motorized bicycle permit is subject to the restrictions imposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>by section 
         <statute_ref>169.974, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, on operation of a motorcycle under a two-wheel <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>instruction permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The fees for motorized bicycle operator's permits are as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="7.5"></col>
            <col width="47.5"></col>
            <col width="4"></col>
            <col width="6"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.131.32"></a><var>131.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">(1)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Examination and operator's permit, valid for one year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">6.75<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.131.33"></a><var>131.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">(2)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Duplicate<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">3.75<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">(3) (1)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Renewal Motorized bicycle operator's permit before age 21 and <br />
                  		valid until age 21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">9.75<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">(4) (2)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Renewal permit age 21 or older and valid for four years<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">15.75<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">(5) (3)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Duplicate of any renewal permit<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">5.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">(6) (4)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Written examination and instruction permit, valid for 30 days<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="top">6.75<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.11.20.0"></a><a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The fees for a license and Minnesota identification card are <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Classified Driver's License<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">D-$17.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">C-$21.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">B-$28.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">A-$36.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Classified Under-21 D.L.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">D-$17.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">C-$21.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">B-$28.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">A-$16.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Enhanced Driver's License<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">D-$32.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">C-$36.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">B-$43.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">A-$51.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Instruction Permit<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right">$5.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Enhanced Instruction <br />
                  		Permit<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$20.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Commercial Learner's <br />
                  		Permit<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$2.50<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Provisional License<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right">$8.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Enhanced Provisional <br />
                  		License<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$23.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Duplicate License or <br />
                  		duplicate identification <br />
                  		card<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right">$6.75<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Enhanced Duplicate <br />
                  		License or enhanced <br />
                  		duplicate identification <br />
                  		card<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$21.75<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.32"></a><var>132.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.33"></a><var>132.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Minnesota identification <br />
                  		card or Under-21 <br />
                  		Minnesota identification <br />
                  		card, other than duplicate, <br />
                  		except as otherwise <br />
                  		provided in section 
                  <statute_ref>171.07, <br />
                     		subdivisions 3
                  </statute_ref> and 3a<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right">$11.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.132.34"></a><var>132.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.132.35"></a><var>132.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Enhanced Minnesota <br />
                  		identification card<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right">$26.25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.132.36"></a><var>132.36</var>In addition to each fee required in this paragraph, the commissioner shall collect a <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.37"></a><var>132.37</var>surcharge of: (1) $1.75 until June 30, 2012; and (2) $1.00 from July 1, 2012, to June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.38"></a><var>132.38</var>2016. Surcharges collected under this paragraph must be credited to the driver and vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.39"></a><var>132.39</var>services technology account in the special revenue fund under section 
         <statute_ref>299A.705</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.40"></a><var>132.40</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an individual who holds a provisional license and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.41"></a><var>132.41</var>has a driving record free of (1) convictions for a violation of section 
         <statute_ref>169A.20</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>169A.33</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.132.42"></a><var>132.42</var>169A.35
         </statute_ref>, or sections 
         <statute_ref>169A.50</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>169A.53</statute_ref>, (2) convictions for crash-related moving <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.43"></a><var>132.43</var>violations, and (3) convictions for moving violations that are not crash related, shall have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>$3.50 credit toward the fee for any classified under-21 driver's license. "Moving violation" <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>171.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In addition to the driver's license fee required under paragraph (a), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>commissioner shall collect an additional $4 processing fee from each new applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>or individual renewing a license with a school bus endorsement to cover the costs for <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>processing an applicant's initial and biennial physical examination certificate. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>department shall not charge these applicants any other fee to receive or renew the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>endorsement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>(d) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), a driver's license agent may <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>charge and retain a filing fee as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>171.061, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>(e) In addition to the fee required under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>charge a filing fee at the same amount as a driver's license agent under section 
         <statute_ref>171.061</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>subdivision 4. Revenue collected under this paragraph must be deposited in the driver <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>services operating account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>(f) An application for a Minnesota identification card, instruction permit, provisional <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>license, or driver's license, including an application for renewal, must contain a provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>that allows the applicant to add to the fee under paragraph (a), a $2 donation for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>purposes of public information and education on anatomical gifts under section 
         <statute_ref>171.075</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.21.0"></a><a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 171.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Examination subjects and locations; provisions for color </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var><b>blindness, disabled veterans.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>commissioner shall examine each applicant for a driver's license by such agency as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>commissioner directs. This examination must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>(1) a test of the applicant's eyesight;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>(2) a test of the applicant's ability to read and understand highway signs regulating, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>warning, and directing traffic;<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>(3) a test of the applicant's knowledge of (i) traffic laws; (ii) the effects of alcohol <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>and drugs on a driver's ability to operate a motor vehicle safely and legally, and of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>legal penalties and financial consequences resulting from violations of laws prohibiting <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs; (iii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>railroad grade crossing safety; (iv) slow-moving vehicle safety; (v) laws relating to pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.32"></a><var>133.32</var>transportation safety, including the significance of school bus lights, signals, stop arm, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.33"></a><var>133.33</var>passing a school bus; (vi) traffic laws related to bicycles; and (vii) the circumstances and <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.34"></a><var>133.34</var>dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>(4) an actual demonstration of ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>in the operation of a motor vehicle; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>(5) other physical and mental examinations as the commissioner finds necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>determine the applicant's fitness to operate a motor vehicle safely upon the highways.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), no driver's license may be denied an applicant on <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>the exclusive grounds that the applicant's eyesight is deficient in color perception. War <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>veterans operating motor vehicles especially equipped for disabled persons, if otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>entitled to a license, must be granted such license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>(c) The commissioner shall make provision for giving the examinations under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>subdivision either in the county where the applicant resides or at a place adjacent thereto <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var>reasonably convenient to the applicant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>(d) The commissioner shall ensure that an applicant is able to obtain an appointment <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>for an examination to demonstrate ability under paragraph (a), clause (4), within 14 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>of the applicant's request if, under the applicable statutes and rules of the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>the applicant is eligible to take the examination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective May 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.22.0"></a><a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>[171.161] COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE; FEDERAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var><b>CONFORMITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Conformity with federal law.</b> The commissioner of public safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>shall ensure the programs and policies related to commercial drivers' licensure and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var>operation of commercial motor vehicles in Minnesota conform with the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 383.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Conflicts.</b> To the extent a requirement of sections 171.162 to 171.169, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>any other state or local law, conflicts with a provision of Code of Federal Regulations, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>49, part 383, the federal provision prevails.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.23.0"></a><a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Products and services; billing.</b> The commissioner of transportation may <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>bill operations units of the department for costs of centrally managed products or services <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>that benefit multiple operations units. These costs may include equipment acquisition and <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>rental, labor, materials, and other costs determined by the commissioner. Receipts must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.32"></a><var>134.32</var>credited to the special products and services account, which is established in the trunk <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.33"></a><var>134.33</var>highway fund, and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.34"></a><var>134.34</var>billings are made. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.24.0"></a><a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 174.12, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Transportation economic development accounts.</b> (a) A transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>economic development account is established in the special revenue fund under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>budgetary jurisdiction of the legislative committees having jurisdiction over transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>finance. Money in the account may be expended only as appropriated by law. The account <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.7"></a><var>135.7</var>may not contain money transferred or otherwise provided from the trunk highway fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>(b) A transportation economic development account is established in the trunk <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>highway fund. The account consists of funds donated, allotted, transferred, or otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>provided to the account. Money in the account may be used only for trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>purposes. All funds in the account available prior to August 1, 2013, are available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.25.0"></a><a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 174.42, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Funding requirement.</b> In each federal fiscal year, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>shall obtain a total amount in federal authorizations for reimbursement on transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>alternatives projects that is equal to or greater than the annual average of federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>authorizations on transportation alternatives projects calculated over the preceding four<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var> federal fiscal years 2010 to 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>applies to authorizations for federal fiscal year 2015 and subsequent federal fiscal years.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.26.0"></a><a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 174.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Report required.</b> (a) The commissioner of transportation shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>submit a report by December 15 of each year on (1) the status of major highway projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>completed during the previous two years or under construction or planned during the year <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>of the report and for the ensuing 15 years, and (2) trunk highway fund expenditures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>and (3) beginning with the report due in 2016, efficiencies achieved during the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>two fiscal years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>(b) For purposes of this section, a "major highway project" is a highway project that <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>has a total cost for all segments that the commissioner estimates at the time of the report <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>to be at least (1) $15,000,000 in the metropolitan highway construction district, or (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>$5,000,000 in any nonmetropolitan highway construction district.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.27.0"></a><a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. <b>[219.375] RAILROAD YARD LIGHTING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Lighting status reports submitted by railroad common carriers.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>By January 15 of each year, each Class I and Class II railroad common carrier that <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>operates one or more railroad yards in this state, where, between sunset and sunrise, cars or <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>locomotives are frequently switched, repaired, or inspected, or where trains are assembled <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>and disassembled, shall submit to the commissioner of transportation a plan that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>(1) identifies all railroad yards operated by the railroad where the described work <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>is frequently accomplished between sunset and sunrise;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>(2) describes the nature and placement of lighting equipment currently in use in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>yard and the maintenance status and practices regarding this equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>(3) states whether the lighting meets or exceeds guidelines for illumination <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>established by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>(4) describes whether existing lighting is installed and operated in a manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>consistent with energy conservation, glare reduction, minimization of light pollution, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>preservation of the natural night environment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var>(5) identifies plans and timelines to bring into compliance railroad yards that do not <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>utilize and maintain lighting equipment that meets or exceeds the standards and guidelines <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>under clauses (3) and (4), or states any reason why the standards and guidelines should <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>not apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Maintenance of lighting equipment.</b> A railroad common carrier <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>that is required to file a report under subdivision 1 shall maintain all railroad yard <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>lighting equipment in good working order and shall repair or replace any malfunctioning <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>equipment within 48 hours after the malfunction has been reported to the carrier. Repairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>must be made in compliance with, or to exceed the standards in, the Minnesota Electrical <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>Code and chapter 326B.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Lighting status reports submitted by worker representative.</b> By <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>January 15 of each year, the union representative of the workers at each railroad yard <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>required to submit a report under subdivision 1 shall submit to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>transportation a report that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>(1) describes the nature and placement of lighting equipment currently in use in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>yard and maintenance status and practices regarding the equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>(2) describes the level of maintenance of lighting equipment and the carrier's <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var>promptness in responding to reports of lighting malfunction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var>(3) states whether the available lighting is adequate to provide safe working <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.34"></a><var>136.34</var>conditions for crews working at night; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.35"></a><var>136.35</var>(4) describes changes in the lighting equipment and its adequacy that have occurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.36"></a><var>136.36</var>since the last previous worker representative report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Commissioner response.</b> The commissioner shall review the reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>submitted under subdivisions 1 and 3. The commissioner shall investigate any <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>discrepancies between lighting status reports submitted under subdivisions 1 and 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>and shall report findings to the affected yard's owner and worker representative. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>commissioner shall annually advise the chairs and ranking minority members of the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>budget and policy as to the content of the reports submitted, discrepancies investigated, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>the progress achieved by the railroad common carriers towards achieving the standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>and guidelines under clauses (3) and (4), and any recommendations for legislation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>achieve compliance with the standards and guidelines within a reasonable period of time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Required lighting.</b> By December 31, 2015, a railroad common carrier <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>shall establish lighting that meets the standards and guidelines under subdivision 1, clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>(3) and (4), at each railroad yard where:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>(1) between sunset and sunrise:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>(i) locomotives, or railcars carrying placarded hazardous materials, are frequently <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>switched, repaired, or inspected; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>(ii) trains with more than 25 tanker railcars carrying placarded hazardous materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var>are assembled and disassembled; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var>(2) the yard is located within two miles of a petroleum refinery having a crude oil <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>production capacity of 150,000 or more barrels per day.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.28.0"></a><a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 222.50, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Expenditures.</b> (a) The commissioner may expend money from the rail <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>service improvement account for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to make transfers as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>222.57</statute_ref> or to pay interest adjustments <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>on loans guaranteed under the state rail user and rail carrier loan guarantee program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to pay a portion of the costs of capital improvement projects designed to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>rail service of a rail user or a rail carrier;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to pay a portion of the costs of rehabilitation projects designed to improve rail <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>service of a rail user or a rail carrier;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to acquire, maintain, manage, and dispose of railroad right-of-way pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>the state rail bank program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to provide for aerial photography survey of proposed and abandoned railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var>tracks for the purpose of recording and reestablishing by analytical triangulation the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var>existing alignment of the inplace track;<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to pay a portion of the costs of acquiring a rail line by a regional railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var>authority established pursuant to chapter 398A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to pay the state matching portion of federal grants for rail-highway grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var>crossing improvement projects; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) for expenditures made before July 1, 2017, to pay the state matching portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>of grants under the federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>(TIGER) program of the United States Department of Transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) to fund rail planning studies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) All money derived by the commissioner from the disposition of railroad <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>right-of-way or of any other property acquired pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>222.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>222.62</statute_ref> shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>be deposited in the rail service improvement account.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.29.0"></a><a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 297A.815, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Motor vehicle lease sales tax revenue.</b> (a) For purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>subdivision, "net revenue" means an amount equal to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the revenues, including interest and penalties, collected under this section, during <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>the fiscal year; less<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) in fiscal year 2011, $30,100,000; in fiscal year 2012, $31,100,000; and in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>year 2013 and following fiscal years, $32,000,000 in each fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) On or before June 30 of each fiscal year, the commissioner of revenue shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>estimate the amount of the revenues and subtraction under paragraph (a) net revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>for the current fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) On or after July 1 of the subsequent fiscal year, the commissioner of management <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>and budget shall transfer the net revenue as estimated in paragraph (b) from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>fund, as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) $9,000,000 annually until January 1, 2016 2015, and 50 percent annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>thereafter to the county state-aid highway fund. Notwithstanding any other law to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>contrary, the commissioner of transportation shall allocate the funds transferred under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>clause to the counties in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>4, excluding the counties of Hennepin and Ramsey, so that each county shall receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>of such amount the percentage that its population, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>477A.011</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>subdivision 3, estimated or established by July 15 of the year prior to the current calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.33"></a><var>138.33</var>year, bears to the total population of the counties receiving funds under this clause; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.34"></a><var>138.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the remainder to the greater Minnesota transit account.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.30.0"></a><a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b>[299A.017] STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Office created.</b> The commissioner of public safety shall establish an <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>Office of State Safety Oversight in the Department of Public Safety for safety oversight of <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>rail fixed guideway public transportation systems within the state. The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>designate a director of the office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Authority.</b> The director shall implement and has regulatory authority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>enforce the requirements for the state set forth in United States Code, title 49, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>5329 and 5330, federal regulations adopted pursuant to those sections, and successor or <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>supplemental requirements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.31.0"></a><a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>[473.4056] LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT VEHICLE DESIGN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Adoption of standards.</b> (a) By January 1, 2015, the Metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>Council shall adopt and may thereafter amend standards for the design of light rail <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>vehicles that are reasonably necessary to provide access for, and to protect the health and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>safety of, persons who use the service. All light rail transit vehicles procured on and after <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>January 1, 2015, must conform to the standards then in effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>(b) The Transportation Accessibility Advisory Committee must review the standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>and all subsequent amendments before the Metropolitan Council adopts them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>(c) The Metropolitan Council shall post adopted standards, including amendments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>on its Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Minimum standards.</b> Standards adopted under this section must include, <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>(1) two dedicated spaces for wheelchair users in each car;<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>(2) seating for a companion adjacent to at least two wheelchair-dedicated spaces; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>(3) further specifications that meet or exceed the standards established in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>Americans with Disabilities Act.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.32.0"></a><a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b>[473.41] TRANSIT SHELTERS AND STOPS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>(b) "Transit authority" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>(1) a statutory or home rule charter city, with respect to rights-of-way at bus stop and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>train stop locations, transit shelters, and transit passenger seating facilities owned by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>city or established pursuant to a vendor contract with the city;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>(2) the Metropolitan Council, with respect to transit shelters and transit passenger <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>seating facilities owned by the council or established pursuant to a vendor contract with <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>the council; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>(3) a replacement service provider under section 473.388, with respect to <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>rights-of-way at bus stop and train stop locations, transit shelters, and transit passenger <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>seating facilities owned by the provider or established pursuant to a vendor contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>with the provider.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>(c) "Transit shelter" means a wholly or partially enclosed structure provided for <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>public use as a waiting area in conjunction with light rail transit, bus rapid transit, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>regular route transit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Design.</b> (a) A transit authority shall establish design specifications for <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var>establishment and replacement of its transit shelters, which must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>(1) engineering standards, as appropriate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>(2) maximization of protection from the wind, snow, and other elements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>(3) to the extent feasible, inclusion of warming capability at each shelter in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>there is a proportionally high number of transit service passenger boardings; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>(4) full accessibility for the elderly and persons with disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>(b) The council shall consult with the Transportation Accessibility Advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>Committee. <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Maintenance.</b> A transit authority shall ensure transit shelters are <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>maintained in good working order and are accessible to all users of the transit system. <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>This requirement includes but is not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>(1) keeping transit shelters reasonably clean and free from graffiti; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>(2) removing snow and ice in a manner that provides accessibility for the elderly <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>and persons with disabilities to be able to enter and exit transit shelters, and board and <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>exit trains at each stop.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.33.0"></a><a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b>TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>The commissioner of transportation shall include in the report under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>Statutes, section 174.56, due by December 15, 2015, information on efficiencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.31"></a><var>140.31</var>implemented in fiscal year 2015 in planning and project management and delivery, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.32"></a><var>140.32</var>along with an explanation of the efficiencies employed to achieve the savings and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.33"></a><var>140.33</var>methodology used in the calculations. The level of savings achieved must equal, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.34"></a><var>140.34</var>comparison with the total state road construction budget for that year, a minimum of five <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>percent in fiscal year 2015. The report must identify the projects that have been advanced <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>or completed due to the implementation of efficiency measures.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.34.0"></a><a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. <b>WATERCRAFT DECONTAMINATION SITES; REST AREAS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>Where feasible with existing resources, the commissioners of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>and transportation shall cooperate in an effort to use rest areas as sites for watercraft <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>decontamination and other activities to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.35.0"></a><a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. <b>HIGHWAY 14 TURNBACK.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 161.081, subdivision 3, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>161.16, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner of transportation may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>(1) by temporary order, take over the road described as "Old Highway 14" in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>settlement agreement and release executed January 7, 2014, between the state and Waseca <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>and Steele Counties; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>(2) upon completion of the work described in the settlement agreement, release "Old <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>Highway 14" back to Steele and Waseca Counties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>(b) Upon completion of the work described in the settlement agreement between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>state and Waseca and Steele Counties, the counties shall accept responsibility for the road <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>described in the agreement as "Old Highway 14."<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.36.0"></a><a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. <b>EVALUATION OF CERTAIN TRUNK HIGHWAY SPEED LIMITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Engineering and traffic investigations.</b> The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>transportation shall perform engineering and traffic investigations on trunk highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>segments that are two-lane, two-way roadways with a posted speed limit of 55 miles per <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>hour. On determining upon the basis of the investigation that the 55 miles per hour speed <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>limit can be reasonably and safely increased under the conditions found to exist on any <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>of the trunk highway segments examined, the commissioner may designate an increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>limit applicable to those segments and erect appropriate signs designating the speed limit. <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>The new speed limit shall be effective when the signs are erected. Of all the roadways <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>to be studied under this section, approximately one-fifth must be subject to investigation <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>each year until the statewide study is complete in 2019.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Report.</b> By January 15 annually, the commissioner shall provide to <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance a list of trunk <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var>highways or segments of trunk highways that were subject to an engineering and safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>investigation in the previous calendar year, specifying in each case the applicable speed <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var>limits before and after the investigation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>and expires on the earlier of January 15, 2019, or the date the final report is submitted to <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>the legislative committees under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.37.0"></a><a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. <b>TASK FORCE ON MOTOR VEHICLE INSURANCE COVERAGE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var><b>VERIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The task force on motor vehicle insurance coverage <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>verification is established to review and evaluate approaches to insurance coverage <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>verification and recommend legislation to create and fund a program in this state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership; meetings; staff.</b> (a) The task force shall be composed of <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>13 members, who must be appointed by July 1, 2014, and who serve at the pleasure of <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>their appointing authorities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>(1) the commissioner of public safety or a designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>(2) the commissioner of commerce or a designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>(3) two members of the house of representatives, one appointed by the speaker of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>house and one appointed by the minority leader;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>(4) two members of the senate, one appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>of the Committee on Rules and Administration and one appointed by the minority leader;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>(5) a representative of Minnesota Deputy Registrars Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>(6) a representative of AAA Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>(7) a representative of AARP Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>(8) a representative of the Insurance Federation of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>(9) a representative of the Minnesota Bankers Association;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>(10) a representative of the Minnesota Bar Association; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var>(11) a representative of the Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>(b) Compensation and expense reimbursement must be as provided under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 3, to members of the task force.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>(c) The commissioner of public safety shall convene the task force by August <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>1, 2014, and shall appoint a chair from the membership of the task force. Staffing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>technical assistance must be provided by the Department of Public Safety.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> The task force shall review and evaluate programs established in <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>other states as well as programs proposed by third parties, identify one or more programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>recommended for implementation in this state, and, as to the recommended programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>adopt findings concerning:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>(1) comparative costs of programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>(2) implementation considerations, and in particular, identifying the appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>supervising agency and assessing compatibility with existing and planned computer <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>systems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>(3) effectiveness in verifying existence of motor vehicle insurance coverage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>(4) identification of categories of authorized users;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>(5) simplicity of access and use for authorized users;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>(6) data privacy considerations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>(7) data retention policies; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>(8) statutory changes necessary for implementation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Report.</b> By February 1, 2015, the task force must submit to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over commerce and transportation its <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>written recommendations, including any draft legislation necessary to implement the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>recommendations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Sunset.</b> The task force shall sunset the day after submitting the report <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>under subdivision 4, or February 2, 2015, whichever is earlier.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.38.0"></a><a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. <b>COMMUNITY DESTINATION SIGN PILOT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>(b) "City" means the city of Two Harbors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>(c) "General retail services" means a business that sells goods or services (1) at <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>retail and directly to an end-use consumer, and (2) that are of interest to tourists or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>traveling public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Pilot program established.</b> (a) In consultation with the city of Two <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var>Harbors, the commissioner of transportation shall establish a community destination sign <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.32"></a><var>143.32</var>pilot program for wayfinding within the city to destinations or attractions of interest to <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.33"></a><var>143.33</var>the traveling public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>(b) For purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 173, signs under the pilot program <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>are official signs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Signage, design.</b> (a) The pilot program must include as eligible attractions <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>and destinations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>(1) minor traffic generators; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>(2) general retail services, specified by business name, that are identified in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>community wayfinding program established by the city.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>(b) The commissioner of transportation, in coordination with the city, may establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>sign design specifications for signs under the pilot program. Design specifications must <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>allow for placement of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>(1) a city name and city logo or symbol; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var>(2) up to five attractions or destinations on a community destination sign assembly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Program costs.</b> The city shall pay costs of design, construction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>erection, and maintenance of the signs and sign assemblies under the pilot program. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>commissioner shall not impose fees for the pilot program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Pilot program evaluation.</b> In coordination with the city, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>of transportation shall evaluate effectiveness of the pilot program under this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>which must include analysis of traffic safety impacts, utility to motorists and tourists, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var>costs and expenditures, extent of community support, and pilot program termination <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>or continuation. By January 15, 2021, the commissioner shall submit a report on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>evaluation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Expiration.</b> The pilot program under this section expires January 1, 2022.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day after the governing body of <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>the city of Two Harbors and its chief clerical officer timely complete their compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.11.39.0"></a><a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. <b>TRANSIT SERVICE ON ELECTION DAY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Operating assistance recipients.</b> An eligible recipient of operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var>assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 174.24, who contracts or has contracted to <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var>provide fixed route public transit shall provide fixed route public transit service free of <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>charge on a day a state general election is held.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Metropolitan Council.</b> (a) The Metropolitan Council shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var>regular route transit, as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.385, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var>paragraph (b), free of charge on a day a state general election is held.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>(b) The requirements under this subdivision apply to operators of regular route <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>transit (1) receiving financial assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.388, or (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var>operating under Minnesota Statutes, section 473.405, subdivision 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014, and expires November <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var>5, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var><b>ARTICLE 12</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var><b>AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND NATURAL RESOURCES </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.1.0"></a><table>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var>The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var>in this article.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,756,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,756,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">650,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">650,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">2,412,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">2,412,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Environment and Natural <br />
                  		Resources Trust <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">490,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">490,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Parks and Trails<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">530,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">530,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right">4,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="right">4,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>530,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>19,208,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>19,738,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.2.0"></a><table>
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               <td><a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>appropriations in Laws 2013, chapter 114, or appropriated to the agencies and for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</var>purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>named fund, and are available for the fiscal year indicated for each purpose. The figures <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var>"2014" and "2015" used in this article means that the addition to the appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>2015, respectively. Appropriations for fiscal year 2014 are effective the day following <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.33"></a><var>145.33</var>final enactment.<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.34"></a><var>145.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.145.35"></a><var>145.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.12.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>AGRICULTURE.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>2,750,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>$2,000,000 in 2015 is for a grant to Second <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>Harvest Heartland on behalf of the six <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>Feeding America food banks that serve <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>Minnesota to compensate agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>producers and processors for costs incurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>to harvest and package for transfer surplus <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var>fruits, vegetables, or other agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>commodities that would otherwise go <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>unharvested or be discarded. Surplus <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>commodities must be distributed statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>to food shelves and other charitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>organizations that are eligible to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>food from the food banks. Surplus food <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>acquired under this appropriation must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>from Minnesota producers and processors. <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>Second Harvest Heartland must report when <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>required by, and in the form prescribed by, <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>the commissioner. For fiscal year 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>Second Harvest Heartland may use up <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>to 11 percent of any grant received for <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>administrative expenses. For fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>2016 and 2017, Second Harvest Heartland <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>may use up to five percent of any grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>received for administrative expenses. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>until June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>The commissioner shall examine how other <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>states are implementing the industrial hemp <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>research authority provided in Public Law <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.33"></a><var>146.33</var>113-79 and gauge the interest of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.34"></a><var>146.34</var>higher education institutions. No later <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.35"></a><var>146.35</var>than January 15, 2015, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>must report the information and items for <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>legislative consideration to the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>committees with jurisdiction over agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>policy and finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>$350,000 in 2015 is for an increase in retail <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>food handler inspections.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>$200,000 in 2015 is added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>appropriation in Laws 2013, chapter 114, <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var>article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>distribution to the state's county fairs. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var>a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>$200,000 in 2015 is for a grant as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var>by the commissioner to a public higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>education institution to research porcine <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>epidemic diarrhea virus. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>310,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>$310,000 in 2015 is to administer the dog and <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>cat breeder licensing and inspection program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>The base in fiscal year 2016 is $426,000 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>the base in fiscal year 2017 is $435,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>4,650,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">650,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>$650,000 in 2015 from the remediation <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>fund for additional staff and administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>expenses to manage and oversee investigation <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>and mitigation efforts at superfund sites. <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.31"></a><var>147.31</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.32"></a><var>147.32</var>The agency shall compile information on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.33"></a><var>147.33</var>presence of plastic microbeads in the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>waters and their potential impacts on aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>ecosystems and human health, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>with the University of Minnesota. No later <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>than December 15, 2014, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>must present the information to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>environment and natural resources policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>and finance and make recommendations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>$4,000,000 in 2015 is from the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var>fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>section 115A.557, subdivision 2. $3,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>per year from the environmental fund is <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>added to the base.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.6.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>NATURAL RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>530,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>5,862,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,412,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Natural Resources <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">450,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Parks and Trails<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">530,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Lands and Minerals</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var>$1,000,000 in 2015 is for meeting the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>fiduciary duty to Minnesota children with <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>regard to school trust land. By January 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>2015, the commissioner, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>with the commissioner of education, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var>submit a report to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>minority members of the senate and house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</var>representatives committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.33"></a><var>148.33</var>over natural resources and education <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.34"></a><var>148.34</var>policy and finance on the intended use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>these funds. The legislature must approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>expenditures of these funds by law. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>June 30, 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Ecological and Water Resources</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>$50,000 in 2015 is for a study of the effects <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>of the Lake Emily dam in Crow Wing County <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>on water clarity and water levels in Lake <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>Emily, Lake Mary, and the Little Pine River. <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Subd. 4.<b>Parks and Trails </b><br />
                  		<b>Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">530,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,950,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Natural Resources <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">450,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Parks and Trails<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">530,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>$1,600,000 in 2015 is for the improvement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>maintenance, and conditions of facilities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>infrastructure in state parks for safety and <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>general use. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>$450,000 in 2015 is from the natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>resources fund for state trail, park, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>recreation area operations. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>is from the revenue deposited in the natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>resources fund under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2). <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>$200,000 in 2014 is from the parks and trails <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>fund for the Greater Minnesota Regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>Parks and Trails Commission to develop a <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>statewide system plan for regional parks and <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>trails outside the seven-county metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.33"></a><var>149.33</var>area. This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.34"></a><var>149.34</var>subject to the availability of appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>in Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>2, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>$330,000 in 2014 is from the parks and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>trails fund for a grant to St. Louis and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>Lake Counties Regional Railroad Authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>for planning, engineering, right-of-way <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>acquisition, or construction of portions <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>of the Mesabi Trail in the corridor from <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>Giants Ridge to Tower. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>appropriation and is subject to the availability <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>of appropriations in Laws 2013, chapter 137, <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>article 3, section 2, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>$350,000 in 2015 is for the development of <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>the segment of the Willard Munger Trail <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>system that originates in Chisago County and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var>extends into Hinckley in Pine County, to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>named the James L. Oberstar Trail. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>spent.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Subd. 5.<b>Fish and Wildlife </b><br />
                  		<b>Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,412,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>$3,000 in 2015 is from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>fund for a report on aquatic plant management <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>permitting policies for the management <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>of narrow-leaved and hybrid cattail in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>range of basin types across the state. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>report shall be submitted to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>ranking minority members of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>representatives and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>jurisdiction over environment and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.32"></a><var>150.32</var>resources by December 15, 2014, and include <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.33"></a><var>150.33</var>recommendations for any necessary changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.34"></a><var>150.34</var>in statutes, rules, or permitting procedures. <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.35"></a><var>150.35</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>$9,000 in 2015 is from the game and fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>fund for the commissioner, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>with interested parties, agencies, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>states, to develop a detailed restoration plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>to recover the historical native population of <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>bobwhite quail in Minnesota for its ecological <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>and recreational benefits to the citizens of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>state. The commissioner shall conduct public <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>meetings in developing the plan. No later <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>than January 15, 2015, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var>must report on the plan's progress to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>environment and natural resources policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>and finance. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>$2,000,000 in 2015 is from the game and fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>fund for shooting sports facility grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>$400,000 in 2015 is from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>fund for grants to local chapters of Let's Go <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>Fishing of Minnesota to provide community <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>outreach to senior citizens, youth, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>veterans and for the costs associated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>establishing and recruiting new chapters. <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>The grants must be matched with cash or <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>in-kind contributions from nonstate sources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>Of this amount, $25,000 is for Asian Outdoor <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>Heritage for youth fishing recruitment <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>efforts and outreach in the metropolitan area. <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var>The commissioner shall establish a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.33"></a><var>151.33</var>application process that includes a standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.34"></a><var>151.34</var>for ownership of equipment purchased <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.35"></a><var>151.35</var>under the grant program and contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.36"></a><var>151.36</var>requirements that cover the disposition <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>of purchased equipment if the grantee no <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>longer exists. Any equipment purchased <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>with state grant money must be specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>on the grant application and approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>the commissioner. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>spend up to three percent of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>to administer the grant. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>2016.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Parks and trails fund cancellation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>The appropriation for $530,000 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>parks and trails fund for trail improvements <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>on the Duluth Cross City West Trail and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>Superior Hiking Trail in St. Louis County in <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 3, section 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>paragraph (c), clause (12), is canceled.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.7.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 7. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>525,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>$450,000 in 2015 is from the natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>resources fund for metropolitan area regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>parks and trails maintenance and operations. <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>This appropriation is from the revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>deposited in the natural resources fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>paragraph (e), clause (3). This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>$75,000 in 2015 is for a grant to the city of <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>Shoreview for a feasibility study regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>the lowering of the water level of Turtle Lake <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>and the possible effects of an augmentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>of the lake. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.8.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 8. <b>UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>4,890,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Environment and <br />
                  		Natural Resources <br />
                  		Trust <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">490,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>$3,400,000 in 2015 is from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>for the Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>Center requested under this act, including a <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>director, graduate students, and necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>supplies. This is a onetime appropriation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>is available until June 30, 2022.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>$490,000 in 2015 is from the environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>and natural resources trust fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>requested under this act, including a director, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>graduate students, and necessary supplies. <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>available until June 30, 2022.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>$970,000 from the environment and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>resources trust fund appropriated in Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>3, section 2, subdivision 9, paragraph (d), <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>Acquisition and Restoration Program <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>Partnership, is transferred to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota for <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>the Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>Center requested under this act, including a <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>director, graduate students, and necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var>supplies and is available until June 30, 2022.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>$1,000,000 in 2015 is for the Forever Green <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>Agricultural Initiative and to protect the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.33"></a><var>153.33</var>state's natural resources while increasing <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.34"></a><var>153.34</var>efficiency, profitability, and productivity <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.35"></a><var>153.35</var>of Minnesota farmers by incorporating <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.36"></a><var>153.36</var>perennial and winter annual crops into <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>existing agricultural practices. By January <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>15, 2015, as a condition of this appropriation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>the Board of Regents of the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>of Minnesota shall submit a report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>house of representatives and senate policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>and finance committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>over environment and natural resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var>agriculture on the activities and outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>of the Forever Green Agricultural Initiative. <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>available until June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.9.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>ADMINISTRATION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>185,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>$185,000 in 2015 is for activities and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>administrative expenses of the school trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>lands director and additional staff, under <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.353.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.10.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 10. <b>LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING </b><br />
                  		<b>COMMISSION</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>15,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>$15,000 in 2015 is for the administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>expenses of the Permanent School Fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>Commission under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var>section 127A.30, and for compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>and expense reimbursement of commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>members.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.11.0"></a><a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Laws 2013, chapter 114, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Remediation Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>The commissioner shall transfer up <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>to $46,000,000 $47,150,000 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>environmental fund to the remediation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>for the purposes of the remediation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.32"></a><var>154.32</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116.155, <br />
            		<a id="pl.154.33"></a><var>154.33</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.12.12.0"></a><a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Laws 2013, chapter 114, article 3, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Ecological and Water Resources</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">27,182,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">31,582,000<br />
                  		31,603,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,117,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">16,817,000<br />
                  		16,838,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,002,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,702,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,063,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,063,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>$3,542,000 the first year and $3,242,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>second year are from the invasive species <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>account in the natural resources fund and <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>$2,906,000 the first year and $3,206,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>second year are from the general fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>management, public awareness, assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var>and monitoring research, and water access <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>inspection to prevent the spread of invasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>species; management of invasive plants in <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>public waters; and management of terrestrial <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>invasive species on state-administered lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>$5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>second year are from the water management <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>account in the natural resources fund for only <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103G.27, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>$103,000 the first year and $103,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var> $124,000 the second year are for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>the Mississippi Headwaters Board for up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>50 percent of the cost of implementing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>comprehensive plan for the upper Mississippi <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>within areas under the board's jurisdiction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var> The base for this grant in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.32"></a><var>155.32</var>and later is $103,000. By January 15, 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.33"></a><var>155.33</var>the board shall submit a report detailing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.34"></a><var>155.34</var>results achieved with the fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.35"></a><var>155.35</var>appropriation and the anticipated results <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.36"></a><var>155.36</var>that will be achieved with the fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>2015 appropriation to the commissioner and <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>the chairs and ranking minority members <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>of the senate and house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>over environment and natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>policy and finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>$10,000 the first year and $10,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>portion of the comprehensive plan for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>upper Mississippi.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>$264,000 the first year and $264,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>second year are for grants for up to 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>percent of the cost of implementation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>the Red River mediation agreement. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>commissioner shall submit a report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>chairs of the legislative committees having <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>primary jurisdiction over environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>natural resources policy and finance on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>accomplishments achieved with the grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var>by January 15, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>$1,643,000 the first year and $1,643,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>the second year are from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>enhancement account in the game and <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>fish fund for only the purposes specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>297A.94</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>paragraph (e), clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>$1,223,000 the first year and $1,223,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>second year are from the nongame wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.30"></a><var>156.30</var>management account in the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.31"></a><var>156.31</var>fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.32"></a><var>156.32</var>management. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.33"></a><var>156.33</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>290.431</statute_ref>, $100,000 the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.34"></a><var>156.34</var>year and $100,000 the second year may <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>be used for nongame wildlife information, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>education, and promotion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>$1,600,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>second year are from the general fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>following activities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>(1) increased financial reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>and technical support to soil and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>conservation districts or other local units <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>of government for groundwater level <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>monitoring;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>(2) additional surface water monitoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>analysis, including installation of monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>gauges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>(3) additional groundwater analysis to <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>assist with water appropriation permitting <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>decisions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>(4) additional permit application review <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>incorporating surface water and groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>technical analysis;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>(5) enhancement of precipitation data and <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var>analysis to improve the use of irrigation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>(6) enhanced information technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>including electronic permitting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>integrated data systems; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>(7) increased compliance and monitoring.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>Of this amount, $600,000 the first year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var>silica sand rulemaking and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>The commissioner, in cooperation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>commissioner of agriculture, shall enforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>compliance with aquatic plant management <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.32"></a><var>157.32</var>requirements regulating the control of <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.33"></a><var>157.33</var>aquatic plants with pesticides and removal of <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>aquatic plants by mechanical means under <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>103G.615</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var><b>ARTICLE 13</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var><b>AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, AND NATURAL RESOURCES </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var><b>FISCAL IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.13.1.0"></a><a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.643, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Animal premises data.</b> (a) The following data collected and maintained <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>by the Board of Animal Health related to registration and identification of premises and <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>animals under chapter 35, are classified as private or nonpublic:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>(1) the names and addresses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>(2) the location of the premises where animals are kept; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>(3) the identification number of the premises or the animal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>(b) Except as provided in section 347.58, subdivision 5, data collected and <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var>maintained by the Board of Animal Health under sections 347.57 to 347.64 are classified <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>as private or nonpublic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>(b) (c) The Board of Animal Health may disclose data collected under paragraph (a)<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var> or (b) to any person, agency, or to the public if the board determines that the access will <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>aid in the law enforcement process or the protection of public or animal health or safety.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.2.0"></a><a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.125, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Forest trust lands.</b> (a) The term "state forest trust fund lands" as used <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>in this subdivision, means public land in trust under the Constitution set apart as "forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>lands under the authority of the commissioner" of natural resources as defined by section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>89.001, subdivision 13
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall credit the revenue from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>forest trust fund lands to the forest suspense account. The account must specify the trust <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>funds interested in the lands and the respective receipts of the lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>(c) After a fiscal year, the commissioner of management and budget shall certify <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>the costs incurred for forestry during that year under appropriations for the improvement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>administration, and management of state forest trust fund lands and construction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>improvement of forest roads to enhance the forest value of the lands. The certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>must specify the trust funds interested in the lands. After presentation to the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var>Permanent School Fund Commission, the commissioner of natural resources shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.33"></a><var>158.33</var>supply the commissioner of management and budget with the information needed for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.34"></a><var>158.34</var>certificate. The certificate shall include an analysis that compares costs certified under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.35"></a><var>158.35</var>section with costs incurred on other public and private lands with similar land assets.<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>(d) After a fiscal year, the commissioner shall distribute the receipts credited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var>suspense account during that fiscal year as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>(1) the amount of the certified costs incurred by the state for forest management, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>forest improvement, and road improvement during the fiscal year shall be transferred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>the forest management investment account established under section 
         <statute_ref>89.039</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var>(2) the amount of costs incurred by the Legislative Permanent School Fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>Commission under section 127A.30, and by the school trust lands director under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>127A.353, shall be transferred to the general fund;<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>(3) the balance of the certified costs incurred by the state during the fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>shall be transferred to the general fund; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>(3) (4) the balance of the receipts shall then be returned prorated to the trust funds in <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var>proportion to their respective interests in the lands which produced the receipts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.3.0"></a><a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1c. <b>Apiary.</b> "Apiary" means a place where a collection of one or more hives <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>or colonies of bees or the nuclei of bees are kept.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.4.0"></a><a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Bee.</b> "Bee" means any stage of the common honeybee, Apis mellifera (L).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.5.0"></a><a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2b. <b>Bee owner.</b> "Bee owner" means a person who owns an apiary.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.6.0"></a><a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4c. <b>Colony.</b> "Colony" means the aggregate of worker bees, drones, the queen, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>and developing young bees living together as a family unit in a hive or other dwelling.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.7.0"></a><a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11a. <b>Hive.</b> "Hive" means a frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log gum, skep, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>or any other receptacle or container, natural or artificial, or any part of one, which is <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>used as domicile for bees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.8.0"></a><a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 20a. <b>Pollinator.</b> "Pollinator" means an insect that pollinates flowers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.9.0"></a><a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.03, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Pollinator enforcement.</b> The commissioner may take enforcement action <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>under chapter 18D for a violation of this chapter, or any rule adopted under this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>that results in harm to pollinators, including but not limited to applying a pesticide in <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>a manner inconsistent with the pesticide product's label or labeling and resulting in <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>pollinator death or willfully applying pesticide in a manner inconsistent with the pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>product's label or labeling. The commissioner must deposit any penalty collected under <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>this subdivision in the pesticide regulatory account in section 18B.05.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.10.0"></a><a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.04, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var><b>18B.04 PESTICIDE IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>(a) The commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var>(1) determine the impact of pesticides on the environment, including the impacts on <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>surface water and groundwater in this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>(2) develop best management practices involving pesticide distribution, storage, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>handling, use, and disposal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var>(3) cooperate with and assist other state agencies and local governments to protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>public health, pollinators, and the environment from harmful exposure to pesticides.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>(b) The commissioner may assemble a group of experts under section 16C.10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>subdivision 2, to consult in the investigation of pollinator deaths or illnesses. The group <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>of experts may include representatives from local, state, and federal agencies; academia, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>including the University of Minnesota; the state pollinator bank; or other professionals as <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>deemed necessary by the commissioner. The amount necessary for the purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var>paragraph, not to exceed $100,000 per fiscal year, is appropriated from the pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>regulatory account in section 18B.05.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.11.0"></a><a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[18B.055] COMPENSATION FOR BEES KILLED BY PESTICIDE; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var><b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Compensation required.</b> (a) The commissioner of agriculture must <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.32"></a><var>160.32</var>compensate a person for an acute pesticide poisoning resulting in the death of bees or loss <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.33"></a><var>160.33</var>of bee colonies owned by the person, provided: <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>(1) the person who applied the pesticide cannot be determined;<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>(2) the person who applied the pesticide did so in a manner consistent with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>pesticide product's label or labeling; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>(3) the person who applied the pesticide did so in a manner inconsistent with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var>pesticide product's label or labeling.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>(b) Except as provided in this section, the bee owner is entitled to the fair market <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var>value of the dead bees and bee colonies losses as determined by the commissioner upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>recommendation by academic experts and bee keepers. In any fiscal year, a bee owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>must not be compensated for a claim that is less than $100 or compensated more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>$20,000 for all eligible claims.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Applicator responsible.</b> In the event a person applies a pesticide in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>manner inconsistent with the pesticide product's label or labeling requirements as approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>by the commissioner and is determined to have caused the acute pesticide poisoning of bees, <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>resulting in death or loss of a bee colony kept for commercial purposes, then the person so <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>identified must bear the responsibility of restitution for the value of the bees to the owner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var>In these cases the commissioner must not provide compensation as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Claim form.</b> The bee owner must file a claim on forms provided by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>commissioner and available on the Department of Agriculture's Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Determination.</b> The commissioner must determine whether the death of <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>the bees or loss of bee colonies was caused by an acute pesticide poisoning, whether the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var>pesticide applicator can be determined, and whether the pesticide applicator applied the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var>pesticide product in a manner consistent with the pesticide product's label or labeling.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Payments; denial of compensation.</b> (a) If the commissioner determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>the bee death or loss of bee colony was caused by an acute pesticide poisoning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>either the pesticide applicator cannot be determined or the pesticide applicator applied <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>the pesticide product in a manner consistent with the pesticide product's label or labeling, <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>the commissioner may award compensation from the pesticide regulatory account. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>pesticide applicator can be determined and the applicator applied the pesticide product <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var>in a manner inconsistent with the product's label or labeling, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>collect a penalty from the pesticide applicator sufficient to compensate the bee owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>for the fair market value of the dead bees and bee colonies losses, and must award the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.32"></a><var>161.32</var>money to the bee owner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.33"></a><var>161.33</var>(b) If the commissioner denies compensation claimed by a bee owner under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.34"></a><var>161.34</var>section, the commissioner must issue a written decision based upon the available evidence. <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.35"></a><var>161.35</var>The decision must include specification of the facts upon which the decision is based and <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>the conclusions on the material issues of the claim. The commissioner must mail a copy <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>of the decision to the bee owner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var>(c) A decision to deny compensation claimed under this section is not subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>contested case review procedures of chapter 14, but may be reviewed upon a trial de <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>novo in a court in the county where the loss occurred. The decision of the court may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>appealed as in other civil cases. Review in court may be obtained by filing a petition for <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var>review with the administrator of the court within 60 days following receipt of a decision <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var>under this section. Upon the filing of a petition, the administrator must mail a copy to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>commissioner and set a time for hearing within 90 days of the filing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Deduction from payment.</b> The commissioner must reduce payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>made under this section by any compensation received by the bee owner for dead bees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>bee colonies losses as proceeds from an insurance policy or from another source.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Appropriation.</b> The amount necessary to pay claims under this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>not to exceed $150,000 per fiscal year, is appropriated from the pesticide regulatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>account in section 18B.05.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014, and applies to bee kills <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>and bee colony losses attributable to acute pesticide poisoning that occur on or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.12.0"></a><a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.788, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Exemptions.</b> Registration is not required for off-highway motorcycles:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var>(1) owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>another state, or a political subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>(2) registered in another state or country that have not been within this state for <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>more than 30 consecutive days; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>(3) registered under chapter 168, when operated on forest roads to gain access to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>state forest campground;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>(4) used exclusively in organized track racing events;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>(5) operated on state or grant-in-aid trails by a nonresident possessing a nonresident <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>off-highway motorcycle state trail pass; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>(6) operated by a person participating in an event for which the commissioner has <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>issued a special use permit.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.13.0"></a><a id="pl.162.32"></a><var>162.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>[84.7945] NONRESIDENT OFF-HIGHWAY MOTORCYCLE STATE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.162.33"></a><var>162.33</var><b>TRAIL PASS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Pass required; fee.</b> (a) A tribal member exempt from registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>84.788, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (2), or a nonresident, may not operate an <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var>off-highway motorcycle on a state or grant-in-aid off-highway motorcycle trail unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>operator carries a valid nonresident off-highway motorcycle state trail pass in immediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var>possession. The pass must be available for inspection by a peace officer, a conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>officer, or an employee designated under section 
         <statute_ref>84.0835</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a pass upon application and <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>payment of a $20 fee. The pass is valid from January 1 through December 31. Fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>collected under this section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>deposited in the state treasury and credited to the off-highway motorcycle account in <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var>the natural resources fund and, except for the electronic licensing system commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>established by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027</statute_ref>, subdivision 15, must be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>grants-in-aid to counties and municipalities for off-highway motorcycle organizations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>construct and maintain off-highway motorcycle trails and use areas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A nonresident off-highway motorcycle state trail pass is not required for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) an off-highway motorcycle that is owned and used by the United States, another <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>state, or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var><statute_ref>84.788</statute_ref>, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a person operating an off-highway motorcycle only on the portion of a trail that <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>is owned by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>(3) a nonresident operating an off-highway motorcycle that is registered according <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>84.788</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>License agents.</b> The commissioner may appoint agents to issue and sell <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var>nonresident off-highway motorcycle state trail passes. The commissioner may revoke the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>appointment of an agent at any time. The commissioner may adopt additional rules as <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>97A.485, subdivision 11</statute_ref>. An agent shall observe all rules adopted <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>by the commissioner for accounting and handling of passes pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>97A.485, <br />
            		<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>subdivision 11
         </statute_ref>. An agent shall promptly deposit and remit all money received from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>sale of the passes, exclusive of the issuing fee, to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Issuance of passes.</b> The commissioner and agents shall issue and sell <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var>nonresident off-highway motorcycle state trail passes. The commissioner shall also make <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var>the passes available through the electronic licensing system established under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.33"></a><var>163.33</var><statute_ref>84.027</statute_ref>, subdivision 15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.34"></a><var>163.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Agent's fee.</b> In addition to the fee for a pass, an issuing fee of $1 per pass <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.35"></a><var>163.35</var>shall be charged. The issuing fee may be retained by the seller of the pass. Issuing fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.36"></a><var>163.36</var>for passes issued by the commissioner shall be deposited in the off-highway motorcycle <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>account in the natural resources fund and retained for the operation of the electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>licensing system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Duplicate passes.</b> The commissioner and agents shall issue a duplicate <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>pass to persons whose pass is lost or destroyed using the process established under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var><statute_ref>97A.405, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, and rules adopted thereunder. The fee for a duplicate nonresident <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var>off-highway motorcycle state trail pass is $2, with an issuing fee of 50 cents.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.14.0"></a><a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.053, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Requirement.</b> Except as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>85.054</statute_ref>, a motor vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var>may not enter a state park, state recreation area, or state wayside over 50 acres in area, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>without a state park permit issued under this section or a state parks and trails plate issued <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>under section 168.1295. Except for vehicles permitted under subdivisions 7, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>(a), clause (2), and 8, the state park permit must be affixed to the lower right corner <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>windshield of the motor vehicle and must be completely affixed by its own adhesive to <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>the windshield, or the commissioner may, by written order, provide an alternative means <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var>to display and validate state park permits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.15.0"></a><a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>[85.056] STATE PARKS AND TRAILS DONATION ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The state parks and trails donation account is <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>established as a separate account in the natural resources fund. The account shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>administered by the commissioner of natural resources as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Funding sources.</b> The state parks and trails donation account shall consist <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>of contributions made under section 168.1295 and other contributions. The contributions <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>may be made in cash, property, land, or interests in land.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Uses.</b> Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var>resources to operate and maintain the state parks and trails system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.16.0"></a><a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.34, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.26"></a><var>164.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Disposition of proceeds.</b> (a) All revenue derived from the lease of the Fort <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>Snelling upper bluff, with the exception of payment for costs of the water line as described <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>in subdivision 6, shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to a state <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var>park account. Interest earned on the money in the account accrues to the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var>(b) Revenue and expenses from the upper bluff shall be tracked separately within <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var>the account. Money in the account derived from the leasing or operation of the property <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.32"></a><var>164.32</var>described in subdivision 1 may be is appropriated annually to the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.33"></a><var>164.33</var>the payment of expenses attributable to the leasing, development, and operation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>property described in subdivision 1, including, but not limited to, the maintenance, repair, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>and rehabilitation of historic buildings and landscapes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.17.0"></a><a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Zoological Garden.</b> The board shall acquire, construct, equip, operate <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var>and maintain the Minnesota Zoological Garden at a site in Dakota County legally <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var>described in Laws 1975, chapter 382, section 12. The Zoological Garden shall consist <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var>of adequate facilities and structures for the collection, habitation, preservation, care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>exhibition, examination or study of wild and domestic animals, including, but not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>to mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, crustaceans and mollusks. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var>may provide such lands, buildings and equipment as it deems necessary for parking, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var>transportation, entertainment, education or instruction of the public in connection with <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var>such Zoological Garden. The Zoological Garden is an official pollinator bank for the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>of Minnesota. For purposes of this subdivision, "pollinator bank" means a program to <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>avert the extinction of pollinator species by cultivating insurance breeding populations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.18.0"></a><a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>[87A.10] TRAP SHOOTING SPORTS FACILITY GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall administer a program to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var>cost-share grants to local recreational shooting clubs for up to 50 percent of the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>of developing or rehabilitating trap shooting sports facilities for public use. A facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>rehabilitated or developed with a grant under this section must be open to the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>public at reasonable times and for a reasonable fee on a walk-in basis. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>shall give preference to projects that will provide the most opportunities for youth.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.19.0"></a><a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.251, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var><b>103G.251 INVESTIGATION OF ACTIVITIES </b><b>WITHOUT PERMIT</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var><b> AFFECTING WATERS OF THE STATE</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Investigations.</b> If the commissioner determines that an investigation <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>is in the public interest, the commissioner may investigate and monitor activities being <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>conducted with or without a permit that may affect waters of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Findings and order.</b> (a) With or without a public hearing, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>commissioner may make findings and issue orders related to activities being conducted <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>without a permit that affect waters of the state as otherwise authorized under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var>(b) A copy of the findings and order must be served on the person to whom the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>order is issued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>(c) If the commissioner issues the findings and order without a hearing, the person to <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>whom the order is issued may file a demand for a hearing with the commissioner. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>demand for a hearing must be accompanied by the bond as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.311, <br />
            		<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, and the hearing must be held in the same manner and with the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var>requirements as a hearing held under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.311, subdivision 5</statute_ref>. The demand for <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var>a hearing and bond must be filed by 30 days after the person is served with a copy of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>the commissioner's order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>(d) The hearing must be conducted as a contested case hearing under chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>(e) If the person to whom the order is addressed does not demand a hearing or <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>demands a hearing but fails to file the required bond:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>(1) the commissioner's order becomes final at the end of 30 days after the person is <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>served with the order; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>(2) the person may not appeal the order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var>(f) An order of the commissioner may be recorded or filed by the commissioner in <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var>the office of the county recorder or registrar of titles, as appropriate, in the county where <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>the real property is located as a deed restriction on the property that runs with the land <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>and is binding on the owners, successors, and assigns until the conditions of the order <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>are met or the order is rescinded.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.20.0"></a><a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.271, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Prohibition on once-through water use permits.</b> (a) Except as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>in paragraph (c), the commissioner may not, after December 31, 1990, issue a water <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>use permit to increase the volume of appropriation from a groundwater source for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var>once-through cooling system using in excess of 5,000,000 gallons annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var>(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), once-through system water use permits <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>using in excess of 5,000,000 gallons annually, must be terminated by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>by the end of their design life but not later than December 31, 2010, unless the discharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var>is into a public water basin within a nature preserve approved by the commissioner and <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.28"></a><var>166.28</var>established prior to January 1, 2001. Existing once-through systems must not be expanded <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.29"></a><var>166.29</var>and are required to convert to water efficient alternatives within the design life of existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.30"></a><var>166.30</var>equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.31"></a><var>166.31</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the commissioner, with the approval of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.32"></a><var>166.32</var>the commissioners of health and the Pollution Control Agency, may issue once-through <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.33"></a><var>166.33</var>system water use permits on an annual basis for aquifer storage and recovery systems that <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.34"></a><var>166.34</var>return all once-through system water to the source aquifer. Water use permit processing <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var>fees in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), apply to all water withdrawals under this paragraph, <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var>including any reuse of water returned to the source aquifer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.21.0"></a><a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Water use permit processing fee.</b> (a) Except as described in paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var>(b) to (f) (g), a water use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water use permit in force <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>at any time during the year. Fees collected under this paragraph are credited to the water <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>management account in the natural resources fund. The schedule is as follows, with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>stated fee in each clause applied to the total amount appropriated:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) $140 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>than 100,000,000 gallons per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) $4 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but less <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var>than 150,000,000 gallons per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var>less than 200,000,000 gallons per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but less <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var>than 250,000,000 gallons per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var>less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but less <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var>than 350,000,000 gallons per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) $6.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var>less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but less <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>than 450,000,000 gallons per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) $7.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.31"></a><var>167.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For once-through cooling systems, a water use processing fee must be prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.32"></a><var>167.32</var>by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water use <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.33"></a><var>167.33</var>permit in force at any time during the year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.34"></a><var>167.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.35"></a><var>167.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for all other users, $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</var>and, except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For water use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) $60,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) $90,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) $300,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 per year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.11"></a><var>168.11</var>for home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</var>cogeneration of electricity and steam; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var>prevent flood damage or to remove flood waters during a period of flooding, as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of two<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var> ten percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var>balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>16B.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The minimum water use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var>agricultural land is $20 for years in which:<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>and October 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>(g) The commissioner shall waive the water use permit fee for installations and <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var>projects that use storm water runoff or where public entities are diverting water to treat <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>a water quality issue and returning the water to its source without using the water for <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>any other purpose, unless the commissioner determines that the proposed use adversely <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>affects surface water or groundwater.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) (h) A surcharge of $30 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.32"></a><var>168.32</var>paragraph (a) shall be applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of June, <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.33"></a><var>168.33</var>July, and August that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal water <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.34"></a><var>168.34</var>use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for municipalities <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.35"></a><var>168.35</var>with more than one permit shall be determined based on the total appropriations from all <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.36"></a><var>168.36</var>permits that supply a common distribution system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.22.0"></a><a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.281, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Penalty for noncompliant reporting.</b>  The commissioner may assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>penalties for noncompliant reporting of water use information as provided in this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var>The penalty is ten percent of the annual water use permit processing fee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.23.0"></a><a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b>[103G.299] ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Authority to issue penalty orders.</b> (a) As provided in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>(b), the commissioner may issue an order requiring violations to be corrected and <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>administratively assessing monetary penalties for violations of sections 103G.271 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>103G.275, and any rules adopted under those sections.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>(b) An order under this section may be issued to a person for water appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>activities without a required permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>(c) The order must be issued as provided in this section and in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var>the plan prepared under subdivision 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Amount of penalty; considerations.</b> (a) The commissioner may issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>orders assessing administrative penalties based on potential for harm and deviation from <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>compliance. For a violation that presents: (1) a minor potential for harm and deviation <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var>from compliance, the penalty will be no more than $1,000; (2) a moderate potential for <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var>harm and deviation from compliance, the penalty will be no more than $10,000; and (3) <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var>a severe potential for harm and deviation from compliance, the penalty will be no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var>than $20,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>(b) In determining the amount of a penalty the commissioner may consider:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>(1) the gravity of the violation, including potential for, or real, damage to the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var>interest or natural resources of the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>(2) the history of past violations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>(3) the number of violations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var>(4) the economic benefit gained by the person by allowing or committing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var>violation based on data from local or state bureaus or educational institutions; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var>(5) other factors as justice may require, if the commissioner specifically identifies <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</var>the additional factors in the commissioner's order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.31"></a><var>169.31</var>(c) For a violation after an initial violation, including a continuation of the initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.32"></a><var>169.32</var>violation, the commissioner must, in determining the amount of a penalty, consider the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.33"></a><var>169.33</var>factors in paragraph (b) and the:<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.34"></a><var>169.34</var>(1) similarity of the most recent previous violation and the violation to be penalized;<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.35"></a><var>169.35</var>(2) time elapsed since the last violation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var>(3) number of previous violations; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>(4) response of the person to the most recent previous violation identified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Contents of order.</b> An order assessing an administrative penalty under <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.4"></a><var>170.4</var>this section must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</var>(1) a concise statement of the facts alleged to constitute a violation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var>(2) a reference to the section of the statute, rule, order, or term or condition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>a permit that has been violated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>(3) a statement of the amount of the administrative penalty to be imposed and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var>factors upon which the penalty is based; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>(4) a statement of the person's right to review of the order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Corrective order.</b> (a) The commissioner may issue an order assessing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.12"></a><var>170.12</var>penalty and requiring the violations cited in the order to be corrected within a time period <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</var>specified by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>(b) The person to whom the order was issued must provide information to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var>commissioner before the 31st day after the order was received demonstrating that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</var>violation has been corrected or that appropriate steps toward correcting the violation <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.17"></a><var>170.17</var>have been taken.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</var>(c) The commissioner must determine whether the violation has been corrected and <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>notify the person subject to the order of the commissioner's determination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Penalty.</b> (a) Unless the person requests review of the order under <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var>subdivision 6 or 7 before the penalty is due, the penalty in the order is due and payable:<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var>(1) on the 31st day after the order was received, if the person subject to the order <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>fails to provide information to the commissioner showing that the violation has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var>corrected or that appropriate steps have been taken toward correcting the violation; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>(2) on the 20th day after the person receives the commissioner's determination under <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (c), if the person subject to the order has provided information <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>to the commissioner that the commissioner determines is not sufficient to show that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>violation has been corrected or that appropriate steps have been taken toward correcting <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var>the violation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.30"></a><var>170.30</var>(b) The penalty is due by 31 days after the order was received, unless review of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.31"></a><var>170.31</var>order under subdivision 6 or 7 has been sought.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.32"></a><var>170.32</var>(c) Interest at the rate established in section 549.09 begins to accrue on penalties <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.33"></a><var>170.33</var>under this subdivision on the 31st day after the order with the penalty was received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.34"></a><var>170.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Expedited administrative hearing.</b> (a) Within 30 days after receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.35"></a><var>170.35</var>an order or within 20 days after receiving notice that the commissioner has determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.36"></a><var>170.36</var>that a violation has not been corrected or appropriate steps have not been taken, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>person subject to an order under this section may request an expedited hearing, using <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>the procedures under Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8510 to 1400.8612, to review the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>commissioner's determination. The hearing request must specifically state the reasons <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>for seeking review of the order. The person to whom the order is directed and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>commissioner are the parties to the expedited hearing. The commissioner must notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>person to whom the order is directed of the time and place of the hearing at least 20 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>before the hearing. The expedited hearing must be held within 30 days after a request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>hearing has been filed with the commissioner unless the parties agree to a later date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var>(b) All written arguments must be submitted within ten days following the close of <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var>the hearing. The hearing must be conducted under Minnesota Rules, parts 1400.8510 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>1400.8612, as modified by this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>(c) The administrative law judge must issue a report making recommendations about <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>the commissioner's action to the commissioner within 30 days following the close of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var>record. The administrative law judge may not recommend a change in the amount of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>proposed penalty unless the administrative law judge determines that, based on the factors <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>in subdivision 2, the amount of the penalty is unreasonable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>(d) If the administrative law judge makes a finding that the hearing was requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>solely for purposes of delay or that the hearing request was frivolous, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>may add to the amount of the penalty the costs charged to the department by the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>Administrative Hearings for the hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var>(e) If a hearing has been held, the commissioner may not issue a final order until at <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var>least five days after receipt of the report of the administrative law judge. The person to <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var>whom an order is issued may, within those five days, comment to the commissioner on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var>recommendations, and the commissioner must consider the comments. The final order <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var>may be appealed in the manner provided in sections 14.63 to 14.69.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var>(f) If a hearing has been held and a final order issued by the commissioner, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var>penalty must be paid by 30 days after the date the final order is received unless review of <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var>the final order is requested under sections 14.63 to 14.69. If review is not requested or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var>order is reviewed and upheld, the amount due is the penalty, together with interest accruing <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.30"></a><var>171.30</var>from 31 days after the original order was received at the rate established in section 549.09.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.31"></a><var>171.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Mediation.</b> In addition to review under subdivision 6, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.32"></a><var>171.32</var>may enter into mediation concerning an order issued under this section if the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.33"></a><var>171.33</var>and the person to whom the order is issued both agree to mediation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.171.34"></a><var>171.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Penalties due and payable.</b> The commissioner may enforce penalties that <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.35"></a><var>171.35</var>are due and payable under this section in any manner provided by law for the collection <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.36"></a><var>171.36</var>of debts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Revocation and suspension of permit.</b> If a person fails to pay a penalty <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var>owed under this section, the commissioner has grounds to revoke a permit or to refuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var>to amend a permit or issue a new permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Cumulative remedy.</b> The authority of the commissioner to issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var>corrective order assessing penalties is in addition to other remedies available under statutory <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var>or common law, except that the state may not seek civil penalties under any other provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var>of law for the violations covered by the administrative penalty order. The payment of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var>penalty does not preclude the use of other enforcement provisions, under which penalties <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>are not assessed, in connection with the violation for which the penalty was assessed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Deposit of fees.</b> Fees collected under this section must be credited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>water management account in the natural resources fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Plan for use of administrative penalties.</b> The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var>prepare a plan for using the administrative penalty authority in this section. The plan must <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>include explanations for how the commissioner will determine whether violations are <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>minor, moderate, or severe. The commissioner must provide a 30-day period for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>comment on the plan. The plan must be finalized within six months after the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>date of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivisions 1 to 11 of this section are effective January 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>2015. Subdivision 12 of this section is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.24.0"></a><a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.151, as amended by Laws 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>chapter 225, section 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var><b>115A.151 RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS; PUBLIC ENTITIES; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var><b>COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS</b><b>; SPORTS FACILITIES</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>(a) A public entity, the owner of a sports facility,  and an owner of a commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>building shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>(1) ensure that facilities under its control, from which mixed municipal solid waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>is collected, also collect at least three recyclable materials, such as, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>paper, glass, plastic, and metal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var>(2) transfer all recyclable materials collected to a recycler.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>(b) For the purposes of this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.31"></a><var>172.31</var>(1) "public entity" means the state, an office, agency, or institution of the state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.32"></a><var>172.32</var>the Metropolitan Council, a metropolitan agency, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.33"></a><var>172.33</var>Commission, the legislature, the courts, a county, a statutory or home rule charter city, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var>town, a school district, a special taxing district, or any entity that receives an appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>from the state for a capital improvement project after August 1, 2002;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>(2) "metropolitan agency" and "Metropolitan Council," have the meanings given <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.4"></a><var>173.4</var>them in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.5"></a><var>173.5</var>(3) "Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission" means the commission created <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.6"></a><var>173.6</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>473.702</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.7"></a><var>173.7</var>(4) "commercial building" means a building that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.8"></a><var>173.8</var>(i) is located in a metropolitan county, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.9"></a><var>173.9</var>(ii) contains a business classified in sectors 42 to 81 under the North American <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.10"></a><var>173.10</var>Industrial Classification System; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.11"></a><var>173.11</var>(iii) contracts for four cubic yards or more per week of solid waste collection.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.12"></a><var>173.12</var>(5) "sports facility" means a professional or collegiate sports facility at which <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.13"></a><var>173.13</var>competitions take place before a public audience.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.14"></a><var>173.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.25.0"></a><a id="pl.173.15"></a><var>173.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.55, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.16"></a><var>173.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Statewide source reduction goal.</b> (a) It is a goal of the state that there <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.17"></a><var>173.17</var>be a minimum ten percent per capita reduction in the amount of mixed and counties to <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.18"></a><var>173.18</var>reduce the generation of municipal solid waste generated in the state by December 31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.19"></a><var>173.19</var>2000, based on a reasonable estimate of the amount of mixed municipal solid waste that <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.20"></a><var>173.20</var>was generated in calendar year 1993.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.21"></a><var>173.21</var>(b) As part of the 1997 report required under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.411</statute_ref>, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.22"></a><var>173.22</var>shall submit to the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.23"></a><var>173.23</var>over environment and natural resources and environment and natural resources finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.24"></a><var>173.24</var>a proposed strategy for meeting the goal in paragraph (a). The strategy must include a <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.25"></a><var>173.25</var>discussion of the different reduction potentials to be found in various sectors and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.26"></a><var>173.26</var>include recommended interim goals. The commissioner shall report progress on meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.27"></a><var>173.27</var>the goal in paragraph (a), as well as recommendations and revisions to the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.28"></a><var>173.28</var>strategy, as part of the 1999 report required under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.411</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.29"></a><var>173.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.26.0"></a><a id="pl.173.30"></a><var>173.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.551, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.31"></a><var>173.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, "recycling" means, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.32"></a><var>173.32</var>in addition to the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>115A.03, subdivision 25b</statute_ref>, yard waste and <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.33"></a><var>173.33</var>source-separated compostable materials composting, and recycling that occurs through <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.1"></a><var>174.1</var>mechanical or hand separation of materials that are then delivered for reuse in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.2"></a><var>174.2</var>original form or for use in manufacturing processes that do not cause the destruction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.3"></a><var>174.3</var>recyclable materials in a manner that precludes further use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.4"></a><var>174.4</var>(b) For the purposes of this section, "total solid waste generation" means the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.5"></a><var>174.5</var>by weight of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.6"></a><var>174.6</var>(1) materials separated for recycling;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.7"></a><var>174.7</var>(2) materials separated for yard waste and source-separated compostable materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.8"></a><var>174.8</var>composting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.9"></a><var>174.9</var>(3) mixed municipal solid waste plus yard waste, motor and vehicle fluids and <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.10"></a><var>174.10</var>filters, tires, lead acid batteries, and major appliances; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.11"></a><var>174.11</var>(4) residential waste materials that would be mixed municipal solid waste but for <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.12"></a><var>174.12</var>the fact that they are not collected as such.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.13"></a><var>174.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.27.0"></a><a id="pl.174.14"></a><var>174.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.551, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.15"></a><var>174.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Supplementary</b><b> County</b><b> recycling goals.</b>  (a) By December 31, 1996<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.16"></a><var>174.16</var> 2030, each county will have as a goal to recycle the following amounts:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.17"></a><var>174.17</var>(1) for a county outside of the metropolitan area, 35 percent by weight of total <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.18"></a><var>174.18</var>solid waste generation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.19"></a><var>174.19</var>(2) for a metropolitan county, 50 75 percent by weight of total solid waste generation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.20"></a><var>174.20</var>(b) Each county will develop and implement or require political subdivisions within <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.21"></a><var>174.21</var>the county to develop and implement programs, practices, or methods designed to meet its <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.22"></a><var>174.22</var>recycling goal. Nothing in this section or in any other law may be construed to prohibit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.23"></a><var>174.23</var>county from establishing a higher recycling goal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.24"></a><var>174.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.28.0"></a><a id="pl.174.25"></a><var>174.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.557, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.26"></a><var>174.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Purposes for which money may be spent.</b> (a) A county receiving money <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.27"></a><var>174.27</var>distributed by the commissioner under this section may use the money only for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.28"></a><var>174.28</var>development and implementation of programs to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.29"></a><var>174.29</var>(1) reduce the amount of solid waste generated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.30"></a><var>174.30</var>(2) recycle the maximum amount of solid waste technically feasible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.31"></a><var>174.31</var>(3) create and support markets for recycled products;<br />
         		<a id="pl.174.32"></a><var>174.32</var>(4) remove problem materials from the solid waste stream and develop proper <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.33"></a><var>174.33</var>disposal options for them;<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.1"></a><var>175.1</var>(5) inform and educate all sectors of the public about proper solid waste management <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.2"></a><var>175.2</var>procedures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.3"></a><var>175.3</var>(6) provide technical assistance to public and private entities to ensure proper solid <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.4"></a><var>175.4</var>waste management;<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.5"></a><var>175.5</var>(7) provide educational, technical, and financial assistance for litter prevention; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.6"></a><var>175.6</var>(8) process mixed municipal solid waste generated in the county at a resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.7"></a><var>175.7</var>recovery facility located in Minnesota; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.8"></a><var>175.8</var>(9) compost source-separated compostable materials, including the provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.9"></a><var>175.9</var>receptacles for residential composting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.10"></a><var>175.10</var>(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2015 and continuing thereafter, of any money distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.11"></a><var>175.11</var>by the commissioner under this section to a metropolitan county, as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.12"></a><var>175.12</var>473.121, subdivision 4, that exceeds the amount the county was eligible to receive under <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.13"></a><var>175.13</var>this section in fiscal year 2014: (1) at least 50 percent must be expended on activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.14"></a><var>175.14</var>in paragraph (a), clause (9); and (2) the remainder must be expended on activities in <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.15"></a><var>175.15</var>paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7) and (9) that advance the county toward achieving its <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.16"></a><var>175.16</var>recycling goal under section 115A.551.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.17"></a><var>175.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.29.0"></a><a id="pl.175.18"></a><var>175.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.557, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.19"></a><var>175.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility to receive money.</b> (a) To be eligible to receive money distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.20"></a><var>175.20</var>by the commissioner under this section, a county shall within one year of October 4, 1989:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.21"></a><var>175.21</var>(1) create a separate account in its general fund to credit the money; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.22"></a><var>175.22</var>(2) set up accounting procedures to ensure that money in the separate account is <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.23"></a><var>175.23</var>spent only for the purposes in subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.24"></a><var>175.24</var>(b) In each following year, each county shall also:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.25"></a><var>175.25</var>(1) have in place an approved solid waste management plan or master plan including <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.26"></a><var>175.26</var>a recycling implementation strategy under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.551, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.27"></a><var>175.27</var>household hazardous waste management plan under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.96, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.28"></a><var>175.28</var>by the dates specified in those provisions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.29"></a><var>175.29</var>(2) submit a report by April 1 of each year to the commissioner, which may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.30"></a><var>175.30</var>submitted electronically and must be posted on the agency's Web site, detailing for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.31"></a><var>175.31</var>previous calendar year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.175.32"></a><var>175.32</var>(i) how the money was spent including, but not limited to, specific recycling and <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.33"></a><var>175.33</var>composting activities undertaken to increase the county's proportion of solid waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.34"></a><var>175.34</var>recycled in order to achieve its recycling goal established in section 115A.551; specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.175.35"></a><var>175.35</var>information on the number of employees performing SCORE planning, oversight, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.1"></a><var>176.1</var>administration; the percentage of those employees' total work time allocated to SCORE <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.2"></a><var>176.2</var>planning, oversight, and administration; the specific duties and responsibilities of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.3"></a><var>176.3</var>employees; and the amount of staff salary for these SCORE duties and responsibilities of <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.4"></a><var>176.4</var>the employees; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.5"></a><var>176.5</var>(ii) the resulting gains achieved in solid waste management practices; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.6"></a><var>176.6</var>(3) provide evidence to the commissioner that local revenue equal to 25 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.7"></a><var>176.7</var>the money sought for distribution under this section will be spent for the purposes in <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.8"></a><var>176.8</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.9"></a><var>176.9</var>(c) The commissioner shall withhold all or part of the funds to be distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.10"></a><var>176.10</var>to a county under this section if the county fails to comply with this subdivision and <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.11"></a><var>176.11</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.12"></a><var>176.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.30.0"></a><a id="pl.176.13"></a><var>176.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 116V.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.14"></a><var>176.14</var><b>116V.03 APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.176.15"></a><var>176.15</var>$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and each year thereafter is appropriated from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.16"></a><var>176.16</var>general fund to the commissioner of revenue for transfer to the agricultural project <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.17"></a><var>176.17</var>utilization account in the special revenue fund for the Agricultural Utilization Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.18"></a><var>176.18</var>Institute established under section 
         <statute_ref>116V.01</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.31.0"></a><a id="pl.176.19"></a><var>176.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>[168.1295] STATE PARKS AND TRAILS PLATES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.176.20"></a><var>176.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General requirements and procedures.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.21"></a><var>176.21</var>issue state parks and trails plates to an applicant who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.22"></a><var>176.22</var>(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational vehicle, one ton <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.23"></a><var>176.23</var>pickup truck, or motorcycle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.24"></a><var>176.24</var>(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.25"></a><var>176.25</var>(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.26"></a><var>176.26</var>(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.27"></a><var>176.27</var>(5) contributes a minimum of $50 annually to the state parks and trails donation <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.28"></a><var>176.28</var>account established in section 85.056; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.29"></a><var>176.29</var>(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.30"></a><var>176.30</var>and licensing of drivers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.176.31"></a><var>176.31</var>(b) The state parks and trails plate application must indicate that the contribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.32"></a><var>176.32</var>specified under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to receive the plate <br />
         		<a id="pl.176.33"></a><var>176.33</var>and that the applicant may make an additional contribution to the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.1"></a><var>177.1</var>(c) State parks and trails plates may be personalized according to section 168.12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.2"></a><var>177.2</var>subdivision 2a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.3"></a><var>177.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Design.</b> After consultation with interested groups, the commissioners of <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.4"></a><var>177.4</var>natural resources and public safety shall jointly select a suitable symbol for use by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.5"></a><var>177.5</var>commissioner of public safety to design the state parks and trails plates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.6"></a><var>177.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>No refund.</b> Contributions under this section must not be refunded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.7"></a><var>177.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Plate transfers.</b> Notwithstanding section 168.12, subdivision 1, on <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.8"></a><var>177.8</var>payment of a transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.9"></a><var>177.9</var>another passenger automobile registered to the person to whom the plates were issued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.10"></a><var>177.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Contribution and fees credited.</b> Contributions under subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.11"></a><var>177.11</var>paragraph (a), clause (5), must be paid to the commissioner and credited to the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.12"></a><var>177.12</var>parks and trails donation account established in section 85.056. The other fees collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.13"></a><var>177.13</var>under this section must be deposited in the vehicle services operating account of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.14"></a><var>177.14</var>special revenue fund under section 299A.705.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.15"></a><var>177.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Record.</b> The commissioner shall maintain a record of the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.16"></a><var>177.16</var>plates issued under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.17"></a><var>177.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Exemption.</b> Special plates issued under this section are not subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.18"></a><var>177.18</var>section 168.1293, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.19"></a><var>177.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.20"></a><var>177.20</var>applies to applications submitted on or after January 1, 2016, or the date the new driver and <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.21"></a><var>177.21</var>vehicle services information technology system is implemented, whichever comes later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.32.0"></a><a id="pl.177.22"></a><var>177.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b>[347.57] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.177.23"></a><var>177.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Terms.</b> The definitions in this section apply to sections 347.57 <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.24"></a><var>177.24</var>to 347.64.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.25"></a><var>177.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Animal.</b> "Animal" means a dog or a cat.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.26"></a><var>177.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Board.</b> "Board" means the Board of Animal Health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.27"></a><var>177.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Cat.</b> "Cat" means a mammal that is wholly or in part of the species Felis <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.28"></a><var>177.28</var>domesticus. An adult cat is a cat 28 weeks of age or older. A kitten is a cat under 28 <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.29"></a><var>177.29</var>weeks of age.<br />
         		<a id="pl.177.30"></a><var>177.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Commercial breeder.</b> "Commercial breeder" means a person who <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.31"></a><var>177.31</var>possesses or has an ownership interest in animals and is engaged in the business of <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.32"></a><var>177.32</var>breeding animals for sale or for exchange in return for consideration, and who possesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.33"></a><var>177.33</var>ten or more adult intact animals and whose animals produce more than five total litters of <br />
         		<a id="pl.177.34"></a><var>177.34</var>puppies or kittens per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.1"></a><var>178.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Confinement area.</b> "Confinement area" means a structure used or <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.2"></a><var>178.2</var>designed for use to restrict an animal to a limited amount of space, such as a room, pen, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.3"></a><var>178.3</var>cage, kennel, compartment, crate, or hutch.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.4"></a><var>178.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Dog.</b> "Dog" means a mammal that is wholly or in part of the species Canis <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.5"></a><var>178.5</var>familiaris. An adult dog is a dog 28 weeks of age or older. A puppy is a dog under 28 <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.6"></a><var>178.6</var>weeks of age.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.7"></a><var>178.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Facility.</b> "Facility" means the place used by a commercial breeder for <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.8"></a><var>178.8</var>breeding animals, and includes all buildings, property, confinement areas, and vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.9"></a><var>178.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Local animal control authority.</b> "Local animal control authority" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.10"></a><var>178.10</var>an agency of the state, county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state that <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.11"></a><var>178.11</var>is responsible for animal control operations in its jurisdiction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.12"></a><var>178.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Person.</b> "Person" means a natural person, firm, partnership, corporation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.13"></a><var>178.13</var>or association, however organized.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.14"></a><var>178.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Possess.</b> "Possess" means to have custody of or have control over.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.15"></a><var>178.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Veterinarian.</b> "Veterinarian" means a veterinarian in good standing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.16"></a><var>178.16</var>licensed in the state of Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.33.0"></a><a id="pl.178.17"></a><var>178.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b>[347.58] LICENSING AND INSPECTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.178.18"></a><var>178.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Licensing.</b> (a) The board may grant an operating license to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.19"></a><var>178.19</var>commercial breeder and must enforce sections 347.58 to 347.64.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.20"></a><var>178.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Beginning July 1, 2015, a commercial breeder must obtain an annual license <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.21"></a><var>178.21</var>for each facility it owns or operates. More than one building on the same premises is <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.22"></a><var>178.22</var>considered one facility. The initial prelicense inspection fee and the annual license fee is <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.23"></a><var>178.23</var>$10 per adult intact animal, but each fee must not exceed $250.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.24"></a><var>178.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The board must perform an announced initial prelicense inspection within 60 <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.25"></a><var>178.25</var>days from the date of receiving a license application. A commercial breeder is not in <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.26"></a><var>178.26</var>violation of this section if the commercial breeder has filed a completed license application <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.27"></a><var>178.27</var>with the board and the board has not performed the initial prelicense inspection. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.28"></a><var>178.28</var>board must inspect a commercial breeder's facility before an initial license is issued. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.29"></a><var>178.29</var>initial prelicense inspection fee must be included with the license application. Upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.30"></a><var>178.30</var>completion of the inspection, the inspector must provide the commercial breeder an <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.31"></a><var>178.31</var>inspection certificate signed by the inspector in a format approved by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.32"></a><var>178.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The license application must indicate if a commercial breeder operates under <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.33"></a><var>178.33</var>more than one name from a single location or has an ownership interest in any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.178.34"></a><var>178.34</var>facility. License holders must keep separate records for each business name.<br />
         		<a id="pl.178.35"></a><var>178.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The application must include a statement that includes the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.1"></a><var>179.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) whether any license held by an applicant under this section or under any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.2"></a><var>179.2</var>federal, state, county, or local law, ordinance, or other regulation relating to breeding cats <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.3"></a><var>179.3</var>or dogs was ever suspended, revoked, or denied; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.4"></a><var>179.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) whether the applicant was ever convicted of animal cruelty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.5"></a><var>179.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) An application from a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company must <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.6"></a><var>179.6</var>include the name and address of all partners, directors, officers, or members and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.7"></a><var>179.7</var>include a notation of any partners, directors, officers, members, or others authorized to <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.8"></a><var>179.8</var>represent the partnership, corporation, or limited liability company.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.9"></a><var>179.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A nonresident applicant must consent to adjudication of any violation under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.10"></a><var>179.10</var>laws of the state of Minnesota and in Minnesota courts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.11"></a><var>179.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) A license issued under this section is not transferable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.12"></a><var>179.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) A license holder must apply for license renewal annually by submitting a renewal <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.13"></a><var>179.13</var>application on a form approved by the board. The license renewal application must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.14"></a><var>179.14</var>postmarked or submitted electronically in a method approved by the board by July 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.15"></a><var>179.15</var>of each year. The board may assess a late renewal penalty of up to 50 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.16"></a><var>179.16</var>license fee. If a license is not renewed by August 1, the board may require the commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.17"></a><var>179.17</var>breeder to reapply for an initial license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.18"></a><var>179.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) A commercial breeder must submit to the board an annual report by July 1 on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.19"></a><var>179.19</var>form prepared by the board. The form must include the current number of cats and dogs at <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.20"></a><var>179.20</var>the facility on the date of the report, the number of animals during the preceding year that <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.21"></a><var>179.21</var>were sold, traded, bartered, leased, brokered, given away, euthanized, or deceased from <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.22"></a><var>179.22</var>other causes, and any other information required by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.23"></a><var>179.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) If a commercial breeder is required to be licensed by the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.24"></a><var>179.24</var>Department of Agriculture, United States Department of Agriculture inspection reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.25"></a><var>179.25</var>and records relating to animal care plans and veterinary care must be made available <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.26"></a><var>179.26</var>during an inspection, upon request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.27"></a><var>179.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) A commercial breeder must prominently display the commercial breeder's license <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.28"></a><var>179.28</var>at each facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.29"></a><var>179.29</var>(m) A commercial breeder's state license number or a symbol approved by the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.30"></a><var>179.30</var>must be included in all of the commercial breeder's advertisements or promotions that <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.31"></a><var>179.31</var>pertain to animals being sold or traded including, but not limited to, all newspapers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.32"></a><var>179.32</var>Internet, radio, or flyers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.33"></a><var>179.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) A commercial breeder must notify the board by certified mail or electronically <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.34"></a><var>179.34</var>in a method approved by the board within ten days of any change in address, name, <br />
         		<a id="pl.179.35"></a><var>179.35</var>management, or substantial control and ownership of the business or operation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.179.36"></a><var>179.36</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) The board must refuse to issue an initial license when a commercial breeder:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.1"></a><var>180.1</var>(1) is in violation of section 343.21; 343.24; 343.27; 343.28; 343.31; 343.37; 346.37; <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.2"></a><var>180.2</var>346.38; 346.39; 346.44; or 346.155;<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.3"></a><var>180.3</var>(2) has failed to meet any of the requirements of this section and section 347.59;<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.4"></a><var>180.4</var>(3) is in violation of a local ordinance regarding breeders;<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.5"></a><var>180.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) has been convicted, other than a petty misdemeanor conviction, of cruelty to <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.6"></a><var>180.6</var>animals under Minnesota law or a substantially similar animal cruelty law of another <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.7"></a><var>180.7</var>jurisdiction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.8"></a><var>180.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) has had a substantially similar license denied, revoked, or suspended by another <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.9"></a><var>180.9</var>federal or state authority within the last five years; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.10"></a><var>180.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) has falsified any material information requested by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.11"></a><var>180.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p) A person who has been an officer, agent, direct family member, or employee of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.12"></a><var>180.12</var>commercial breeder whose license was revoked or suspended and who was responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.13"></a><var>180.13</var>or participated in the violation that was a basis for the revocation or suspension may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.14"></a><var>180.14</var>be licensed while the revocation or suspension is in effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.15"></a><var>180.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Inspections.</b> (a) The board must inspect each licensed facility at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.16"></a><var>180.16</var>annually. The inspection must be with the commercial breeder or an agent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.17"></a><var>180.17</var>commercial breeder present. The inspector must submit an inspection report to the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.18"></a><var>180.18</var>within ten days of each inspection on a form prepared by the board. The inspection report <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.19"></a><var>180.19</var>form must list separately each law, rule, regulation, and ordinance the facility is not in <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.20"></a><var>180.20</var>compliance with and what correction is required for compliance. The inspection report <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.21"></a><var>180.21</var>form must document the animal inventory on the date of the inspection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.22"></a><var>180.22</var>(b) If, after the prelicense inspection, the commercial breeder has two consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.23"></a><var>180.23</var>years of inspections with no violations, the board must inspect the commercial breeder at <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.24"></a><var>180.24</var>least every two years. If the commercial breeder has any violations during an inspection or <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.25"></a><var>180.25</var>if the board has cause, the board must inspect the commercial breeder at least annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.26"></a><var>180.26</var>(c) If a license to operate is suspended, revoked, or denied, the board must be granted <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.27"></a><var>180.27</var>access to the facility during normal business hours to verify that it is not operating.<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.28"></a><var>180.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Record requirements.</b> (a) The commercial breeder must keep records on <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.29"></a><var>180.29</var>each animal at the facility that includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.180.30"></a><var>180.30</var>(1) the name, address, and United States Department of Agriculture license number, <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.31"></a><var>180.31</var>if applicable, from whom an animal was received; the date the commercial breeder <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.32"></a><var>180.32</var>received the animal; the date of the animal's birth; the breed, sex, color, and identifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.33"></a><var>180.33</var>marks of the animal; any identifying tag, tattoo, microchip, or collar number; worming <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.34"></a><var>180.34</var>treatments, vaccinations, and name of the person who administered the vaccination; <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.35"></a><var>180.35</var>medication received by the animal while in the possession of the commercial breeder; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.180.36"></a><var>180.36</var>any disease conditions diagnosed by a veterinarian; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.1"></a><var>181.1</var>(2) the name and address of the person or entity to whom an animal was transferred.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.2"></a><var>181.2</var>(b) The commercial breeder must maintain a copy of the records required to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.3"></a><var>181.3</var>kept under this subdivision for two years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.4"></a><var>181.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Veterinary protocol.</b> (a) A commercial breeder must establish and <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.5"></a><var>181.5</var>maintain a written protocol for disease control and prevention, euthanasia, and veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.6"></a><var>181.6</var>care of animals at each facility. The initial protocol must be developed under the direction <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.7"></a><var>181.7</var>and supervision of the board. A commercial breeder must maintain a written protocol that <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.8"></a><var>181.8</var>is updated at least every 12 months and that is signed and dated by the board or by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.9"></a><var>181.9</var>veterinarian along with the commercial breeder. The written protocol must be available to <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.10"></a><var>181.10</var>the board upon request or at the time of inspection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.11"></a><var>181.11</var>(b) An animal sold or otherwise distributed by a commercial breeder must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.12"></a><var>181.12</var>accompanied by a veterinary health certificate completed by a veterinarian. The certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.13"></a><var>181.13</var>must be completed within 30 days prior to the sale or distribution and must indicate that <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.14"></a><var>181.14</var>the animal is current with vaccinations and has no signs of infectious or contagious <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.15"></a><var>181.15</var>diseases. The certificate accompanying an adult dog that was not spayed or neutered must <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.16"></a><var>181.16</var>indicate that the dog has no signs of infectious or contagious diseases and was tested for <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.17"></a><var>181.17</var>canine brucellosis with a test approved by the board and found to be negative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.18"></a><var>181.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Posting of information.</b> The board must maintain and post in a timely <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.19"></a><var>181.19</var>manner on its Web site a list of commercial breeders licensed and in good standing <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.20"></a><var>181.20</var>under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.34.0"></a><a id="pl.181.21"></a><var>181.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. <b>[347.59] STANDARDS OF CARE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.181.22"></a><var>181.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A commercial breeder must comply with chapters 343 and 346.<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.23"></a><var>181.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A commercial breeder must ensure that animals that are part of the commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.24"></a><var>181.24</var>breeder's breeding business operations are cared for as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.25"></a><var>181.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) cats must not be housed in outdoor confinement areas;<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.26"></a><var>181.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) animals exercised in groups must be compatible and show no signs of contagious <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.27"></a><var>181.27</var>or infectious disease;<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.28"></a><var>181.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) females in estrus must not be housed in the same confinement area with <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.29"></a><var>181.29</var>unneutered males, except for breeding purposes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.30"></a><var>181.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) animals must be provided daily enrichment and must be provided positive physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.31"></a><var>181.31</var>contact with human beings and compatible animals at least twice daily unless a veterinarian <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.32"></a><var>181.32</var>determines such activities would adversely affect the health or well-being of the animal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.181.33"></a><var>181.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) animals must not be sold, traded, or given away before the age of eight weeks <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.34"></a><var>181.34</var>unless a veterinarian determines it would be in the best interests of the health or well-being <br />
         		<a id="pl.181.35"></a><var>181.35</var>of the animal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.1"></a><var>182.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the commercial breeder must provide identification and tracking for each animal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.2"></a><var>182.2</var>which is not transferable to another animal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.3"></a><var>182.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the commercial breeder must provide adequate staff to maintain the facility and <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.4"></a><var>182.4</var>observe each animal daily to monitor each animal's health and well-being, and to properly <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.5"></a><var>182.5</var>care for the animals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.6"></a><var>182.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A commercial breeder must not knowingly hire staff or independent contractors <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.7"></a><var>182.7</var>who have been convicted of cruelty to animals under the law of any jurisdiction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.8"></a><var>182.8</var>(d) A commercial breeder must comply with any additional standards the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.9"></a><var>182.9</var>considers necessary to protect the public health and welfare of animals covered under <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.10"></a><var>182.10</var>sections 347.57 to 347.61. The standards must be established by rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.11"></a><var>182.11</var>(e) A United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) licensed breeder or dealer <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.12"></a><var>182.12</var>who is in compliance with the minimum USDA regulations governing the license holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.13"></a><var>182.13</var>as they relate to animal confinement areas as of the effective date of this section does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.14"></a><var>182.14</var>have to comply with the minimum confinement area measurements under section 346.39, <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.15"></a><var>182.15</var>subdivision 4, for existing confinement areas in each facility the breeder or dealer owns. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.16"></a><var>182.16</var>a USDA-licensed breeder or dealer builds a new confinement area after the effective date <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.17"></a><var>182.17</var>of this section, those minimum standards must meet or exceed the minimum specifications <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.18"></a><var>182.18</var>as they relate to confinement area size under section 346.39, subdivision 4.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.35.0"></a><a id="pl.182.19"></a><var>182.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. <b>[347.60] INVESTIGATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.182.20"></a><var>182.20</var>(a) The board must initiate an investigation upon receiving a formal complaint <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.21"></a><var>182.21</var>alleging violations of section 347.58 or 347.59.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.22"></a><var>182.22</var>(b) When a local animal control authority, a peace officer, or a humane agent <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.23"></a><var>182.23</var>appointed under section 343.01 is made aware of an alleged violation under this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.24"></a><var>182.24</var>or chapter 343 or 346, committed by a commercial breeder, the local animal control <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.25"></a><var>182.25</var>authority, peace officer, or humane agent appointed under section 343.01 must report the <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.26"></a><var>182.26</var>alleged violation in a timely manner to the board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.36.0"></a><a id="pl.182.27"></a><var>182.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. <b>[347.61] CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.182.28"></a><var>182.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Correction orders.</b> (a) The board may issue a correction order <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.29"></a><var>182.29</var>requiring a commercial breeder to correct a violation of state statutes, rules, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.30"></a><var>182.30</var>regulations governing breeding facilities. The correction order must state the deficiencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.31"></a><var>182.31</var>that constitute the violation; the specific statute, rule, or regulation violated; and when <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.32"></a><var>182.32</var>the violation must be corrected.<br />
         		<a id="pl.182.33"></a><var>182.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A commercial breeder may ask the board to reconsider any portion of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.182.34"></a><var>182.34</var>correction order that the commercial breeder believes is in error. The request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.1"></a><var>183.1</var>reconsideration must be made in writing by certified mail or electronically in a method <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.2"></a><var>183.2</var>approved by the board within seven days after receipt of the correction order. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.3"></a><var>183.3</var>request for reconsideration does not stay the correction order. The board must respond <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.4"></a><var>183.4</var>to the request for reconsideration within 15 days after receiving a request. The board's <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.5"></a><var>183.5</var>disposition of a request for reconsideration is final. The board may extend the time for <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.6"></a><var>183.6</var>complying with a correction order after receiving a request for reconsideration if necessary.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.7"></a><var>183.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The board must reinspect the facility within 15 days after the time for correcting <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.8"></a><var>183.8</var>the violation has passed to determine whether the violation has been corrected. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.9"></a><var>183.9</var>violation has been corrected, the board must notify the commercial breeder in writing that <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.10"></a><var>183.10</var>the commercial breeder is in compliance with the correction order. The board may charge <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.11"></a><var>183.11</var>a reinspection fee to determine if a previous violation has been corrected.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.12"></a><var>183.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Administrative penalty orders.</b> After the inspection required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.13"></a><var>183.13</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (c), the board may issue an order requiring violations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.14"></a><var>183.14</var>be corrected and administratively assessing monetary penalties for violations. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.15"></a><var>183.15</var>administrative penalty order must include a citation of the statute, rule, or regulation <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.16"></a><var>183.16</var>violated; a description of the violation; and the amount of the penalty for each violation. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.17"></a><var>183.17</var>single correction order may assess a maximum administrative penalty of $5,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.18"></a><var>183.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Injunctive relief.</b> In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.19"></a><var>183.19</var>board may bring an action for injunctive relief in the district court in Ramsey County or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.20"></a><var>183.20</var>the county in which a violation of the statutes, rules, or regulations governing the breeding <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.21"></a><var>183.21</var>of cats and dogs occurred to enjoin the violation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.22"></a><var>183.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Cease and desist.</b> The board must issue an order to cease a practice if its <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.23"></a><var>183.23</var>continuation would result in an immediate risk to animal welfare or public health. An <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.24"></a><var>183.24</var>order issued under this subdivision is effective for a maximum of 72 hours. The board or <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.25"></a><var>183.25</var>its designated agent must seek an injunction or take other administrative action authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.26"></a><var>183.26</var>by law to restrain a practice beyond 72 hours. The issuance of a cease-and-desist order <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.27"></a><var>183.27</var>does not preclude other enforcement action by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.28"></a><var>183.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Refusal to reissue license; license suspension or revocation.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.29"></a><var>183.29</var>board may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a license as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.30"></a><var>183.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for failure to comply with a correction order;<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.31"></a><var>183.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for failure to pay an administrative penalty;<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.32"></a><var>183.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) for failure to meet the requirements of section 347.58 or 347.59; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.33"></a><var>183.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) for falsifying information requested by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.183.34"></a><var>183.34</var>A license suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal may be appealed through the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.35"></a><var>183.35</var>Administrative Hearings. A notice of intent to appeal must be filed in writing with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.183.36"></a><var>183.36</var>board within 20 days after receipt of the notice of suspension, revocation, or nonrenewal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.1"></a><var>184.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board must revoke a license if a commercial breeder has been convicted <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.2"></a><var>184.2</var>of cruelty to animals under Minnesota law or a substantially similar animal cruelty law <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.3"></a><var>184.3</var>of another jurisdiction, or for the denial, revocation, or suspension of a similar license <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.4"></a><var>184.4</var>by another federal or state authority. A license revocation under this subdivision may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.5"></a><var>184.5</var>appealed through the Office of Administrative Hearings. A notice of intent to appeal must <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.6"></a><var>184.6</var>be filed in writing with the board within 20 days after receipt of the notice of revocation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.7"></a><var>184.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A commercial breeder whose license is revoked may not reapply for licensure for <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.8"></a><var>184.8</var>two years after the date of revocation. The license is permanently revoked if the basis for <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.9"></a><var>184.9</var>the revocation was a gross misdemeanor or felony conviction for animal cruelty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.10"></a><var>184.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A commercial breeder whose license is suspended or revoked two times is <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.11"></a><var>184.11</var>permanently barred from licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.12"></a><var>184.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Administrative hearing rights.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.13"></a><var>184.13</var>(b), if the board proposes to refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a license, the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.14"></a><var>184.14</var>must first notify the commercial breeder in writing of the proposed action and provide an <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.15"></a><var>184.15</var>opportunity to request a hearing under the contested case provisions of chapter 14. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.16"></a><var>184.16</var>commercial breeder does not request a hearing within 20 days after receipt of the notice of <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.17"></a><var>184.17</var>the proposed action, the board may proceed with the action without a hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.18"></a><var>184.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The contested case provisions of chapter 14 do not apply when the board denies <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.19"></a><var>184.19</var>a license based on an applicant's failure to meet the minimum qualifications for licensure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.20"></a><var>184.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A commercial breeder may appeal the amount of an administrative penalty <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.21"></a><var>184.21</var>order through the Office of Administrative Hearings pursuant to the procedures set forth <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.22"></a><var>184.22</var>in chapter 14. A commercial breeder wishing to file an appeal must notify the board in <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.23"></a><var>184.23</var>writing within 20 days after receipt of the administrative penalty order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.24"></a><var>184.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Other jurisdictions.</b> The board may accept as prima facie evidence of <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.25"></a><var>184.25</var>grounds for an enforcement action under this section any enforcement or disciplinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.26"></a><var>184.26</var>action from another jurisdiction, if the underlying violation would be grounds for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.27"></a><var>184.27</var>violation under the provisions of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.184.28"></a><var>184.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Appeals.</b> A final order by the board may be appealed to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.29"></a><var>184.29</var>Court of Appeals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.37.0"></a><a id="pl.184.30"></a><var>184.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. <b>[347.615] BIOSECURITY; ENTRY INTO FACILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.184.31"></a><var>184.31</var>No law enforcement officer, agent of the board, or other official may enter a <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.32"></a><var>184.32</var>commercial breeder facility unless the person follows either the biosecurity procedure <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.33"></a><var>184.33</var>issued by the board or a reasonable biosecurity procedure maintained and prominently <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.34"></a><var>184.34</var>posted by the commercial breeder at each entry to a facility, whichever is more stringent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.184.35"></a><var>184.35</var>This section does not apply in emergency or exigent circumstances.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.38.0"></a><a id="pl.185.1"></a><var>185.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. <b>[347.62] PENALTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.185.2"></a><var>185.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) A violation of section 347.58 or 347.59 that results in cruelty or torture to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.3"></a><var>185.3</var>animal, as those terms are defined in section 343.20, subdivision 3, is subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.4"></a><var>185.4</var>penalties in section 343.21, subdivisions 9 and 10, relating to pet or companion animals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.5"></a><var>185.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) It is a misdemeanor to falsify information in a license application, annual report, <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.6"></a><var>185.6</var>or record.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.7"></a><var>185.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) It is a misdemeanor for an unlicensed commercial breeder to advertise animals <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.8"></a><var>185.8</var>for sale.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.9"></a><var>185.9</var>(d) It is a misdemeanor for a commercial breeder to operate without a license.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.39.0"></a><a id="pl.185.10"></a><var>185.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. <b>[347.63] DOG AND CAT BREEDERS LICENSING ACCOUNT; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.185.11"></a><var>185.11</var><b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.185.12"></a><var>185.12</var>A dog and cat breeders licensing account is created in the special revenue fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.13"></a><var>185.13</var>All fees and penalties collected by the board under sections 347.58 to 347.62 must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.14"></a><var>185.14</var>deposited in the state treasury and credited to the dog and cat breeders licensing account <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.15"></a><var>185.15</var>in the special revenue fund. Money in the account, including interest on the account, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.16"></a><var>185.16</var>annually appropriated to the board to administer those sections.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.40.0"></a><a id="pl.185.17"></a><var>185.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. <b>[347.64] APPLICABILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.185.18"></a><var>185.18</var>Sections 347.57 to 347.63 do not apply to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.19"></a><var>185.19</var>(1) any species other than dogs and cats as they are defined in section 347.57; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.20"></a><var>185.20</var>(2) veterinary clinics or veterinary hospitals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.41.0"></a><a id="pl.185.21"></a><var>185.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 5, section 4, subdivision 7, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.22"></a><var>185.22</var>Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 61, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.185.23"></a><var>185.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Fish and Wildlife Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">123,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">119,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.185.24"></a><var>185.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.185.25"></a><var>185.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">(427,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.185.26"></a><var>185.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">123,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">546,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.185.27"></a><var>185.27</var>$329,000 in 2009 is a reduction for fish and <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.28"></a><var>185.28</var>wildlife management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.29"></a><var>185.29</var>$46,000 in 2009 is a reduction in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.30"></a><var>185.30</var>appropriation for the Minnesota Shooting <br />
         		<a id="pl.185.31"></a><var>185.31</var>Sports Education Center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.185.32"></a><var>185.32</var>$52,000 in 2009 is a reduction for licensing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.1"></a><var>186.1</var>$123,000 in 2008 and $246,000 in 2009 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.2"></a><var>186.2</var>from the game and fish fund to implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.3"></a><var>186.3</var>fish virus surveillance, prepare infrastructure <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.4"></a><var>186.4</var>to handle possible outbreaks, and implement <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.5"></a><var>186.5</var>control procedures for highest risk waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.6"></a><var>186.6</var>and fish production operations. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.7"></a><var>186.7</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.8"></a><var>186.8</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.186.9"></a><var>186.9</var>297A.94
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (e), $300,000 in 2009 <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.10"></a><var>186.10</var>is from the second year appropriation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.11"></a><var>186.11</var>Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.12"></a><var>186.12</var>subdivision 7, from the heritage enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.13"></a><var>186.13</var>account in the game and fish fund to study, <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.14"></a><var>186.14</var>predesign, and design a shooting sports <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.15"></a><var>186.15</var>facility in the seven-county metropolitan <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.16"></a><var>186.16</var>area for shooting sports facilities. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.17"></a><var>186.17</var>amount, $100,000 is for a grant to the Itasca <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.18"></a><var>186.18</var>County Gun Club for shooting sports facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.19"></a><var>186.19</var>improvements; and the remaining balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.20"></a><var>186.20</var>is for trap shooting facility grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.21"></a><var>186.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.22"></a><var>186.22</var>available onetime only and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.23"></a><var>186.23</var>expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.24"></a><var>186.24</var>$300,000 in 2009 is appropriated from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.25"></a><var>186.25</var>game and fish fund for only activities that <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.26"></a><var>186.26</var>improve, enhance, or protect fish and wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.27"></a><var>186.27</var>resources. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.42.0"></a><a id="pl.186.28"></a><var>186.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Laws 2013, chapter 114, article 4, section 47, is amended by adding an <br />
         		<a id="pl.186.29"></a><var>186.29</var>effective date to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.30"></a><var>186.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.186.31"></a><var>186.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from June 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.43.0"></a><a id="pl.186.32"></a><var>186.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. <b>APIARY PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.187.1"></a><var>187.1</var>No later than January 15, 2015, the commissioner of agriculture shall report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.2"></a><var>187.2</var>the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.3"></a><var>187.3</var>regarding re-establishing an apiary program. The report shall include, at a minimum, <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.4"></a><var>187.4</var>recommendations on (1) prevention of diseases and exotic pests; (2) sanitary inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.5"></a><var>187.5</var>of apiaries, including notification of diseases, nuisances, and quarantines; (3) an apiary <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.6"></a><var>187.6</var>location registry, to facilitate agency response to pollinator deaths or illnesses and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.7"></a><var>187.7</var>pesticide applicators to be aware of apiaries to avoid impacts, including data practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.8"></a><var>187.8</var>and privacy protections; and (4) the public benefit of an apiary program and the fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.9"></a><var>187.9</var>costs associated with a program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.44.0"></a><a id="pl.187.10"></a><var>187.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. <b>INVASIVE TERRESTRIAL PLANTS AND PESTS CENTER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.187.11"></a><var>187.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.12"></a><var>187.12</var>is requested to establish an Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center to prevent and <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.13"></a><var>187.13</var>minimize the threats posed by terrestrial invasive plants, other weeds, pathogens, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.14"></a><var>187.14</var>pests in order to protect the state's prairies, forests, wetlands, and agricultural resources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.15"></a><var>187.15</var>With the approval of the board, the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.16"></a><var>187.16</var>Science, in coordination with the College of Biological Sciences, shall administer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.17"></a><var>187.17</var>center utilizing the following departments:<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.18"></a><var>187.18</var>(1) Entomology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.19"></a><var>187.19</var>(2) Plant Pathology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.20"></a><var>187.20</var>(3) Forest Resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.21"></a><var>187.21</var>(4) Horticultural Science;<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.22"></a><var>187.22</var>(5) Fisheries Wildlife and Conservation Biology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.23"></a><var>187.23</var>(6) Agronomy and Plant Genetics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.24"></a><var>187.24</var>(7) Plant Biology; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.25"></a><var>187.25</var>(8) Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.26"></a><var>187.26</var>The college may also utilize the following research and outreach centers in <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.27"></a><var>187.27</var>achieving the purposes of this section: Cloquet Forestry Center; North Central Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.28"></a><var>187.28</var>and Outreach Center; Northwest Research and Outreach Center; Southern Research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.29"></a><var>187.29</var>Outreach Center; Southwest Research and Outreach Center; West Central Research and <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.30"></a><var>187.30</var>Outreach Center; Rosemount Research and Outreach Center; Horticultural Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.31"></a><var>187.31</var>Center; and Sand Plain Research Center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.187.32"></a><var>187.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Purpose.</b> The purpose of the Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center is <br />
         		<a id="pl.187.33"></a><var>187.33</var>to research and develop effective measures to prevent and minimize the threats posed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.1"></a><var>188.1</var>terrestrial invasive plants, pathogens, and pests, including agricultural weeds and pests, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.2"></a><var>188.2</var>order to protect the state's native prairies, forests, wetlands, and agricultural resources, by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.3"></a><var>188.3</var>(1) creating a prioritized list of pest and plant species that threaten the state's prairies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.4"></a><var>188.4</var>forests, wetlands, and agricultural resources and making the list publicly accessible; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.5"></a><var>188.5</var>(2) conducting research focused on the species included on the prioritized list <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.6"></a><var>188.6</var>developed under this subdivision that includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.7"></a><var>188.7</var>(i) development of new control methods, including biocontrols;<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.8"></a><var>188.8</var>(ii) development of integrated pest management tools that minimize nontarget <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.9"></a><var>188.9</var>impacts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.10"></a><var>188.10</var>(iii) research projects focused on establishment prevention, early detection, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.11"></a><var>188.11</var>rapid response;<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.12"></a><var>188.12</var>(iv) an analysis of any consequences related to the management of prioritized species <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.13"></a><var>188.13</var>to the state's water, pollinators, and native prairies and other native species; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.14"></a><var>188.14</var>(v) reports on the results that are made publicly accessible.<br />
         		<a id="pl.188.15"></a><var>188.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Report.</b> By January 15, 2015, as a condition of the appropriation provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.16"></a><var>188.16</var>under this act, the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota shall submit a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.17"></a><var>188.17</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.18"></a><var>188.18</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.19"></a><var>188.19</var>agriculture on: (1) the activities and outcomes of the center; and (2) any recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.20"></a><var>188.20</var>for additional funding for education, implementation, or other activities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.45.0"></a><a id="pl.188.21"></a><var>188.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. <b>RECOGNITION; COMMERCIAL BREEDER EXCELLENCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.188.22"></a><var>188.22</var>The Board of Animal Health, in consultation with representatives of the licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.23"></a><var>188.23</var>commercial breeder industry, must develop a program to recognize persons who <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.24"></a><var>188.24</var>demonstrate commercial breeder excellence and exceed the standards and practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.25"></a><var>188.25</var>required of commercial breeders under this act.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.46.0"></a><a id="pl.188.26"></a><var>188.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. <b>REGISTRATION; INITIAL PRELICENSE INSPECTIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.188.27"></a><var>188.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Commercial breeder registration.</b> Beginning July 1, 2014, until <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.28"></a><var>188.28</var>June 30, 2015, a commercial breeder must register each facility it owns or operates by <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.29"></a><var>188.29</var>paying a registration fee not to exceed $250 per facility to the Board of Animal Health. <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.30"></a><var>188.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Initial prelicense inspections.</b> Beginning July 1, 2014, the board may <br />
         		<a id="pl.188.31"></a><var>188.31</var>begin the initial prelicense inspections under Minnesota Statutes, section 347.58.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.1"></a><var>189.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Deposits of fees.</b> Fees collected under this section must be deposited in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.2"></a><var>189.2</var>dog and cat breeders licensing account in the special revenue fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.47.0"></a><a id="pl.189.3"></a><var>189.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. <b>RESEARCH DOGS AND CATS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.189.4"></a><var>189.4</var>(a) A higher education research facility that receives public money or a facility that <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.5"></a><var>189.5</var>provides research in collaboration with a higher education facility that confines dogs or <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.6"></a><var>189.6</var>cats for science, education, or research purposes and plans on euthanizing a dog or cat <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.7"></a><var>189.7</var>for other than science, education, or research purposes must first offer the dog or cat <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.8"></a><var>189.8</var>to an animal rescue organization. A facility that is required to offer dogs or cats to an <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.9"></a><var>189.9</var>animal rescue organization under this section may enter into an agreement with the animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.10"></a><var>189.10</var>rescue organization to protect the facility. A facility that provides a dog or cat to a rescue <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.11"></a><var>189.11</var>organization under this section is immune from any civil liability that otherwise might <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.12"></a><var>189.12</var>result from its actions, provided that the facility is acting in good faith.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.13"></a><var>189.13</var>(b) For the purposes of this section, "animal rescue organization" means any <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.14"></a><var>189.14</var>nonprofit organization incorporated for the purpose of rescuing animals in need and <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.15"></a><var>189.15</var>finding permanent, adoptive homes for the animals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.189.16"></a><var>189.16</var>(c) This section expires July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.13.48.0"></a><a id="pl.189.17"></a><var>189.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.189.18"></a><var>189.18</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.551, subdivision 2, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.14.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.189.19"></a><var>189.19</var><b>ARTICLE 14</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.189.20"></a><var>189.20</var><b>CLEAN WATER FUND</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.14.1.0"></a><table>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.21"></a><var>189.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.</b><b> </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.189.22"></a><var>189.22</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.23"></a><var>189.23</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.24"></a><var>189.24</var>clean water fund and are available for the fiscal year indicated for allowable activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.25"></a><var>189.25</var>under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The figure "2015" used in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.26"></a><var>189.26</var>article means that the appropriations listed under it are available for the fiscal year ending <br />
         		<a id="pl.189.27"></a><var>189.27</var>June 30, 2015. The appropriations in this article are onetime.<br />
         		
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            <col width="12"></col>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.28"></a><var>189.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.29"></a><var>189.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.30"></a><var>189.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.31"></a><var>189.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.32"></a><var>189.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>CLEAN WATER</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.189.33"></a><var>189.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>2,450,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.1"></a><var>190.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.2"></a><var>190.2</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.3"></a><var>190.3</var>sections.<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.4"></a><var>190.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Availability of Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.5"></a><var>190.5</var>Money appropriated in this article may <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.6"></a><var>190.6</var>not be spent on activities unless they are <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.7"></a><var>190.7</var>directly related to and necessary for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.8"></a><var>190.8</var>specific appropriation. Money appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.9"></a><var>190.9</var>in this article must be spent in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.10"></a><var>190.10</var>with Minnesota Management and Budget's <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.11"></a><var>190.11</var>Guidance to Agencies on Legacy Fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.12"></a><var>190.12</var>Expenditure. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.13"></a><var>190.13</var>Statutes, section 16A.28, and unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.14"></a><var>190.14</var>otherwise specified in this article, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.15"></a><var>190.15</var>appropriations are available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.16"></a><var>190.16</var>2016. If a project receives federal funds, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.17"></a><var>190.17</var>time period of the appropriation is extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.18"></a><var>190.18</var>to equal the availability of federal funding.<br />
         		<br />
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.19"></a><var>190.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>200,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.20"></a><var>190.20</var>$200,000 in 2015 is for coordination with <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.21"></a><var>190.21</var>the state of Wisconsin and the National <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.22"></a><var>190.22</var>Park Service on comprehensive phosphorus <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.23"></a><var>190.23</var>reduction activities in the Lake St. Croix <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.24"></a><var>190.24</var>portion of the St. Croix River. The agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.25"></a><var>190.25</var>shall work with the St. Croix Basin Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.26"></a><var>190.26</var>Resources Planning Team and the St. Croix <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.27"></a><var>190.27</var>River Association in implementing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.28"></a><var>190.28</var>water monitoring and phosphorus reduction <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.29"></a><var>190.29</var>activities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.14.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.190.30"></a><var>190.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.190.31"></a><var>190.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br />
                  		<b>RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>1,400,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.190.32"></a><var>190.32</var>$150,000 in 2015 is to collaborate with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.33"></a><var>190.33</var>commissioner of health and local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.190.34"></a><var>190.34</var>government in the North and East Metro <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.1"></a><var>191.1</var>Groundwater Management Area through <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.2"></a><var>191.2</var>development or implementation of local <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.3"></a><var>191.3</var>water management plans as provided for in <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.4"></a><var>191.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103B, 103C, <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.5"></a><var>191.5</var>103D, and 114D, to identify strategies <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.6"></a><var>191.6</var>for groundwater protection and potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.7"></a><var>191.7</var>locations for infiltration projects and <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.8"></a><var>191.8</var>practices, including potential wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.9"></a><var>191.9</var>restoration, enhancement, or creation that  <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.10"></a><var>191.10</var>would contribute to groundwater recharge, <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.11"></a><var>191.11</var>surface water enhancement, and wellhead <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.12"></a><var>191.12</var>protection. Areas in the Mississippi River <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.13"></a><var>191.13</var>flyway, or that also provide habitat for <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.14"></a><var>191.14</var>waterfowl production, fish spawning, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.15"></a><var>191.15</var>other fish or wildlife habitat, should be <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.16"></a><var>191.16</var>specifically identified. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.17"></a><var>191.17</var>available until June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.191.18"></a><var>191.18</var>$250,000 in 2015 is to collaborate with <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.19"></a><var>191.19</var>the commissioner of health and local units <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.20"></a><var>191.20</var>of government in the Bonanza Valley <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.21"></a><var>191.21</var>Groundwater Management Area and Straight <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.22"></a><var>191.22</var>River Groundwater Management Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.23"></a><var>191.23</var>through development or implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.24"></a><var>191.24</var>of local water management plans as <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.25"></a><var>191.25</var>provided for in Minnesota Statutes, chapters <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.26"></a><var>191.26</var>103B, 103C, 103D, and 114D, to identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.27"></a><var>191.27</var>strategies for groundwater protection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.28"></a><var>191.28</var>potential locations for infiltration projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.29"></a><var>191.29</var>and practices, including potential wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.30"></a><var>191.30</var>restoration, enhancement, or creation that  <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.31"></a><var>191.31</var>would contribute to groundwater recharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.32"></a><var>191.32</var>and wellhead protection. Areas in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.33"></a><var>191.33</var>Mississippi River flyway, or that also provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.34"></a><var>191.34</var>habitat for waterfowl production, fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.191.35"></a><var>191.35</var>spawning, or other fish or wildlife habitat, <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.1"></a><var>192.1</var>should be specifically identified. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.2"></a><var>192.2</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.3"></a><var>192.3</var>$100,000 in 2015 is for a workshop for public <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.4"></a><var>192.4</var>works professionals or other local officials <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.5"></a><var>192.5</var>that promote landscape best management <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.6"></a><var>192.6</var>practices that keep water on the land, <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.7"></a><var>192.7</var>including rain gardens, within the North and <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.8"></a><var>192.8</var>East Metro Groundwater Management Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.9"></a><var>192.9</var>and for grants to local units of government <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.10"></a><var>192.10</var>in the North and East Metro Groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.11"></a><var>192.11</var>Management Area to keep water on the land.<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.12"></a><var>192.12</var>$900,000 in 2015 is added to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.13"></a><var>192.13</var>appropriation to the Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.14"></a><var>192.14</var>Resources for grants in Laws 2013, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.15"></a><var>192.15</var>137, article 2, section 7, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.192.16"></a><var>192.16</var>The board may use the appropriation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.17"></a><var>192.17</var>update the Minnesota Public Drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.18"></a><var>192.18</var>Manual and the Minnesota Public Drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.19"></a><var>192.19</var>Law Overview for Decision Makers in <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.20"></a><var>192.20</var>Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 2, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.21"></a><var>192.21</var>7, paragraph (e), for contracts or grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.22"></a><var>192.22</var>achieve the purposes of the appropriation. <br />
         		<br />
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            <col width="12"></col>
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               <td><a id="pl.192.23"></a><var>192.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>550,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.192.24"></a><var>192.24</var>$400,000 in 2015 from the clean water fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.25"></a><var>192.25</var>is to develop a plan for the North and East <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.26"></a><var>192.26</var>Metro Groundwater Management Area and <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.27"></a><var>192.27</var>to predesign preferred long-term solutions <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.28"></a><var>192.28</var>to address regional water supply and <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.29"></a><var>192.29</var>sustainability issues, including enhancing <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.30"></a><var>192.30</var>surface waters, in collaboration with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.31"></a><var>192.31</var>commissioner of natural resources. The plan, <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.32"></a><var>192.32</var>incorporating standard engineering practices, <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.33"></a><var>192.33</var>must address construction, operation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.192.34"></a><var>192.34</var>maintenance of infrastructure needed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.1"></a><var>193.1</var>implement the preferred solutions and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.2"></a><var>193.2</var>in consultation with the Public Facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.3"></a><var>193.3</var>Authority, include recommendations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.4"></a><var>193.4</var>funding that would fairly allocate the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.5"></a><var>193.5</var>to users and other beneficiaries. As the <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.6"></a><var>193.6</var>plan is developed, the council must meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.7"></a><var>193.7</var>periodically with the local water supply work <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.8"></a><var>193.8</var>group to review details of the plan. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.9"></a><var>193.9</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.10"></a><var>193.10</var>$100,000 in 2015 from the clean water fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.11"></a><var>193.11</var>is to investigate, in collaboration with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.12"></a><var>193.12</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.13"></a><var>193.13</var>Pollution Control Agency, the feasibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.14"></a><var>193.14</var>of collecting and treating storm water in <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.15"></a><var>193.15</var>the North and East Metro Groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.16"></a><var>193.16</var>Management Area to enhance surface waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.17"></a><var>193.17</var>and groundwater recharge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.193.18"></a><var>193.18</var>$50,000 in 2015 from the clean water fund is <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.19"></a><var>193.19</var>to partner with the University of Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.20"></a><var>193.20</var>Minnesota Technical Assistance Program <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.21"></a><var>193.21</var>(MnTAP) to identify opportunities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.22"></a><var>193.22</var>industrial water users to reduce or reuse their <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.23"></a><var>193.23</var>water consumption within the North and East <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.24"></a><var>193.24</var>Metro Groundwater Management Area.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.14.6.0"></a><table>
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            <col width="12"></col>
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               <td><a id="pl.193.25"></a><var>193.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 6. <b>DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>300,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.193.26"></a><var>193.26</var>$300,000 in 2015 from the clean water <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.27"></a><var>193.27</var>fund is to collaborate with the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.28"></a><var>193.28</var>Water and Soil Resources and local units <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.29"></a><var>193.29</var>of government in the North and East Metro <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.30"></a><var>193.30</var>Groundwater Management Area, Bonanza <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.31"></a><var>193.31</var>Valley Groundwater Management Area, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.32"></a><var>193.32</var>Straight River Groundwater Management <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.33"></a><var>193.33</var>Area and to update wellhead protection areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.193.34"></a><var>193.34</var>within groundwater management areas, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.1"></a><var>194.1</var>cooperation with the Board of Water and <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.2"></a><var>194.2</var>Soil Resources, to meet the sustainability <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.3"></a><var>194.3</var>standards of Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.4"></a><var>194.4</var>103G, including Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.5"></a><var>194.5</var>103G.287, subdivision 5, and to be available <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.6"></a><var>194.6</var>for the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.7"></a><var>194.7</var>chapter 103H. The update should identify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.8"></a><var>194.8</var>most critical areas that need protecting.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.14.7.0"></a><a id="pl.194.9"></a><var>194.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>REPURPOSE OF 2011 APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.194.10"></a><var>194.10</var>The remaining balance of the appropriation in Laws 2011, First Special Session <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.11"></a><var>194.11</var>chapter 6, article 2, section 6, paragraph (g), to the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.12"></a><var>194.12</var>for shoreland stewardship, TMDL implementation coordination, providing technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.13"></a><var>194.13</var>assistance, and maintaining and updating data may be used for stream flow and <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.14"></a><var>194.14</var>groundwater monitoring, including the installation of additional monitoring gauges, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.15"></a><var>194.15</var>monitoring necessary to determine the relationship between stream flow and groundwater, <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.16"></a><var>194.16</var>and is available until June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.17"></a><var>194.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.14.8.0"></a><a id="pl.194.18"></a><var>194.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>CANCELLATION OF 2009 APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.194.19"></a><var>194.19</var>The unspent balance of the appropriation to the commissioner of the Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.20"></a><var>194.20</var>Control Agency for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.195, in Laws 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.21"></a><var>194.21</var>chapter 172, article 2, section 4, paragraph (c), as amended by Laws 2011, First Special <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.22"></a><var>194.22</var>Session chapter 6, article 2, section 23, is canceled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.194.23"></a><var>194.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.14.9.0"></a><a id="pl.194.24"></a><var>194.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>STREAM GAUGE DATA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.194.25"></a><var>194.25</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall provide an easily accessible link to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.26"></a><var>194.26</var>Department of Natural Resources' and the Pollution Control Agency's cooperative stream <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.27"></a><var>194.27</var>gauging data, including lake level information for existing stations, including White Bear <br />
         		<a id="pl.194.28"></a><var>194.28</var>Lake and Turtle Lake, on the department's Web site.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.194.29"></a><var>194.29</var><b>ARTICLE 15</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.194.30"></a><var>194.30</var><b>GENERAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.15.1.0"></a><a id="pl.194.31"></a><var>194.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123A.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.1"></a><var>195.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Reserve revenue.</b> Each district that is a member of an area learning center <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.2"></a><var>195.2</var>or alternative learning program must reserve revenue in an amount equal to the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.3"></a><var>195.3</var>(1) at least 90 and no more than 100 percent of the district average general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.4"></a><var>195.4</var>revenue per adjusted pupil unit minus an amount equal to the product of the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.5"></a><var>195.5</var>allowance according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, times .0485 .0466, calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.6"></a><var>195.6</var>without basic skills revenue, local optional revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.7"></a><var>195.7</var>times the number of pupil units attending an area learning center or alternative learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.8"></a><var>195.8</var>program under this section, plus (2) the amount of basic skills revenue generated by pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.9"></a><var>195.9</var>attending the area learning center or alternative learning program. The amount of reserved <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.10"></a><var>195.10</var>revenue under this subdivision may only be spent on program costs associated with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.11"></a><var>195.11</var>area learning center or alternative learning program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.12"></a><var>195.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.13"></a><var>195.13</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.2.0"></a><a id="pl.195.14"></a><var>195.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 123B.75, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.15"></a><var>195.15</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.16"></a><var>195.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Levy recognition.</b>  For fiscal year 2011 2014 and later years, in June of <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.17"></a><var>195.17</var>each year, the school district must recognize as revenue, in the fund for which the levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.18"></a><var>195.18</var>was made, the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.19"></a><var>195.19</var>(1) the sum of May, June, and July school district tax settlement revenue received in <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.20"></a><var>195.20</var>that calendar year, plus general education aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.195.21"></a><var>195.21</var>4
         </statute_ref>, received in July and August of that calendar year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.22"></a><var>195.22</var>(2) the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.23"></a><var>195.23</var>(i) the greater of 48.6 percent of the referendum levy certified according to section <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.24"></a><var>195.24</var><statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref> in the prior calendar year, or 31 percent of the referendum levy certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.25"></a><var>195.25</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref> in calendar year 2000; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.26"></a><var>195.26</var>(ii) the entire amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year according <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.27"></a><var>195.27</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.4531</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, for school districts receiving revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.28"></a><var>195.28</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.86, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, clauses (1), (2), and (3); 
         <statute_ref>124D.862</statute_ref>, for Special <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.29"></a><var>195.29</var>School District No. 1, Minneapolis, Independent School District No. 625, St. Paul, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.30"></a><var>195.30</var>Independent School District No. 709, Duluth; 126C.41, subdivisions 1, 2, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.31"></a><var>195.31</var>and 3, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d); 
         <statute_ref>126C.43, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>126C.48</statute_ref>, subdivision 6; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.195.32"></a><var>195.32</var>(iii) 48.6 percent of the amount of the levy certified in the prior calendar year for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.33"></a><var>195.33</var>school district's general and community service funds, plus or minus auditor's adjustments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.195.34"></a><var>195.34</var>that remains after subtracting the referendum levy certified according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17 <br />
            		<a id="pl.195.35"></a><var>195.35</var></statute_ref>and the amount recognized according to item (ii).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.3.0"></a><a id="pl.196.1"></a><var>196.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.2"></a><var>196.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Enrollment priority.</b> (a) A postsecondary institution shall give priority to <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.3"></a><var>196.3</var>its postsecondary students when enrolling 10th, 11th, and 12th grade pupils in its courses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.4"></a><var>196.4</var>A postsecondary institution may provide information about its programs to a secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.5"></a><var>196.5</var>school or to a pupil or parent and it may advertise or otherwise recruit or solicit a secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.6"></a><var>196.6</var>pupil to enroll in its programs on educational and programmatic grounds only except, <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.7"></a><var>196.7</var>notwithstanding other law to the contrary, and for the 2014-2015 through 2019-2020 <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.8"></a><var>196.8</var>school years only, an eligible postsecondary institution may advertise or otherwise recruit <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.9"></a><var>196.9</var>or solicit a secondary pupil residing in a school district with 700 students or more in <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.10"></a><var>196.10</var>grades 10, 11, and 12, to enroll in its programs on educational, programmatic, or financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.11"></a><var>196.11</var>grounds. An institution must not enroll secondary pupils, for postsecondary enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.12"></a><var>196.12</var>options purposes, in remedial, developmental, or other courses that are not college level<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.13"></a><var>196.13</var> except when a student eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.14"></a><var>196.14</var>section 124D.68 enrolls full time in a middle or early college program specifically <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.15"></a><var>196.15</var>designed to allow the student to earn dual high school and college credit. In this case, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.16"></a><var>196.16</var>student shall receive developmental college credit and not college credit for completing <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.17"></a><var>196.17</var>remedial or developmental courses. Once a pupil has been enrolled in a any postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.18"></a><var>196.18</var>course under this section, the pupil shall not be displaced by another student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.19"></a><var>196.19</var>(b) If a postsecondary institution enrolls a secondary school pupil in a course <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.20"></a><var>196.20</var>under this section, the postsecondary institution also must enroll in the same course an <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.21"></a><var>196.21</var>otherwise enrolled and qualified postsecondary student who qualifies as a veteran under <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.22"></a><var>196.22</var>section 197.447, and demonstrates to the postsecondary institution's satisfaction that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.23"></a><var>196.23</var>institution's established enrollment timelines were not practicable for that student.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.24"></a><var>196.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.4.0"></a><a id="pl.196.25"></a><var>196.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.26"></a><var>196.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Financial arrangements.</b> For a pupil enrolled in a course under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.27"></a><var>196.27</var>section, the department must make payments according to this subdivision for courses that <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.28"></a><var>196.28</var>were taken for secondary credit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.29"></a><var>196.29</var>The department must not make payments to a school district or postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.30"></a><var>196.30</var>institution for a course taken for postsecondary credit only. The department must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.31"></a><var>196.31</var>make payments to a postsecondary institution for a course from which a student officially <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.32"></a><var>196.32</var>withdraws during the first 14 days of the quarter or semester or who has been absent from <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.33"></a><var>196.33</var>the postsecondary institution for the first 15 consecutive school days of the quarter or <br />
         		<a id="pl.196.34"></a><var>196.34</var>semester and is not receiving instruction in the home or hospital.<br />
         		<a id="pl.196.35"></a><var>196.35</var>A postsecondary institution shall receive the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.1"></a><var>197.1</var>(1) for an institution granting quarter credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.2"></a><var>197.2</var>be an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the formula allowance minus $415<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.3"></a><var>197.3</var> $425, multiplied by 1.3 1.2, and divided by 45; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.4"></a><var>197.4</var>(2) for an institution granting semester credit, the reimbursement per credit hour <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.5"></a><var>197.5</var>shall be an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the general revenue formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.6"></a><var>197.6</var>allowance minus $415 $425, multiplied by 1.3 1.2, and divided by 30.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.7"></a><var>197.7</var>The department must pay to each postsecondary institution 100 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.8"></a><var>197.8</var>amount in clause (1) or (2) within 30 days of receiving initial enrollment information <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.9"></a><var>197.9</var>each quarter or semester. If changes in enrollment occur during a quarter or semester, <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.10"></a><var>197.10</var>the change shall be reported by the postsecondary institution at the time the enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.11"></a><var>197.11</var>information for the succeeding quarter or semester is submitted. At any time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.12"></a><var>197.12</var>department notifies a postsecondary institution that an overpayment has been made, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.13"></a><var>197.13</var>institution shall promptly remit the amount due.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.14"></a><var>197.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.5.0"></a><a id="pl.197.15"></a><var>197.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.11, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.16"></a><var>197.16</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.17"></a><var>197.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General education revenue.</b>  General education revenue must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.18"></a><var>197.18</var>paid to a charter school as though it were a district. The general education revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.19"></a><var>197.19</var>for each adjusted pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.20"></a><var>197.20</var>unit, plus the referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of residence, <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.21"></a><var>197.21</var>minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.197.22"></a><var>197.22</var>126C.10, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, times .0466, calculated without declining enrollment revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.23"></a><var>197.23</var>local optional revenue, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.24"></a><var>197.24</var>revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, plus declining enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.25"></a><var>197.25</var>revenue, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment revenue, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.26"></a><var>197.26</var>transition revenue as though the school were a school district. The general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.27"></a><var>197.27</var>revenue for each extended time pupil unit equals $4,794.<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.28"></a><var>197.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.29"></a><var>197.29</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.6.0"></a><a id="pl.197.30"></a><var>197.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.59, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.197.31"></a><var>197.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>English learner.</b> (a) "English learner" means a pupil in kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.197.32"></a><var>197.32</var>through grade 12 who meets the following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.1"></a><var>198.1</var>(1) the pupil, as declared by a parent or guardian first learned a language other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.2"></a><var>198.2</var>English, comes from a home where the language usually spoken is other than English, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.3"></a><var>198.3</var>usually speaks a language other than English; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.4"></a><var>198.4</var>(2) the pupil is determined by a valid assessment measuring the pupil's English <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.5"></a><var>198.5</var>language proficiency and by developmentally appropriate measures, which might include <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.6"></a><var>198.6</var>observations, teacher judgment, parent recommendations, or developmentally appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.7"></a><var>198.7</var>assessment instruments, to lack the necessary English skills to participate fully in <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.8"></a><var>198.8</var>academic classes taught in English.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.9"></a><var>198.9</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), A pupil enrolled in a Minnesota public school <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.10"></a><var>198.10</var>in grades any grade 4 through 12 who was enrolled in a Minnesota public school on <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.11"></a><var>198.11</var>the dates during in the previous school year when a commissioner provided took a <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.12"></a><var>198.12</var>commissioner-provided assessment that measures measuring the pupil's emerging <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.13"></a><var>198.13</var>academic English was administered, shall not be counted as an English learner in <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.14"></a><var>198.14</var>calculating English learner pupil units under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, and shall not<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.15"></a><var>198.15</var> generate state English learner aid under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.65, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, unless if the pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.16"></a><var>198.16</var>scored below the state cutoff score or is otherwise counted as a nonproficient participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.17"></a><var>198.17</var>on an the assessment measuring the pupil's emerging academic English provided by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.18"></a><var>198.18</var>commissioner during the previous school year, or, in the judgment of the pupil's classroom <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.19"></a><var>198.19</var>teachers, consistent with section 124D.61, clause (1), the pupil is unable to demonstrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.20"></a><var>198.20</var>academic language proficiency in English, including oral academic language, sufficient to <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.21"></a><var>198.21</var>successfully and fully participate in the general core curriculum in the regular classroom.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.22"></a><var>198.22</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a pupil in kindergarten through grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.23"></a><var>198.23</var>12 shall not be counted as an English learner in calculating English learner pupil units <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.24"></a><var>198.24</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, and shall not generate state English learner aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.25"></a><var>198.25</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.65, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.26"></a><var>198.26</var>(1) the pupil is not enrolled during the current fiscal year in an educational program <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.27"></a><var>198.27</var>for English learners in accordance with under sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.58</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>124D.64</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.28"></a><var>198.28</var>(2) the pupil has generated five six  or more years of average daily membership in <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.29"></a><var>198.29</var>Minnesota public schools since July 1, 1996.<br />
         		<a id="pl.198.30"></a><var>198.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.31"></a><var>198.31</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.7.0"></a><a id="pl.198.32"></a><var>198.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[124D.695] APPROVED RECOVERY PROGRAM FUNDING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.198.33"></a><var>198.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Approved recovery program.</b> "Approved recovery program" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.34"></a><var>198.34</var>a course of instruction offered by a recovery school that provides academic services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.198.35"></a><var>198.35</var>assistance with recovery, and continuing care to students recovering from substance abuse <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.1"></a><var>199.1</var>or dependency. A recovery program may be offered in a transitional academic setting <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.2"></a><var>199.2</var>designed to meet graduation requirements. A recovery program must be approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.3"></a><var>199.3</var>commissioner of education. The commissioner may specify the manner and form of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.4"></a><var>199.4</var>application for the approval of a recovery school or recovery program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.5"></a><var>199.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2.  <b>Eligibility.</b> An approved recovery program is eligible for an annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.6"></a><var>199.6</var>recovery program grant of up to $125,000 to pay for a portion of the costs of recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.7"></a><var>199.7</var>program support staff under this section. "Recovery program support staff" means licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.8"></a><var>199.8</var>alcohol and chemical dependency counselors, licensed school counselors, licensed school <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.9"></a><var>199.9</var>psychologists, licensed school nurses, and licensed school social workers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.10"></a><var>199.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.11"></a><var>199.11</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.8.0"></a><a id="pl.199.12"></a><var>199.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.05, subdivision 15, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.13"></a><var>199.13</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.199.14"></a><var>199.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Learning year pupil units.</b> (a) When a pupil is enrolled in a learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.15"></a><var>199.15</var>year program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref>, an area learning center or an alternative learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.16"></a><var>199.16</var>program approved by the commissioner under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>123A.06</statute_ref>, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.17"></a><var>199.17</var>contract alternative program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), or <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.18"></a><var>199.18</var>subdivision 4, for more than 1,020 hours in a school year for a secondary student, more <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.19"></a><var>199.19</var>than 935 hours in a school year for an elementary student, more than 850 hours in a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.20"></a><var>199.20</var>year for a kindergarten student without a disability in an all-day kindergarten program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.21"></a><var>199.21</var>or more than 425 hours in a school year for a half-day kindergarten student without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.22"></a><var>199.22</var>disability, that pupil may be counted as more than one pupil in average daily membership <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.23"></a><var>199.23</var>for purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>. The amount in excess of one pupil must <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.24"></a><var>199.24</var>be determined by the ratio of the number of hours of instruction provided to that pupil in <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.25"></a><var>199.25</var>excess of: (i) the greater of 1,020 hours or the number of hours required for a full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.26"></a><var>199.26</var>secondary pupil in the district to 1,020 for a secondary pupil; (ii) the greater of 935 hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.27"></a><var>199.27</var>or the number of hours required for a full-time elementary pupil in the district to 935 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.28"></a><var>199.28</var>an elementary pupil in grades 1 through 6; and (iii) the greater of 425 850 hours or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.29"></a><var>199.29</var>number of hours required for a full-time kindergarten student without a disability in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.30"></a><var>199.30</var>district to 425 850 for a kindergarten student without a disability; and (iv) the greater of <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.31"></a><var>199.31</var>425 hours or the number of hours required for a half-time kindergarten student without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.32"></a><var>199.32</var>disability in the district to 425 for a half-day kindergarten student without a disability. <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.33"></a><var>199.33</var>Hours that occur after the close of the instructional year in June shall be attributable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.34"></a><var>199.34</var>the following fiscal year. A student in kindergarten or grades 1 through 12 must not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.199.35"></a><var>199.35</var>counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily membership under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.1"></a><var>200.1</var>(b)(i) To receive general education revenue for a pupil in an area learning center or <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.2"></a><var>200.2</var>alternative learning program that has an independent study component, a district must meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.3"></a><var>200.3</var>the requirements in this paragraph. The district must develop, for the pupil, a continual <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.4"></a><var>200.4</var>learning plan consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Each school district that has <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.5"></a><var>200.5</var>an area learning center or alternative learning program must reserve revenue in an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.6"></a><var>200.6</var>equal to at least 90 and not more than 100 percent of the district average general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.7"></a><var>200.7</var>revenue per pupil unit, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.8"></a><var>200.8</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, times .0466, calculated without basic skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.9"></a><var>200.9</var>revenue, local optional revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.10"></a><var>200.10</var>pupil units generated by students attending an area learning center or alternative learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.11"></a><var>200.11</var>program. The amount of reserved revenue available under this subdivision may only be <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.12"></a><var>200.12</var>spent for program costs associated with the area learning center or alternative learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.13"></a><var>200.13</var>program. Basic skills revenue generated according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.14"></a><var>200.14</var>pupils attending the eligible program must be allocated to the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.15"></a><var>200.15</var>(ii) General education revenue for a pupil in a state-approved alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.16"></a><var>200.16</var>without an independent study component must be prorated for a pupil participating for less <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.17"></a><var>200.17</var>than a full year, or its equivalent. The district must develop a continual learning plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.18"></a><var>200.18</var>the pupil, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Each school district that has an <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.19"></a><var>200.19</var>area learning center or alternative learning program must reserve revenue in an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.20"></a><var>200.20</var>equal to at least 90 and not more than 100 percent of the district average general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.21"></a><var>200.21</var>revenue per pupil unit, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.22"></a><var>200.22</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, times .0466, calculated without basic skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.23"></a><var>200.23</var>revenue, local optional revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.24"></a><var>200.24</var>pupil units generated by students attending an area learning center or alternative learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.25"></a><var>200.25</var>program. The amount of reserved revenue available under this subdivision may only be <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.26"></a><var>200.26</var>spent for program costs associated with the area learning center or alternative learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.27"></a><var>200.27</var>program. Basic skills revenue generated according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.28"></a><var>200.28</var>pupils attending the eligible program must be allocated to the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.29"></a><var>200.29</var>(iii) General education revenue for a pupil in a state-approved alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.30"></a><var>200.30</var>that has an independent study component must be paid for each hour of teacher contact <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.31"></a><var>200.31</var>time and each hour of independent study time completed toward a credit or graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.32"></a><var>200.32</var>standards necessary for graduation. Average daily membership for a pupil shall equal the <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.33"></a><var>200.33</var>number of hours of teacher contact time and independent study time divided by 1,020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.200.34"></a><var>200.34</var>(iv) For a state-approved alternative program having an independent study <br />
         		<a id="pl.200.35"></a><var>200.35</var>component, the commissioner shall require a description of the courses in the program, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.1"></a><var>201.1</var>kinds of independent study involved, the expected learning outcomes of the courses, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.2"></a><var>201.2</var>the means of measuring student performance against the expected outcomes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.9.0"></a><a id="pl.201.3"></a><var>201.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.4"></a><var>201.4</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.5"></a><var>201.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Basic revenue.</b> For fiscal year 2014, the basic revenue for each district <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.6"></a><var>201.6</var>equals the formula allowance times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units for the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.7"></a><var>201.7</var>year. For fiscal year 2015 and later, the basic revenue for each district equals the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.8"></a><var>201.8</var>allowance times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. The formula allowance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.9"></a><var>201.9</var>fiscal year 2013 is $5,224. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2014 is $5,302. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.10"></a><var>201.10</var>formula allowance for fiscal year 2015 and later is $5,806 $5,831.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.11"></a><var>201.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.12"></a><var>201.12</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.10.0"></a><a id="pl.201.13"></a><var>201.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.14"></a><var>201.14</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.15"></a><var>201.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Extended time revenue.</b> (a) A school district's extended time revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.16"></a><var>201.16</var>fiscal year 2014 is equal to the product of $4,601 and the sum of the adjusted marginal <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.17"></a><var>201.17</var>cost pupil units of the district for each pupil in average daily membership in excess of 1.0 <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.18"></a><var>201.18</var>and less than 1.2 according to section 126C.05, subdivision 8. A school district's extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.19"></a><var>201.19</var>time revenue for fiscal year 2015 and later is equal to the product of $5,017 and the sum <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.20"></a><var>201.20</var>of the adjusted pupil units of the district for each pupil in average daily membership in <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.21"></a><var>201.21</var>excess of 1.0 and less than 1.2 according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 8</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.22"></a><var>201.22</var>(b) A school district's extended time revenue may be used for extended day <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.23"></a><var>201.23</var>programs, extended week programs, summer school, and other programming authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.24"></a><var>201.24</var>under the learning year program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.25"></a><var>201.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.26"></a><var>201.26</var>and applies to revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.11.0"></a><a id="pl.201.27"></a><var>201.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2c, <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.28"></a><var>201.28</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.29"></a><var>201.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2c. <b>Small schools revenue.</b> (a) A school district, not including a charter <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.30"></a><var>201.30</var>school, is eligible for small schools revenue equal to the greater of the calculation under <br />
         		<a id="pl.201.31"></a><var>201.31</var>paragraph (b) or (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.201.32"></a><var>201.32</var>(b) The product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.1"></a><var>202.1</var>(1) $544;<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.2"></a><var>202.2</var>(2) the district's adjusted pupil units for that year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.3"></a><var>202.3</var>(3) the greater of zero or the ratio of (i) 960 less the district's adjusted pupil units <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.4"></a><var>202.4</var>for that year, to (ii) 960.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.5"></a><var>202.5</var>(c) For the purpose of revenue calculated under paragraph (d), "district" includes a <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.6"></a><var>202.6</var>qualifying high school under subdivision 6 that is located in a district with more than one <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.7"></a><var>202.7</var>qualifying high school under subdivision 6 at least two high schools.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.8"></a><var>202.8</var>(d) The product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.9"></a><var>202.9</var>(1) $544;<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.10"></a><var>202.10</var>(2) the district's adjusted pupil units for that year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.11"></a><var>202.11</var>(3) the greater of zero or the ratio of (i) 960 less the district's adjusted pupil units <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.12"></a><var>202.12</var>for that year, to (ii) 960.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.13"></a><var>202.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.14"></a><var>202.14</var>later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.12.0"></a><a id="pl.202.15"></a><var>202.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 24, <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.16"></a><var>202.16</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.17"></a><var>202.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 24. <b>Equity revenue.</b> (a) A school district qualifies for equity revenue if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.18"></a><var>202.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the school district's adjusted pupil unit amount of basic revenue, transition <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.19"></a><var>202.19</var>revenue, and referendum revenue is less than the value of the school district at or <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.20"></a><var>202.20</var>immediately above the 95th percentile of school districts in its equity region for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.21"></a><var>202.21</var>revenue categories; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.22"></a><var>202.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the school district's administrative offices are not located in a city of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.23"></a><var>202.23</var>class on July 1, 1999.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.24"></a><var>202.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that receives referendum revenue under <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.25"></a><var>202.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, equals the product of (1) the district's adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.26"></a><var>202.26</var>units for that year; times (2) the sum of (i) $14, plus (ii) $80, times the school district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.27"></a><var>202.27</var>equity index computed under subdivision 27.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.28"></a><var>202.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Equity revenue for a qualifying district that does not receive referendum revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.29"></a><var>202.29</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, equals the product of the district's adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.30"></a><var>202.30</var>units for that year times $14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.202.31"></a><var>202.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A school district's equity revenue is increased by the greater of zero or an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.32"></a><var>202.32</var>equal to the district's resident adjusted pupil units times the difference between ten percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.33"></a><var>202.33</var>of the statewide average amount of referendum revenue per resident adjusted pupil unit for <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.34"></a><var>202.34</var>that year and the district's referendum revenue per resident adjusted pupil unit. A school <br />
         		<a id="pl.202.35"></a><var>202.35</var>district's revenue under this paragraph must not exceed $100,000 for that year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.1"></a><var>203.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A school district's equity revenue for a school district located in the metro equity <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.2"></a><var>203.2</var>region equals the amount computed in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) multiplied by 
         <statute_ref>1.25</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.3"></a><var>203.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A school district's additional equity revenue equals $50 times its adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.4"></a><var>203.4</var>units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.5"></a><var>203.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>The changes in paragraph (d) are effective for revenue for <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.6"></a><var>203.6</var>fiscal year 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.13.0"></a><a id="pl.203.7"></a><var>203.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 25, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.8"></a><var>203.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 25. <b>Regional equity gap.</b> The regional equity gap equals the difference <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.9"></a><var>203.9</var>between the value of the school district at or immediately above the fifth percentile of <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.10"></a><var>203.10</var>adjusted general revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit and the value of the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.11"></a><var>203.11</var>district at or immediately above the 95th percentile of adjusted general revenue per <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.12"></a><var>203.12</var>adjusted marginal cost pupil unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.13"></a><var>203.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.14"></a><var>203.14</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.14.0"></a><a id="pl.203.15"></a><var>203.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 126C.10, subdivision 26, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.16"></a><var>203.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 26. <b>District equity gap.</b> A district's equity gap equals the greater of zero <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.17"></a><var>203.17</var>or the difference between the district's adjusted general revenue and the value of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.18"></a><var>203.18</var>school district at or immediately above the regional 95th percentile of adjusted general <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.19"></a><var>203.19</var>revenue per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.20"></a><var>203.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.21"></a><var>203.21</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.15.0"></a><a id="pl.203.22"></a><var>203.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 31, <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.23"></a><var>203.23</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.24"></a><var>203.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 31. <b>Transition revenue.</b> (a) A district's transition allowance equals the <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.25"></a><var>203.25</var>sum of the transition revenue the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 under <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.26"></a><var>203.26</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivisions 31</statute_ref>, 31a, and 31c, and the greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.27"></a><var>203.27</var>of zero or the difference between:<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.28"></a><var>203.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.29"></a><var>203.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the general education revenue the district would have received for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.30"></a><var>203.30</var>2015 according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.203.31"></a><var>203.31</var>(ii) the integration revenue the district received for fiscal year 2013 under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.203.32"></a><var>203.32</var>Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.86</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.1"></a><var>204.1</var>(iii) the pension adjustment the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.2"></a><var>204.2</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>127A.50</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.3"></a><var>204.3</var>(iv) the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.4"></a><var>204.4</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.5"></a><var>204.5</var>(v) the special education excess cost aid the district would have received for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.6"></a><var>204.6</var>year 2015 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.7"></a><var>204.7</var>(2) the sum of the district's:<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.8"></a><var>204.8</var>(i) general education revenue for fiscal year 2015 excluding transition revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.9"></a><var>204.9</var>under this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.10"></a><var>204.10</var>(ii) achievement and integration revenue for fiscal year 2015 under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.204.11"></a><var>204.11</var>124D.862
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.12"></a><var>204.12</var>(iii) special education aid for fiscal year 2015 under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.13"></a><var>204.13</var>(iv) alternative teacher compensation revenue for fiscal year 2015 under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.14"></a><var>204.14</var>122A.415,<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.15"></a><var>204.15</var>divided by the number of adjusted pupil units for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.16"></a><var>204.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A district's transition revenue for fiscal year 2015 and later equals the product of <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.17"></a><var>204.17</var>the district's transition allowance times the district's adjusted pupil units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.18"></a><var>204.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.19"></a><var>204.19</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.16.0"></a><a id="pl.204.20"></a><var>204.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.17, subdivision 6, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.21"></a><var>204.21</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.22"></a><var>204.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Referendum equalization levy.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2003 and later,<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.23"></a><var>204.23</var> A district's referendum equalization levy equals the sum of the first tier referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.24"></a><var>204.24</var>equalization levy, the second tier referendum equalization levy, and the third tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.25"></a><var>204.25</var>referendum equalization levy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.26"></a><var>204.26</var>(b) A district's first tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's first tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.27"></a><var>204.27</var>referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.28"></a><var>204.28</var>referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $880,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.29"></a><var>204.29</var>(c) A district's second tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's second <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.30"></a><var>204.30</var>tier referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.31"></a><var>204.31</var>referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $510,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.204.32"></a><var>204.32</var>(d) A district's third tier referendum equalization levy equals the district's third <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.33"></a><var>204.33</var>tier referendum equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.204.34"></a><var>204.34</var>referendum market value per resident pupil unit to $290,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.17.0"></a><a id="pl.205.1"></a><var>205.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.17, subdivision 7b, <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.2"></a><var>205.2</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.3"></a><var>205.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7b. <b>Referendum aid guarantee.</b> (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 7, the sum <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.4"></a><var>205.4</var>of a district's referendum equalization aid and location equity aid under section 126C.10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.5"></a><var>205.5</var>subdivision 2e, for fiscal year 2015 must not be less than the sum of the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.6"></a><var>205.6</var>equalization aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2015 under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.7"></a><var>205.7</var>Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, and the adjustment the district would have <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.8"></a><var>205.8</var>received under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision </statute_ref>7, paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.9"></a><var>205.9</var>(a), (b), and (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.10"></a><var>205.10</var>(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 7, the sum of referendum equalization aid and <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.11"></a><var>205.11</var>location equity aid under section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, for fiscal year 2016 and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.12"></a><var>205.12</var>for a district qualifying for additional aid under paragraph (a) for fiscal year 2015, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.13"></a><var>205.13</var>not be less than the product of (1) the district's referendum equalization aid for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.14"></a><var>205.14</var>2015, times (2) the lesser of one or the ratio of the district's referendum revenue for that <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.15"></a><var>205.15</var>school year to the district's referendum revenue for fiscal year 2015, times (3) the lesser <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.16"></a><var>205.16</var>of one or the ratio of the district's referendum market value used for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.17"></a><var>205.17</var>referendum equalization calculations to the district's referendum market value used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.18"></a><var>205.18</var>that year's referendum equalization calculations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.19"></a><var>205.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.20"></a><var>205.20</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.18.0"></a><a id="pl.205.21"></a><var>205.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.17, subdivision 9, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.22"></a><var>205.22</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.205.23"></a><var>205.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Referendum revenue.</b> (a) The revenue authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.205.24"></a><var>205.24</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, may be increased in the amount approved by the voters of the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.25"></a><var>205.25</var>at a referendum called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the board. <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.26"></a><var>205.26</var>The referendum must be conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.27"></a><var>205.27</var>authority, if approved, first becomes payable. Only one election to approve an increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.28"></a><var>205.28</var>may be held in a calendar year. Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.29"></a><var>205.29</var>subdivision 11, paragraph (a), the referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.30"></a><var>205.30</var>first Monday in November. The ballot must state the maximum amount of the increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.31"></a><var>205.31</var>revenue per adjusted pupil unit. The ballot may state a schedule, determined by the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.32"></a><var>205.32</var>of increased revenue per adjusted pupil unit that differs from year to year over the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.33"></a><var>205.33</var>of years for which the increased revenue is authorized or may state that the amount shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.34"></a><var>205.34</var>increase annually by the rate of inflation. For this purpose, the rate of inflation shall be the <br />
         		<a id="pl.205.35"></a><var>205.35</var>annual inflationary increase calculated under subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The ballot may <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.1"></a><var>206.1</var>state that existing referendum levy authority is expiring. In this case, the ballot may also <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.2"></a><var>206.2</var>compare the proposed levy authority to the existing expiring levy authority, and express <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.3"></a><var>206.3</var>the proposed increase as the amount, if any, over the expiring referendum levy authority. <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.4"></a><var>206.4</var>The ballot must designate the specific number of years, not to exceed ten, for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.5"></a><var>206.5</var>referendum authorization applies. The ballot, including a ballot on the question to revoke <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.6"></a><var>206.6</var>or reduce the increased revenue amount under paragraph (c), must abbreviate the term <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.7"></a><var>206.7</var>"per adjusted pupil unit" as "per pupil." The notice required under section 
         <statute_ref>275.60</statute_ref> may <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.8"></a><var>206.8</var>be modified to read, in cases of renewing existing levies at the same amount per pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.9"></a><var>206.9</var>as in the previous year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.10"></a><var>206.10</var>"BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.11"></a><var>206.11</var>TO EXTEND AN EXISTING PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM THAT IS <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.12"></a><var>206.12</var>SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE."<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.13"></a><var>206.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The ballot may contain a textual portion with the information required in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.14"></a><var>206.14</var>subdivision and a question stating substantially the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.15"></a><var>206.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by (petition to) the board of ........., <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.16"></a><var>206.16</var>School District No. .., be approved?"<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.17"></a><var>206.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If approved, an amount equal to the approved revenue per adjusted pupil unit times <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.18"></a><var>206.18</var>the adjusted pupil units for the school year beginning in the year after the levy is certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.19"></a><var>206.19</var>shall be authorized for certification for the number of years approved, if applicable, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.20"></a><var>206.20</var>until revoked or reduced by the voters of the district at a subsequent referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.21"></a><var>206.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The board must prepare and deliver by first class mail at least 15 days but no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.22"></a><var>206.22</var>than 30 days before the day of the referendum to each taxpayer a notice of the referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.23"></a><var>206.23</var>and the proposed revenue increase. The board need not mail more than one notice to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.24"></a><var>206.24</var>taxpayer. For the purpose of giving mailed notice under this subdivision, owners must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.25"></a><var>206.25</var>those shown to be owners on the records of the county auditor or, in any county where <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.26"></a><var>206.26</var>tax statements are mailed by the county treasurer, on the records of the county treasurer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.27"></a><var>206.27</var>Every property owner whose name does not appear on the records of the county auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.28"></a><var>206.28</var>or the county treasurer is deemed to have waived this mailed notice unless the owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.29"></a><var>206.29</var>has requested in writing that the county auditor or county treasurer, as the case may be, <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.30"></a><var>206.30</var>include the name on the records for this purpose. The notice must project the anticipated <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.31"></a><var>206.31</var>amount of tax increase in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.32"></a><var>206.32</var>homesteads, apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.206.33"></a><var>206.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The notice for a referendum may state that an existing referendum levy is expiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.34"></a><var>206.34</var>and project the anticipated amount of increase over the existing referendum levy in <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.35"></a><var>206.35</var>the first year, if any, in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.206.36"></a><var>206.36</var>homesteads, apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.1"></a><var>207.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The notice must include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum will <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.2"></a><var>207.2</var>result in an increase in your property taxes." However, in cases of renewing existing levies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.3"></a><var>207.3</var>the notice may include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum extends an <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.4"></a><var>207.4</var>existing operating referendum at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year."<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.5"></a><var>207.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A referendum on the question of revoking or reducing the increased revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.6"></a><var>207.6</var>amount authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) may be called by the board. A referendum to <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.7"></a><var>207.7</var>revoke or reduce the revenue amount must state the amount per resident marginal cost<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.8"></a><var>207.8</var> adjusted pupil unit by which the authority is to be reduced. Revenue authority approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.9"></a><var>207.9</var>by the voters of the district pursuant to paragraph (a) must be available to the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.10"></a><var>207.10</var>district at least once before it is subject to a referendum on its revocation or reduction for <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.11"></a><var>207.11</var>subsequent years. Only one revocation or reduction referendum may be held to revoke or <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.12"></a><var>207.12</var>reduce referendum revenue for any specific year and for years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.13"></a><var>207.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on the question is required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.14"></a><var>207.14</var>pass a referendum authorized by this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.15"></a><var>207.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) At least 15 days before the day of the referendum, the district must submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.16"></a><var>207.16</var>copy of the notice required under paragraph (b) to the commissioner and to the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.17"></a><var>207.17</var>auditor of each county in which the district is located. Within 15 days after the results <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.18"></a><var>207.18</var>of the referendum have been certified by the board, or in the case of a recount, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.19"></a><var>207.19</var>certification of the results of the recount by the canvassing board, the district must notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.20"></a><var>207.20</var>the commissioner of the results of the referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.21"></a><var>207.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.22"></a><var>207.22</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.19.0"></a><a id="pl.207.23"></a><var>207.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.17, subdivision 9a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.24"></a><var>207.24</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.25"></a><var>207.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9a. <b>Board-approved referendum allowance.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.26"></a><var>207.26</var>9, a school district may convert up to $300 per adjusted pupil unit of referendum authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.27"></a><var>207.27</var>from voter approved to board approved by a board vote. A district with less than $300 per <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.28"></a><var>207.28</var>adjusted pupil unit of referendum authority after the local optional revenue subtraction <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.29"></a><var>207.29</var>under subdivision 1 may authorize new referendum authority up to the difference between <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.30"></a><var>207.30</var>$300 per adjusted pupil unit and the district's referendum authority. The board may <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.31"></a><var>207.31</var>authorize this levy for up to five years and may subsequently reauthorize that authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.32"></a><var>207.32</var>in increments of up to five years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.207.33"></a><var>207.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.207.34"></a><var>207.34</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.20.0"></a><a id="pl.208.1"></a><var>208.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.44, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.2"></a><var>208.2</var><b>126C.44 SAFE SCHOOLS LEVY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.208.3"></a><var>208.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Each district may make a levy on all taxable property located within the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.4"></a><var>208.4</var>for the purposes specified in this section. The maximum amount which may be levied for <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.5"></a><var>208.5</var>all costs under this section shall be equal to $36 multiplied by the district's adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.6"></a><var>208.6</var>units for the school year. The proceeds of the levy must be reserved and used for directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.7"></a><var>208.7</var>funding the following purposes or for reimbursing the cities and counties who contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.8"></a><var>208.8</var>with the district for the following purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.9"></a><var>208.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) to pay the costs incurred for the salaries, benefits, and transportation costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.10"></a><var>208.10</var>peace officers and sheriffs for liaison in services in the district's schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.11"></a><var>208.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) to pay the costs for a drug abuse prevention program as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.208.12"></a><var>208.12</var>609.101, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (e), in the elementary schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.13"></a><var>208.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) to pay the costs for a gang resistance education training curriculum in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.14"></a><var>208.14</var>district's schools;<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.15"></a><var>208.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) to pay the costs for security in the district's schools and on school property;<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.16"></a><var>208.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) to pay the costs for other crime prevention, drug abuse, student and staff safety, <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.17"></a><var>208.17</var>voluntary opt-in suicide prevention tools, and violence prevention measures taken by <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.18"></a><var>208.18</var>the school district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.19"></a><var>208.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) to pay costs for licensed school counselors, licensed school nurses, licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.20"></a><var>208.20</var>school social workers, licensed school psychologists, and licensed alcohol and chemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.21"></a><var>208.21</var>dependency counselors to help provide early responses to problems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.22"></a><var>208.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) to pay for facility security enhancements including laminated glass, public <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.23"></a><var>208.23</var>announcement systems, emergency communications devices, and equipment and facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.24"></a><var>208.24</var>modifications related to violence prevention and facility security;<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.25"></a><var>208.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) to pay for costs associated with improving the school climate; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.26"></a><var>208.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) to pay costs for colocating and collaborating with mental health professionals <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.27"></a><var>208.27</var>who are not district employees or contractors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.28"></a><var>208.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For expenditures under paragraph (a), clause (1), the district must initially <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.29"></a><var>208.29</var>attempt to contract for services to be provided by peace officers or sheriffs with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.30"></a><var>208.30</var>police department of each city or the sheriff's department of the county within the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.31"></a><var>208.31</var>containing the school receiving the services. If a local police department or a county <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.32"></a><var>208.32</var>sheriff's department does not wish to provide the necessary services, the district may <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.33"></a><var>208.33</var>contract for these services with any other police or sheriff's department located entirely or <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.34"></a><var>208.34</var>partially within the school district's boundaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.208.35"></a><var>208.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may <br />
         		<a id="pl.208.36"></a><var>208.36</var>include in its authority under this section the costs associated with safe schools activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.1"></a><var>209.1</var>authorized under paragraph (a) for intermediate school district programs. This authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.2"></a><var>209.2</var>must not exceed $10 $15  times the adjusted marginal cost pupil units of the member <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.3"></a><var>209.3</var>districts. This authority is in addition to any other authority authorized under this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.4"></a><var>209.4</var>Revenue raised under this paragraph must be transferred to the intermediate school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.5"></a><var>209.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxes payable in 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.21.0"></a><a id="pl.209.6"></a><var>209.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.45, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.7"></a><var>209.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) "Other district receipts" means payments by county <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.8"></a><var>209.8</var>treasurers pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>276.10</statute_ref>, apportionments from the school endowment fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.9"></a><var>209.9</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>127A.33</statute_ref>, apportionments by the county auditor pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.209.10"></a><var>209.10</var>127A.34, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, and payments to school districts by the commissioner of revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.11"></a><var>209.11</var>pursuant to chapter 298.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.12"></a><var>209.12</var>(b) "Cumulative amount guaranteed" means the product of<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.13"></a><var>209.13</var>(1) the cumulative disbursement percentage shown in subdivision 3; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.14"></a><var>209.14</var>(2) the sum of<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.15"></a><var>209.15</var>(i) the current year aid payment percentage of the estimated aid and credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.16"></a><var>209.16</var>entitlements paid according to subdivision 13; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.17"></a><var>209.17</var>(ii) 100 percent of the entitlements paid according to subdivisions 11 and 12; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.18"></a><var>209.18</var>(iii) the other district receipts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.19"></a><var>209.19</var>(c) "Payment date" means the date on which state payments to districts are made <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.20"></a><var>209.20</var>by the electronic funds transfer method. If a payment date falls on a Saturday, a Sunday, <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.21"></a><var>209.21</var>or a weekday which is a legal holiday, the payment shall be made on the immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.22"></a><var>209.22</var>preceding business day. The commissioner may make payments on dates other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.23"></a><var>209.23</var>those listed in subdivision 3, but only for portions of payments from any preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.24"></a><var>209.24</var>payment dates which could not be processed by the electronic funds transfer method due <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.25"></a><var>209.25</var>to documented extenuating circumstances.<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.26"></a><var>209.26</var>(d) The current year aid payment percentage equals 73 in fiscal year 2010 and 70 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.27"></a><var>209.27</var>fiscal year 2011, and 60 in fiscal years 2012 and later 90.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.22.0"></a><a id="pl.209.28"></a><var>209.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.45, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.209.29"></a><var>209.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Payment dates and percentages.</b> (a) The commissioner shall pay to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.30"></a><var>209.30</var>district on the dates indicated an amount computed as follows: the cumulative amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.31"></a><var>209.31</var>guaranteed minus the sum of (1) the district's other district receipts through the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.32"></a><var>209.32</var>payment, and (2) the aid and credit payments through the immediately preceding payment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.33"></a><var>209.33</var>For purposes of this computation, the payment dates and the cumulative disbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.209.34"></a><var>209.34</var>percentages are as follows:<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.1"></a><var>210.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Payment date<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">Percentage<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.2"></a><var>210.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>July 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5.5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.3"></a><var>210.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 2<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>July 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.4"></a><var>210.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 3<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>August 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">17.5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.5"></a><var>210.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 4<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>August 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.6"></a><var>210.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>September 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22.5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.7"></a><var>210.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>September 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">25.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.8"></a><var>210.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 7<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>October 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">27.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.9"></a><var>210.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 8<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>October 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">30.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.10"></a><var>210.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 9<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>November 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">32.5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.11"></a><var>210.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>November 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">36.5<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.12"></a><var>210.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 11<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>December 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.13"></a><var>210.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 12<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>December 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">45.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.14"></a><var>210.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 13<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>January 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.15"></a><var>210.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>January 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">54.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.16"></a><var>210.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 15<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>February 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">58.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.17"></a><var>210.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 16<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>February 28:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">63.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.18"></a><var>210.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>March 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">68.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.19"></a><var>210.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 18<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>March 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">74.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.20"></a><var>210.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>April 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">78.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.21"></a><var>210.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 20<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>April 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">85.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.22"></a><var>210.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 21<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>May 15:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">90.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.23"></a><var>210.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 22<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>May 30:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">95.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.24"></a><var>210.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Payment 23<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>June 20:<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100.0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.210.25"></a><var>210.25</var>(b) In addition to the amounts paid under paragraph (a), the commissioner shall pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.26"></a><var>210.26</var>to a school district or charter school on the dates indicated an amount computed as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="52.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.27"></a><var>210.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.210.28"></a><var>210.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 3<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">August 15: the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for the state paid <br />
                  		property tax credits established in section 
                  <statute_ref>273.1392<br />
                     		
                  </statute_ref>
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.29"></a><var>210.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.210.30"></a><var>210.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 4<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">August 30: 30 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for <br />
                  		all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.31"></a><var>210.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.210.32"></a><var>210.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 6<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">September 30: 40 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year <br />
                  		for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.33"></a><var>210.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.210.34"></a><var>210.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 8<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">October 30: 30 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year <br />
                  		for all aid entitlements except state paid property tax credits<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.210.35"></a><var>210.35</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), if the current year aid payment percentage <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.36"></a><var>210.36</var>under subdivision 2, paragraph (d), is less than 90, in addition to the amounts paid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.37"></a><var>210.37</var>paragraph (a), the commissioner shall pay to a charter school on the dates indicated an <br />
         		<a id="pl.210.38"></a><var>210.38</var>amount computed as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="12.5"></col>
            <col width="52.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.39"></a><var>210.39</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.210.40"></a><var>210.40</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 1<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">July 15: 75 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year for <br />
                  		all aid entitlements<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.210.41"></a><var>210.41</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.210.42"></a><var>210.42</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">Payment 8<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td valign="top">October 30: 25 percent of the final adjustment for the prior fiscal year <br />
                  		for all aid entitlements<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.211.1"></a><var>211.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.23.0"></a><a id="pl.211.2"></a><var>211.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 127A.47, subdivision 7, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.3"></a><var>211.3</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.4"></a><var>211.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Alternative attendance programs.</b> (a) The general education aid and <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.5"></a><var>211.5</var>special education aid for districts must be adjusted for each pupil attending a nonresident <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.6"></a><var>211.6</var>district under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.08</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>124D.08</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>124D.68</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.7"></a><var>211.7</var>adjustments must be made according to this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.8"></a><var>211.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the "unreimbursed cost of providing special <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.9"></a><var>211.9</var>education and services" means the difference between: (1) the actual cost of providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.10"></a><var>211.10</var>special instruction and services, including special transportation and unreimbursed <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.11"></a><var>211.11</var>building lease and debt service costs for facilities used primarily for special education, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.12"></a><var>211.12</var>a pupil with a disability, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref>, or a pupil, as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.211.13"></a><var>211.13</var>125A.51
         </statute_ref>, who is enrolled in a program listed in this subdivision, minus (2) if the pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.14"></a><var>211.14</var>receives special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.15"></a><var>211.15</var>60 percent of the school day, the amount of general education revenue and referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.16"></a><var>211.16</var>equalization aid as defined in section 125A.11, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), attributable <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.17"></a><var>211.17</var>to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.18"></a><var>211.18</var>outside of the regular classroom, excluding portions attributable to district and school <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.19"></a><var>211.19</var>administration, district support services, operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.20"></a><var>211.20</var>and pupil transportation, minus (3) special education aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.211.21"></a><var>211.21</var>attributable to that pupil, that is received by the district providing special instruction and <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.22"></a><var>211.22</var>services. For purposes of this paragraph, general education revenue and referendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.23"></a><var>211.23</var>equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the serving district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.24"></a><var>211.24</var>average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.25"></a><var>211.25</var>(c) For fiscal year 2015 and later, special education aid paid to a resident district <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.26"></a><var>211.26</var>must be reduced by an amount equal to 90 percent of the unreimbursed cost of providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.27"></a><var>211.27</var>special education and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.28"></a><var>211.28</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), special education aid paid to a resident district <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.29"></a><var>211.29</var>must be reduced by an amount equal to 100 percent of the unreimbursed cost of special <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.30"></a><var>211.30</var>education and services provided to students at an intermediate district, cooperative, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.31"></a><var>211.31</var>charter school where the percent of students eligible for special education services is at <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.32"></a><var>211.32</var>least 70 percent of the charter school's total enrollment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.211.33"></a><var>211.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.34"></a><var>211.34</var>instruction and services for the pupil, or to the fiscal agent district for a cooperative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.211.35"></a><var>211.35</var>must be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.1"></a><var>212.1</var>under paragraphs (c) and (d). If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.2"></a><var>212.2</var>to make the full adjustment, the remaining adjustment shall be made to other state aids <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.3"></a><var>212.3</var>due to the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.4"></a><var>212.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) An area learning center operated by a service cooperative, intermediate district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.5"></a><var>212.5</var>education district, or a joint powers cooperative may elect through the action of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.6"></a><var>212.6</var>constituent boards to charge the resident district tuition for pupils rather than to have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.7"></a><var>212.7</var>general education revenue paid to a fiscal agent school district. Except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.8"></a><var>212.8</var>paragraph (e), the district of residence must pay tuition equal to at least 90 and no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.9"></a><var>212.9</var>than 100 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.10"></a><var>212.10</var>an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.212.11"></a><var>212.11</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, times .0466, calculated without compensatory revenue, local optional <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.12"></a><var>212.12</var>revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, times the number of pupil units for pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.13"></a><var>212.13</var>attending the area learning center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.14"></a><var>212.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.15"></a><var>212.15</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.24.0"></a><a id="pl.212.16"></a><var>212.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Laws 2012, chapter 263, section 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.17"></a><var>212.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>INNOVATIVE DELIVERY OF EDUCATION SERVICES AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.212.18"></a><var>212.18</var><b>SHARING OF DISTRICT RESOURCES; PILOT PROJECT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.212.19"></a><var>212.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment; requirements for participation.</b> (a) A five-year<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.20"></a><var>212.20</var> pilot project for the 2013-2014 through 2017-2018 school years is established to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.21"></a><var>212.21</var>student and school outcomes by allowing groups of school districts to work together to <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.22"></a><var>212.22</var>provide innovative education programs and activities and share district resources. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.23"></a><var>212.23</var>pilot project may last until June 30, 2018, or for up to five years, whichever is less, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.24"></a><var>212.24</var>that innovation partnerships formed during the period of the pilot project may continue <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.25"></a><var>212.25</var>past June 30, 2018, with the agreement of the partnership members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.26"></a><var>212.26</var>(b) To participate in this pilot project to improve student and school outcomes, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.27"></a><var>212.27</var>group of two or more school districts must collaborate with school staff and receive formal <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.28"></a><var>212.28</var>school board approval to form a partnership. The partnership must develop a plan to <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.29"></a><var>212.29</var>provide challenging programmatic options for students, create professional development <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.30"></a><var>212.30</var>opportunities for educators, increase student engagement and connection and challenging <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.31"></a><var>212.31</var>learning opportunities for students, or demonstrate efficiencies in delivering financial and <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.32"></a><var>212.32</var>other services. The plan must establish:<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.33"></a><var>212.33</var>(1) collaborative educational goals and objectives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.212.34"></a><var>212.34</var>(2) strategies and processes to implement those goals and objectives, including a <br />
         		<a id="pl.212.35"></a><var>212.35</var>budget process with periodic expenditure reviews;<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.1"></a><var>213.1</var>(3) valid and reliable measures to evaluate progress in realizing the goals and <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.2"></a><var>213.2</var>objectives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.3"></a><var>213.3</var>(4) an implementation timeline; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.4"></a><var>213.4</var>(5) other applicable conditions, regulations, responsibilities, duties, provisions, fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.5"></a><var>213.5</var>schedules, and legal considerations needed to fully implement the plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.6"></a><var>213.6</var>A partnership may invite additional districts to join the partnership during the pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.7"></a><var>213.7</var>project term after notifying the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.8"></a><var>213.8</var>(c) A partnership of interested districts must apply by February 1, 2013, of any year<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.9"></a><var>213.9</var> to the education commissioner in the form and manner the commissioner determines, <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.10"></a><var>213.10</var>consistent with this section. The application must contain the formal approval adopted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.11"></a><var>213.11</var>the school board in each district to participate in the plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.12"></a><var>213.12</var>(d) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a participating school district under <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.13"></a><var>213.13</var>this section continues to: receive revenue and maintain its taxation authority; be organized <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.14"></a><var>213.14</var>and governed by an elected school board with general powers under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.15"></a><var>213.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.02</statute_ref>; and be subject to employment agreements under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.16"></a><var>213.16</var>chapter 122A, and Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>179A.20</statute_ref>; and district employees continue <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.17"></a><var>213.17</var>to remain employees of the employing school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.18"></a><var>213.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner's role.</b> Interested groups of school districts must submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.19"></a><var>213.19</var>a completed application to the commissioner by March 1, 2013, of any year in the form <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.20"></a><var>213.20</var>and manner determined by the commissioner. The education commissioner must convene <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.21"></a><var>213.21</var>an advisory panel composed of a teacher appointed by Education Minnesota, a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.22"></a><var>213.22</var>principal appointed by the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.23"></a><var>213.23</var>school board member appointed by the Minnesota School Boards Association, and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.24"></a><var>213.24</var>school superintendent appointed by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.25"></a><var>213.25</var>to advise the commissioner on applicants' qualifications to participate in this pilot project. <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.26"></a><var>213.26</var>The commissioner must select between three and may select up to six qualified applicants <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.27"></a><var>213.27</var>under subdivision 1 by April 1, 2013, of any year to participate in this pilot project, <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.28"></a><var>213.28</var>ensuring an equitable geographical distribution of project participants to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.29"></a><var>213.29</var>practicable. The commissioner must select only those applicants that fully comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.30"></a><var>213.30</var>the requirements in subdivision 1. The commissioner must terminate a project participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.31"></a><var>213.31</var>that fails to effectively implement the goals and objectives contained in its application and <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.32"></a><var>213.32</var>according to its stated timeline.<br />
         		<a id="pl.213.33"></a><var>213.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Pilot project evaluation.</b> Participating school districts must submit pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.34"></a><var>213.34</var>project data to the commissioner in the form and manner determined by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.35"></a><var>213.35</var>The education commissioner must analyze participating districts' progress in realizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.213.36"></a><var>213.36</var>their educational goals and objectives to work together in providing innovative education <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.1"></a><var>214.1</var>programs and activities and sharing resources. The commissioner must include the <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.2"></a><var>214.2</var>analysis of best practices in a report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.3"></a><var>214.3</var>kindergarten through grade 12 education finance and policy on the efficacy of this pilot <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.4"></a><var>214.4</var>project. The commissioner may shall submit an interim project report at any time by <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.5"></a><var>214.5</var>February 1, 2016, and must submit a final report to the legislature by February 1, 2018<br />
         		<a id="pl.214.6"></a><var>214.6</var> 2019, recommending whether or not to continue or expand the pilot project.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.25.0"></a><a id="pl.214.7"></a><var>214.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Laws 2012, chapter 263, section 1, the effective date, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.214.8"></a><var>214.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.9"></a><var>214.9</var>and applies to the 2013-2014 through 2017-2018 school years.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.26.0"></a><a id="pl.214.10"></a><var>214.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.214.11"></a><var>214.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>General education aid.</b> For general education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.12"></a><var>214.12</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>126C.13, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.214.13"></a><var>214.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.214.14"></a><var>214.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,051,766,000<br />
                  		6,851,419,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.214.15"></a><var>214.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.214.16"></a><var>214.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,370,640,000<br />
                  		6,464,199,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.214.17"></a><var>214.17</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $781,842,000 $780,156,000 for 2013 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.18"></a><var>214.18</var>$5,269,924,000 $6,071,263,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.214.19"></a><var>214.19</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $823,040,000 $589,095,000 for 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.20"></a><var>214.20</var>$5,547,600,000 $5,875,104,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.27.0"></a><a id="pl.214.21"></a><var>214.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.214.22"></a><var>214.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Nonpublic pupil education aid.</b> For nonpublic pupil education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.214.23"></a><var>214.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.43</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>123B.87</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.214.24"></a><var>214.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.214.25"></a><var>214.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,582,000<br />
                  		15,867,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.214.26"></a><var>214.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.214.27"></a><var>214.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">16,169,000<br />
                  		16,132,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.214.28"></a><var>214.28</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,099,000 $1,898,000 for 2013 and $13,483,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.214.29"></a><var>214.29</var> $13,969,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.214.30"></a><var>214.30</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,122,000 $1,552,000 for 2014 and $14,047,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.214.31"></a><var>214.31</var> $14,580,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.28.0"></a><a id="pl.214.32"></a><var>214.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.215.1"></a><var>215.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Nonpublic pupil transportation.</b> For nonpublic pupil transportation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.215.2"></a><var>215.2</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.92, subdivision 9</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
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            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.3"></a><var>215.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.215.4"></a><var>215.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,565,000<br />
                  		18,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.5"></a><var>215.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.215.6"></a><var>215.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18,946,000<br />
                  		17,710,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.215.7"></a><var>215.7</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,668,000 $2,602,000 for 2013 and $15,897,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.215.8"></a><var>215.8</var> $15,898,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.215.9"></a><var>215.9</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,502,000 $1,766,000 for 2014 and $16,444,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.215.10"></a><var>215.10</var> $15,944,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.29.0"></a><a id="pl.215.11"></a><var>215.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.215.12"></a><var>215.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.215.13"></a><var>215.13</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.215.14"></a><var>215.14</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.215.15"></a><var>215.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Recovery program grants.</b> For recovery program grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.215.16"></a><var>215.16</var>Statutes, section 124D.695:<br />
         		
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            <col width="29px"></col>
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            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.215.17"></a><var>215.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.15.30.0"></a><a id="pl.215.18"></a><var>215.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.215.19"></a><var>215.19</var>In Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall change the term "location equity" <br />
         		<a id="pl.215.20"></a><var>215.20</var>to "local optional."<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.15.31.0"></a><a id="pl.215.21"></a><var>215.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.215.22"></a><var>215.22</var>The amendments to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 9, made by <br />
         		<a id="pl.215.23"></a><var>215.23</var>Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 3, section 32, , if enacted, are repealed the day following <br />
         		<a id="pl.215.24"></a><var>215.24</var>final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.215.25"></a><var>215.25</var><b>ARTICLE 16</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.215.26"></a><var>215.26</var><b>EDUCATION EXCELLENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.16.1.0"></a><a id="pl.215.27"></a><var>215.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.43, subdivision 16, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.215.28"></a><var>215.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>School district or charter school disclosure of violence or inappropriate </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.215.29"></a><var>215.29</var><b>sexual contact.</b> The superintendent of a school district or the superintendent's designee, <br />
         		<a id="pl.215.30"></a><var>215.30</var>or a person having administrative control of a charter school, must release to a requesting <br />
         		<a id="pl.215.31"></a><var>215.31</var>school district or charter school private personnel data on a current or former employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.215.32"></a><var>215.32</var>related to acts of violence toward or sexual contact with a student, if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.1"></a><var>216.1</var>(1) an investigation conducted by or on behalf of the school district or law <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.2"></a><var>216.2</var>enforcement affirmed the allegations in writing prior to release and the investigation <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.3"></a><var>216.3</var>resulted in the resignation of the subject of the data; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.4"></a><var>216.4</var>(2) the employee resigned while a complaint or charge involving the allegations was <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.5"></a><var>216.5</var>pending, the allegations involved acts of sexual contact with a student, and the employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.6"></a><var>216.6</var>informed the employee in writing, before the employee resigned, that if the employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.7"></a><var>216.7</var>resigns while the complaint or charge is still pending, the employer must release private <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.8"></a><var>216.8</var>personnel data about the employee's alleged sexual contact with a student to a school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.9"></a><var>216.9</var>or charter school requesting the data after the employee applies for employment with that <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.10"></a><var>216.10</var>school district or charter school and the data remain classified as provided in chapter 13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.11"></a><var>216.11</var>Data that are released under this subdivision must not include data on the student.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.2.0"></a><a id="pl.216.12"></a><var>216.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.40, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.13"></a><var>216.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Immediate discharge.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.14"></a><var>216.14</var>(b), a board may discharge a continuing-contract teacher, effective immediately, upon any <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.15"></a><var>216.15</var>of the following grounds:<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.16"></a><var>216.16</var>(1) immoral conduct, insubordination, or conviction of a felony;<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.17"></a><var>216.17</var>(2) conduct unbecoming a teacher which requires the immediate removal of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.18"></a><var>216.18</var>teacher from classroom or other duties;<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.19"></a><var>216.19</var>(3) failure without justifiable cause to teach without first securing the written release <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.20"></a><var>216.20</var>of the school board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.21"></a><var>216.21</var>(4) gross inefficiency which the teacher has failed to correct after reasonable written <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.22"></a><var>216.22</var>notice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.23"></a><var>216.23</var>(5) willful neglect of duty; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.24"></a><var>216.24</var>(6) continuing physical or mental disability subsequent to a 12 months leave of <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.25"></a><var>216.25</var>absence and inability to qualify for reinstatement in accordance with subdivision 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.26"></a><var>216.26</var>For purposes of this paragraph, conduct unbecoming a teacher includes an unfair <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.27"></a><var>216.27</var>discriminatory practice described in section 
         <statute_ref>363A.13</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.216.28"></a><var>216.28</var>Prior to discharging a teacher under this paragraph, the board must notify the teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.29"></a><var>216.29</var>in writing and state its ground for the proposed discharge in reasonable detail. Within <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.30"></a><var>216.30</var>ten days after receipt of this notification the teacher may make a written request for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.31"></a><var>216.31</var>hearing before the board and it shall be granted before final action is taken. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.32"></a><var>216.32</var>may suspend a teacher with pay pending the conclusion of the hearing and determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.33"></a><var>216.33</var>of the issues raised in the hearing after charges have been filed which constitute ground for <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.34"></a><var>216.34</var>discharge. If a teacher has been charged with a felony and the underlying conduct that <br />
         		<a id="pl.216.35"></a><var>216.35</var>is the subject of the felony charge is a ground for a proposed immediate discharge, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.1"></a><var>217.1</var>suspension pending the conclusion of the hearing and determination of the issues may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.2"></a><var>217.2</var>without pay. If a hearing under this paragraph is held, the board must reimburse the teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.3"></a><var>217.3</var>for any salary or compensation withheld if the final decision of the board or the arbitrator <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.4"></a><var>217.4</var>does not result in a penalty to or suspension, termination, or discharge of the teacher.<br />
         		<a id="pl.217.5"></a><var>217.5</var>(b) A board must discharge a continuing-contract teacher, effective immediately, <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.6"></a><var>217.6</var>upon receipt of notice under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.20, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.7"></a><var>217.7</var>teacher's license has been revoked due to a conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse.<br />
         		<a id="pl.217.8"></a><var>217.8</var>(c) When a teacher is discharged under paragraph (b) or when the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.9"></a><var>217.9</var>makes a final determination of child maltreatment involving a teacher under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.10"></a><var>217.10</var>626.556, subdivision 11, the school principal or other person having administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.11"></a><var>217.11</var>control of the school must include in the teacher's employment record the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.12"></a><var>217.12</var>contained in the record of the disciplinary action or the final maltreatment determination, <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.13"></a><var>217.13</var>consistent with the definition of public data under section 13.41, subdivision 5, and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.14"></a><var>217.14</var>provide the Board of Teaching and the licensing division at the department with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.15"></a><var>217.15</var>necessary and relevant information to enable the Board of Teaching and the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.16"></a><var>217.16</var>licensing division to fulfill their statutory and administrative duties related to issuing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.17"></a><var>217.17</var>renewing, suspending, or revoking a teacher's license. Information received by the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.18"></a><var>217.18</var>of Teaching or the licensing division at the department under this paragraph is governed <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.19"></a><var>217.19</var>by section 13.41 or other applicable law governing data of the receiving entity. In addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.20"></a><var>217.20</var>to the background check required under section 123B.03, a school board or other school <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.21"></a><var>217.21</var>hiring authority must contact the Board of Teaching and the department to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.22"></a><var>217.22</var>whether the teacher's license has been suspended or revoked, consistent with the discharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.23"></a><var>217.23</var>and final maltreatment determinations identified in this paragraph. Unless restricted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.24"></a><var>217.24</var>federal or state data practices law or by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.25"></a><var>217.25</var>the responsible authority for a school district must disseminate to another school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.26"></a><var>217.26</var>private personnel data on a current or former teacher employee or contractor of the district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.27"></a><var>217.27</var>including the results of background investigations, if the requesting school district seeks <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.28"></a><var>217.28</var>the information because the subject of the data has applied for employment with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.29"></a><var>217.29</var>requesting school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.217.30"></a><var>217.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.3.0"></a><a id="pl.217.31"></a><var>217.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.41, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.217.32"></a><var>217.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Grounds for discharge or demotion.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.33"></a><var>217.33</var>in paragraph (b), causes for the discharge or demotion of a teacher either during or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.217.34"></a><var>217.34</var>the probationary period must be:<br />
         		<a id="pl.217.35"></a><var>217.35</var>(1) immoral character, conduct unbecoming a teacher, or insubordination;<br />
         		<a id="pl.218.1"></a><var>218.1</var>(2) failure without justifiable cause to teach without first securing the written release <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.2"></a><var>218.2</var>of the school board having the care, management, or control of the school in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.3"></a><var>218.3</var>teacher is employed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.218.4"></a><var>218.4</var>(3) inefficiency in teaching or in the management of a school, consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.5"></a><var>218.5</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.218.6"></a><var>218.6</var>(4) affliction with active tuberculosis or other communicable disease must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.7"></a><var>218.7</var>considered as cause for removal or suspension while the teacher is suffering from such <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.8"></a><var>218.8</var>disability; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.218.9"></a><var>218.9</var>(5) discontinuance of position or lack of pupils.<br />
         		<a id="pl.218.10"></a><var>218.10</var>For purposes of this paragraph, conduct unbecoming a teacher includes an unfair <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.11"></a><var>218.11</var>discriminatory practice described in section 
         <statute_ref>363A.13</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.218.12"></a><var>218.12</var>(b) A probationary or continuing-contract teacher must be discharged immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.13"></a><var>218.13</var>upon receipt of notice under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.20, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.14"></a><var>218.14</var>teacher's license has been revoked due to a conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse.<br />
         		<a id="pl.218.15"></a><var>218.15</var>(c) When a teacher is discharged under paragraph (b) or when the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.16"></a><var>218.16</var>makes a final determination of child maltreatment involving a teacher under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.17"></a><var>218.17</var>626.556, subdivision 11, the school principal or other person having administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.18"></a><var>218.18</var>control of the school must include in the teacher's employment record the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.19"></a><var>218.19</var>contained in the record of the disciplinary action or the final maltreatment determination, <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.20"></a><var>218.20</var>consistent with the definition of public data under section 13.41, subdivision 5, and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.21"></a><var>218.21</var>provide the Board of Teaching and the licensing division at the department with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.22"></a><var>218.22</var>necessary and relevant information to enable the Board of Teaching and the department's <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.23"></a><var>218.23</var>licensing division to fulfill their statutory and administrative duties related to issuing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.24"></a><var>218.24</var>renewing, suspending, or revoking a teacher's license. Information received by the Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.25"></a><var>218.25</var>of Teaching or the licensing division at the department under this paragraph is governed <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.26"></a><var>218.26</var>by section 13.41 or other applicable law governing data of the receiving entity. In addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.27"></a><var>218.27</var>to the background check required under section 123B.03, a school board or other school <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.28"></a><var>218.28</var>hiring authority must contact the Board of Teaching and the department to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.29"></a><var>218.29</var>whether the teacher's license has been suspended or revoked, consistent with the discharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.30"></a><var>218.30</var>and final maltreatment determinations identified in this paragraph. Unless restricted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.31"></a><var>218.31</var>federal or state data practices law or by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.32"></a><var>218.32</var>the responsible authority for a school district must disseminate to another school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.33"></a><var>218.33</var>private personnel data on a current or former teacher employee or contractor of the district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.34"></a><var>218.34</var>including the results of background investigations, if the requesting school district seeks <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.35"></a><var>218.35</var>the information because the subject of the data has applied for employment with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.218.36"></a><var>218.36</var>requesting school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.219.1"></a><var>219.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.4.0"></a><a id="pl.219.2"></a><var>219.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.3"></a><var>219.3</var>Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 3, section 17, if enacted, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.219.4"></a><var>219.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Alternative teacher professional pay system.</b> (a) To participate in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.5"></a><var>219.5</var>program, a school district, intermediate school district, school site, or charter school must <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.6"></a><var>219.6</var>have an educational improvement plan under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.413</statute_ref> and an alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.7"></a><var>219.7</var>professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter school participant also <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.8"></a><var>219.8</var>must comply with subdivision 2a.<br />
         		<a id="pl.219.9"></a><var>219.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.219.10"></a><var>219.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.11"></a><var>219.11</var>compensation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.219.12"></a><var>219.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.13"></a><var>219.13</var>charter school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.14"></a><var>219.14</var>to retain primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.15"></a><var>219.15</var>development that helps other teachers improve their skills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.219.16"></a><var>219.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.17"></a><var>219.17</var>paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating in <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.18"></a><var>219.18</var>this system, base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.19"></a><var>219.19</var>using:<br />
         		<a id="pl.219.20"></a><var>219.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) schoolwide student achievement gains under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.35</statute_ref> or locally selected <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.21"></a><var>219.21</var>standardized assessment outcomes, or both;<br />
         		<a id="pl.219.22"></a><var>219.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) measures of student growth and literacy that may include value-added models <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.23"></a><var>219.23</var>or student learning goals, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, clause (9), or <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.219.24"></a><var>219.24</var>122A.41, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, clause (9), and other measures that include the academic literacy, <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.25"></a><var>219.25</var>oral academic language, and achievement of English learners under section 122A.40, <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.26"></a><var>219.26</var>subdivision 8, clause (10), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, clause (10); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.219.27"></a><var>219.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) an objective evaluation program under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.40, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.28"></a><var>219.28</var>paragraph (b), clause (2), or 
         <statute_ref>122A.41, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.219.29"></a><var>219.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) provide for participation in job-embedded learning opportunities such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.30"></a><var>219.30</var>professional learning communities to improve instructional skills and learning that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.31"></a><var>219.31</var>aligned with student needs under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.413</statute_ref>, consistent with the staff development <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.32"></a><var>219.32</var>plan under section 
         <statute_ref>122A.60</statute_ref> and led during the school day by trained teacher leaders <br />
         		<a id="pl.219.33"></a><var>219.33</var>such as master or mentor teachers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.220.1"></a><var>220.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.2"></a><var>220.2</var>school site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate in <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.3"></a><var>220.3</var>that system without any quota or other limit; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.220.4"></a><var>220.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.220.5"></a><var>220.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>The amendments made by this section are effective for <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.6"></a><var>220.6</var>agreements approved after August 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.5.0"></a><a id="pl.220.7"></a><var>220.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 122A.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.220.8"></a><var>220.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Revenue amount.</b> (a) A school district, intermediate school district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.9"></a><var>220.9</var>school site, or charter school that meets the conditions of section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414</statute_ref> and submits an <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.10"></a><var>220.10</var>application approved by the commissioner is eligible for alternative teacher compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.11"></a><var>220.11</var>revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.220.12"></a><var>220.12</var>(b) For school district and intermediate school district applications, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.13"></a><var>220.13</var>must consider only those applications to participate that are submitted jointly by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.14"></a><var>220.14</var>district and the exclusive representative of the teachers. The application must contain an <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.15"></a><var>220.15</var>alternative teacher professional pay system agreement that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.220.16"></a><var>220.16</var>(1) implements an alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.17"></a><var>220.17</var>section 
         <statute_ref>122A.414</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.220.18"></a><var>220.18</var>(2) is negotiated and adopted according to the Public Employment Labor Relations <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.19"></a><var>220.19</var>Act under chapter 179A, except that notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>179A.20, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.20"></a><var>220.20</var>district may enter into a contract for a term of two or four years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.220.21"></a><var>220.21</var>Alternative teacher compensation revenue for a qualifying school district or site in <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.22"></a><var>220.22</var>which the school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers agree to place <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.23"></a><var>220.23</var>teachers in the district or at the site on the alternative teacher professional pay system <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.24"></a><var>220.24</var>equals $260 times the number of pupils enrolled at the district or site on October 1 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.25"></a><var>220.25</var>the previous fiscal year. Alternative teacher compensation revenue for a qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.26"></a><var>220.26</var>intermediate school district must be calculated under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 34<br />
            		<a id="pl.220.27"></a><var>220.27</var></statute_ref> subdivision 4, paragraphs (a) and (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.220.28"></a><var>220.28</var>(c) For a newly combined or consolidated district, the revenue shall be computed <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.29"></a><var>220.29</var>using the sum of pupils enrolled on October 1 of the previous year in the districts entering <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.30"></a><var>220.30</var>into the combination or consolidation. The commissioner may adjust the revenue computed <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.31"></a><var>220.31</var>for a site using prior year data to reflect changes attributable to school closings, school <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.32"></a><var>220.32</var>openings, or grade level reconfigurations between the prior year and the current year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.220.33"></a><var>220.33</var>(d) The revenue is available only to school districts, intermediate school districts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.34"></a><var>220.34</var>school sites, and charter schools that fully implement an alternative teacher professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.220.35"></a><var>220.35</var>pay system by October 1 of the current school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.221.1"></a><var>221.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.2"></a><var>221.2</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.6.0"></a><a id="pl.221.3"></a><var>221.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.862, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.4"></a><var>221.4</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.221.5"></a><var>221.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Initial achievement and integration revenue.</b> (a) An eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.6"></a><var>221.6</var>district's initial achievement and integration revenue equals the lesser of 100.3 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.7"></a><var>221.7</var>the district's expenditures under the budget approved by the commissioner under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.8"></a><var>221.8</var>124D.861, subdivision 3, paragraph (c), excluding expenditures used to generate incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.9"></a><var>221.9</var>revenue under subdivision 2, or the sum of (1) $350 times the district's adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.10"></a><var>221.10</var>units for that year times the ratio of the district's enrollment of protected students for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.11"></a><var>221.11</var>previous school year to total enrollment for the previous school year and (2) the greater of <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.12"></a><var>221.12</var>zero or 66 percent of the difference between the district's integration revenue for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.13"></a><var>221.13</var>year 2013 and the district's integration revenue for fiscal year 2014 under clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.221.14"></a><var>221.14</var>(b) In each year, 0.3 percent of each district's initial achievement and integration <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.15"></a><var>221.15</var>revenue is transferred to the department for the oversight and accountability activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.16"></a><var>221.16</var>required under this section and section 
         <statute_ref>124D.861</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.221.17"></a><var>221.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.18"></a><var>221.18</var>and applies to revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.7.0"></a><a id="pl.221.19"></a><var>221.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.862, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.20"></a><var>221.20</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.221.21"></a><var>221.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Incentive revenue.</b> An eligible school district's maximum incentive <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.22"></a><var>221.22</var>revenue equals $10 per adjusted pupil unit. In order to receive this revenue, a district must <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.23"></a><var>221.23</var>be A district's incentive revenue equals the lesser of the maximum incentive revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.24"></a><var>221.24</var>or the district's expenditures for implementing a voluntary plan to reduce racial and <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.25"></a><var>221.25</var>economic enrollment disparities through intradistrict and interdistrict activities that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.26"></a><var>221.26</var>been approved as a part of the district's achievement and integration plan under the budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.27"></a><var>221.27</var>approved by the commissioner under section 124D.861, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.221.28"></a><var>221.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.29"></a><var>221.29</var>and applies to revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.8.0"></a><a id="pl.221.30"></a><var>221.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.221.31"></a><var>221.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Tribal contract schools.</b> For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.221.32"></a><var>221.32</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.83</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="104px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.222.1"></a><var>222.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.222.2"></a><var>222.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,080,000<br />
                  		2,044,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.222.3"></a><var>222.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.222.4"></a><var>222.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,230,000<br />
                  		2,161,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.222.5"></a><var>222.5</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $266,000 $166,000 for 2013 and $1,814,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.222.6"></a><var>222.6</var> $1,878,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.222.7"></a><var>222.7</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $285,000 $208,000 for 2014 and $1,945,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.222.8"></a><var>222.8</var> $1,953,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.9.0"></a><a id="pl.222.9"></a><var>222.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.222.10"></a><var>222.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Early childhood literacy programs.</b> For early childhood literacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.222.11"></a><var>222.11</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>119A.50, subdivision 3</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.222.12"></a><var>222.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.222.13"></a><var>222.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.222.14"></a><var>222.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,125,000<br />
                  		 5,125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.222.15"></a><var>222.15</var>Up to $4,125,000 each in the first year and $5,125,000 in the second year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.222.16"></a><var>222.16</var>leveraging federal and private funding to support AmeriCorps members serving in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.222.17"></a><var>222.17</var>Minnesota Reading Corps program established by ServeMinnesota, including costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.222.18"></a><var>222.18</var>associated with the training and teaching of early literacy skills to children age three to <br />
         		<a id="pl.222.19"></a><var>222.19</var>grade 3 and the evaluation of the impact of the program under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.222.20"></a><var>222.20</var>124D.38, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>124D.42, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. Up to $1,000,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.222.21"></a><var>222.21</var>2015 must be used to support priority and focus schools as defined by the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.222.22"></a><var>222.22</var>of Education and to expand kindergarten programming.<br />
         		<a id="pl.222.23"></a><var>222.23</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.222.24"></a><var>222.24</var>The base for fiscal year 2016 and later is $4,375,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.10.0"></a><a id="pl.222.25"></a><var>222.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 18, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.222.26"></a><var>222.26</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.222.27"></a><var>222.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>School </b><b>Climate</b><b> Safety Technical Assistance</b><b> Center.</b> For the School <br />
         		<a id="pl.222.28"></a><var>222.28</var>Climate Safety Technical Assistance Center under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.052:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.222.29"></a><var>222.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.222.30"></a><var>222.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
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         		<a id="bill.16.11.0"></a><a id="pl.222.31"></a><var>222.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>BETTER ALIGNING MINNESOTA'S ALTERNATIVE TEACHER </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.222.32"></a><var>222.32</var><b>PROFESSIONAL PAY SYSTEM AND TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.222.33"></a><var>222.33</var><b>EVALUATION PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.223.1"></a><var>223.1</var>To better align Minnesota's alternative teacher professional pay system under <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.2"></a><var>223.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.413 to 122A.416, and Minnesota's teacher development <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.3"></a><var>223.3</var>and evaluation program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.4"></a><var>223.4</var>122A.41, subdivision 5, and effect and fund an improved alignment of this system and <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.5"></a><var>223.5</var>program, the commissioner of education must consult with stakeholders, including, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.6"></a><var>223.6</var>not limited to, representatives of the Minnesota Association of School Administrators, <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.7"></a><var>223.7</var>the Minnesota Association of Secondary School Principals, the Minnesota Elementary <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.8"></a><var>223.8</var>School Principals' Association, Education Minnesota, Schools for Equity in Education, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.9"></a><var>223.9</var>Minnesota Business Partnership, the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.10"></a><var>223.10</var>School Boards Association, the Department of Education, the College of Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.11"></a><var>223.11</var>and Human Development at the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Association <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.12"></a><var>223.12</var>of the Colleges for Teacher Education, licensed elementary and secondary school <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.13"></a><var>223.13</var>teachers employed in school districts with an alternative teacher professional pay system <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.14"></a><var>223.14</var>agreement and licensed elementary and secondary school teachers employed in school <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.15"></a><var>223.15</var>districts without an alternative teacher professional pay system agreement, where one or <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.16"></a><var>223.16</var>more of these teachers may be a master teacher, peer evaluator, in another teacher leader <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.17"></a><var>223.17</var>position, or national board certified teacher, a teacher or school administrator employed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.18"></a><var>223.18</var>a Minnesota charter school with an alternative teacher professional pay system agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.19"></a><var>223.19</var>and a teacher or school administrator employed in a Minnesota charter school without an <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.20"></a><var>223.20</var>alternative teacher professional pay system agreement, a parent or guardian of a student <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.21"></a><var>223.21</var>currently enrolled in a Minnesota public school, the Association of Metropolitan School <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.22"></a><var>223.22</var>Districts, and the Minnesota Rural Education Association. The commissioner also must <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.23"></a><var>223.23</var>consult with members of the house of representatives and members of the senate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.223.24"></a><var>223.24</var>The commissioner, by February 1, 2015, must submit to the education policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.25"></a><var>223.25</var>finance committees of the legislature written recommendations on better aligning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.26"></a><var>223.26</var>financing the alternative teacher professional pay system and teacher development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.27"></a><var>223.27</var>evaluation program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.223.28"></a><var>223.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.12.0"></a><a id="pl.223.29"></a><var>223.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM INVENTORY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.223.30"></a><var>223.30</var>(a) The commissioner of education must consult with experts knowledgeable about <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.31"></a><var>223.31</var>secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs to determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.32"></a><var>223.32</var>content and status of particular career and technical education programs in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.33"></a><var>223.33</var>school districts, including cooperating districts under Minnesota Statutes, 123A.33, <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.34"></a><var>223.34</var>subdivision 2, integration districts, and postsecondary institutions partnering with school <br />
         		<a id="pl.223.35"></a><var>223.35</var>districts or offering courses through PSEO or career and technical programs and the rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.1"></a><var>224.1</var>of student participation and completion for these various programs, including: agriculture, <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.2"></a><var>224.2</var>food, and natural resources; architecture and construction; arts, audiovisual technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.3"></a><var>224.3</var>and communications; business management and administration; computer science; family <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.4"></a><var>224.4</var>and consumer science; finance; health science; hospitality and tourism; human services; <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.5"></a><var>224.5</var>information technology; manufacturing; marketing; science, technology, engineering, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.6"></a><var>224.6</var>mathematics; and transportation, distribution, and logistics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.224.7"></a><var>224.7</var>(b) To accomplish paragraph (a) and to understand the current role of local school <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.8"></a><var>224.8</var>districts and postsecondary institutions in providing career and technical education <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.9"></a><var>224.9</var>programs, the commissioner of education, in consultation with experts, also must examine <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.10"></a><var>224.10</var>the extent to which secondary and postsecondary education programs offer students a <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.11"></a><var>224.11</var>progression of coordinated, nonduplicative courses that adequately prepare students to <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.12"></a><var>224.12</var>successfully complete a career and technical education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.224.13"></a><var>224.13</var>(c) The commissioner of education must submit a report by February 1, 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.14"></a><var>224.14</var>to the education policy and finance committees of the legislature, consistent with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.15"></a><var>224.15</var>section, and include information about each district's dedicated equipment, resources, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.16"></a><var>224.16</var>relationships with postsecondary institutions and the local business community.<br />
         		<a id="pl.224.17"></a><var>224.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.13.0"></a><a id="pl.224.18"></a><var>224.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CERTIFICATION PARTNERSHIPS; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.224.19"></a><var>224.19</var><b>REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL; PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.224.20"></a><var>224.20</var>(a) The commissioner shall contract with at least one provider to provide information <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.21"></a><var>224.21</var>technology education opportunities to students in grades 9 through 12. This partnership <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.22"></a><var>224.22</var>must allow participating students and teachers to secure broad-based information <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.23"></a><var>224.23</var>technology certifications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.224.24"></a><var>224.24</var>(b) The commissioner shall issue a competitive request for proposals, award the <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.25"></a><var>224.25</var>contract, and make available, through participating school districts, charter schools, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.26"></a><var>224.26</var>intermediate districts, instruction on information technology skills and competencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.27"></a><var>224.27</var>that are essential for career and college readiness. The request for proposals shall at <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.28"></a><var>224.28</var>least include the following components:<br />
         		<a id="pl.224.29"></a><var>224.29</var>(1) a research-based curriculum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.224.30"></a><var>224.30</var>(2) online access to the curriculum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.224.31"></a><var>224.31</var>(3) instructional software for classroom and student use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.224.32"></a><var>224.32</var>(4) certification of skills and competencies in a broad array of information <br />
         		<a id="pl.224.33"></a><var>224.33</var>technology-related skill areas;<br />
         		<a id="pl.224.34"></a><var>224.34</var>(5) professional development for teachers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.1"></a><var>225.1</var>(6) deployment and program support, including, but not limited to, integration with <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.2"></a><var>225.2</var>academic standards under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.021 or 120B.022.<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.3"></a><var>225.3</var>(c) If the contract awarded under this section does not allow for the service to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.4"></a><var>225.4</var>delivered in every eligible school, the commissioner shall make the contracted service <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.5"></a><var>225.5</var>available on a first-come, first-served basis to an equal number of schools in each of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.6"></a><var>225.6</var>regions represented by a regional development commission under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.7"></a><var>225.7</var>section 462.387, and in the region consisting of counties not represented by a regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.8"></a><var>225.8</var>development commission. If participating schools in any region do not exhaust the services <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.9"></a><var>225.9</var>allocated to that region, the commissioner may reallocate unused services to other regions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.14.0"></a><a id="pl.225.10"></a><var>225.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON K-12 STUDENTS' EXPERIENCE WITH </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.225.11"></a><var>225.11</var><b>PHYSICAL EDUCATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.225.12"></a><var>225.12</var>(a) The commissioner of education must prepare and submit to the education policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.13"></a><var>225.13</var>and finance committees of the legislature by January 15, 2015, a written report on K-12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.14"></a><var>225.14</var>students' experience with physical education, consistent with this section. Among other <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.15"></a><var>225.15</var>physical education-related issues, the report must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.16"></a><var>225.16</var>(1) the number of minutes per day and frequency per week students in each grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.17"></a><var>225.17</var>level, kindergarten through grade 8, receive physical education, identify the requirements in <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.18"></a><var>225.18</var>high school physical education in terms of semesters, trimesters, quarters, or school years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.19"></a><var>225.19</var>(2) the measures and data used to assess students' level of fitness and the uses made <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.20"></a><var>225.20</var>of the fitness data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.21"></a><var>225.21</var>(3) the educational preparation of physical education instructors and the proportion <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.22"></a><var>225.22</var>of time certified physical education teachers provide physical education instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.23"></a><var>225.23</var>(4) the amount of time and number of days per week each grade level, kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.24"></a><var>225.24</var>through grade 6, receives recess;<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.25"></a><var>225.25</var>(5) whether high school students are allowed to substitute other activities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.26"></a><var>225.26</var>required physical education, and, if so, which activities qualify;<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.27"></a><var>225.27</var>(6) identify the number or percentage of high school students who earn required <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.28"></a><var>225.28</var>physical education credits online;<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.29"></a><var>225.29</var>(7) whether schools offer before or after school physical activities opportunities in <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.30"></a><var>225.30</var>each grade level, kindergarten through grade 8, and in high school, and, if so, what are the <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.31"></a><var>225.31</var>opportunities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.32"></a><var>225.32</var>(8) the extent to which schools coordinate with developmentally adaptive physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.33"></a><var>225.33</var>education specialists when needed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.225.34"></a><var>225.34</var>(b) Any costs of preparing this report must be paid for out of the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.225.35"></a><var>225.35</var>Education's current operating budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.226.1"></a><var>226.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.15.0"></a><a id="pl.226.2"></a><var>226.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.226.3"></a><var>226.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) For fiscal year 2015 only, teacher development and evaluation revenue for a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.4"></a><var>226.4</var>district, intermediate school district, or charter school that does not have an alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.5"></a><var>226.5</var>professional pay system agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.6"></a><var>226.6</var>subdivision 2, equals $302 times the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed on <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.7"></a><var>226.7</var>October 1 of the previous school year. Revenue under this section must be reserved for <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.8"></a><var>226.8</var>teacher development and evaluation activities consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.9"></a><var>226.9</var>122A.40, subdivision 8, or Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.41, subdivision 5. For the <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.10"></a><var>226.10</var>purposes of this section, "teacher" has the meaning given it in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.11"></a><var>226.11</var>122A.40, subdivision 1, or Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.41, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.226.12"></a><var>226.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the state total teacher development and evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.13"></a><var>226.13</var>revenue entitlement must not exceed $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2015. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.14"></a><var>226.14</var>must limit the amount of revenue under this section so as not to exceed this limit.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.16.0"></a><a id="pl.226.15"></a><var>226.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.226.16"></a><var>226.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.17"></a><var>226.17</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.18"></a><var>226.18</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.226.19"></a><var>226.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Career and technical program inventory.</b> For the career and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.20"></a><var>226.20</var>program inventory program under section 12:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.226.21"></a><var>226.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.226.22"></a><var>226.22</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.226.23"></a><var>226.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Teacher Professional Pay System and Teacher Evaluation Program </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.226.24"></a><var>226.24</var><b>alignment.</b> For the alignment and reporting activities under section 11:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.226.25"></a><var>226.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">25,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.226.26"></a><var>226.26</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.226.27"></a><var>226.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Northwestern Online College in the High School program.</b> For the <br />
         		<a id="pl.226.28"></a><var>226.28</var>Northwestern Online College in the High School program:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.226.29"></a><var>226.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">160,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.226.30"></a><var>226.30</var>The base for fiscal year 2016 and later is $0.<br />
         		<a id="pl.227.1"></a><var>227.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Information technology certification partnership.</b> For an information <br />
         		<a id="pl.227.2"></a><var>227.2</var>technology certification partnership.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.227.3"></a><var>227.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.227.4"></a><var>227.4</var>The base for 2016 and later is $0.<br />
         		<a id="pl.227.5"></a><var>227.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Legislative report on K-12 students' experience with physical </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.227.6"></a><var>227.6</var><b>education.</b> For the preparation of the legislative report on K-12 students' experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.227.7"></a><var>227.7</var>with physical education.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.227.8"></a><var>227.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">25,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
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         </table><a id="pl.227.9"></a><var>227.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The base for fiscal year 2016 and later is $0.<br />
         		<a id="pl.227.10"></a><var>227.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Teacher development and evaluation.</b> For teacher development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.227.11"></a><var>227.11</var>evaluation revenue.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.227.12"></a><var>227.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.227.13"></a><var>227.13</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $9,000,000 for 2015. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.227.14"></a><var>227.14</var>onetime appropriation and is available until expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.16.17.0"></a><a id="pl.227.15"></a><var>227.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.227.16"></a><var>227.16</var>The amendments to Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, made by<br />
         		<a id="pl.227.17"></a><var>227.17</var> Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, section 22, if enacted, are repealed the day following <br />
         		<a id="pl.227.18"></a><var>227.18</var>final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.227.19"></a><var>227.19</var><b>ARTICLE 17</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.227.20"></a><var>227.20</var><b>SPECIAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.17.1.0"></a><a id="pl.227.21"></a><var>227.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.0942, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.227.22"></a><var>227.22</var><b>125A.0942 STANDARDS FOR RESTRICTIVE PROCEDURES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.227.23"></a><var>227.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Restrictive procedures plan.</b> (a) Schools that intend to use <br />
         		<a id="pl.227.24"></a><var>227.24</var>restrictive procedures shall maintain and make publicly accessible in an electronic format <br />
         		<a id="pl.227.25"></a><var>227.25</var>on a school or district Web site or make a paper copy available upon request describing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.227.26"></a><var>227.26</var>restrictive procedures plan for children with disabilities that at least:<br />
         		<a id="pl.227.27"></a><var>227.27</var>(1) lists the restrictive procedures the school intends to use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.227.28"></a><var>227.28</var>(2) describes how the school will implement a range of positive behavior strategies <br />
         		<a id="pl.227.29"></a><var>227.29</var>and provide links to mental health services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.227.30"></a><var>227.30</var>(3) describes how the school will provide training on de-escalation techniques, <br />
         		<a id="pl.227.31"></a><var>227.31</var>consistent with section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (k);<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.1"></a><var>228.1</var>(4) describes how the school will monitor and review the use of restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.2"></a><var>228.2</var>procedures, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.3"></a><var>228.3</var>(i) conducting post-use debriefings, consistent with subdivision 3, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.4"></a><var>228.4</var>clause (5); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.5"></a><var>228.5</var>(ii) convening an oversight committee to undertake a quarterly review of the use <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.6"></a><var>228.6</var>of restrictive procedures based on patterns or problems indicated by similarities in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.7"></a><var>228.7</var>time of day, day of the week, duration of the use of a procedure, the individuals involved, <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.8"></a><var>228.8</var>or other factors associated with the use of restrictive procedures; the number of times a <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.9"></a><var>228.9</var>restrictive procedure is used schoolwide and for individual children; the number and types <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.10"></a><var>228.10</var>of injuries, if any, resulting from the use of restrictive procedures; whether restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.11"></a><var>228.11</var>procedures are used in nonemergency situations; the need for additional staff training; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.12"></a><var>228.12</var>proposed actions to minimize the use of restrictive procedures; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.13"></a><var>228.13</var>(4) (5) includes a written description and documentation of the training staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.14"></a><var>228.14</var>completed under subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.15"></a><var>228.15</var>(b) Schools annually must publicly identify oversight committee members who <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.16"></a><var>228.16</var>must at least include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.17"></a><var>228.17</var>(1) a mental health professional, school psychologist, or school social worker;<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.18"></a><var>228.18</var>(2) an expert in positive behavior strategies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.19"></a><var>228.19</var>(3) a special education administrator; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.20"></a><var>228.20</var>(4) a general education administrator.<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.21"></a><var>228.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Restrictive procedures.</b> (a) Restrictive procedures may be used only <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.22"></a><var>228.22</var>by a licensed special education teacher, school social worker, school psychologist, <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.23"></a><var>228.23</var>behavior analyst certified by the National Behavior Analyst Certification Board, a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.24"></a><var>228.24</var>with a master's degree in behavior analysis, other licensed education professional, <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.25"></a><var>228.25</var>paraprofessional under section 
         <statute_ref>120B.363</statute_ref>, or mental health professional under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.228.26"></a><var>228.26</var>245.4871, subdivision 27
         </statute_ref>, who has completed the training program under subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.27"></a><var>228.27</var>(b) A school shall make reasonable efforts to notify the parent on the same day a <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.28"></a><var>228.28</var>restrictive procedure is used on the child, or if the school is unable to provide same-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.29"></a><var>228.29</var>notice, notice is sent within two days by written or electronic means or as otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.30"></a><var>228.30</var>indicated by the child's parent under paragraph (d) (f).<br />
         		<a id="pl.228.31"></a><var>228.31</var>(c) The district must hold a meeting of the individualized education program team, <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.32"></a><var>228.32</var>conduct or review a functional behavioral analysis, review data, consider developing <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.33"></a><var>228.33</var>additional or revised positive behavioral interventions and supports, consider actions to <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.34"></a><var>228.34</var>reduce the use of restrictive procedures, and modify the individualized education program <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.35"></a><var>228.35</var>or behavior intervention plan as appropriate. The district must hold the meeting: within <br />
         		<a id="pl.228.36"></a><var>228.36</var>ten calendar days after district staff use restrictive procedures on two separate school <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.1"></a><var>229.1</var>days within 30 calendar days or a pattern of use emerges and the child's individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.2"></a><var>229.2</var>education program or behavior intervention plan does not provide for using restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.3"></a><var>229.3</var>procedures in an emergency; or at the request of a parent or the district after restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.4"></a><var>229.4</var>procedures are used. The district must review use of restrictive procedures at a child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.5"></a><var>229.5</var>annual individualized education program meeting when the child's individualized <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.6"></a><var>229.6</var>education program provides for using restrictive procedures in an emergency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.229.7"></a><var>229.7</var>(d) If the individualized education program team under paragraph (c) determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.8"></a><var>229.8</var>that existing interventions and supports are ineffective in reducing the use of restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.9"></a><var>229.9</var>procedures or the district uses restrictive procedures on a child on ten or more school days <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.10"></a><var>229.10</var>during the same school year, the team, as appropriate, either must consult with other <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.11"></a><var>229.11</var>professionals working with the child; consult with experts in behavior analysis, mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.12"></a><var>229.12</var>health, communication, or autism; consult with culturally competent professionals; <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.13"></a><var>229.13</var>review existing evaluations, resources, and successful strategies; or consider whether to <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.14"></a><var>229.14</var>reevaluate the child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.229.15"></a><var>229.15</var>(e) At the individualized education program meeting under paragraph (c), the team <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.16"></a><var>229.16</var>must review any known medical or psychological limitations, including any medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.17"></a><var>229.17</var>information the parent provides voluntarily, that contraindicate the use of a restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.18"></a><var>229.18</var>procedure, consider whether to prohibit that restrictive procedure, and document any <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.19"></a><var>229.19</var>prohibition in the individualized education program or behavior intervention plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.229.20"></a><var>229.20</var>(f) An individualized education program team may plan for using restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.21"></a><var>229.21</var>procedures and may include these procedures in a child's individualized education <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.22"></a><var>229.22</var>program or behavior intervention plan; however, the restrictive procedures may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.23"></a><var>229.23</var>only in response to behavior that constitutes an emergency, consistent with this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.24"></a><var>229.24</var>The individualized education program or behavior intervention plan shall indicate how the <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.25"></a><var>229.25</var>parent wants to be notified when a restrictive procedure is used.<br />
         		<a id="pl.229.26"></a><var>229.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Physical holding or seclusion.</b> (a) Physical holding or seclusion may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.27"></a><var>229.27</var>used only in an emergency. A school that uses physical holding or seclusion shall meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.28"></a><var>229.28</var>following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.229.29"></a><var>229.29</var>(1) physical holding or seclusion is the least intrusive intervention that effectively <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.30"></a><var>229.30</var>responds to the emergency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.229.31"></a><var>229.31</var>(2) physical holding or seclusion is not used to discipline a noncompliant child;<br />
         		<a id="pl.229.32"></a><var>229.32</var>(3) physical holding or seclusion ends when the threat of harm ends and the staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.229.33"></a><var>229.33</var>determines the child can safely return to the classroom or activity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.229.34"></a><var>229.34</var>(4) staff directly observes the child while physical holding or seclusion is being used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.1"></a><var>230.1</var>(5) each time physical holding or seclusion is used, the staff person who implements <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.2"></a><var>230.2</var>or oversees the physical holding or seclusion documents, as soon as possible after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.3"></a><var>230.3</var>incident concludes, the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.4"></a><var>230.4</var>(i) a description of the incident that led to the physical holding or seclusion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.5"></a><var>230.5</var>(ii) why a less restrictive measure failed or was determined by staff to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.6"></a><var>230.6</var>inappropriate or impractical;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.7"></a><var>230.7</var>(iii) the time the physical holding or seclusion began and the time the child was <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.8"></a><var>230.8</var>released; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.9"></a><var>230.9</var>(iv) a brief record of the child's behavioral and physical status;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.10"></a><var>230.10</var>(6) the room used for seclusion must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.11"></a><var>230.11</var>(i) be at least six feet by five feet;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.12"></a><var>230.12</var>(ii) be well lit, well ventilated, adequately heated, and clean;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.13"></a><var>230.13</var>(iii) have a window that allows staff to directly observe a child in seclusion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.14"></a><var>230.14</var>(iv) have tamperproof fixtures, electrical switches located immediately outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.15"></a><var>230.15</var>door, and secure ceilings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.16"></a><var>230.16</var>(v) have doors that open out and are unlocked, locked with keyless locks that <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.17"></a><var>230.17</var>have immediate release mechanisms, or locked with locks that have immediate release <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.18"></a><var>230.18</var>mechanisms connected with a fire and emergency system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.19"></a><var>230.19</var>(vi) not contain objects that a child may use to injure the child or others;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.20"></a><var>230.20</var>(7) before using a room for seclusion, a school must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.21"></a><var>230.21</var>(i) receive written notice from local authorities that the room and the locking <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.22"></a><var>230.22</var>mechanisms comply with applicable building, fire, and safety codes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.23"></a><var>230.23</var>(ii) register the room with the commissioner, who may view that room; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.24"></a><var>230.24</var>(8) until August 1, 2015, a school district may use prone restraints with children <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.25"></a><var>230.25</var>age five or older if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.26"></a><var>230.26</var>(i) the district has provided to the department a list of staff who have had specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.27"></a><var>230.27</var>training on the use of prone restraints;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.28"></a><var>230.28</var>(ii) the district provides information on the type of training that was provided and <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.29"></a><var>230.29</var>by whom;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.30"></a><var>230.30</var>(iii) only staff who received specific training use prone restraints;<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.31"></a><var>230.31</var>(iv) each incident of the use of prone restraints is reported to the department within <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.32"></a><var>230.32</var>five working days on a form provided by the department; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.33"></a><var>230.33</var>(v) the district, before using prone restraints, must review any known medical or <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.34"></a><var>230.34</var>psychological limitations that contraindicate the use of prone restraints.<br />
         		<a id="pl.230.35"></a><var>230.35</var>The department must collect data on districts' use of prone restraints and publish the data <br />
         		<a id="pl.230.36"></a><var>230.36</var>in a readily accessible format on the department's Web site on a quarterly basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.1"></a><var>231.1</var>(b) By March 1, 2014 February 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, stakeholders must <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.2"></a><var>231.2</var>recommend to the commissioner specific and measurable implementation and outcome <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.3"></a><var>231.3</var>goals for reducing the use of restrictive procedures and the commissioner must submit to <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.4"></a><var>231.4</var>the legislature a report on districts' progress in reducing the use of restrictive procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.5"></a><var>231.5</var>that recommends how to further reduce these procedures and eliminate the use of prone <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.6"></a><var>231.6</var>restraints. The statewide plan includes the following components: measurable goals; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.7"></a><var>231.7</var>resources, training, technical assistance, mental health services, and collaborative efforts <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.8"></a><var>231.8</var>needed to significantly reduce districts' use of prone restraints; and recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.9"></a><var>231.9</var>to clarify and improve the law governing districts' use of restrictive procedures. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.10"></a><var>231.10</var>commissioner must consult with interested stakeholders when preparing the report, <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.11"></a><var>231.11</var>including representatives of advocacy organizations, special education directors, teachers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.12"></a><var>231.12</var>paraprofessionals, intermediate school districts, school boards, day treatment providers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.13"></a><var>231.13</var>county social services, state human services department staff, mental health professionals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.14"></a><var>231.14</var>and autism experts. By June 30 each year, districts must report summary data on their <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.15"></a><var>231.15</var>use of restrictive procedures to the department, in a form and manner determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.16"></a><var>231.16</var>commissioner. The summary data must include information about the use of restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.17"></a><var>231.17</var>procedures, including use of reasonable force under section 121A.582.<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.18"></a><var>231.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Prohibitions.</b> The following actions or procedures are prohibited:<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.19"></a><var>231.19</var>(1) engaging in conduct prohibited under section 
         <statute_ref>121A.58</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.20"></a><var>231.20</var>(2) requiring a child to assume and maintain a specified physical position, activity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.21"></a><var>231.21</var>or posture that induces physical pain;<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.22"></a><var>231.22</var>(3) totally or partially restricting a child's senses as punishment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.23"></a><var>231.23</var>(4) presenting an intense sound, light, or other sensory stimuli using smell, taste, <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.24"></a><var>231.24</var>substance, or spray as punishment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.25"></a><var>231.25</var>(5) denying or restricting a child's access to equipment and devices such as walkers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.26"></a><var>231.26</var>wheelchairs, hearing aids, and communication boards that facilitate the child's functioning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.27"></a><var>231.27</var>except when temporarily removing the equipment or device is needed to prevent injury <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.28"></a><var>231.28</var>to the child or others or serious damage to the equipment or device, in which case the <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.29"></a><var>231.29</var>equipment or device shall be returned to the child as soon as possible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.30"></a><var>231.30</var>(6) interacting with a child in a manner that constitutes sexual abuse, neglect, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.31"></a><var>231.31</var>physical abuse under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.32"></a><var>231.32</var>(7) withholding regularly scheduled meals or water;<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.33"></a><var>231.33</var>(8) denying access to bathroom facilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.231.34"></a><var>231.34</var>(9) physical holding that restricts or impairs a child's ability to breathe, restricts or <br />
         		<a id="pl.231.35"></a><var>231.35</var>impairs a child's ability to communicate distress, places pressure or weight on a child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.1"></a><var>232.1</var>head, throat, neck, chest, lungs, sternum, diaphragm, back, or abdomen, or results in <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.2"></a><var>232.2</var>straddling a child's torso.<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.3"></a><var>232.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Training for staff.</b> (a) To meet the requirements of subdivision 1, staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.4"></a><var>232.4</var>who use restrictive procedures, including paraprofessionals, shall complete training in <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.5"></a><var>232.5</var>the following skills and knowledge areas:<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.6"></a><var>232.6</var>(1) positive behavioral interventions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.7"></a><var>232.7</var>(2) communicative intent of behaviors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.8"></a><var>232.8</var>(3) relationship building;<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.9"></a><var>232.9</var>(4) alternatives to restrictive procedures, including techniques to identify events and <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.10"></a><var>232.10</var>environmental factors that may escalate behavior;<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.11"></a><var>232.11</var>(5) de-escalation methods;<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.12"></a><var>232.12</var>(6) standards for using restrictive procedures only in an emergency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.13"></a><var>232.13</var>(7) obtaining emergency medical assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.14"></a><var>232.14</var>(8) the physiological and psychological impact of physical holding and seclusion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.15"></a><var>232.15</var>(9) monitoring and responding to a child's physical signs of distress when physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.16"></a><var>232.16</var>holding is being used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.17"></a><var>232.17</var>(10) recognizing the symptoms of and interventions that may cause positional <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.18"></a><var>232.18</var>asphyxia when physical holding is used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.19"></a><var>232.19</var>(11) district policies and procedures for timely reporting and documenting each <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.20"></a><var>232.20</var>incident involving use of a restricted procedure; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.21"></a><var>232.21</var>(12) schoolwide programs on positive behavior strategies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.22"></a><var>232.22</var>(b) The commissioner, after consulting with the commissioner of human services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.23"></a><var>232.23</var>must develop and maintain a list of training programs that satisfy the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.24"></a><var>232.24</var>paragraph (a). The commissioner also must develop and maintain a list of experts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.25"></a><var>232.25</var>help individualized education program teams reduce the use of restrictive procedures. <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.26"></a><var>232.26</var>The district shall maintain records of staff who have been trained and the organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.27"></a><var>232.27</var>or professional that conducted the training. The district may collaborate with children's <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.28"></a><var>232.28</var>community mental health providers to coordinate trainings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.29"></a><var>232.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Behavior supports</b><b>; reasonable force</b><b>.</b> (a) School districts are encouraged <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.30"></a><var>232.30</var>to establish effective schoolwide systems of positive behavior interventions and supports.<br />
         		<a id="pl.232.31"></a><var>232.31</var>(b) Nothing in this section or section 
         <statute_ref>125A.0941</statute_ref> precludes the use of reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.32"></a><var>232.32</var>force under sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.582</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>609.06, subdivision 1</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>609.379</statute_ref>. For the 2014-2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.33"></a><var>232.33</var>school year and later, districts must collect and submit to the commissioner summary <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.34"></a><var>232.34</var>data, consistent with subdivision 3, paragraph (b), on district use of reasonable force <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.35"></a><var>232.35</var>that is consistent with the definition of physical holding or seclusion for a child with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.232.36"></a><var>232.36</var>disability under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.233.1"></a><var>233.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.2.0"></a><a id="pl.233.2"></a><var>233.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.3"></a><var>233.3</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.233.4"></a><var>233.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Nonresident tuition rate; other costs.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2015 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.5"></a><var>233.5</var>later, when a school district provides special instruction and services for a pupil with <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.6"></a><var>233.6</var>a disability as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>125A.02</statute_ref> outside the district of residence, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.7"></a><var>233.7</var>a pupil for whom an adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.8"></a><var>233.8</var>section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs (b) to (d), special education aid paid to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.9"></a><var>233.9</var>resident district must be reduced by an amount equal to (1) the actual cost of providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.10"></a><var>233.10</var>special instruction and services to the pupil, including a proportionate amount for special <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.11"></a><var>233.11</var>transportation and unreimbursed building lease and debt service costs for facilities used <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.12"></a><var>233.12</var>primarily for special education, plus (2) the amount of general education revenue and <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.13"></a><var>233.13</var>referendum equalization aid attributable to that pupil, calculated using the resident district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.14"></a><var>233.14</var>average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.15"></a><var>233.15</var>unit excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.16"></a><var>233.16</var>revenue, minus (3) the amount of special education aid for children with a disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.17"></a><var>233.17</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76 </statute_ref>received on behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.18"></a><var>233.18</var>special instruction and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.19"></a><var>233.19</var>of the school day, the amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.20"></a><var>233.20</var>aid, excluding portions attributable to district and school administration, district support <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.21"></a><var>233.21</var>services, operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.22"></a><var>233.22</var>attributable to that pupil for the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.23"></a><var>233.23</var>and services outside of the regular classroom, calculated using the resident district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.24"></a><var>233.24</var>average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.25"></a><var>233.25</var>excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.26"></a><var>233.26</var>and the serving district's basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.27"></a><var>233.27</var>sparsity revenue per adjusted pupil unit. Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.28"></a><var>233.28</var>served by a cooperative unit without a fiscal agent school district, the general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.29"></a><var>233.29</var>revenue and referendum equalization aid attributable to a pupil must be calculated using <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.30"></a><var>233.30</var>the resident district's average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.31"></a><var>233.31</var>excluding compensatory revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.32"></a><var>233.32</var>revenue. Special education aid paid to the district or cooperative providing special <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.33"></a><var>233.33</var>instruction and services for the pupil must be increased by the amount of the reduction in <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.34"></a><var>233.34</var>the aid paid to the resident district. Amounts paid to cooperatives under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.233.35"></a><var>233.35</var>and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, shall be recognized and reported as revenues and <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.1"></a><var>234.1</var>expenditures on the resident school district's books of account under sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.75 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.234.2"></a><var>234.2</var>and 
         <statute_ref>123B.76</statute_ref>. If the resident district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.3"></a><var>234.3</var>adjustment, the remaining adjustment shall be made to other state aid due to the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.234.4"></a><var>234.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.5"></a><var>234.5</var>(b) to (d), a charter school where more than 30 percent of enrolled students receive special <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.6"></a><var>234.6</var>education and related services, a site approved under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.515</statute_ref>, an intermediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.7"></a><var>234.7</var>district, a special education cooperative, or a school district that served as the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.8"></a><var>234.8</var>agency for a group of school districts for federal special education aids for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.9"></a><var>234.9</var>2006 may apply to the commissioner for authority to charge the resident district an <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.10"></a><var>234.10</var>additional amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.11"></a><var>234.11</var>a disability. The application must include a description of the costs and the calculations <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.12"></a><var>234.12</var>used to determine the unreimbursed portion to be charged to the resident district. Amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.13"></a><var>234.13</var>approved by the commissioner under this paragraph must be included in the tuition billings <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.14"></a><var>234.14</var>or aid adjustments under paragraph (a), or section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.15"></a><var>234.15</var>(b) to (d), as applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.234.16"></a><var>234.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For purposes of this subdivision and section 
         <statute_ref>127A.47</statute_ref>, subdivision 7, paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.17"></a><var>234.17</var>(d) and (e) paragraph (b), "general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.18"></a><var>234.18</var>means the sum of the general education revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.19"></a><var>234.19</var>1, excluding the local optional levy according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.20"></a><var>234.20</var>(c), plus the referendum equalization aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>, subdivision 7.<br />
         		<a id="pl.234.21"></a><var>234.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.22"></a><var>234.22</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.3.0"></a><a id="pl.234.23"></a><var>234.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.76, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.24"></a><var>234.24</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.234.25"></a><var>234.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section and section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.26"></a><var>234.26</var>the definitions in this subdivision apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.234.27"></a><var>234.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Basic revenue" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.28"></a><var>234.28</var>For the purposes of computing basic revenue pursuant to this section, each child with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.29"></a><var>234.29</var>disability shall be counted as prescribed in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.234.30"></a><var>234.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Essential personnel" means teachers, cultural liaisons, related services, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.31"></a><var>234.31</var>support services staff providing services to students. Essential personnel may also include <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.32"></a><var>234.32</var>special education paraprofessionals or clericals providing support to teachers and students <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.33"></a><var>234.33</var>by preparing paperwork and making arrangements related to special education compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.34"></a><var>234.34</var>requirements, including parent meetings and individualized education programs. Essential <br />
         		<a id="pl.234.35"></a><var>234.35</var>personnel does not include administrators and supervisors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.1"></a><var>235.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in section 
         <statute_ref>126C.05</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.2"></a><var>235.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Program growth factor" means 
         <statute_ref>1.046</statute_ref> for fiscal years 2012 though through 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.3"></a><var>235.3</var>1.0 for fiscal year 2016, 
         <statute_ref>1.046</statute_ref> for fiscal year 2017, and the product of 
         <statute_ref>1.046</statute_ref> and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.4"></a><var>235.4</var>program growth factor for the previous year for fiscal year 2018 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.5"></a><var>235.5</var>(f) "Nonfederal special education expenditure" means all direct expenditures that <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.6"></a><var>235.6</var>are necessary and essential to meet the district's obligation to provide special instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.7"></a><var>235.7</var>and services to children with a disability according to sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.454</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.03</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.235.8"></a><var>235.8</var>125A.24
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>125A.259</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>125A.48</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>125A.65</statute_ref> as submitted by the district and approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.9"></a><var>235.9</var>the department under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, excluding expenditures:<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.10"></a><var>235.10</var>(1) reimbursed with federal funds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.11"></a><var>235.11</var>(2) reimbursed with other state aids under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.12"></a><var>235.12</var>(3) for general education costs of serving students with a disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.13"></a><var>235.13</var>(4) for facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.14"></a><var>235.14</var>(5) for pupil transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.15"></a><var>235.15</var>(6) for postemployment benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.16"></a><var>235.16</var>(g) "Old formula special education expenditures" means expenditures eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.17"></a><var>235.17</var>revenue under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.18"></a><var>235.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) For the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and the Minnesota State Academy <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.19"></a><var>235.19</var>for the Blind, expenditures under paragraphs (f) and (g) are limited to the salary and <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.20"></a><var>235.20</var>fringe benefits of one-to-one instructional and behavior management aides and one-to-one <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.21"></a><var>235.21</var>licensed, certified professionals assigned to a child attending the academy, if the aides or <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.22"></a><var>235.22</var>professionals are required by the child's individualized education program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.23"></a><var>235.23</var>(h) (i) "Cross subsidy reduction aid percentage" means 1.0 percent for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.24"></a><var>235.24</var>2014 and 
         <statute_ref>2.27 </statute_ref>percent for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.25"></a><var>235.25</var>(i) (j) "Cross subsidy reduction aid limit" means $20 for fiscal year 2014 and $48 <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.26"></a><var>235.26</var>for fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.27"></a><var>235.27</var>(j) (k) "Special education aid increase limit" means $80 for fiscal year 2016, $100 <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.28"></a><var>235.28</var>for fiscal year 2017, and, for fiscal year 2018 and later, the sum of the special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.29"></a><var>235.29</var>aid increase limit for the previous fiscal year and $40.<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.30"></a><var>235.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.31"></a><var>235.31</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.4.0"></a><a id="pl.235.32"></a><var>235.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 125A.76, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.235.33"></a><var>235.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Special education initial aid.</b> The special education initial aid equals the <br />
         		<a id="pl.235.34"></a><var>235.34</var>sum of the following amounts computed using current year data:<br />
         		<a id="pl.236.1"></a><var>236.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 68 percent of the salary of each essential person employed in the district's program <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.2"></a><var>236.2</var>for children with a disability during the fiscal year, whether the person is employed by one <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.3"></a><var>236.3</var>or more districts or a Minnesota correctional facility operating on a fee-for-service basis;<br />
         		<a id="pl.236.4"></a><var>236.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for the Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf or the Minnesota State Academy <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.5"></a><var>236.5</var>for the Blind, 68 percent of the salary of each one to one one-to-one instructional and <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.6"></a><var>236.6</var>behavior management aide and one-to-one licensed, certified professional assigned to <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.7"></a><var>236.7</var>a child attending the academy, if the aides or professionals are required by the child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.8"></a><var>236.8</var>individualized education program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.236.9"></a><var>236.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) for special instruction and services provided to any pupil by contracting with <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.10"></a><var>236.10</var>public, private, or voluntary agencies other than school districts, in place of special <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.11"></a><var>236.11</var>instruction and services provided by the district, 52 percent of the difference between <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.12"></a><var>236.12</var>the amount of the contract and the general education revenue, excluding basic skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.13"></a><var>236.13</var>revenue and alternative teacher compensation revenue, and referendum equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.14"></a><var>236.14</var>attributable to a pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.15"></a><var>236.15</var>revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit for the fraction of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.16"></a><var>236.16</var>school day the pupil receives services under the contract. This includes children who <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.17"></a><var>236.17</var>are residents of the state, receive services under this subdivision and subdivision 1, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.18"></a><var>236.18</var>are placed in a care and treatment facility by court action in a state that does not have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.19"></a><var>236.19</var>reciprocity agreement with the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.155</statute_ref> as provided for in <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.20"></a><var>236.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 8</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.236.21"></a><var>236.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) for special instruction and services provided to any pupil by contracting for <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.22"></a><var>236.22</var>services with public, private, or voluntary agencies other than school districts, that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.23"></a><var>236.23</var>supplementary to a full educational program provided by the school district, 52 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.24"></a><var>236.24</var>the amount of the contract for that pupil;<br />
         		<a id="pl.236.25"></a><var>236.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) for supplies and equipment purchased or rented for use in the instruction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.26"></a><var>236.26</var>children with a disability, an amount equal to 47 percent of the sum actually expended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.27"></a><var>236.27</var>the district, or a Minnesota correctional facility operating on a fee-for-service basis, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.28"></a><var>236.28</var>not to exceed an average of $47 in any one school year for each child with a disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.29"></a><var>236.29</var>receiving instruction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.236.30"></a><var>236.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) for fiscal years 1997 and later, special education base revenue shall include <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.31"></a><var>236.31</var>amounts under clauses (1) to (5) for special education summer programs provided during <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.32"></a><var>236.32</var>the base year for that fiscal year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.236.33"></a><var>236.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the cost of providing transportation services for children with disabilities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.236.34"></a><var>236.34</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.92, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (4); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.236.35"></a><var>236.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) the district's transition-disabled program initial aid according to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.236.36"></a><var>236.36</var>124D.454, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.1"></a><var>237.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The department shall establish procedures through the uniform financial accounting <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.2"></a><var>237.2</var>and reporting system to identify and track all revenues generated from third-party billings <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.3"></a><var>237.3</var>as special education revenue at the school district level; include revenue generated from <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.4"></a><var>237.4</var>third-party billings as special education revenue in the annual cross-subsidy report; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.5"></a><var>237.5</var>exclude third-party revenue from calculation of excess cost aid to the districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.6"></a><var>237.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.7"></a><var>237.7</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.5.0"></a><a id="pl.237.8"></a><var>237.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.76, subdivision 2a, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.9"></a><var>237.9</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.10"></a><var>237.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Special education initial aid.</b> For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.11"></a><var>237.11</var>special education initial aid equals the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.12"></a><var>237.12</var>(1) the lesser least of 62 percent of the district's old formula special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.13"></a><var>237.13</var>expenditures for the prior fiscal year, excluding pupil transportation expenditures, 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.14"></a><var>237.14</var>percent of the district's nonfederal special education expenditures for the prior year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.15"></a><var>237.15</var>excluding pupil transportation expenditures, or 56 percent of the product of the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.16"></a><var>237.16</var>following amounts, computed using prior fiscal year data, and the program growth factor:<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.17"></a><var>237.17</var>(i) the product of the district's average daily membership served and the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.18"></a><var>237.18</var>(A) $450; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.19"></a><var>237.19</var>(B) $400 times the ratio of the sum of the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.20"></a><var>237.20</var>who are eligible to receive free lunch plus one-half of the pupils enrolled on October 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.21"></a><var>237.21</var>who are eligible to receive reduced-price lunch to the total October 1 enrollment; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.22"></a><var>237.22</var>(C) .008 times the district's average daily membership served; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.23"></a><var>237.23</var>(ii) $10,400 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.24"></a><var>237.24</var>autism spectrum disorders, developmental delay, and severely multiply impaired; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.25"></a><var>237.25</var>(iii) $18,000 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.26"></a><var>237.26</var>deaf and hard-of-hearing and emotional or behavioral disorders; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.27"></a><var>237.27</var>(iv) $27,000 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.28"></a><var>237.28</var>developmentally cognitive mild-moderate, developmentally cognitive severe-profound, <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.29"></a><var>237.29</var>physically impaired, visually impaired, and deafblind; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.30"></a><var>237.30</var>(2) the cost of providing transportation services for children with disabilities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.31"></a><var>237.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>123B.92, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.237.32"></a><var>237.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.237.33"></a><var>237.33</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.6.0"></a><a id="pl.238.1"></a><var>238.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.76, subdivision 2b, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.2"></a><var>238.2</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.3"></a><var>238.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2b. <b>Cross subsidy reduction aid.</b> For fiscal years 2014 and 2015, the cross <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.4"></a><var>238.4</var>subsidy reduction aid for a school district, not including a charter school, equals the <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.5"></a><var>238.5</var>lesser of (a) the product of the cross subsidy reduction aid limit and the district's average <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.6"></a><var>238.6</var>daily membership served or (b) the sum of the product of the cross subsidy reduction aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.7"></a><var>238.7</var>percentage, the district's average daily membership served, and the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.8"></a><var>238.8</var>(1) $450; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.9"></a><var>238.9</var>(2) $400 times the ratio of the sum of the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.10"></a><var>238.10</var>who are eligible to receive free lunch plus one-half of the pupils enrolled on October 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.11"></a><var>238.11</var>who are eligible to receive reduced-price lunch to the total October 1 enrollment; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.12"></a><var>238.12</var>(3) .008 times the district's average daily membership served; plus the product of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.13"></a><var>238.13</var>cross subsidy aid percentage and the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.14"></a><var>238.14</var>(i) $10,100 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.15"></a><var>238.15</var>autism spectrum disorders, developmental delay, and severely multiply impaired; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.16"></a><var>238.16</var>(ii) $17,500 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.17"></a><var>238.17</var>deaf and hard-of-hearing and emotional or behavioral disorders; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.18"></a><var>238.18</var>(iii) $26,000 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.19"></a><var>238.19</var>developmentally cognitive mild-moderate, developmentally cognitive severe-profound, <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.20"></a><var>238.20</var>physically impaired, visually impaired, and deafblind.<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.21"></a><var>238.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.22"></a><var>238.22</var>and applies to revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.7.0"></a><a id="pl.238.23"></a><var>238.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.76, subdivision 2c, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.24"></a><var>238.24</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.25"></a><var>238.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2c. <b>Special education aid.</b> (a) For fiscal year 2014 and fiscal year 2015, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.26"></a><var>238.26</var>district's special education aid equals the sum of the district's special education initial aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.27"></a><var>238.27</var>under subdivision 5, the district's cross subsidy reduction aid under subdivision 2b, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.28"></a><var>238.28</var>the district's excess cost aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.29"></a><var>238.29</var>(b) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's special education aid equals the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.30"></a><var>238.30</var>the district's special education initial aid under subdivision 2a and the district's excess cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.31"></a><var>238.31</var>aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.238.32"></a><var>238.32</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid for <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.33"></a><var>238.33</var>a school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district would <br />
         		<a id="pl.238.34"></a><var>238.34</var>have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.238.35"></a><var>238.35</var>and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.239.1"></a><var>239.1</var>127A.47, subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, and the product of the district's average daily membership served <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.2"></a><var>239.2</var>and the special education aid increase limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.239.3"></a><var>239.3</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2017 and later, the special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.4"></a><var>239.4</var>aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of: (i) the product of the district's average <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.5"></a><var>239.5</var>daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit and (ii) the product <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.6"></a><var>239.6</var>of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.7"></a><var>239.7</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted according <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.8"></a><var>239.8</var>to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the ratio of <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.9"></a><var>239.9</var>the district's average daily membership served for the current fiscal year to the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.10"></a><var>239.10</var>average daily membership served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.239.11"></a><var>239.11</var>(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), for fiscal year 2016 and later the special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.12"></a><var>239.12</var>aid for a school district, not including a charter school, must not be less than the lesser of <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.13"></a><var>239.13</var>(1) the district's nonfederal special education expenditures for that fiscal year or (2) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.14"></a><var>239.14</var>product of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.15"></a><var>239.15</var>year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>125A.79</statute_ref>, as adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.16"></a><var>239.16</var>according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 
         <statute_ref>125A.11</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>127A.47, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.17"></a><var>239.17</var>ratio of the district's adjusted daily membership for the current fiscal year to the district's <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.18"></a><var>239.18</var>average daily membership for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.239.19"></a><var>239.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.20"></a><var>239.20</var>and applies to revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.8.0"></a><a id="pl.239.21"></a><var>239.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.79, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.22"></a><var>239.22</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.239.23"></a><var>239.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of this section, the definitions in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.24"></a><var>239.24</var>subdivision apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.239.25"></a><var>239.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) "Unreimbursed old formula special education expenditures" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.239.26"></a><var>239.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) old formula special education expenditures for the prior fiscal year; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.239.27"></a><var>239.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for fiscal years 2014 and 2015, the sum of the special education aid under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.28"></a><var>239.28</var>125A.76, subdivision 5, for the prior fiscal year and the cross subsidy reduction aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.29"></a><var>239.29</var>section 125A.76, subdivision 2b, and for fiscal year 2016 and later, the special education <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.30"></a><var>239.30</var>initial aid under section 125A.76, subdivision 2a; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.239.31"></a><var>239.31</var>(3) for fiscal year 2016 and later, the amount of general education revenue, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.32"></a><var>239.32</var>local optional revenue, plus local optional aid and referendum equalization aid for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.33"></a><var>239.33</var>prior fiscal year attributable to pupils receiving special instruction and services outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.34"></a><var>239.34</var>regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day for the portion of time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.239.35"></a><var>239.35</var>pupils receive special instruction and services outside the regular classroom, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.1"></a><var>240.1</var>portions attributable to district and school administration, district support services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.2"></a><var>240.2</var>operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.3"></a><var>240.3</var>(b) "Unreimbursed nonfederal special education expenditures" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.4"></a><var>240.4</var>(1) nonfederal special education expenditures for the prior fiscal year; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.5"></a><var>240.5</var>(2) special education initial aid under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>; minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.6"></a><var>240.6</var>(3) the amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.7"></a><var>240.7</var>prior fiscal year attributable to pupils receiving special instruction and services outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.8"></a><var>240.8</var>regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day for the portion of time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.9"></a><var>240.9</var>pupils receive special instruction and services outside of the regular classroom, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.10"></a><var>240.10</var>portions attributable to district and school administration, district support services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.11"></a><var>240.11</var>operations and maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.12"></a><var>240.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "General revenue" for a school district means the sum of the general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.13"></a><var>240.13</var>revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, excluding alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.14"></a><var>240.14</var>compensation revenue, minus transportation sparsity revenue minus, local optional <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.15"></a><var>240.15</var>revenue, and total operating capital revenue. "General revenue" for a charter school means <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.16"></a><var>240.16</var>the sum of the general education revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.17"></a><var>240.17</var>transportation revenue according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11</statute_ref>, subdivision 2, excluding alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.18"></a><var>240.18</var>teacher compensation revenue, minus referendum equalization aid minus, transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.19"></a><var>240.19</var>sparsity revenue minus, and operating capital revenue.<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.20"></a><var>240.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.21"></a><var>240.21</var>and applies to revenue for fiscal year 2014 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.9.0"></a><a id="pl.240.22"></a><var>240.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.79, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.23"></a><var>240.23</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.24"></a><var>240.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Initial</b><b> Excess cost aid.</b> For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's initial<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.25"></a><var>240.25</var> excess cost aid equals the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.26"></a><var>240.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 56 percent of the difference between (i) the district's unreimbursed nonfederal <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.27"></a><var>240.27</var>special education expenditures and (ii) 7.0 percent of the district's general revenue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.28"></a><var>240.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) 62 percent of the difference between (i) the district's unreimbursed old formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.29"></a><var>240.29</var>special education expenditures and (ii) 2.5 percent of the district's general revenue; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.30"></a><var>240.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.240.31"></a><var>240.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.240.32"></a><var>240.32</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.10.0"></a><a id="pl.241.1"></a><var>241.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.79, subdivision 8, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.2"></a><var>241.2</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.241.3"></a><var>241.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Out-of-state tuition.</b> For children who are residents of the state, receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.4"></a><var>241.4</var>services under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.76</statute_ref>, subdivisions 1 and 2, and are placed in a care and <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.5"></a><var>241.5</var>treatment facility by court action in a state that does not have a reciprocity agreement with <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.6"></a><var>241.6</var>the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>125A.155</statute_ref>, the resident school district shall submit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.7"></a><var>241.7</var>balance receive special education out-of-state tuition aid equal to the amount of the tuition <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.8"></a><var>241.8</var>bills, minus (1) the general education revenue, excluding basic skills revenue and the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.9"></a><var>241.9</var>optional levy attributable to the pupil, calculated using the resident district's average <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.10"></a><var>241.10</var>general education revenue per adjusted pupil unit, and (2) the referendum equalization aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.11"></a><var>241.11</var>attributable to the pupil, calculated using the resident district's average general education <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.12"></a><var>241.12</var>revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit minus, and (3) the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.13"></a><var>241.13</var>education contracted services initial revenue aid attributable to the pupil.<br />
         		<a id="pl.241.14"></a><var>241.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.15"></a><var>241.15</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.11.0"></a><a id="pl.241.16"></a><var>241.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 5, section 31, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.241.17"></a><var>241.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Special education paperwork cost savings.</b> (a) For the contract to <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.18"></a><var>241.18</var>customize a statewide online reporting system and effect special education paperwork <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.19"></a><var>241.19</var>cost savings:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.241.20"></a><var>241.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,763,000<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.241.21"></a><var>241.21</var>For a transfer to MNIT. This appropriation is available in fiscal year 2015 if not and <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.22"></a><var>241.22</var>must be expended according to this subdivision for online due process reporting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.241.23"></a><var>241.23</var>(b) To ensure a strong focus on outcomes for children with disabilities informs <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.24"></a><var>241.24</var>federal and state compliance and accountability requirements and to increase opportunities <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.25"></a><var>241.25</var>for special educators and related-services providers to focus on teaching children with <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.26"></a><var>241.26</var>disabilities, the commissioner must customize a streamlined, user-friendly statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.27"></a><var>241.27</var>online system, with a single model online form, for effectively and efficiently collecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.28"></a><var>241.28</var>and reporting required special education-related data to individuals with a legitimate <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.29"></a><var>241.29</var>educational interest and who are authorized by law to access the data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.241.30"></a><var>241.30</var>(c) The commissioner must consult with qualified experts, including information <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.31"></a><var>241.31</var>technology specialists, licensed special education teachers and directors of special <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.32"></a><var>241.32</var>education, related-services providers, third-party vendors, a designee of the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.33"></a><var>241.33</var>of human services, parents of children with disabilities, representatives of advocacy groups <br />
         		<a id="pl.241.34"></a><var>241.34</var>representing children with disabilities, and representatives of school districts and special <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.1"></a><var>242.1</var>education cooperatives on integrating, field testing, customizing, and sustaining this simple, <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.2"></a><var>242.2</var>easily accessible, efficient, and effective online data system for uniform statewide reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.3"></a><var>242.3</var>of required due process compliance data. Among other outcomes, the system must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.242.4"></a><var>242.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) reduce special education teachers' paperwork burden and thereby increase the <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.5"></a><var>242.5</var>teachers' opportunities to focus on teaching children;<br />
         		<a id="pl.242.6"></a><var>242.6</var>(2) to the extent authorized by chapter 13 or other applicable state or federal law <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.7"></a><var>242.7</var>governing access to and dissemination of educational records, provide for efficiently <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.8"></a><var>242.8</var>and effectively transmitting the records of all transferring children with disabilities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.9"></a><var>242.9</var>including highly mobile and homeless children with disabilities, among others, and avoid <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.10"></a><var>242.10</var>fragmented service delivery;<br />
         		<a id="pl.242.11"></a><var>242.11</var>(3) address language and other barriers and disparities that prevent parents from <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.12"></a><var>242.12</var>understanding and communicating information about the needs of their children with <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.13"></a><var>242.13</var>disabilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.242.14"></a><var>242.14</var>(4) help continuously improve the interface among the online systems serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.15"></a><var>242.15</var>children with disabilities in order to maintain and reinforce the children's ability to learn.<br />
         		<a id="pl.242.16"></a><var>242.16</var>(d) The commissioner must use the federal Office of Special Education Programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.17"></a><var>242.17</var>model forms for the (1) individualized education program, (2) notice of procedural <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.18"></a><var>242.18</var>safeguards, and (3) prior written notice that are consistent with Part B of IDEA to integrate <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.19"></a><var>242.19</var>and customize a state-sponsored universal special education online case management <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.20"></a><var>242.20</var>system, consistent with the requirements of state law and this subdivision for customizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.21"></a><var>242.21</var>a statewide online reporting system. The commissioner must use a request for proposal <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.22"></a><var>242.22</var>process to contract for the technology and software needed for customizing the online <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.23"></a><var>242.23</var>system in order for the system to be fully functional, consistent with the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.24"></a><var>242.24</var>this subdivision. This online system must be made available to school districts without <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.25"></a><var>242.25</var>charge beginning in the 2015-2016 school year. For the 2015-2016 through 2017-2018 <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.26"></a><var>242.26</var>school years, school districts may use this online system or may contract with an outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.27"></a><var>242.27</var>vendor for compliance reporting. Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year and later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.28"></a><var>242.28</var>school districts must use this online system for compliance reporting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.242.29"></a><var>242.29</var>(e) All data on individuals maintained in the statewide reporting system are <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.30"></a><var>242.30</var>classified as provided in chapter 13 or other applicable state or federal law. An authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.31"></a><var>242.31</var>individual's ability to enter, update, or access data must be limited through the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.32"></a><var>242.32</var>role-based access codes corresponding to that individual's official duties or training level, <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.33"></a><var>242.33</var>and the statutory authorization that grants access for a particular purpose. Any action <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.34"></a><var>242.34</var>in which data in the system are entered, updated, accessed, or shared or disseminated <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.35"></a><var>242.35</var>outside of the system must be recorded in an audit trail. The audit trail must identify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.242.36"></a><var>242.36</var>specific user responsible for the action, the date and time the action occurred, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.1"></a><var>243.1</var>purpose for the action. Data contained in the audit trail maintain the same classification <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.2"></a><var>243.2</var>as the underlying data affected by the action, provided the responsible authority makes <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.3"></a><var>243.3</var>the data available to a student or the student's parent upon request, and the responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.4"></a><var>243.4</var>authority may access the data to audit the system's user activity and security safeguards. <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.5"></a><var>243.5</var>Before entering data on a student, the responsible authority must provide the student or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.6"></a><var>243.6</var>student's parent written notice of the data practices rights and responsibilities required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.7"></a><var>243.7</var>this subdivision and a reasonable opportunity to refuse consent to have the student's data <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.8"></a><var>243.8</var>included in the system. Upon receiving the student or the student's parent written refusal <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.9"></a><var>243.9</var>to consent, the school district must not enter data on that student into the system and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.10"></a><var>243.10</var>delete any existing data on that student currently in the system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.243.11"></a><var>243.11</var>(f) Consistent with this subdivision, the commissioner must establish a public <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.12"></a><var>243.12</var>Internet Web interface to provide information to educators, parents, and the public about <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.13"></a><var>243.13</var>the form and content of required special education reports, to respond to queries from <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.14"></a><var>243.14</var>educators, parents, and the public about specific aspects of special education reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.15"></a><var>243.15</var>and reporting, and to use the information garnered from the interface to streamline and <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.16"></a><var>243.16</var>revise special education reporting on the online system under this subdivision. The public <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.17"></a><var>243.17</var>Internet Web interface must have a prominently-linked page describing the rights and <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.18"></a><var>243.18</var>responsibilities of students and parents whose data are included in the statewide reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.19"></a><var>243.19</var>system, and include information on the data practices rights of students and parents <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.20"></a><var>243.20</var>provided by this subdivision and a form students or parents may use to refuse consent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.21"></a><var>243.21</var>have a student's data included in the system. The public Internet Web interface must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.22"></a><var>243.22</var>provide access to the educational records of any individual child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.243.23"></a><var>243.23</var>(g) The commissioner annually by February 1 must submit to the legislature a report <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.24"></a><var>243.24</var>on the status, recent changes, and sustainability of the online system under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.243.25"></a><var>243.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.12.0"></a><a id="pl.243.26"></a><var>243.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; SPECIAL EDUCATION TASK FORCE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.243.27"></a><var>243.27</var><b>RECOMMENDATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.243.28"></a><var>243.28</var>The commissioner of education must use the expedited rulemaking process under <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.29"></a><var>243.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, including subdivision 5, to make the specific rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.30"></a><var>243.30</var>changes recommended by the Special Education Case Load and Rule Alignment Task <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.31"></a><var>243.31</var>Force in its 2014 report entitled "Recommendations for Special Education Case Load and <br />
         		<a id="pl.243.32"></a><var>243.32</var>Rule Alignment" submitted to the legislature on February 15, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.243.33"></a><var>243.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.17.13.0"></a><a id="pl.244.1"></a><var>244.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.244.2"></a><var>244.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section are <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.3"></a><var>244.3</var>appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.4"></a><var>244.4</var>designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.244.5"></a><var>244.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Department assistance.</b> For the commissioner of education to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.6"></a><var>244.6</var>school districts in meeting the needs of children who have experienced a high use of prone <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.7"></a><var>244.7</var>restraints, consistent with Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 125A.0942:<br />
         		
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         </table><a id="pl.244.9"></a><var>244.9</var>The commissioners of education and human services, or their designees, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.10"></a><var>244.10</var>discuss coordinating use of funds and personnel available for this purpose within their <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.11"></a><var>244.11</var>respective departments. This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.18.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.244.12"></a><var>244.12</var><b>ARTICLE 18</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.244.13"></a><var>244.13</var><b>FACILITIES</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.18.1.0"></a><a id="pl.244.14"></a><var>244.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[123A.482] JOINT POWERS COOPERATIVE FACILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.244.15"></a><var>244.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Schools may be jointly operated.</b> Two or more school districts may <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.16"></a><var>244.16</var>agree to jointly operate a secondary facility. The districts may choose to operate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.17"></a><var>244.17</var>facility according to a joint powers agreement under section 123A.78 or 471.59.<br />
         		<a id="pl.244.18"></a><var>244.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Expanded program offerings.</b> A jointly operated secondary program <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.19"></a><var>244.19</var>seeking funding under section 123A.485 must demonstrate to the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.20"></a><var>244.20</var>satisfaction that the jointly operated program provides enhanced learning opportunities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.21"></a><var>244.21</var>broader curriculum offerings to the students attending that program. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.22"></a><var>244.22</var>must approve or disapprove a cooperative secondary program within 60 days of receipt of <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.23"></a><var>244.23</var>an application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.244.24"></a><var>244.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Transfer of employees.</b> If an employee is transferred between two <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.25"></a><var>244.25</var>employer members of the joint powers agreement under this section, the employee's <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.26"></a><var>244.26</var>length of service under section 122A.40, subdivision 5, remains uninterrupted. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.27"></a><var>244.27</var>employee shall receive credit on the receiving district's salary schedule for the employee's <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.28"></a><var>244.28</var>educational attainment and years of continuous service in the sending district, or shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.29"></a><var>244.29</var>receive a comparable salary, whichever is greater. The employee shall receive credit for <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.30"></a><var>244.30</var>accrued sick leave and rights to severance benefits as if the employee had been employed <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.31"></a><var>244.31</var>by the receiving district during the employee's years of employment in the sending district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.244.32"></a><var>244.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Revenue.</b> An approved program that is jointly operated under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.33"></a><var>244.33</var>is eligible for aid under section 123A.485 and qualifies for a facilities grant under sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.244.34"></a><var>244.34</var>123A.44 to 123A.446.<br />
         		<a id="pl.245.1"></a><var>245.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Duty to maintain elementary and secondary schools met.</b> A school <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.2"></a><var>245.2</var>district operating a joint facility under this section meets the requirements of section <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.3"></a><var>245.3</var>123A.64.<br />
         		<a id="pl.245.4"></a><var>245.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Estimated market value limit exclusion.</b> Bonds for a cooperative facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.5"></a><var>245.5</var>operated under this section issued by a member school district are not subject to the net <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.6"></a><var>245.6</var>debt limit under section 475.53, subdivision 4. <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.7"></a><var>245.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Allocation of levy authority for joint facility.</b> For purposes of determining <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.8"></a><var>245.8</var>each member district's school levy, a jointly operated secondary program may allocate <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.9"></a><var>245.9</var>program costs to each member district according to the joint powers agreement and each <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.10"></a><var>245.10</var>member district may include those costs in its tax levy. The joint powers agreement may <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.11"></a><var>245.11</var>choose to allocate costs on any basis adopted as part of the joint powers agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.245.12"></a><var>245.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Effect of consolidation.</b> The joint powers agreement may allow member <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.13"></a><var>245.13</var>school districts that choose to consolidate to continue to certify levies separately based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.14"></a><var>245.14</var>each component district's characteristics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.245.15"></a><var>245.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Bonds.</b> A joint powers district formed under this section may issue bonds <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.16"></a><var>245.16</var>according to section 123A.78 or its member districts may issue bonds individually after <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.17"></a><var>245.17</var>complying with this subdivision. The joint powers board must submit the project for <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.18"></a><var>245.18</var>review and comment under section 123B.71. The joint powers board must hold a hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.19"></a><var>245.19</var>on the proposal. If the bonds are not issued under section 123A.78, each member district <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.20"></a><var>245.20</var>of the joint powers district must submit the question of authorizing borrowing of funds for <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.21"></a><var>245.21</var>the project to the voters of the district at a special election. The question submitted shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.22"></a><var>245.22</var>state the total amount of funding needed from that district. The member district may issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.23"></a><var>245.23</var>the bonds according to chapter 475 and certify the levy required by section 475.61 only if <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.24"></a><var>245.24</var>a majority of those voting on the question in that district vote in the affirmative and only <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.25"></a><var>245.25</var>after the board has adopted a resolution pledging the full faith and credit of that unit. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.26"></a><var>245.26</var>resolution must irrevocably commit that unit to pay an agreed-upon share of any debt levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.27"></a><var>245.27</var>shortages that, together with other funds available, would allow the member school board <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.28"></a><var>245.28</var>to pay the principal and interest on the obligations. The clerk of the joint powers board <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.29"></a><var>245.29</var>must certify the vote of any bond elections to the commissioner. Bonds issued under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.30"></a><var>245.30</var>section first qualify for debt service equalization aid in fiscal year 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.245.31"></a><var>245.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Election.</b> A district entering into a joint powers agreement under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.32"></a><var>245.32</var>section may conduct a referendum seeking approval for a new facility. This election may <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.33"></a><var>245.33</var>be held separately or at the same time as a bond election under subdivision 9. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.34"></a><var>245.34</var>election is held at the same time, the questions may be asked separately or as a conjunctive <br />
         		<a id="pl.245.35"></a><var>245.35</var>question. The question must be approved by a majority of those voting on the question. <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.1"></a><var>246.1</var>If asked separately and the question fails, a district may not proceed with the sale of <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.2"></a><var>246.2</var>bonds according to subdivision 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.246.3"></a><var>246.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.2.0"></a><a id="pl.246.4"></a><var>246.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123A.64, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.246.5"></a><var>246.5</var><b>123A.64 DUTY TO MAINTAIN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.246.6"></a><var>246.6</var><b>SCHOOLS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.246.7"></a><var>246.7</var>Each district must maintain classified elementary and secondary schools, grades 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.8"></a><var>246.8</var>through 12, unless the district is exempt according to section 
         <statute_ref>123A.61</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>123A.62</statute_ref>, has <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.9"></a><var>246.9</var>made an agreement with another district or districts as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.246.10"></a><var>246.10</var>123A.32
         </statute_ref>, or sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.35</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.43</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>123A.17, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, or has received a <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.11"></a><var>246.11</var>grant under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.441</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.446</statute_ref>, or has formed a cooperative under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.12"></a><var>246.12</var>123A.482. A district that has an agreement according to sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.35</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.43</statute_ref> or <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.246.13"></a><var>246.13</var>123A.32
         </statute_ref> must operate a school with the number of grades required by those sections. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.14"></a><var>246.14</var>district that has an agreement according to section 
         <statute_ref>123A.30</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>123A.17, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.15"></a><var>246.15</var>has received a grant under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.441</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.446</statute_ref> must operate a school for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.16"></a><var>246.16</var>grades not included in the agreement, but not fewer than three grades.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.3.0"></a><a id="pl.246.17"></a><var>246.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 123B.53, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.18"></a><var>246.18</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.246.19"></a><var>246.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the eligible debt service <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.20"></a><var>246.20</var>revenue of a district is defined as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.246.21"></a><var>246.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the amount needed to produce between five and six percent in excess of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.22"></a><var>246.22</var>amount needed to meet when due the principal and interest payments on the obligations <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.23"></a><var>246.23</var>of the district for eligible projects according to subdivision 2, including the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.24"></a><var>246.24</var>necessary for repayment of energy loans according to section 
         <statute_ref>216C.37</statute_ref> or sections 
         <statute_ref>298.292</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.25"></a><var>246.25</var>to 
         <statute_ref>298.298</statute_ref>, debt service loans and capital loans, lease purchase payments under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.246.26"></a><var>246.26</var>126C.40, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, alternative facilities levies under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.246.27"></a><var>246.27</var>5
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), minus<br />
         		<a id="pl.246.28"></a><var>246.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the amount of debt service excess levy reduction for that school year calculated <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.29"></a><var>246.29</var>according to the procedure established by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.246.30"></a><var>246.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The obligations in this paragraph are excluded from eligible debt service revenue:<br />
         		<a id="pl.246.31"></a><var>246.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) obligations under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.61</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.246.32"></a><var>246.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the part of debt service principal and interest paid from the taconite environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.246.33"></a><var>246.33</var>protection fund or Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust, excluding the portion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.1"></a><var>247.1</var>taconite payments from the Iron Range school consolidation and cooperatively operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.2"></a><var>247.2</var>school account under section 298.28, subdivision 7a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.3"></a><var>247.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) obligations issued under Laws 1991, chapter 265, article 5, section 18, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.4"></a><var>247.4</var>amended by Laws 1992, chapter 499, article 5, section 24; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.5"></a><var>247.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) obligations under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.62</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.6"></a><var>247.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) obligations equalized under section 123B.535.<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.7"></a><var>247.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For purposes of this section, if a preexisting school district reorganized under <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.8"></a><var>247.8</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.35</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123A.43</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>123A.46</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>123A.48</statute_ref> is solely responsible for retirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.9"></a><var>247.9</var>of the preexisting district's bonded indebtedness, capital loans or debt service loans, debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.10"></a><var>247.10</var>service equalization aid must be computed separately for each of the preexisting districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.11"></a><var>247.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For purposes of this section, the adjusted net tax capacity determined according <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.12"></a><var>247.12</var>to sections 
         <statute_ref>127A.48</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>273.1325</statute_ref> shall be adjusted to include the tax capacity of property <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.13"></a><var>247.13</var>generally exempted from ad valorem taxes under section 
         <statute_ref>272.02</statute_ref>, subdivision 64.<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.14"></a><var>247.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.4.0"></a><a id="pl.247.15"></a><var>247.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 123B.53, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.16"></a><var>247.16</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.17"></a><var>247.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Equalized debt service levy.</b> (a) The equalized debt service levy of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.18"></a><var>247.18</var>district equals the sum of the first tier equalized debt service levy and the second tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.19"></a><var>247.19</var>equalized debt service levy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.20"></a><var>247.20</var>(b) A district's first tier equalized debt service levy equals the district's first tier debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.21"></a><var>247.21</var>service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.22"></a><var>247.22</var>(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.23"></a><var>247.23</var>the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.24"></a><var>247.24</var>the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.25"></a><var>247.25</var>(2) $3,550 $3,400 in fiscal year 2016 and $4,430 in fiscal year 2017 and later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.26"></a><var>247.26</var>(c) A district's second tier equalized debt service levy equals the district's second tier <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.27"></a><var>247.27</var>debt service equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.28"></a><var>247.28</var>(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.29"></a><var>247.29</var>the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.30"></a><var>247.30</var>the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.31"></a><var>247.31</var>(2) $7,900 $8,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.247.32"></a><var>247.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.247.33"></a><var>247.33</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.5.0"></a><a id="pl.248.1"></a><var>248.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[123B.535] NATURAL DISASTER DEBT SERVICE EQUALIZATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.248.2"></a><var>248.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the eligible natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.3"></a><var>248.3</var>disaster debt service revenue of a district is defined as the amount needed to produce <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.4"></a><var>248.4</var>between five and six percent in excess of the amount needed to meet when due the <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.5"></a><var>248.5</var>principal and interest payments on the obligations of the district that would otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.6"></a><var>248.6</var>qualify under section 123B.53 under the following conditions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.7"></a><var>248.7</var>(1) the district was impacted by a natural disaster event or area occurring January <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.8"></a><var>248.8</var>1, 2005, or later, as declared by the President of the United States of America, which is <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.9"></a><var>248.9</var>eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency payments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.10"></a><var>248.10</var>(2) the natural disaster caused $500,000 or more in damages to school district <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.11"></a><var>248.11</var>buildings; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.12"></a><var>248.12</var>(3) the repair and replacement costs are not covered by insurance payments or <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.13"></a><var>248.13</var>Federal Emergency Management Agency payments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.14"></a><var>248.14</var>(b) For purposes of this section, the adjusted net tax capacity equalizing factor <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.15"></a><var>248.15</var>equals the quotient derived by dividing the total adjusted net tax capacity of all school <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.16"></a><var>248.16</var>districts in the state for the year before the year the levy is certified by the total number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.17"></a><var>248.17</var>adjusted pupil units in the state for the year prior to the year the levy is certified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.18"></a><var>248.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For purposes of this section, the adjusted net tax capacity determined according <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.19"></a><var>248.19</var>to sections 127A.48 and 273.1325 shall be adjusted to include the tax capacity of property <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.20"></a><var>248.20</var>generally exempted from ad valorem taxes under section 272.02, subdivision 64.<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.21"></a><var>248.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Notification.</b> A district eligible for natural disaster debt service <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.22"></a><var>248.22</var>equalization revenue under subdivision 1 must notify the commissioner of the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.23"></a><var>248.23</var>its intended natural disaster debt service revenue calculated under subdivision 1 for all <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.24"></a><var>248.24</var>bonds sold prior to the notification by July 1 of the calendar year the levy is certified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.25"></a><var>248.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Natural disaster debt service equalization revenue.</b> The debt service <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.26"></a><var>248.26</var>equalization revenue of a district equals the greater of zero or the eligible debt service <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.27"></a><var>248.27</var>revenue, minus the greater of zero or the difference between:<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.28"></a><var>248.28</var>(1) the amount raised by a levy of ten percent times the adjusted net tax capacity <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.29"></a><var>248.29</var>of the district; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.30"></a><var>248.30</var>(2) the district's eligible debt service revenue under section 123B.53.<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.31"></a><var>248.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Equalized natural disaster debt service levy.</b> A district's equalized <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.32"></a><var>248.32</var>natural disaster debt service levy equals the district's natural disaster debt service <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.33"></a><var>248.33</var>equalization revenue times the lesser of one or the ratio of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.248.34"></a><var>248.34</var>(1) the quotient derived by dividing the adjusted net tax capacity of the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.35"></a><var>248.35</var>the year before the year the levy is certified by the adjusted pupil units in the district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.248.36"></a><var>248.36</var>the school year ending in the year prior to the year the levy is certified; to<br />
         		<a id="pl.249.1"></a><var>249.1</var>(2) 300 percent of the statewide adjusted net tax capacity equalizing factor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.249.2"></a><var>249.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Natural disaster debt service equalization aid.</b> A district's natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.3"></a><var>249.3</var>disaster debt service equalization aid equals the difference between the district's natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.4"></a><var>249.4</var>disaster debt service equalization revenue and the district's equalized natural disaster <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.5"></a><var>249.5</var>debt service levy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.249.6"></a><var>249.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Natural disaster debt service equalization aid payment schedule.</b> Debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.7"></a><var>249.7</var>service equalization aid must be paid according to section 127A.45, subdivision 10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.249.8"></a><var>249.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxes payable in 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.9"></a><var>249.9</var>revenue for fiscal year 2017 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.6.0"></a><a id="pl.249.10"></a><var>249.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 123B.54, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.249.11"></a><var>249.11</var><b>123B.54 DEBT SERVICE APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.249.12"></a><var>249.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The amount necessary to make debt service equalization aid payments under <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.13"></a><var>249.13</var>section sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.53</statute_ref> and 123B.535 is annually appropriated from the general fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.14"></a><var>249.14</var>the commissioner of education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.249.15"></a><var>249.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The appropriations in paragraph (a) must be reduced by the amount of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.16"></a><var>249.16</var>money specifically appropriated for the same purpose in any year from any state fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.249.17"></a><var>249.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.18"></a><var>249.18</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.7.0"></a><a id="pl.249.19"></a><var>249.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.57, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.249.20"></a><var>249.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Uses of health and safety revenue.</b>  (a) Health and safety revenue may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.21"></a><var>249.21</var>used only for approved expenditures necessary for the correction of fire and life safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.22"></a><var>249.22</var>hazards; design, purchase, installation, maintenance, and inspection of fire protection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.23"></a><var>249.23</var>alarm equipment; purchase or construction of appropriate facilities for the storage of <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.24"></a><var>249.24</var>combustible and flammable materials; inventories and facility modifications not related <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.25"></a><var>249.25</var>to a remodeling project to comply with lab safety requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>121A.31</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.26"></a><var>249.26</var>inspection, testing, repair, removal or encapsulation, and disposal of asbestos-containing <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.27"></a><var>249.27</var>building materials; cleanup and disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls; cleanup and <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.28"></a><var>249.28</var>disposal of hazardous and infectious wastes; cleanup, removal, disposal, and repairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.29"></a><var>249.29</var>related to storing heating fuel or transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.30"></a><var>249.30</var>and special fuel, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>296A.01</statute_ref>; correction of occupational safety and <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.31"></a><var>249.31</var>health administration regulated hazards; indoor air quality inspections, investigations, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.32"></a><var>249.32</var>testing; mold abatement; upgrades or replacement of mechanical ventilation systems <br />
         		<a id="pl.249.33"></a><var>249.33</var>to meet American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.1"></a><var>250.1</var>standards and State Mechanical Code; design, materials, and installation of local exhaust <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.2"></a><var>250.2</var>ventilation systems, including required make-up air for controlling regulated hazardous <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.3"></a><var>250.3</var>substances; correction of Department of Health Food Code violations; correction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.4"></a><var>250.4</var>swimming pool hazards excluding depth correction; playground safety inspections, <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.5"></a><var>250.5</var>repair of unsafe outdoor playground equipment, and the installation of impact surfacing <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.6"></a><var>250.6</var>materials; bleacher repair or rebuilding to comply with the order of a building code <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.7"></a><var>250.7</var>inspector under section 
         <statute_ref>326B.112</statute_ref>; testing and mitigation of elevated radon hazards; lead <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.8"></a><var>250.8</var>testing; copper in water testing; cleanup after major weather-related disasters or flooding; <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.9"></a><var>250.9</var>reduction of excessive organic and inorganic levels in wells and capping of abandoned <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.10"></a><var>250.10</var>wells; installation and testing of boiler backflow valves to prevent contamination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.11"></a><var>250.11</var>potable water; vaccinations, titers, and preventative supplies for bloodborne pathogen <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.12"></a><var>250.12</var>compliance; costs to comply with the Janet B. Johnson Parents' Right to Know Act; <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.13"></a><var>250.13</var>automated external defibrillators and other emergency plan equipment and supplies <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.14"></a><var>250.14</var>specific to the district's emergency action plan; compliance with the National Emission <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.15"></a><var>250.15</var>Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for school generators established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.16"></a><var>250.16</var>United States Environmental Protection Agency; and health, safety, and environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.17"></a><var>250.17</var>management costs associated with implementing the district's health and safety program <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.18"></a><var>250.18</var>including costs to establish and operate safety committees, in school buildings or property <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.19"></a><var>250.19</var>owned or being acquired by the district. Testing and calibration activities are permitted for <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.20"></a><var>250.20</var>existing mechanical ventilation systems at intervals no less than every five years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.250.21"></a><var>250.21</var>(b) For fiscal years 2014 through 2017, a school district must not include expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.22"></a><var>250.22</var>related to emission compliance projects for school generators in its health and safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.23"></a><var>250.23</var>revenue unless it reduces its approved spending on other qualified health and safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.24"></a><var>250.24</var>projects by the same amount.<br />
         		<a id="pl.250.25"></a><var>250.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.8.0"></a><a id="pl.250.26"></a><var>250.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.71, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.250.27"></a><var>250.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Review and comment.</b> A school district, a special education cooperative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.28"></a><var>250.28</var>or a cooperative unit of government, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>123A.24, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.29"></a><var>250.29</var>initiate an installment contract for purchase or a lease agreement, hold a referendum for <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.30"></a><var>250.30</var>bonds, nor solicit bids for new construction, expansion, or remodeling of an educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.31"></a><var>250.31</var>facility that requires an expenditure in excess of $500,000 per school site if it has a capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.32"></a><var>250.32</var>loan outstanding, or $1,400,000 $2,000,000 per school site if it does not have a capital <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.33"></a><var>250.33</var>loan outstanding, prior to review and comment by the commissioner. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.34"></a><var>250.34</var>may exempt A facility addition, maintenance project, or remodeling project funded only <br />
         		<a id="pl.250.35"></a><var>250.35</var>with general education aid and levy revenue, deferred maintenance revenue, alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.1"></a><var>251.1</var>facilities bonding and levy program revenue, lease levy proceeds, capital facilities bond <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.2"></a><var>251.2</var>proceeds, or health and safety revenue is exempt from this provision after reviewing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.3"></a><var>251.3</var>written request from a school district describing the scope of work. A capital project under <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.4"></a><var>251.4</var>section 123B.63 addressing only technology is exempt from this provision if the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.5"></a><var>251.5</var>submits a school board resolution stating that funds approved by the voters will be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.6"></a><var>251.6</var>only as authorized in section 126C.10, subdivision 14. A school board shall not separate <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.7"></a><var>251.7</var>portions of a single project into components to avoid the requirements of this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.9.0"></a><a id="pl.251.8"></a><var>251.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.71, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.251.9"></a><var>251.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Information required.</b> A school board proposing to construct, expand, <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.10"></a><var>251.10</var>or remodel a facility described in that requires a review and comment under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.11"></a><var>251.11</var>8 shall submit to the commissioner a proposal containing information including at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.12"></a><var>251.12</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.251.13"></a><var>251.13</var>(1) the geographic area and population to be served, preschool through grade 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.14"></a><var>251.14</var>student enrollments for the past five years, and student enrollment projections for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.15"></a><var>251.15</var>next five years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.251.16"></a><var>251.16</var>(2) a list of existing facilities by year constructed, their uses, and an assessment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.17"></a><var>251.17</var>the extent to which alternate facilities are available within the school district boundaries <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.18"></a><var>251.18</var>and in adjacent school districts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.251.19"></a><var>251.19</var>(3) a list of the specific deficiencies of the facility that demonstrate the need for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.20"></a><var>251.20</var>new or renovated facility to be provided, the process used to determine the deficiencies, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.21"></a><var>251.21</var>list of those deficiencies that will and will not be addressed by the proposed project, and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.22"></a><var>251.22</var>list of the specific benefits that the new or renovated facility will provide to the students, <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.23"></a><var>251.23</var>teachers, and community users served by the facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.251.24"></a><var>251.24</var>(4) the relationship of the project to any priorities established by the school district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.25"></a><var>251.25</var>educational cooperatives that provide support services, or other public bodies in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.26"></a><var>251.26</var>service area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.251.27"></a><var>251.27</var>(5) a description of the pedestrian, bicycle, and transit connections between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.28"></a><var>251.28</var>school and nearby residential areas that make it easier for children, teachers, and parents <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.29"></a><var>251.29</var>to get to the school by walking, bicycling, and taking transit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.251.30"></a><var>251.30</var>(6) a specification of how the project maximizes the opportunity for cooperative use <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.31"></a><var>251.31</var>of existing park, recreation, and other public facilities and whether and how the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.32"></a><var>251.32</var>will increase collaboration with other governmental or nonprofit entities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.251.33"></a><var>251.33</var>(7) (4) a description of the project, including the specification of site and outdoor <br />
         		<a id="pl.251.34"></a><var>251.34</var>space acreage and square footage allocations for classrooms, laboratories, and support <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.1"></a><var>252.1</var>spaces; estimated expenditures for the major portions of the project; and the dates the <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.2"></a><var>252.2</var>project will begin and be completed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.3"></a><var>252.3</var>(8) (5) a specification of the source of financing the project, including applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.4"></a><var>252.4</var>statutory citations; the scheduled date for a bond issue or school board action; a schedule <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.5"></a><var>252.5</var>of payments, including debt service equalization aid; and the effect of a bond issue on <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.6"></a><var>252.6</var>local property taxes by the property class and valuation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.7"></a><var>252.7</var>(9) an analysis of how the proposed new or remodeled facility will affect school <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.8"></a><var>252.8</var>district operational or administrative staffing costs, and how the district's operating budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.9"></a><var>252.9</var>will cover any increased operational or administrative staffing costs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.10"></a><var>252.10</var>(10) a description of the consultation with local or state transportation officials <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.11"></a><var>252.11</var>on multimodal school site access and safety issues, and the ways that the project will <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.12"></a><var>252.12</var>address those issues;<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.13"></a><var>252.13</var>(11) a description of how indoor air quality issues have been considered and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.14"></a><var>252.14</var>certification that the architects and engineers designing the facility will have professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.15"></a><var>252.15</var>liability insurance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.16"></a><var>252.16</var>(12) as required under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.72</statute_ref>, for buildings coming into service after July 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.17"></a><var>252.17</var>2002, a certification that the plans and designs for the extensively renovated or new facility's <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.18"></a><var>252.18</var>heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems will meet or exceed code standards; will <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.19"></a><var>252.19</var>provide for the monitoring of outdoor airflow and total airflow of ventilation systems; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.20"></a><var>252.20</var>will provide an indoor air quality filtration system that meets ASHRAE standard 52.1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.21"></a><var>252.21</var>(13) a specification of any desegregation requirements that cannot be met by any <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.22"></a><var>252.22</var>other reasonable means;<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.23"></a><var>252.23</var>(14) a specification of how the facility will utilize environmentally sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.24"></a><var>252.24</var>school facility design concepts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.25"></a><var>252.25</var>(15) a description of how the architects and engineers have considered the American <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.26"></a><var>252.26</var>National Standards Institute Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design Requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.27"></a><var>252.27</var>and Guidelines for Schools of the maximum background noise level and reverberation <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.28"></a><var>252.28</var>times; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.29"></a><var>252.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) any existing information from the relevant local unit of government about the <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.30"></a><var>252.30</var>cumulative costs to provide infrastructure to serve the school, such as utilities, sewer, <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.31"></a><var>252.31</var>roads, and sidewalks.<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.32"></a><var>252.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) documents obligating the school district and contractors to comply with items (i) <br />
         		<a id="pl.252.33"></a><var>252.33</var>to (vii) in planning and executing the project:<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.34"></a><var>252.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) section 471.345 governing municipal contracts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.252.35"></a><var>252.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) sustainable design;<br />
         		<a id="pl.253.1"></a><var>253.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) school facility commissioning under section 123B.72 certifying the plans and <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.2"></a><var>253.2</var>designs for the heating, ventilating, air conditioning, and air filtration for an extensively <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.3"></a><var>253.3</var>renovated or new facility meet or exceed current code standards, including the ASHRAE <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.4"></a><var>253.4</var>air filtration standard 52.1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.253.5"></a><var>253.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) American National Standards Institute Acoustical Performance Criteria, Design <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.6"></a><var>253.6</var>Requirements and Guidelines for Schools on maximum background noise level and <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.7"></a><var>253.7</var>reverberation times;<br />
         		<a id="pl.253.8"></a><var>253.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) State Fire Code;<br />
         		<a id="pl.253.9"></a><var>253.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) chapter 326B governing building codes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.253.10"></a><var>253.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) consultation with affected government units about the impact of the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.11"></a><var>253.11</var>on utilities, roads, sewers, sidewalks, retention ponds, school bus and automobile traffic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.12"></a><var>253.12</var>access to mass transit, and safe access for pedestrians and cyclists.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.10.0"></a><a id="pl.253.13"></a><var>253.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.72, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.253.14"></a><var>253.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> This section applies to the installation or retrofitting of <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.15"></a><var>253.15</var>heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems for which review and comment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.16"></a><var>253.16</var>project under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.71</statute_ref> has been requested after July 1, 1997 projects where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.17"></a><var>253.17</var>total project cost per site exceeds $1,400,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.253.18"></a><var>253.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.11.0"></a><a id="pl.253.19"></a><var>253.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.72, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.253.20"></a><var>253.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Certification.</b> Prior to occupying or reoccupying a school facility affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.21"></a><var>253.21</var>by this section, a school board or its designee shall submit a document prepared by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.22"></a><var>253.22</var>system inspector to the building official or to the commissioner, verifying that the facility's <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.23"></a><var>253.23</var>heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system has been installed and operates according <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.24"></a><var>253.24</var>to design specifications and code, according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.71, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, clause (12)<br />
         		<a id="pl.253.25"></a><var>253.25</var> (6), item (iii). A systems inspector shall also verify that the facility's design will provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.26"></a><var>253.26</var>the ability for monitoring of outdoor airflow and total airflow of ventilation systems in <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.27"></a><var>253.27</var>new school facilities and that any heating, ventilation, or air conditioning system that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.28"></a><var>253.28</var>installed or modified for a project subject to this section must provide a filtration system <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.29"></a><var>253.29</var>with a current ASHRAE standard.<br />
         		<a id="pl.253.30"></a><var>253.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.12.0"></a><a id="pl.253.31"></a><var>253.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 2d, <br />
         		<a id="pl.253.32"></a><var>253.32</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.254.1"></a><var>254.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2d. <b>Declining enrollment revenue.</b> (a) A school district's declining <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.2"></a><var>254.2</var>enrollment revenue equals the greater of zero or the product of: (1) 28 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.3"></a><var>254.3</var>formula allowance for that year and (2) the difference between the adjusted pupil units for <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.4"></a><var>254.4</var>the preceding year and the adjusted pupil units for the current year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.254.5"></a><var>254.5</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 only, a pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.6"></a><var>254.6</var>enrolled at the Crosswinds school shall not generate declining enrollment revenue for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.7"></a><var>254.7</var>district or charter school in which the pupil was last counted in average daily membership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.254.8"></a><var>254.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014, if but only if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.9"></a><var>254.9</var>Crosswinds school is conveyed to the Perpich Center for Arts Education by an enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.10"></a><var>254.10</var>during the 2014 regular legislative session.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.13.0"></a><a id="pl.254.11"></a><var>254.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.12"></a><var>254.12</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.254.13"></a><var>254.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>To lease building or land.</b> (a) When an independent or a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.14"></a><var>254.14</var>school district or a group of independent or special school districts finds it economically <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.15"></a><var>254.15</var>advantageous to rent or lease a building or land for any instructional purposes or for <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.16"></a><var>254.16</var>school storage or furniture repair, and it determines that the operating capital revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.17"></a><var>254.17</var>authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, is insufficient for this purpose, it may <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.18"></a><var>254.18</var>apply to the commissioner for permission to make an additional capital expenditure levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.19"></a><var>254.19</var>for this purpose. An application for permission to levy under this subdivision must contain <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.20"></a><var>254.20</var>financial justification for the proposed levy, the terms and conditions of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.21"></a><var>254.21</var>lease, and a description of the space to be leased and its proposed use.<br />
         		<a id="pl.254.22"></a><var>254.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The criteria for approval of applications to levy under this subdivision must <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.23"></a><var>254.23</var>include: the reasonableness of the price, the appropriateness of the space to the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.24"></a><var>254.24</var>activity, the feasibility of transporting pupils to the leased building or land, conformity <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.25"></a><var>254.25</var>of the lease to the laws and rules of the state of Minnesota, and the appropriateness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.26"></a><var>254.26</var>the proposed lease to the space needs and the financial condition of the district. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.27"></a><var>254.27</var>commissioner must not authorize a levy under this subdivision in an amount greater than <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.28"></a><var>254.28</var>the cost to the district of renting or leasing a building or land for approved purposes. <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.29"></a><var>254.29</var>The proceeds of this levy must not be used for custodial or other maintenance services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.30"></a><var>254.30</var>A district may not levy under this subdivision for the purpose of leasing or renting a <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.31"></a><var>254.31</var>district-owned building or site to itself.<br />
         		<a id="pl.254.32"></a><var>254.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For agreements finalized after July 1, 1997, a district may not levy under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.33"></a><var>254.33</var>subdivision for the purpose of leasing: (1) a newly constructed building used primarily <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.34"></a><var>254.34</var>for regular kindergarten, elementary, or secondary instruction; or (2) a newly constructed <br />
         		<a id="pl.254.35"></a><var>254.35</var>building addition or additions used primarily for regular kindergarten, elementary, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.1"></a><var>255.1</var>secondary instruction that contains more than 20 percent of the square footage of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.2"></a><var>255.2</var>previously existing building.<br />
         		<a id="pl.255.3"></a><var>255.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a district may levy under this subdivision for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.4"></a><var>255.4</var>purpose of leasing or renting a district-owned building or site to itself only if the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.5"></a><var>255.5</var>is needed by the district to make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.6"></a><var>255.6</var>installment purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.7"></a><var>255.7</var>and the levy meets the requirements of paragraph (c). A levy authorized for a district by <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.8"></a><var>255.8</var>the commissioner under this paragraph may be in the amount needed by the district to <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.9"></a><var>255.9</var>make payments required by a lease purchase agreement, installment purchase agreement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.10"></a><var>255.10</var>or other deferred payments agreement authorized by law, provided that any agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.11"></a><var>255.11</var>include a provision giving the school districts the right to terminate the agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.12"></a><var>255.12</var>annually without penalty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.255.13"></a><var>255.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The total levy under this subdivision for a district for any year must not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.14"></a><var>255.14</var>$162 $212 times the adjusted pupil units for the fiscal year to which the levy is attributable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.255.15"></a><var>255.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) For agreements for which a review and comment have been submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.16"></a><var>255.16</var>Department of Education after April 1, 1998, the term "instructional purpose" as used in <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.17"></a><var>255.17</var>this subdivision excludes expenditures on stadiums.<br />
         		<a id="pl.255.18"></a><var>255.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The commissioner of education may authorize a school district to exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.19"></a><var>255.19</var>limit in paragraph (e) if the school district petitions the commissioner for approval. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.20"></a><var>255.20</var>commissioner shall grant approval to a school district to exceed the limit in paragraph (e) <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.21"></a><var>255.21</var>for not more than five years if the district meets the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.255.22"></a><var>255.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the school district has been experiencing pupil enrollment growth in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.23"></a><var>255.23</var>preceding five years;<br />
         		<a id="pl.255.24"></a><var>255.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term public interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.255.25"></a><var>255.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the purpose of the increased levy promotes colocation of government services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.255.26"></a><var>255.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the purpose of the increased levy is in the long-term interest of the district by <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.27"></a><var>255.27</var>avoiding over construction of school facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.255.28"></a><var>255.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) A school district that is a member of an intermediate school district may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.29"></a><var>255.29</var>in its authority under this section the costs associated with leases of administrative and <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.30"></a><var>255.30</var>classroom space for intermediate school district programs. This authority must not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.31"></a><var>255.31</var>$46 $65 times the adjusted pupil units of the member districts. This authority is in addition <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.32"></a><var>255.32</var>to any other authority authorized under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.255.33"></a><var>255.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) In addition to the allowable capital levies in paragraph (a), for taxes payable in <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.34"></a><var>255.34</var>2012 to 2023, a district that is a member of the "Technology and Information Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.35"></a><var>255.35</var>Systems" data processing joint board, that finds it economically advantageous to enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.255.36"></a><var>255.36</var>a lease agreement to finance improvements to a building and land for a group of school <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.1"></a><var>256.1</var>districts or special school districts for staff development purposes, may levy for its portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.2"></a><var>256.2</var>of lease costs attributed to the district within the total levy limit in paragraph (e). The total <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.3"></a><var>256.3</var>levy authority under this paragraph shall not exceed $632,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.256.4"></a><var>256.4</var>(j) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a district may levy under this subdivision for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.5"></a><var>256.5</var>purpose of leasing administrative space if the district can demonstrate to the satisfaction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.6"></a><var>256.6</var>the commissioner that the lease cost for the administrative space is no greater than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.7"></a><var>256.7</var>lease cost for instructional space that the district would otherwise lease. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.8"></a><var>256.8</var>must deny this levy authority unless the district passes a resolution stating its intent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.9"></a><var>256.9</var>lease instructional space under this section if the commissioner does not grant authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.10"></a><var>256.10</var>under this paragraph. The resolution must also certify that the lease cost for administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.11"></a><var>256.11</var>space under this paragraph is no greater than the lease cost for the district's proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.12"></a><var>256.12</var>instructional lease.<br />
         		<a id="pl.256.13"></a><var>256.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxes payable in 2015 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.14.0"></a><a id="pl.256.14"></a><var>256.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 126C.48, subdivision 8, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.15"></a><var>256.15</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.256.16"></a><var>256.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Taconite payment and other reductions.</b> (1) Reductions in levies <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.17"></a><var>256.17</var>pursuant to subdivision 1 must be made prior to the reductions in clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.256.18"></a><var>256.18</var>(2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, districts that have revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.19"></a><var>256.19</var>pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>298.018</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>298.225</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref>, except an amount distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.20"></a><var>256.20</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>298.26</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraphs (c), clause (ii), and (d); 
         <statute_ref>298.34 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.256.21"></a><var>256.21</var>to 
         <statute_ref>298.39</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>298.391</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>298.396</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>298.405</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>477A.15</statute_ref>; and any law imposing a tax upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.22"></a><var>256.22</var>severed mineral values must reduce the levies authorized by this chapter and chapters <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.23"></a><var>256.23</var>120B, 122A, 123A, 123B, 124A, 124D, 125A, and 127A by 95 percent of the sum of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.24"></a><var>256.24</var>previous year's revenue specified under this clause and the amount attributable to the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.25"></a><var>256.25</var>production year distributed to the cities and townships within the school district under <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.26"></a><var>256.26</var>section 
         <statute_ref>298.28, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.256.27"></a><var>256.27</var>(3) The amount of any voter approved referendum, facilities down payment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.28"></a><var>256.28</var>debt levies shall not be reduced by more than 50 percent under this subdivision, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.29"></a><var>256.29</var>that payments under section 298.28, subdivision 7a, may reduce the debt service levy by <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.30"></a><var>256.30</var>more than 50 percent. In administering this paragraph, the commissioner shall first reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.31"></a><var>256.31</var>the nonvoter approved levies of a district; then, if any payments, severed mineral value <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.32"></a><var>256.32</var>tax revenue or recognized revenue under paragraph (2) remains, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.33"></a><var>256.33</var>reduce any voter approved referendum levies authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17</statute_ref>; then, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.34"></a><var>256.34</var>any payments, severed mineral value tax revenue or recognized revenue under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.256.35"></a><var>256.35</var>(2) remains, the commissioner shall reduce any voter approved facilities down payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.1"></a><var>257.1</var>levies authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>123B.63</statute_ref> and then, if any payments, severed mineral value <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.2"></a><var>257.2</var>tax revenue or recognized revenue under paragraph (2) remains, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.3"></a><var>257.3</var>reduce any voter approved debt levies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.257.4"></a><var>257.4</var>(4) Before computing the reduction pursuant to this subdivision of the health and <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.5"></a><var>257.5</var>safety levy authorized by sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.57</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>126C.40, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.6"></a><var>257.6</var>shall ascertain from each affected school district the amount it proposes to levy under <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.7"></a><var>257.7</var>each section or subdivision. The reduction shall be computed on the basis of the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.8"></a><var>257.8</var>so ascertained.<br />
         		<a id="pl.257.9"></a><var>257.9</var>(5) To the extent the levy reduction calculated under paragraph (2) exceeds the <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.10"></a><var>257.10</var>limitation in paragraph (3), an amount equal to the excess must be distributed from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.11"></a><var>257.11</var>school district's distribution under sections 
         <statute_ref>298.225</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>298.28</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>477A.15</statute_ref> in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.12"></a><var>257.12</var>year to the cities and townships within the school district in the proportion that their <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.13"></a><var>257.13</var>taxable net tax capacity within the school district bears to the taxable net tax capacity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.14"></a><var>257.14</var>the school district for property taxes payable in the year prior to distribution. No city or <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.15"></a><var>257.15</var>township shall receive a distribution greater than its levy for taxes payable in the year prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.16"></a><var>257.16</var>to distribution. The commissioner of revenue shall certify the distributions of cities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.17"></a><var>257.17</var>towns under this paragraph to the county auditor by September 30 of the year preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.18"></a><var>257.18</var>distribution. The county auditor shall reduce the proposed and final levies of cities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.19"></a><var>257.19</var>towns receiving distributions by the amount of their distribution. Distributions to the cities <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.20"></a><var>257.20</var>and towns shall be made at the times provided under section 
         <statute_ref>298.27</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.15.0"></a><a id="pl.257.21"></a><var>257.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.49, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.257.22"></a><var>257.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Abatements.</b> Whenever by virtue of chapter 278, sections 
         <statute_ref>270C.86</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.257.23"></a><var>257.23</var>375.192
         </statute_ref>, or otherwise, the net tax capacity or referendum market value of any district for <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.24"></a><var>257.24</var>any taxable year is changed after the taxes for that year have been spread by the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.25"></a><var>257.25</var>auditor and the local tax rate as determined by the county auditor based upon the original <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.26"></a><var>257.26</var>net tax capacity is applied upon the changed net tax capacities, the county auditor shall, <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.27"></a><var>257.27</var>prior to February 1 of each year, certify to the commissioner of education the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.28"></a><var>257.28</var>any resulting net revenue loss that accrued to the district during the preceding year. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.29"></a><var>257.29</var>year, the commissioner shall pay an abatement adjustment to the district in an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.30"></a><var>257.30</var>calculated according to the provisions of this subdivision. This amount shall be deducted <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.31"></a><var>257.31</var>from the amount of the levy authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>126C.46</statute_ref>. The amount of the abatement <br />
         		<a id="pl.257.32"></a><var>257.32</var>adjustment must be the product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.257.33"></a><var>257.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the net revenue loss as certified by the county auditor, times<br />
         		<a id="pl.257.34"></a><var>257.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the ratio of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.1"></a><var>258.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy in the third preceding year <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.2"></a><var>258.2</var>according to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.3"></a><var>258.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57</statute_ref>, if the district received health and safety aid according to that <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.4"></a><var>258.4</var>section for the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.5"></a><var>258.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref>, if the district received aid for community education programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.6"></a><var>258.6</var>according to that section for the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.7"></a><var>258.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(C) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.8"></a><var>258.8</var>education aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref> for the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.9"></a><var>258.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(D) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, if the district received referendum equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.10"></a><var>258.10</var>aid according to that section for the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.11"></a><var>258.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(E) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13a</statute_ref>, if the district received operating capital aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.12"></a><var>258.12</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13b</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.13"></a><var>258.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(F) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 29</statute_ref>, if the district received equity aid according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.14"></a><var>258.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 30</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.15"></a><var>258.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(G) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 32</statute_ref>, if the district received transition aid according <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.16"></a><var>258.16</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 33</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.17"></a><var>258.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(H) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, if the district received debt service equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.18"></a><var>258.18</var>aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.19"></a><var>258.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(I) section 123B.535, subdivision 4, if the district received natural disaster debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.20"></a><var>258.20</var>service equalization aid according to section 123B.535, subdivision 5, in the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.21"></a><var>258.21</var>preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.22"></a><var>258.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(I) (J) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.22, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received school-age care aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.23"></a><var>258.23</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.24"></a><var>258.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(J) (K) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received deferred maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.25"></a><var>258.25</var>aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.26"></a><var>258.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(K) (L) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 35</statute_ref>, if the district received alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.27"></a><var>258.27</var>compensation equalization aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 36</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.28"></a><var>258.28</var>(a), in the second preceding year; to<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.29"></a><var>258.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy in the third preceding December, <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.30"></a><var>258.30</var>plus or minus auditor's adjustments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.31"></a><var>258.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.32"></a><var>258.32</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.16.0"></a><a id="pl.258.33"></a><var>258.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 127A.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.258.34"></a><var>258.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Excess tax increment.</b> (a) If a return of excess tax increment is made to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.258.35"></a><var>258.35</var>district pursuant to sections 
         <statute_ref>469.176, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>469.177, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, or upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.1"></a><var>259.1</var>decertification of a tax increment district, the school district's aid and levy limitations <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.2"></a><var>259.2</var>must be adjusted for the fiscal year in which the excess tax increment is paid under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.3"></a><var>259.3</var>provisions of this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.4"></a><var>259.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An amount must be subtracted from the district's aid for the current fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.5"></a><var>259.5</var>equal to the product of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.6"></a><var>259.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the amount of the payment of excess tax increment to the district, times<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.7"></a><var>259.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the ratio of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.8"></a><var>259.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the sum of the amounts of the district's certified levy for the fiscal year in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.9"></a><var>259.9</var>the excess tax increment is paid according to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.10"></a><var>259.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57</statute_ref>, if the district received health and safety aid according to that <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.11"></a><var>259.11</var>section for the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.12"></a><var>259.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref>, if the district received aid for community education programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.13"></a><var>259.13</var>according to that section for the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.14"></a><var>259.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(C) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.15"></a><var>259.15</var>education aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref> for the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.16"></a><var>259.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(D) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.17, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, if the district received referendum equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.17"></a><var>259.17</var>aid according to that section for the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.18"></a><var>259.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(E) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13a</statute_ref>, if the district received operating capital aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.19"></a><var>259.19</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 13b</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.20"></a><var>259.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(F) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 29</statute_ref>, if the district received equity aid according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.21"></a><var>259.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 30</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.22"></a><var>259.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(G) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 32</statute_ref>, if the district received transition aid according <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.23"></a><var>259.23</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 33</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.24"></a><var>259.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(H) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, if the district received debt service equalization <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.25"></a><var>259.25</var>aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.26"></a><var>259.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(I) section 123B.535, subdivision 4, if the district received natural disaster debt <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.27"></a><var>259.27</var>service equalization aid according to section 123B.535, subdivision 5, in the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.28"></a><var>259.28</var>preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.29"></a><var>259.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(I) (J) section 
         <statute_ref>124D.22, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received school-age care aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.30"></a><var>259.30</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>124D.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.31"></a><var>259.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(J) (K) section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, if the district received deferred maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.32"></a><var>259.32</var>aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, in the second preceding year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.259.33"></a><var>259.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(K) (L) section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 35</statute_ref>, if the district received alternative teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.34"></a><var>259.34</var>compensation equalization aid according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 36</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.259.35"></a><var>259.35</var>(a), in the second preceding year; to<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.1"></a><var>260.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the total amount of the district's certified levy for the fiscal year, plus or minus <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.2"></a><var>260.2</var>auditor's adjustments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.3"></a><var>260.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) An amount must be subtracted from the school district's levy limitation for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.4"></a><var>260.4</var>next levy certified equal to the difference between:<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.5"></a><var>260.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the amount of the distribution of excess increment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.6"></a><var>260.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the amount subtracted from aid pursuant to clause (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.7"></a><var>260.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the aid and levy reductions required by this subdivision cannot be made to the aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.8"></a><var>260.8</var>for the fiscal year specified or to the levy specified, the reductions must be made from <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.9"></a><var>260.9</var>aid for subsequent fiscal years, and from subsequent levies. The school district must use <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.10"></a><var>260.10</var>the payment of excess tax increment to replace the aid and levy revenue reduced under <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.11"></a><var>260.11</var>this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.12"></a><var>260.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This subdivision applies only to the total amount of excess increments received <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.13"></a><var>260.13</var>by a district for a calendar year that exceeds $25,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.14"></a><var>260.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2017 <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.15"></a><var>260.15</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.17.0"></a><a id="pl.260.16"></a><var>260.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.17"></a><var>260.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Powers and duties of board.</b> (a) The board has the powers necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.18"></a><var>260.18</var>the care, management, and control of the Perpich Center for Arts Education and any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.19"></a><var>260.19</var>school authorized in this chapter, and all its their real and personal property. The powers <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.20"></a><var>260.20</var>shall include, but are not limited to, those listed in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.21"></a><var>260.21</var>(b) The board may employ and discharge necessary employees, and contract for <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.22"></a><var>260.22</var>other services to ensure the efficient operation of the Center for Arts Education and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.23"></a><var>260.23</var>other school authorized in this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.24"></a><var>260.24</var>(c) The board may receive and award grants. The board may establish a charitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.25"></a><var>260.25</var>foundation and accept, in trust or otherwise, any gift, grant, bequest, or devise for <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.26"></a><var>260.26</var>educational purposes and hold, manage, invest, and dispose of them and the proceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.27"></a><var>260.27</var>and income of them according to the terms and conditions of the gift, grant, bequest, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.28"></a><var>260.28</var>devise and its acceptance. The board must adopt internal procedures to administer and <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.29"></a><var>260.29</var>monitor aids and grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.30"></a><var>260.30</var>(d) The board may establish or coordinate evening, continuing education, extension, <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.31"></a><var>260.31</var>and summer programs for teachers and pupils.<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.32"></a><var>260.32</var>(e) The board may identify pupils who have artistic talent, either demonstrated or <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.33"></a><var>260.33</var>potential, in dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts, or in more <br />
         		<a id="pl.260.34"></a><var>260.34</var>than one art form.<br />
         		<a id="pl.260.35"></a><var>260.35</var>(f) The board must educate pupils with artistic talent by providing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.1"></a><var>261.1</var>(1) an interdisciplinary academic and arts program for pupils in the 11th and 12th <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.2"></a><var>261.2</var>grades. The total number of pupils accepted under this clause and clause (2) shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.3"></a><var>261.3</var>exceed 310;<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.4"></a><var>261.4</var>(2) additional instruction to pupils for a 13th grade. Pupils eligible for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.5"></a><var>261.5</var>instruction are those enrolled in 12th grade who need extra instruction and who apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.6"></a><var>261.6</var>to the board, or pupils enrolled in the 12th grade who do not meet learner outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.7"></a><var>261.7</var>established by the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.8"></a><var>261.8</var>(3) intensive arts seminars for one or two weeks for pupils in grades 9 to 12;<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.9"></a><var>261.9</var>(4) summer arts institutes for pupils in grades 9 to 12;<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.10"></a><var>261.10</var>(5) artist mentor and extension programs in regional sites; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.11"></a><var>261.11</var>(6) teacher education programs for indirect curriculum delivery.<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.12"></a><var>261.12</var>(g) The board may determine the location for the Perpich Center for Arts Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.13"></a><var>261.13</var>and any additional facilities related to the center, including the authority to lease a <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.14"></a><var>261.14</var>temporary facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.15"></a><var>261.15</var>(h) The board must plan for the enrollment of pupils on an equal basis from each <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.16"></a><var>261.16</var>congressional district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.17"></a><var>261.17</var>(i) The board may establish task forces as needed to advise the board on policies and <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.18"></a><var>261.18</var>issues. The task forces expire as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision 6</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.19"></a><var>261.19</var>(j) The board may request the commissioner of education for assistance and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.20"></a><var>261.20</var>(k) The board may enter into contracts with other public and private agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.21"></a><var>261.21</var>and institutions for residential and building maintenance services if it determines that <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.22"></a><var>261.22</var>these services could be provided more efficiently and less expensively by a contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.23"></a><var>261.23</var>than by the board itself. The board may also enter into contracts with public or private <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.24"></a><var>261.24</var>agencies and institutions, school districts or combinations of school districts, or service <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.25"></a><var>261.25</var>cooperatives to provide supplemental educational instruction and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.26"></a><var>261.26</var>(l) The board may provide or contract for services and programs by and for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.27"></a><var>261.27</var>Center for Arts Education, including a store, operating in connection with the center; <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.28"></a><var>261.28</var>theatrical events; and other programs and services that, in the determination of the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.29"></a><var>261.29</var>serve the purposes of the center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.261.30"></a><var>261.30</var>(m) The board may provide for transportation of pupils to and from the Center for <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.31"></a><var>261.31</var>Arts Education for all or part of the school year, as the board considers advisable and <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.32"></a><var>261.32</var>subject to its rules. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board may charge a <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.33"></a><var>261.33</var>reasonable fee for transportation of pupils. Every driver providing transportation of pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.34"></a><var>261.34</var>under this paragraph must possess all qualifications required by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.35"></a><var>261.35</var>education. The board may contract for furnishing authorized transportation under rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.261.36"></a><var>261.36</var>established by the commissioner of education and may purchase and furnish gasoline to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.1"></a><var>262.1</var>contract carrier for use in the performance of a contract with the board for transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.2"></a><var>262.2</var>of pupils to and from the Center for Arts Education. When transportation is provided, <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.3"></a><var>262.3</var>scheduling of routes, establishment of the location of bus stops, the manner and method of <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.4"></a><var>262.4</var>transportation, the control and discipline of pupils, and any other related matter is within <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.5"></a><var>262.5</var>the sole discretion, control, and management of the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.262.6"></a><var>262.6</var>(n) The board may provide room and board for its pupils. If the board provides room <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.7"></a><var>262.7</var>and board, it shall charge a reasonable fee for the room and board. The fee is not subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.8"></a><var>262.8</var>to chapter 14 and is not a prohibited fee according to sections 
         <statute_ref>123B.34</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>123B.39</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.262.9"></a><var>262.9</var>(o) The board may establish and set fees for services and programs. If the board sets <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.10"></a><var>262.10</var>fees not authorized or prohibited by the Minnesota public school fee law, it may do so <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.11"></a><var>262.11</var>without complying with the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>123B.38</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.262.12"></a><var>262.12</var>(p) The board may apply for all competitive grants administered by agencies of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.13"></a><var>262.13</var>state and other government or nongovernment sources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.262.14"></a><var>262.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following the date on <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.15"></a><var>262.15</var>which the Crosswinds school is conveyed to the Perpich Center for Arts Education by <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.16"></a><var>262.16</var>an enactment during the 2014 regular legislative session.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.18.0"></a><a id="pl.262.17"></a><var>262.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 129C.10, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.18"></a><var>262.18</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.262.19"></a><var>262.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a. <b>Interdistrict voluntary integration magnet program.</b> Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.20"></a><var>262.20</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0110 and 3535.0150, the board may establish and operate <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.21"></a><var>262.21</var>an interdistrict integration magnet program according to section 129C.30. For fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.22"></a><var>262.22</var>2016 and later, the board must have an approved achievement and integration plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.23"></a><var>262.23</var>budget under section 124D.861.<br />
         		<a id="pl.262.24"></a><var>262.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following the date on <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.25"></a><var>262.25</var>which the Crosswinds school is conveyed to the Perpich Center for Arts Education by <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.26"></a><var>262.26</var>an enactment during the 2014 regular legislative session.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.19.0"></a><a id="pl.262.27"></a><var>262.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>[129C.30] CROSSWINDS INTEGRATION MAGNET SCHOOL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.262.28"></a><var>262.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The following terms having the meanings given <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.29"></a><var>262.29</var>them for this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.262.30"></a><var>262.30</var>(b) "Board" means the board of directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.262.31"></a><var>262.31</var>(c) "Crosswinds school" means the Crosswinds school in Woodbury operated during <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.32"></a><var>262.32</var>the 2012-2013 school year by Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration <br />
         		<a id="pl.262.33"></a><var>262.33</var>District.<br />
         		<a id="pl.263.1"></a><var>263.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Board to operate the Crosswinds school.</b> The board may operate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.2"></a><var>263.2</var>Crosswinds school with the powers and duties granted to it under this chapter. A student <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.3"></a><var>263.3</var>may apply to the Crosswinds school under section 124D.03 and the Crosswinds school <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.4"></a><var>263.4</var>may accept students under that section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.263.5"></a><var>263.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>General education funding.</b> General education revenue must be paid to <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.6"></a><var>263.6</var>the Crosswinds school as though it were a district. The general education revenue for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.7"></a><var>263.7</var>adjusted pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil unit, plus <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.8"></a><var>263.8</var>the referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of residence, minus an <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.9"></a><var>263.9</var>amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.10"></a><var>263.10</var>subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without declining enrollment, basic skills revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.11"></a><var>263.11</var>extended time revenue, pension adjustment revenue, transition revenue, and transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.12"></a><var>263.12</var>sparsity revenue, plus declining enrollment, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.13"></a><var>263.13</var>pension adjustment revenue, and transition revenue as though the school were a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.14"></a><var>263.14</var>district. The general education revenue for each extended time pupil unit equals $4,794.<br />
         		<a id="pl.263.15"></a><var>263.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Special education funding.</b> Special education aid must be paid to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.16"></a><var>263.16</var>Crosswinds school according to sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as though it were a <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.17"></a><var>263.17</var>school district. The special education aid paid to the Crosswinds school shall be adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.18"></a><var>263.18</var>as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.263.19"></a><var>263.19</var>(1) if the Crosswinds school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.20"></a><var>263.20</var>the student according to subdivision 3, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.21"></a><var>263.21</var>125A.11; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.263.22"></a><var>263.22</var>(2) if the Crosswinds school receives general education revenue on behalf of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.23"></a><var>263.23</var>student according to subdivision 3, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.24"></a><var>263.24</var>127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) to (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.263.25"></a><var>263.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Pupil transportation.</b>  (a) For fiscal year 2015 only, a member district of <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.26"></a><var>263.26</var>Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration District, must transport pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.27"></a><var>263.27</var>enrolled at the Crosswinds school in the same manner as they were transported in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.28"></a><var>263.28</var>year 2014. <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.29"></a><var>263.29</var>(b) Pupil transportation expenses under this section are reimbursable under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.30"></a><var>263.30</var>124D.87.<br />
         		<a id="pl.263.31"></a><var>263.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> For fiscal year 2016 and later, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.32"></a><var>263.32</var>Crosswinds school is eligible for achievement and integration aid under section 124D.862 <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.33"></a><var>263.33</var>as if it were a school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.263.34"></a><var>263.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Other aids, grants, revenue.</b> (a) The Crosswinds school is eligible to <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.35"></a><var>263.35</var>receive other aids, grants, and revenue according to chapters 120A to 129C as though it <br />
         		<a id="pl.263.36"></a><var>263.36</var>were a district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.1"></a><var>264.1</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the Crosswinds school may not receive aid, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.2"></a><var>264.2</var>grant, or revenue if a levy is required to obtain the money, or if the aid, grant, or revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.3"></a><var>264.3</var>replaces levy revenue that is not general education revenue, except as otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.4"></a><var>264.4</var>in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.5"></a><var>264.5</var>(c) Federal aid received by the state must be paid to the school if it qualifies for <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.6"></a><var>264.6</var>the aid as though it were a school district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.7"></a><var>264.7</var>(d) In the year-end report to the commissioner of education, the Crosswinds school <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.8"></a><var>264.8</var>shall report the total amount of funds received from grants and other outside sources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.9"></a><var>264.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Year-round programming.</b> The Crosswinds school may operate as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.10"></a><var>264.10</var>flexible learning year program under sections 124D.12 to 124D.127.<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.11"></a><var>264.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Data requirements.</b> The commissioner of education shall require the <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.12"></a><var>264.12</var>Crosswinds school to follow the budget and accounting procedures required for school <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.13"></a><var>264.13</var>districts and the Crosswinds school shall report all data to the Department of Education in <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.14"></a><var>264.14</var>the form and manner required by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.15"></a><var>264.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014, if, but only if, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.16"></a><var>264.16</var>Crosswinds school is conveyed to the Perpich Center for Arts Education by an enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.17"></a><var>264.17</var>during the 2014 regular legislative session.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.20.0"></a><a id="pl.264.18"></a><var>264.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 298.28, subdivision 7a, as added by Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.19"></a><var>264.19</var>2014, chapter 150, article 6, section 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.20"></a><var>264.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7a. <b>Iron Range school consolidation and cooperatively operated school </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.264.21"></a><var>264.21</var><b>account.</b> The following amounts must be allocated to the Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.22"></a><var>264.22</var>Rehabilitation Board to be deposited in the Iron Range school consolidation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.23"></a><var>264.23</var>cooperatively operated school account that is hereby created:<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.24"></a><var>264.24</var>(1) ten cents per taxable ton of the tax imposed under section 
         <statute_ref>298.24</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.25"></a><var>264.25</var>(2) the amount as determined under section 
         <statute_ref>298.17</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (3); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.26"></a><var>264.26</var>(3) for distributions in 2015 through 2017, an amount equal to two-thirds of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.27"></a><var>264.27</var>increased tax proceeds attributable to the increase in the implicit price deflator as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.28"></a><var>264.28</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>298.24, subdivision 1</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.264.29"></a><var>264.29</var>Expenditures from this account shall be made only to provide disbursements to <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.30"></a><var>264.30</var>assist school districts with the payment of bonds that were issued for qualified school <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.31"></a><var>264.31</var>projects, or for any other disbursement as approved by the Iron Range Resources and <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.32"></a><var>264.32</var>Rehabilitation Board. For purposes of this section, "qualified school projects" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.33"></a><var>264.33</var>school projects within the taconite assistance area as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>273.1341</statute_ref>, that <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.34"></a><var>264.34</var>were (1) approved, by referendum, after December 7, 2009; and (2) approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.264.35"></a><var>264.35</var>commissioner of education pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>123B.71</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.265.1"></a><var>265.1</var>Beginning in fiscal year 2019, the disbursement to school districts for payments for <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.2"></a><var>265.2</var>bonds issued under section 123A.482, subdivision 9, must be increased each year to <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.3"></a><var>265.3</var>offset any reduction in debt service equalization aid that the school district qualifies for in <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.4"></a><var>265.4</var>that year, under section 123B.53, subdivision 6, compared with the amount the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.5"></a><var>265.5</var>district qualified for in fiscal year 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.265.6"></a><var>265.6</var>No expenditure under this section shall be made unless approved by seven members <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.7"></a><var>265.7</var>of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.265.8"></a><var>265.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for production year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.9"></a><var>265.9</var>thereafter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.21.0"></a><a id="pl.265.10"></a><var>265.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>HARAMBEE COMMUNITY SCHOOL TRANSITION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.265.11"></a><var>265.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Student enrollment.</b> A student enrolled in the Harambee community <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.12"></a><var>265.12</var>school during the 2013-2014 school year may continue to enroll in the Harambee <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.13"></a><var>265.13</var>community school in any subsequent year. For the 2014-2015 school year and later, other <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.14"></a><var>265.14</var>students may apply for enrollment under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03.<br />
         		<a id="pl.265.15"></a><var>265.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Compensatory revenue; literacy aid; alternative compensation </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.265.16"></a><var>265.16</var><b>revenue.</b> For the 2014-2015 school year only, the Department of Education must calculate <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.17"></a><var>265.17</var>compensatory revenue, literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.18"></a><var>265.18</var>Harambee community school based on the October 1, 2013, enrollment counts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.265.19"></a><var>265.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Year-round programming.</b> Harambee community school may operate as <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.20"></a><var>265.20</var>a flexible learning year program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.12 to 124D.127.<br />
         		<a id="pl.265.21"></a><var>265.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Pupil transportation.</b> The board may transport pupils enrolled in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.22"></a><var>265.22</var>2013-2014 school year to and from the Harambee community school in succeeding school <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.23"></a><var>265.23</var>years regardless of the students' districts of residence. Pupil transportation expenses under <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.24"></a><var>265.24</var>this section are reimbursable under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.87.<br />
         		<a id="pl.265.25"></a><var>265.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following the date on which <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.26"></a><var>265.26</var>the real and personal property of the Harambee community school in Maplewood is <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.27"></a><var>265.27</var>conveyed to Independent School District No. 623, Roseville, by an enactment during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.28"></a><var>265.28</var>2014 regular legislative session.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.22.0"></a><a id="pl.265.29"></a><var>265.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS; CROSSWINDS SCHOOL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.265.30"></a><var>265.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Student enrollment.</b> Any student enrolled in the Crosswinds school <br />
         		<a id="pl.265.31"></a><var>265.31</var>during the 2013-2014 school year may continue to enroll in the Crosswinds school in <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.1"></a><var>266.1</var>any subsequent year. For the 2014-2015 school year and later, a student may apply for <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.2"></a><var>266.2</var>enrollment to the school under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03.<br />
         		<a id="pl.266.3"></a><var>266.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Compensatory revenue, literacy aid, and alternative compensation </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.266.4"></a><var>266.4</var><b>revenue.</b> For the 2014-2015 school year only, the Department of Education must calculate <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.5"></a><var>266.5</var>compensatory revenue, literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.6"></a><var>266.6</var>Crosswinds school based on the October 1, 2013, enrollment counts at that site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.266.7"></a><var>266.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Title 1 funding.</b> To the extent possible, the Department of Education <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.8"></a><var>266.8</var>must qualify the Crosswinds school for Title 1, and, if applicable, other federal funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.9"></a><var>266.9</var>as if the program were still operated by Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.10"></a><var>266.10</var>Integration District.<br />
         		<a id="pl.266.11"></a><var>266.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following the date on <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.12"></a><var>266.12</var>which the Crosswinds school is conveyed to the Perpich Center for Arts Education by <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.13"></a><var>266.13</var>an enactment during the 2014 regular legislative session.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.23.0"></a><a id="pl.266.14"></a><var>266.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b>LEASE LEVY; SATELLITE TRANSPORTATION HUB FOR </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.266.15"></a><var>266.15</var><b>ROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN SCHOOL DISTRICT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.266.16"></a><var>266.16</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, Independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.17"></a><var>266.17</var>School District No. 196, Rosemount-Apple Valley-Eagan, may lease a satellite <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.18"></a><var>266.18</var>transportation hub under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.40, subdivision 1, if the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.19"></a><var>266.19</var>can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner of education that the satellite <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.20"></a><var>266.20</var>transportation hub will result in a significant financial savings. Levy authority under <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.21"></a><var>266.21</var>this section shall not exceed the total levy authority under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.22"></a><var>266.22</var>126C.40, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.266.23"></a><var>266.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for taxes payable in 2016 and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.18.24.0"></a><a id="pl.266.24"></a><var>266.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.266.25"></a><var>266.25</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 123B.71, subdivisions 1 and 4, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.19.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.266.26"></a><var>266.26</var><b>ARTICLE 19</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.266.27"></a><var>266.27</var><b>NUTRITION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.19.1.0"></a><a id="pl.266.28"></a><var>266.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.111, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.29"></a><var>266.29</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.266.30"></a><var>266.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>School lunch aid computation.</b> Each school year, the state must <br />
         		<a id="pl.266.31"></a><var>266.31</var>pay participants in the national school lunch program the amount of 12.5 cents for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.1"></a><var>267.1</var>full paid, reduced-price, and free student lunch and 52.5 cents for each reduced-price <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.2"></a><var>267.2</var>lunch served to students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.267.3"></a><var>267.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.4"></a><var>267.4</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.19.2.0"></a><a id="pl.267.5"></a><var>267.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.111, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.6"></a><var>267.6</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.267.7"></a><var>267.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>No fees.</b> A participant that receives school lunch aid under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.8"></a><var>267.8</var>must make lunch available without charge to all participating students who qualify for <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.9"></a><var>267.9</var>free or reduced-price meals. The participant must also ensure that any reminders for <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.10"></a><var>267.10</var>payment of outstanding student meal balances do not demean or stigmatize any child <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.11"></a><var>267.11</var>participating in the school lunch program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.267.12"></a><var>267.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.13"></a><var>267.13</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.19.3.0"></a><a id="pl.267.14"></a><var>267.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.1158, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.267.15"></a><var>267.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Program reimbursement.</b> Each school year, the state must reimburse <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.16"></a><var>267.16</var>each participating school 30 cents for each reduced-price breakfast and, 55 cents for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.17"></a><var>267.17</var>fully paid breakfast served to students in grades 1 to 12, and $1.30 for each fully paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.18"></a><var>267.18</var>breakfast served to a kindergarten student.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.19.4.0"></a><a id="pl.267.19"></a><var>267.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.1158, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.267.20"></a><var>267.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>No fees.</b> A school that receives school breakfast aid under this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.21"></a><var>267.21</var>make breakfast available without charge to all participating students in grades 1 to 12 who <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.22"></a><var>267.22</var>qualify for free or reduced price meals and to all kindergarten students.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.19.5.0"></a><a id="pl.267.23"></a><var>267.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 7, section 21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.267.24"></a><var>267.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>School lunch.</b> For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.267.25"></a><var>267.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.111</statute_ref>, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 
         <statute_ref>210.17</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.267.26"></a><var>267.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.267.27"></a><var>267.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,032,000<br />
                  		12,417,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.267.28"></a><var>267.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.267.29"></a><var>267.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,293,000<br />
                  		16,185,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.19.6.0"></a><a id="pl.267.30"></a><var>267.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 7, section 21, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.268.1"></a><var>268.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>School breakfast.</b> For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.2"></a><var>268.2</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.1158</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.268.3"></a><var>268.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.268.4"></a><var>268.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,711,000<br />
                  		5,308,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.268.5"></a><var>268.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.268.6"></a><var>268.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">6,022,000<br />
                  		6,176,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.20.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.268.7"></a><var>268.7</var><b>ARTICLE 20</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.268.8"></a><var>268.8</var><b>EARLY EDUCATION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.268.9"></a><var>268.9</var><b>AND LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.20.1.0"></a><a id="pl.268.10"></a><var>268.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.13, subdivision 2, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.11"></a><var>268.11</var>Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, section 31, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.268.12"></a><var>268.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Program requirements.</b> (a) Early childhood family education programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.13"></a><var>268.13</var>are programs for children in the period of life from birth to kindergarten, for the parents <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.14"></a><var>268.14</var>and other relatives of these children, and for expectant parents. To the extent that funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.15"></a><var>268.15</var>are insufficient to provide programs for all children, early childhood family education <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.16"></a><var>268.16</var>programs should emphasize programming for a child from birth to age three and <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.17"></a><var>268.17</var>encourage parents and other relatives to involve four- and five-year-old children in school <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.18"></a><var>268.18</var>readiness programs, and other public and nonpublic early learning programs. A district <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.19"></a><var>268.19</var>may not limit participation to school district residents. Early childhood family education <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.20"></a><var>268.20</var>programs must provide:<br />
         		<a id="pl.268.21"></a><var>268.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) programs to educate parents and other relatives about the physical, mental,<br />
         		<a id="pl.268.22"></a><var>268.22</var> cognitive, social, and emotional development of children and to enhance the skills of <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.23"></a><var>268.23</var>parents and other relatives in providing for their children's learning and development;<br />
         		<a id="pl.268.24"></a><var>268.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) structured learning activities requiring interaction between children and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.25"></a><var>268.25</var>parents or relatives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.268.26"></a><var>268.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) structured learning activities for children that promote children's development <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.27"></a><var>268.27</var>and positive interaction with peers, which are held while parents or relatives attend parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.28"></a><var>268.28</var>education classes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.268.29"></a><var>268.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) information on related community resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.268.30"></a><var>268.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) information, materials, and activities that support the safety of children, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.31"></a><var>268.31</var>prevention of child abuse and neglect; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.268.32"></a><var>268.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a community outreach plan to ensure participation by families who reflect the <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.33"></a><var>268.33</var>racial, cultural, linguistic, and economic diversity of the school district. needs assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.34"></a><var>268.34</var>that identifies new and underserved populations, identifies child and family risk factors, <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.35"></a><var>268.35</var>particularly those that impact children's learning and development, and assesses family <br />
         		<a id="pl.268.36"></a><var>268.36</var>and parenting education needs in the community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.269.1"></a><var>269.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) programming and services that are tailored to the needs of families and parents <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.2"></a><var>269.2</var>prioritized in the community needs assessment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.269.3"></a><var>269.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) provide information about and, if needed, assist in making arrangements for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.4"></a><var>269.4</var>early childhood health and developmental screening under sections 121A.16 and 121A.17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.5"></a><var>269.5</var>when the child nears the third birthday.<br />
         		<a id="pl.269.6"></a><var>269.6</var>Early childhood family education programs should prioritize programming and <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.7"></a><var>269.7</var>services for families and parents identified in the community needs assessment, particularly <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.8"></a><var>269.8</var>those families and parents with children with the most risk factors birth to age three.<br />
         		<a id="pl.269.9"></a><var>269.9</var>Early childhood family education programs are encouraged to provide parents of <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.10"></a><var>269.10</var>English learners with translated oral and written information to monitor the program's <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.11"></a><var>269.11</var>impact on their children's English language development, to know whether their children <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.12"></a><var>269.12</var>are progressing in developing their English and native language proficiency, and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.13"></a><var>269.13</var>actively engage with and support their children in developing their English and native <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.14"></a><var>269.14</var>language proficiency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.269.15"></a><var>269.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The programs must include learning experiences for children, parents, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.16"></a><var>269.16</var>relatives that promote children's early literacy and, where practicable, their native language <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.17"></a><var>269.17</var>skills and activities for children that require substantial involvement of the children's <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.18"></a><var>269.18</var>parents or other relatives. The program may provide parenting education programming or <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.19"></a><var>269.19</var>services to anyone identified in the community needs assessment. Providers must review <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.20"></a><var>269.20</var>the program periodically to assure the instruction and materials are not racially, culturally, <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.21"></a><var>269.21</var>or sexually biased. The programs must encourage parents to be aware of practices that <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.22"></a><var>269.22</var>may affect equitable development of children.<br />
         		<a id="pl.269.23"></a><var>269.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For the purposes of this section, "relative" or "relatives" means noncustodial <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.24"></a><var>269.24</var>grandparents or other persons related to a child by blood, marriage, adoption, or foster <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.25"></a><var>269.25</var>placement, excluding parents.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.2.0"></a><a id="pl.269.26"></a><var>269.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.269.27"></a><var>269.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Home visiting program.</b> A district that levies for home visiting under <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.28"></a><var>269.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, shall use this revenue to include as part of the early <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.29"></a><var>269.29</var>childhood family education programs a parent education component that is designed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.30"></a><var>269.30</var>reach isolated or at-risk families.<br />
         		<a id="pl.269.31"></a><var>269.31</var>The home visiting program must use:<br />
         		<a id="pl.269.32"></a><var>269.32</var>(1) an established risk assessment tool to determine the family's level of risk<br />
         		<a id="pl.269.33"></a><var>269.33</var> incorporate evidence-informed parenting education practices designed to support the <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.34"></a><var>269.34</var>healthy growth and development of children, with a priority focus on those children <br />
         		<a id="pl.269.35"></a><var>269.35</var>who have high needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.270.1"></a><var>270.1</var>(2) establish clear objectives and protocols for home visits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.270.2"></a><var>270.2</var>(3) encourage families to make a transition from home visits to site-based parenting <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.3"></a><var>270.3</var>programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.270.4"></a><var>270.4</var>(4) provide program services that are community-based, accessible, and culturally <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.5"></a><var>270.5</var>relevant; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.270.6"></a><var>270.6</var>(5) foster collaboration among existing agencies and community-based organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.7"></a><var>270.7</var>that serve young children and their families, such as public health evidence-based models <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.8"></a><var>270.8</var>of home visiting and Head Start home visiting; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.270.9"></a><var>270.9</var>(6) provide information about and assist in making arrangements for an early <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.10"></a><var>270.10</var>childhood health and developmental screening when the child nears his or her third <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.11"></a><var>270.11</var>birthday.<br />
         		<a id="pl.270.12"></a><var>270.12</var>Home visitors The home visiting program  should  be provided by licensed parenting <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.13"></a><var>270.13</var>educators, certified family life educators, or professionals with an equivalent license that <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.14"></a><var>270.14</var>reflect the demographic composition of the community to the extent possible.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.3.0"></a><a id="pl.270.15"></a><var>270.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.13, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.270.16"></a><var>270.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>District advisory councils.</b> The board must appoint an advisory council <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.17"></a><var>270.17</var>from the area in which the program is provided. A majority of the council must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.18"></a><var>270.18</var>parents participating in the program, who represent the demographics of the community. <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.19"></a><var>270.19</var>The district must ensure, to the extent possible, that the council includes representation <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.20"></a><var>270.20</var>of families who are racially, culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.21"></a><var>270.21</var>council must assist the board in developing, planning, and monitoring the early childhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.22"></a><var>270.22</var>family education program. The council must report to the board and the community <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.23"></a><var>270.23</var>education advisory council.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.4.0"></a><a id="pl.270.24"></a><var>270.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.13, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.270.25"></a><var>270.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b> Program data submission requirements.</b>  Districts receiving early <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.26"></a><var>270.26</var>childhood family education revenue under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref> must submit annual program <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.27"></a><var>270.27</var>data, including data that demonstrates the program response to the community needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.28"></a><var>270.28</var>assessment,  to the department by July 15 in the form and manner prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.29"></a><var>270.29</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.5.0"></a><a id="pl.270.30"></a><var>270.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.13, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.31"></a><var>270.31</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.270.32"></a><var>270.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Supervision.</b> A program provided by a board must be supervised by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.270.33"></a><var>270.33</var>licensed early childhood teacher or a licensed parent educator.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.6.0"></a><a id="pl.271.1"></a><var>271.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.13, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.2"></a><var>271.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.271.3"></a><var>271.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Parenting education transition program.</b> To the extent that funds are <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.4"></a><var>271.4</var>sufficient, early childhood family education may provide parenting education transition <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.5"></a><var>271.5</var>programming for parents of children birth to grade three in districts in which there is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.6"></a><var>271.6</var>prekindergarten-grade three initiative in order to facilitate continued parent engagement <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.7"></a><var>271.7</var>in children's learning and development. Early childhood family education programs are <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.8"></a><var>271.8</var>encouraged to develop partnerships to provide a parenting education liaison to providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.9"></a><var>271.9</var>of other public and nonpublic early learning programs, such as Head Start, school <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.10"></a><var>271.10</var>readiness, child care, early childhood special education, local public health programs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.11"></a><var>271.11</var>and health care providers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.7.0"></a><a id="pl.271.12"></a><var>271.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.135, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.271.13"></a><var>271.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Revenue.</b> The revenue for early childhood family education <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.14"></a><var>271.14</var>programs for a school district equals $112 for fiscal year 2007 and $120 for fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.15"></a><var>271.15</var>2008 $120 for fiscal year 2014 and the formula allowance for the year times 0.023 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.16"></a><var>271.16</var>fiscal year 2015 and later, times the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.271.17"></a><var>271.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) 150; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.271.18"></a><var>271.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the number of people under five years of age residing in the district on October 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.19"></a><var>271.19</var>of the previous school year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.8.0"></a><a id="pl.271.20"></a><var>271.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.135, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.271.21"></a><var>271.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Early childhood family education levy.</b> (a) By September 30 of each year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.22"></a><var>271.22</var>the commissioner shall establish a tax rate for early childhood family education revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.23"></a><var>271.23</var>that raises $22,135,000 in each fiscal year. If the amount of the early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.24"></a><var>271.24</var>education levy would exceed the early childhood family education revenue, the early <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.25"></a><var>271.25</var>childhood family education levy must equal the early childhood family education revenue. <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.26"></a><var>271.26</var>A district may not certify an early childhood family education levy unless it has met the <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.27"></a><var>271.27</var>annual program data reporting requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.13, subdivision 13</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.271.28"></a><var>271.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2009 only, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.29"></a><var>271.29</var>establish a tax rate for early education revenue that raises $13,565,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.9.0"></a><a id="pl.271.30"></a><var>271.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.271.31"></a><var>271.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Amount of aid.</b> (a) A district is eligible to receive school readiness aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.271.32"></a><var>271.32</var>for eligible prekindergarten pupils enrolled in a school readiness program under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.272.1"></a><var>272.1</var>124D.15
         </statute_ref> if the biennial plan required by section 
         <statute_ref>124D.15, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>, has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.2"></a><var>272.2</var>approved by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.272.3"></a><var>272.3</var>(b) For fiscal year 2002 and thereafter, A district must receive school readiness aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.4"></a><var>272.4</var>equal to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.272.5"></a><var>272.5</var>(1) the number of four-year-old children in the district on October 1 for the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.6"></a><var>272.6</var>school year times the ratio of 50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that year to <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.7"></a><var>272.7</var>the total number of four-year-old children reported to the commissioner for the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.8"></a><var>272.8</var>school year; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.272.9"></a><var>272.9</var>(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the school district from families eligible for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.10"></a><var>272.10</var>free or reduced school lunch program for the previous school year times the ratio of <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.11"></a><var>272.11</var>50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that year to the total number of pupils <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.12"></a><var>272.12</var>in the state from families eligible for the free or reduced school lunch program for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.13"></a><var>272.13</var>previous school year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.272.14"></a><var>272.14</var>(c) For fiscal year 2015 and later, the total school readiness aid entitlement equals <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.15"></a><var>272.15</var>$12,170,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.272.16"></a><var>272.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for state aid for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.17"></a><var>272.17</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.10.0"></a><a id="pl.272.18"></a><var>272.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.19"></a><var>272.19</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.272.20"></a><var>272.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Administration.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish application <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.21"></a><var>272.21</var>timelines and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.22"></a><var>272.22</var>needs of eligible families and programs. The commissioner may prioritize applications on <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.23"></a><var>272.23</var>factors including family income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.24"></a><var>272.24</var>waiting list for a publicly funded program providing early education or child care services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.272.25"></a><var>272.25</var>(b) For fiscal years 2014 and 2015 only, scholarships may be awarded up to not <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.26"></a><var>272.26</var>exceed $5,000 per year for each eligible child per year. For fiscal year 2016 and later, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.27"></a><var>272.27</var>commissioner shall establish a target for the average scholarship amount per child based <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.28"></a><var>272.28</var>on the results of the rate survey conducted under section 119B.02. <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.29"></a><var>272.29</var>(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.30"></a><var>272.30</var>in or on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.31"></a><var>272.31</var>the commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.32"></a><var>272.32</var>of the program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.33"></a><var>272.33</var>current funding provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.34"></a><var>272.34</var>scholarship slots for that program and notify the program of that number. Beginning July <br />
         		<a id="pl.272.35"></a><var>272.35</var>1, 2016, a school district or Head Start program qualifying under this paragraph may <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.1"></a><var>273.1</var>use its established registration process to enroll scholarship recipients and may verify a <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.2"></a><var>273.2</var>scholarship recipient's family income in the same manner as for other program participants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.273.3"></a><var>273.3</var>(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.4"></a><var>273.4</var>not been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.5"></a><var>273.5</var>awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.6"></a><var>273.6</var>order to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.7"></a><var>273.7</var>scholarship in a 12-month period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.273.8"></a><var>273.8</var>(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.9"></a><var>273.9</var>screening under sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.16</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>121A.19</statute_ref> must complete that screening within 90 <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.10"></a><var>273.10</var>days of first attending an eligible program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.273.11"></a><var>273.11</var>(f) For fiscal year 2017 and later, a school district or Head Start program enrolling <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.12"></a><var>273.12</var>scholarship recipients under paragraph (c) may apply to the commissioner, in the form <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.13"></a><var>273.13</var>and manner prescribed by the commissioner, for direct payment of state aid. Upon receipt <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.14"></a><var>273.14</var>of the application, the commissioner must pay each program directly for each approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.15"></a><var>273.15</var>scholarship recipient enrolled under paragraph (c) according to the metered payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.16"></a><var>273.16</var>system or another schedule established by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.11.0"></a><a id="pl.273.17"></a><var>273.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.18"></a><var>273.18</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.273.19"></a><var>273.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Early childhood program eligibility.</b> (a) In order to be eligible to accept <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.20"></a><var>273.20</var>an early childhood education scholarship, a program must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.273.21"></a><var>273.21</var>(1) participate in the quality rating and improvement system under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.273.22"></a><var>273.22</var>124D.142
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.273.23"></a><var>273.23</var>(2) beginning July 1, 2016, have a three- or four-star rating in the quality rating <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.24"></a><var>273.24</var>and improvement system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.273.25"></a><var>273.25</var>(b) Any program accepting scholarships must use the revenue to supplement and not <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.26"></a><var>273.26</var>supplant federal funding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.273.27"></a><var>273.27</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), all Minnesota early learning foundation <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.28"></a><var>273.28</var>scholarship program pilot sites are eligible to accept an early learning scholarship under <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.29"></a><var>273.29</var>this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.12.0"></a><a id="pl.273.30"></a><var>273.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.165, subdivision 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.31"></a><var>273.31</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.273.32"></a><var>273.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Report required.</b> The commissioner shall contract with an independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.33"></a><var>273.33</var>contractor to evaluate the early learning scholarship program. The evaluation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.273.34"></a><var>273.34</var>include recommendations regarding the appropriate scholarship amount, efficiency, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.1"></a><var>274.1</var>effectiveness of the administration, and impact on kindergarten readiness. By January <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.2"></a><var>274.2</var>15, 2016, the commissioner shall submit a written copy of the evaluation to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.3"></a><var>274.3</var>and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.4"></a><var>274.4</var>jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.13.0"></a><a id="pl.274.5"></a><var>274.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.522, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.274.6"></a><var>274.6</var><b>124D.522 ADULT BASIC EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.274.7"></a><var>274.7</var><b>GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.274.8"></a><var>274.8</var>(a) The commissioner, in consultation with the policy review task force under <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.9"></a><var>274.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.521</statute_ref>, may make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide services that <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.10"></a><var>274.10</var>are not offered by a district adult basic education program or that are supplemental to <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.11"></a><var>274.11</var>either the statewide adult basic education program, or a district's adult basic education <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.12"></a><var>274.12</var>program. The commissioner may make grants for: staff development for adult basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.13"></a><var>274.13</var>education teachers and administrators; training for volunteer tutors; training, services, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.14"></a><var>274.14</var>materials for serving disabled students through adult basic education programs; statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.15"></a><var>274.15</var>promotion of adult basic education services and programs; development and dissemination <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.16"></a><var>274.16</var>of instructional and administrative technology for adult basic education programs; <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.17"></a><var>274.17</var>programs which primarily serve communities of color; adult basic education distance <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.18"></a><var>274.18</var>learning projects, including television instruction programs; and other supplemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.19"></a><var>274.19</var>services to support the mission of adult basic education and innovative delivery of adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.20"></a><var>274.20</var>basic education services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.274.21"></a><var>274.21</var>(b) The commissioner must establish eligibility criteria and grant application <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.22"></a><var>274.22</var>procedures. Grants under this section must support services throughout the state, focus on <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.23"></a><var>274.23</var>educational results for adult learners, and promote outcome-based achievement through <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.24"></a><var>274.24</var>adult basic education programs. Beginning in fiscal year 2002, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.25"></a><var>274.25</var>make grants under this section from the state total adult basic education aid set aside for <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.26"></a><var>274.26</var>supplemental service grants under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.531</statute_ref>. Up to one-fourth of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.27"></a><var>274.27</var>for supplemental service grants must be used for grants for adult basic education programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.28"></a><var>274.28</var>to encourage and support innovations in adult basic education instruction and service <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.29"></a><var>274.29</var>delivery. A grant to a single organization cannot exceed 20 40 percent of the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.30"></a><var>274.30</var>supplemental services aid. Nothing in this section prevents an approved adult basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.31"></a><var>274.31</var>education program from using state or federal aid to purchase supplemental services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.14.0"></a><a id="pl.274.32"></a><var>274.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 124D.531, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.274.33"></a><var>274.33</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.1"></a><var>275.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>State total adult basic education aid.</b> (a) The state total adult basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.2"></a><var>275.2</var>education aid for fiscal year 2011 equals $44,419,000, plus any amount that is not paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.3"></a><var>275.3</var>during the previous fiscal year as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.4"></a><var>275.4</var>(a), or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. The state total adult basic education aid for later <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.5"></a><var>275.5</var>fiscal years equals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.6"></a><var>275.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the state total adult basic education aid for the preceding fiscal year plus any <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.7"></a><var>275.7</var>amount that is not paid for during the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.8"></a><var>275.8</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; times<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.9"></a><var>275.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the lesser of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.10"></a><var>275.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) 1.025 1.03; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.11"></a><var>275.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the average growth in state total contact hours over the prior ten program years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.12"></a><var>275.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Beginning in fiscal year 2002, two Three percent of the state total adult basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.13"></a><var>275.13</var>education aid must be set aside for adult basic education supplemental service grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.14"></a><var>275.14</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.522</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.15"></a><var>275.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding basic population aid, equals <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.16"></a><var>275.16</var>the difference between the amount computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.17"></a><var>275.17</var>population aid under subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.18"></a><var>275.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.19"></a><var>275.19</var>and later.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.15.0"></a><a id="pl.275.20"></a><var>275.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 124D.531, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.21"></a><var>275.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Program revenue.</b> Adult basic education programs established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.22"></a><var>275.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.52</statute_ref> and approved by the commissioner are eligible for revenue under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.23"></a><var>275.23</var>subdivision. For fiscal year 2001 and later, adult basic education revenue for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.24"></a><var>275.24</var>approved program equals the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.25"></a><var>275.25</var>(1) the basic population aid under subdivision 2 for districts participating in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.26"></a><var>275.26</var>program during the current program year; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.27"></a><var>275.27</var>(2) 84 percent times the amount computed in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), times the <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.28"></a><var>275.28</var>ratio of the contact hours for students participating in the program during the first prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.29"></a><var>275.29</var>program year to the state total contact hours during the first prior program year; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.275.30"></a><var>275.30</var>(3) eight percent times the amount computed in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), times <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.31"></a><var>275.31</var>the ratio of the enrollment of English learners during the second prior school year in <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.32"></a><var>275.32</var>districts participating in the program during the current program year to the state total <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.33"></a><var>275.33</var>enrollment of English learners during the second prior school year in districts participating <br />
         		<a id="pl.275.34"></a><var>275.34</var>in adult basic education programs during the current program year; plus<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.1"></a><var>276.1</var>(4) eight percent times the amount computed in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), times <br />
         		<a id="pl.276.2"></a><var>276.2</var>the ratio of the latest federal census count of the number of adults aged 20 25 or older <br />
         		<a id="pl.276.3"></a><var>276.3</var>with no diploma residing in the districts participating in the program during the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.276.4"></a><var>276.4</var>program year to the latest federal census count of the state total number of adults aged 20<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.5"></a><var>276.5</var> 25 or older with no diploma residing in the districts participating in adult basic education <br />
         		<a id="pl.276.6"></a><var>276.6</var>programs during the current program year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.16.0"></a><a id="pl.276.7"></a><var>276.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.8"></a><var>276.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>School readiness.</b> For revenue for school readiness programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.276.9"></a><var>276.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>124D.15</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>124D.16</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.276.10"></a><var>276.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.276.11"></a><var>276.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,095,000<br />
                  		10,458,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.276.12"></a><var>276.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.276.13"></a><var>276.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">10,159,000<br />
                  		11,962,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.276.14"></a><var>276.14</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $1,372,000 for 2013 and $8,723,000 $9,086,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.15"></a><var>276.15</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.16"></a><var>276.16</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $1,372,000 $1,009,000 for 2014 and $8,787,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.17"></a><var>276.17</var> $10,953,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.17.0"></a><a id="pl.276.18"></a><var>276.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.19"></a><var>276.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Early childhood family education aid.</b> For early childhood family <br />
         		<a id="pl.276.20"></a><var>276.20</var>education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.135</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.276.21"></a><var>276.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.276.22"></a><var>276.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,078,000<br />
                  		22,797,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.276.23"></a><var>276.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.276.24"></a><var>276.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,425,000<br />
                  		 26,651,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.276.25"></a><var>276.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The 2014 appropriation includes $3,008,000 for 2013 and $19,070,000 $19,789,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.26"></a><var>276.26</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.27"></a><var>276.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The 2015 appropriation includes $3,001,000 $2,198,000 for 2014 and $19,424,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.28"></a><var>276.28</var> $24,453,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.18.0"></a><a id="pl.276.29"></a><var>276.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.276.30"></a><var>276.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Early </b><b>childhood education</b><b> learning</b><b> scholarships.</b> For transfer to <br />
         		<a id="pl.276.31"></a><var>276.31</var>the Office of Early Learning for early learning scholarships under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.276.32"></a><var>276.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.165</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="104px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.276.33"></a><var>276.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">23,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.276.34"></a><var>276.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.276.35"></a><var>276.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">23,000,000<br />
                  		 27,650,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.277.1"></a><var>277.1</var>Up to $950,000 each year is for administration of this program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.277.2"></a><var>277.2</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.277.3"></a><var>277.3</var>The base for fiscal year 2016 and later is $27,884,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.277.4"></a><var>277.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.19.0"></a><a id="pl.277.5"></a><var>277.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.277.6"></a><var>277.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Parent-child home program.</b> For a grant to the parent-child home <br />
         		<a id="pl.277.7"></a><var>277.7</var>program:<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.277.8"></a><var>277.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.277.9"></a><var>277.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.277.10"></a><var>277.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">250,000<br />
                  		350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.277.11"></a><var>277.11</var>The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood <br />
         		<a id="pl.277.12"></a><var>277.12</var>literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its <br />
         		<a id="pl.277.13"></a><var>277.13</var>existing suburban program location. The program must expand to one additional urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.277.14"></a><var>277.14</var>and one additional rural program location for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. The base for <br />
         		<a id="pl.277.15"></a><var>277.15</var>fiscal year 2016 and later is $250,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.20.0"></a><a id="pl.277.16"></a><var>277.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.277.17"></a><var>277.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Adult basic education aid.</b> For adult basic education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.277.18"></a><var>277.18</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.531</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
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            <col width="16px"></col>
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            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.277.19"></a><var>277.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.277.20"></a><var>277.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">47,005,000<br />
                  		48,776,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.277.21"></a><var>277.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.277.22"></a><var>277.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,145,000<br />
                  		48,415,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.277.23"></a><var>277.23</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,284,000 $6,278,000 for 2013 and $40,721,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.277.24"></a><var>277.24</var> $42,498,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.277.25"></a><var>277.25</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $6,409,000 $4,722,000 for 2014 and $41,736,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.277.26"></a><var>277.26</var> $43,693,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.20.21.0"></a><a id="pl.277.27"></a><var>277.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.277.28"></a><var>277.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Education.</b> The sums indicated in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.277.29"></a><var>277.29</var>are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.277.30"></a><var>277.30</var>year designated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.277.31"></a><var>277.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Northside Achievement Zone.</b> For a grant to the Northside Achievement <br />
         		<a id="pl.277.32"></a><var>277.32</var>Zone.<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.278.1"></a><var>278.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.278.2"></a><var>278.2</var>(a) Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.3"></a><var>278.3</var>the educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone, <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.4"></a><var>278.4</var>and may be used for Northside Achievement Zone programming and services consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.5"></a><var>278.5</var>with federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements. The base <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.6"></a><var>278.6</var>appropriation for fiscal year 2016 and later is $200,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.278.7"></a><var>278.7</var>(b) The Northside Achievement Zone shall submit a report to the chairs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.8"></a><var>278.8</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over early childhood through grade 12 education <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.9"></a><var>278.9</var>policy and finance that, at a minimum, summarizes program activities, specifies <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.10"></a><var>278.10</var>performance measures, and analyzes program outcomes. The report must be submitted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.11"></a><var>278.11</var>January 15, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.278.12"></a><var>278.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood.</b> For a grant to the Saint Paul Promise <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.13"></a><var>278.13</var>Neighborhood. <br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.278.14"></a><var>278.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.278.15"></a><var>278.15</var>(a) Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.16"></a><var>278.16</var>the educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.17"></a><var>278.17</var>zone, and may be used for Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood programming and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.18"></a><var>278.18</var>consistent with federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.278.19"></a><var>278.19</var>(b) The Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood shall submit a report on January 15, 2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.20"></a><var>278.20</var>to the chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over early childhood through <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.21"></a><var>278.21</var>grade 12 education policy and finance. The report, at a minimum, must summarize <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.22"></a><var>278.22</var>program activities, specify performance measures, and analyze program outcomes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.278.23"></a><var>278.23</var>(c) The base appropriation for fiscal year 2016 and later is $200,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.21.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.278.24"></a><var>278.24</var><b>ARTICLE 21</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.278.25"></a><var>278.25</var><b>STATE AGENCIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.21.1.0"></a><a id="pl.278.26"></a><var>278.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. 2014 H.F. No. 2180, section 11, if enacted, is amended to read:<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.278.27"></a><var>278.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 471.6161, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.28"></a><var>278.28</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.278.29"></a><var>278.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>School districts; group health insurance coverage.</b> (a) Any entity <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.30"></a><var>278.30</var>providing group health insurance coverage to a school district must provide the school <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.31"></a><var>278.31</var>district with school district-specific nonidentifiable aggregate claims records for the most <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.32"></a><var>278.32</var>recent 24 months within 30 days of the request.<br />
         		<a id="pl.278.33"></a><var>278.33</var>(b) School districts shall request proposals for group health insurance coverage as <br />
         		<a id="pl.278.34"></a><var>278.34</var>provided in subdivision 2 from a minimum of three potential sources of coverage. One of <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.1"></a><var>279.1</var>these requests must go to an administrator governed by chapter 43A. Entities referenced <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.2"></a><var>279.2</var>in subdivision 1 must respond to requests for proposals received directly from a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.3"></a><var>279.3</var>district. School districts that are self-insured must also follow these provisions, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.4"></a><var>279.4</var>as provided in paragraph (f). School districts must make requests for proposals at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.5"></a><var>279.5</var>150 days prior to the expiration of the existing contract but not more frequently than once <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.6"></a><var>279.6</var>every 24 months. The request for proposals must include the most recently available <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.7"></a><var>279.7</var>24 months of nonidentifiable aggregate claims data. The request for proposals must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.8"></a><var>279.8</var>publicly released at or prior to its release to potential sources of coverage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.279.9"></a><var>279.9</var>(c) School district contracts for group health insurance must not be longer than <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.10"></a><var>279.10</var>two years unless the exclusive representative of the largest employment group and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.11"></a><var>279.11</var>school district agree otherwise.<br />
         		<a id="pl.279.12"></a><var>279.12</var>(d) All initial proposals shall be sealed upon receipt until they are all opened no less <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.13"></a><var>279.13</var>than 90 days prior to the plan's renewal date in the presence of up to three representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.14"></a><var>279.14</var>selected by the exclusive representative of the largest group of employees. Section 
         <statute_ref>13.591, <br />
            		<a id="pl.279.15"></a><var>279.15</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), applies to data in the proposals. The representatives of <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.16"></a><var>279.16</var>the exclusive representative must maintain the data according to this classification and <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.17"></a><var>279.17</var>are subject to the remedies and penalties under sections 
         <statute_ref>13.08</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>13.09</statute_ref> for a violation <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.18"></a><var>279.18</var>of this requirement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.279.19"></a><var>279.19</var>(e) A school district, in consultation with the same representatives referenced in <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.20"></a><var>279.20</var>paragraph (d), may continue to negotiate with any entity that submitted a proposal under <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.21"></a><var>279.21</var>paragraph (d) in order to reduce costs or improve services under the proposal. Following <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.22"></a><var>279.22</var>the negotiations any entity that submitted an initial proposal may submit a final proposal <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.23"></a><var>279.23</var>incorporating the negotiations, which is due no less than 75 days prior to the plan's <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.24"></a><var>279.24</var>renewal date. All the final proposals submitted must be opened at the same time in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.25"></a><var>279.25</var>presence of up to three representatives selected by the exclusive representative of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.26"></a><var>279.26</var>largest group of employees. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>13.591, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.27"></a><var>279.27</var>following the opening of the final proposals, all the proposals, including any made under <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.28"></a><var>279.28</var>paragraph (d), and other data submitted in connection with the proposals are public data. <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.29"></a><var>279.29</var>The school district may choose from any of the initial or final proposals without further <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.30"></a><var>279.30</var>negotiations and in accordance with subdivision 5, but not sooner than 15 days after <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.31"></a><var>279.31</var>the proposals become public data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.279.32"></a><var>279.32</var>(f) School districts that are self-insured shall follow all of the requirements of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.33"></a><var>279.33</var>section, except that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.279.34"></a><var>279.34</var>(1) their requests for proposals may be for third-party administrator services, where <br />
         		<a id="pl.279.35"></a><var>279.35</var>applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.1"></a><var>280.1</var>(2) these requests for proposals must be from a minimum of three different sources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.2"></a><var>280.2</var>which may include both entities referenced in subdivision 1 and providers of third-party <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.3"></a><var>280.3</var>administrator services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.4"></a><var>280.4</var>(3) for purposes of fulfilling the requirement to request a proposal for group <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.5"></a><var>280.5</var>insurance coverage from an administrator governed by chapter 43A, self-insured districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.6"></a><var>280.6</var>are not required to include in the request for proposal the coverage to be provided;<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.7"></a><var>280.7</var>(4) a district that is self-insured on or before the date of enactment, or that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.8"></a><var>280.8</var>self-insured with more than 1,000 insured lives, or a district in which the school board <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.9"></a><var>280.9</var>adopted a motion on or before May 14, 2014, to approve a self-insured health care plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.10"></a><var>280.10</var>to be effective July 1, 2014, may, but need not, request a proposal from an administrator <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.11"></a><var>280.11</var>governed by chapter 43A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.12"></a><var>280.12</var>(5) requests for proposals must be sent to providers no less than 90 days prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.13"></a><var>280.13</var>the expiration of the existing contract; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.14"></a><var>280.14</var>(6) proposals must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the plan's renewal date <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.15"></a><var>280.15</var>and all proposals shall be opened at the same time and in the presence of the exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.16"></a><var>280.16</var>representative, where applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.17"></a><var>280.17</var>(g) Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority granted to school district boards <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.18"></a><var>280.18</var>of education by section 
         <statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref>, except that districts will not be considered self-insured for <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.19"></a><var>280.19</var>purposes of this subdivision solely through participation in a joint powers arrangement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.20"></a><var>280.20</var>(h) An entity providing group health insurance to a school district under a multiyear <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.21"></a><var>280.21</var>contract must give notice of any rate or plan design changes applicable under the contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.22"></a><var>280.22</var>at least 90 days before the effective date of any change. The notice must be given to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.280.23"></a><var>280.23</var>school district and to the exclusive representatives of employees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.24"></a><var>280.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.21.2.0"></a><a id="pl.280.25"></a><var>280.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 9, section 1, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.26"></a><var>280.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Department.</b> (a) For the Department of Education:<br />
         		
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.280.27"></a><var>280.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,058,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.280.28"></a><var>280.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.280.29"></a><var>280.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,308,000<br />
                  		 19,716,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.280.30"></a><var>280.30</var>Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.31"></a><var>280.31</var>(b) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.32"></a><var>280.32</var>(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.<br />
         		<a id="pl.280.33"></a><var>280.33</var>(d) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.1"></a><var>281.1</var>(e) $618,000 each in fiscal year 2014 and $718,000 in fiscal year is 2015 only are<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.2"></a><var>281.2</var> for the Board of Teaching. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.3"></a><var>281.3</var>in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.4"></a><var>281.4</var>(f) $167,000 each in fiscal year 2014 and $225,000 in fiscal year is 2015 are for <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.5"></a><var>281.5</var>the Board of School Administrators. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.6"></a><var>281.6</var>is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.7"></a><var>281.7</var>(g) $75,000 in fiscal year 2015 only is for The Works Museum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.8"></a><var>281.8</var>(h) $50,000 in fiscal year 2015 only is for a grant to the Headwaters Science Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.9"></a><var>281.9</var>for hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.10"></a><var>281.10</var>(i) $25,000 each year is for innovation pilot grants under Laws 2012, chapter 263, <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.11"></a><var>281.11</var>section 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.12"></a><var>281.12</var>(j) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.13"></a><var>281.13</var>document and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.14"></a><var>281.14</var>indicated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.15"></a><var>281.15</var>(h) (k) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.16"></a><var>281.16</var>Minnesota's Washington, D.C. office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.17"></a><var>281.17</var>(i) (l) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.18"></a><var>281.18</var>data analysis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.19"></a><var>281.19</var>(j) (m) $750,000 in fiscal year 2014 only is for departmental costs associated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.20"></a><var>281.20</var>teacher development and evaluation. Any balance in the first year does not cancel and <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.21"></a><var>281.21</var>is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.22"></a><var>281.22</var>(n) The base budget for fiscal year 2016 and later is $19,451,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.21.3.0"></a><a id="pl.281.23"></a><var>281.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 9, section 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.281.24"></a><var>281.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.281.25"></a><var>281.25</var>The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.26"></a><var>281.26</var>Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.281.27"></a><var>281.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,749,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.281.28"></a><var>281.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.281.29"></a><var>281.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,664,000<br />
                  		11,964,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.281.30"></a><var>281.30</var>$85,000 of the fiscal year 2014 appropriation is for costs associated with upgrading <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.31"></a><var>281.31</var>kitchen facilities. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.281.32"></a><var>281.32</var>second year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.21.4.0"></a><a id="pl.281.33"></a><var>281.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>APPROPRIATION; RESPONSES TO HEALTH INSURANCE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.281.34"></a><var>281.34</var><b>TRANSPARENCY ACT BID REQUESTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.282.1"></a><var>282.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) $294,000 is appropriated for fiscal year 2015 from the general fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.282.2"></a><var>282.2</var>commissioner of management and budget to comply with the requirements relating to <br />
         		<a id="pl.282.3"></a><var>282.3</var>health insurance transparency in Laws 2014, chapter 279, if enacted. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.282.4"></a><var>282.4</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.282.5"></a><var>282.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If Laws 2014, chapter 279, is enacted, the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.282.6"></a><var>282.6</var>budget shall report by January 15, 2015, to the legislative chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.282.7"></a><var>282.7</var>members with jurisdiction over state government finance on the ongoing costs incurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.282.8"></a><var>282.8</var>by the public employees insurance program in compliance with the requirements of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.282.9"></a><var>282.9</var>health insurance transparency act and may request additional appropriations, if necessary.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.282.10"></a><var>282.10</var><b>ARTICLE 22</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.282.11"></a><var>282.11</var><b>FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.282.12"></a><var>282.12</var><b>A. GENERAL EDUCATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.22.1.0"></a><a id="pl.282.13"></a><var>282.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 3, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.282.14"></a><var>282.14</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.282.15"></a><var>282.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Enrollment options transportation.</b> For transportation of pupils attending <br />
         		<a id="pl.282.16"></a><var>282.16</var>postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.09</statute_ref>, or for transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.282.17"></a><var>282.17</var>of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.03</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.282.18"></a><var>282.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.282.19"></a><var>282.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">44,000<br />
                  		37,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.282.20"></a><var>282.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.282.21"></a><var>282.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,000<br />
                  		40,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.22.2.0"></a><a id="pl.282.22"></a><var>282.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.282.23"></a><var>282.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Abatement revenue.</b> For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.282.24"></a><var>282.24</var>127A.49
         </statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.282.25"></a><var>282.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.282.26"></a><var>282.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,747,000<br />
                  		2,876,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.282.27"></a><var>282.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.282.28"></a><var>282.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,136,000<br />
                  		3,103,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.282.29"></a><var>282.29</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $301,000 for 2013 and $2,446,000 $2,575,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.282.30"></a><var>282.30</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.282.31"></a><var>282.31</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $385,000 $286,000 for 2014 and $2,751,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.282.32"></a><var>282.32</var> $2,817,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.3.0"></a><a id="pl.282.33"></a><var>282.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.1"></a><var>283.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Consolidation transition.</b> For districts consolidating under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.283.2"></a><var>283.2</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123A.485</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.283.3"></a><var>283.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.283.4"></a><var>283.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">472,000<br />
                  		585,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.283.5"></a><var>283.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.283.6"></a><var>283.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">480,000<br />
                  		254,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.283.7"></a><var>283.7</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $40,000 for 2013 and $432,000 $545,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.8"></a><var>283.8</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $68,000 $60,000 for 2014 and $412,000 $194,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.9"></a><var>283.9</var> for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.4.0"></a><a id="pl.283.10"></a><var>283.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.11"></a><var>283.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Career and technical aid.</b> For career and technical aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.283.12"></a><var>283.12</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.4531, subdivision 1b</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.283.13"></a><var>283.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.283.14"></a><var>283.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,320,000<br />
                  		3,959,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.283.15"></a><var>283.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.283.16"></a><var>283.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,680,000<br />
                  		5,172,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.283.17"></a><var>283.17</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 2013 and $4,320,000 $3,959,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.18"></a><var>283.18</var> for 2015 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.19"></a><var>283.19</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $680,000 $439,000 for 2014 and $5,000,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.20"></a><var>283.20</var> $4,733,000 for 2015.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.283.21"></a><var>283.21</var><b>B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.22.5.0"></a><a id="pl.283.22"></a><var>283.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.23"></a><var>283.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Achievement and integration aid.</b> For achievement and integration aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.283.24"></a><var>283.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.862</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="15px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.283.25"></a><var>283.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.283.26"></a><var>283.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">58,911,000<br />
                  		55,609,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.283.27"></a><var>283.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.283.28"></a><var>283.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">68,623,000<br />
                  		62,692,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.283.29"></a><var>283.29</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $0 for 2013 and $58,911,000 $55,609,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.30"></a><var>283.30</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $9,273,000 $6,178,000 for 2014 and $59,350,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.31"></a><var>283.31</var> $56,514,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.6.0"></a><a id="pl.283.32"></a><var>283.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.283.33"></a><var>283.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Literacy incentive aid.</b> For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.283.34"></a><var>283.34</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.98</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.284.1"></a><var>284.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.284.2"></a><var>284.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">52,514,000<br />
                  		50,998,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.284.3"></a><var>284.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.284.4"></a><var>284.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">53,818,000<br />
                  		47,458,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.284.5"></a><var>284.5</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,607,000 for 2013 and $45,907,000 $44,391,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.284.6"></a><var>284.6</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.284.7"></a><var>284.7</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $7,225,000 $4,932,000 for 2014 and $46,593,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.284.8"></a><var>284.8</var> $42,526,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.7.0"></a><a id="pl.284.9"></a><var>284.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.284.10"></a><var>284.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.</b> For <br />
         		<a id="pl.284.11"></a><var>284.11</var>interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.284.12"></a><var>284.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.87</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.284.13"></a><var>284.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.284.14"></a><var>284.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,968,000<br />
                  		13,521,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.284.15"></a><var>284.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.284.16"></a><var>284.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,712,000<br />
                  		14,248,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.22.8.0"></a><a id="pl.284.17"></a><var>284.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.284.18"></a><var>284.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Success for the future.</b> For American Indian success for the future grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.284.19"></a><var>284.19</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.81</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="28px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.284.20"></a><var>284.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.284.21"></a><var>284.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,137,000<br />
                  		2,214,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.284.22"></a><var>284.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,137,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.284.23"></a><var>284.23</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $290,000 for 2013 and $1,847,000 $1,924,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.284.24"></a><var>284.24</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.284.25"></a><var>284.25</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $290,000 $213,000 for 2014 and $1,847,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.284.26"></a><var>284.26</var> $1,924,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.9.0"></a><a id="pl.284.27"></a><var>284.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 3, section 37, subdivision 20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.284.28"></a><var>284.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 20. <b>Alternative compensation.</b> For alternative teacher compensation aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.284.29"></a><var>284.29</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>122A.415, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.284.30"></a><var>284.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.284.31"></a><var>284.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">60,340,000<br />
                  		71,599,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.284.32"></a><var>284.32</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $0 for 2014 and $59,711,000 $71,599,000 for 2015.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.284.33"></a><var>284.33</var><b>C. CHARTER SCHOOLS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.22.10.0"></a><a id="pl.285.1"></a><var>285.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.285.2"></a><var>285.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Charter school building lease aid.</b> For building lease aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.285.3"></a><var>285.3</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.11, subdivision 4</statute_ref>: <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.285.4"></a><var>285.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.285.5"></a><var>285.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">54,484,000<br />
                  		 54,625,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.285.6"></a><var>285.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.285.7"></a><var>285.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">59,533,000<br />
                  		58,294,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.285.8"></a><var>285.8</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $6,819,000 $6,681,000 for 2013 and $47,665,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.285.9"></a><var>285.9</var> $47,944,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.285.10"></a><var>285.10</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $7,502,000 $5,327,000 for 2014 and $52,031,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.285.11"></a><var>285.11</var> $52,967,000 for 2015.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.285.12"></a><var>285.12</var><b>D. SPECIAL PROGRAMS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.22.11.0"></a><a id="pl.285.13"></a><var>285.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 5, section 31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.285.14"></a><var>285.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Special education; regular.</b> For special education aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.285.15"></a><var>285.15</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.285.16"></a><var>285.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.285.17"></a><var>285.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">997,725,000<br />
                  		 1,038,465,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.285.18"></a><var>285.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.285.19"></a><var>285.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,108,211,000<br />
                  		1,111,641,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.285.20"></a><var>285.20</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $118,232,000 $118,183,000 for 2013 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.285.21"></a><var>285.21</var>$802,884,000 $920,282,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.285.22"></a><var>285.22</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $169,929,000 $129,549,000 for 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.285.23"></a><var>285.23</var>$938,282,000 $982,092,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.12.0"></a><a id="pl.285.24"></a><var>285.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 5, section 31, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.285.25"></a><var>285.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Aid for children with disabilities.</b> For aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.285.26"></a><var>285.26</var>section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.285.27"></a><var>285.27</var>within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.285.28"></a><var>285.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.285.29"></a><var>285.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,655,000<br />
                  		1,548,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.285.30"></a><var>285.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.285.31"></a><var>285.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,752,000<br />
                  		1,674,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.285.32"></a><var>285.32</var>If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.285.33"></a><var>285.33</var>year is available.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.13.0"></a><a id="pl.285.34"></a><var>285.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 5, section 31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.286.1"></a><var>286.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Travel for home-based services.</b> For aid for teacher travel for home-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.286.2"></a><var>286.2</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.75, subdivision 1</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.286.3"></a><var>286.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.286.4"></a><var>286.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">345,000<br />
                  		351,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.286.5"></a><var>286.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.286.6"></a><var>286.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">355,000<br />
                  		346,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.286.7"></a><var>286.7</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $45,000 for 2013 and $300,000 $306,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.286.8"></a><var>286.8</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $47,000 $33,000 for 2014 and $308,000 $313,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.286.9"></a><var>286.9</var> for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.14.0"></a><a id="pl.286.10"></a><var>286.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 5, section 31, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.286.11"></a><var>286.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Special education; excess costs.</b> For excess cost aid under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.286.12"></a><var>286.12</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.79, subdivision 7</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.286.13"></a><var>286.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.286.14"></a><var>286.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">42,030,000<br />
                  		42,016,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.286.15"></a><var>286.15</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $42,030,000 $42,016,000 for 2013 and $0 for 2014.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.286.16"></a><var>286.16</var><b>E. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.22.15.0"></a><a id="pl.286.17"></a><var>286.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 6, section 12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.286.18"></a><var>286.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Health and safety revenue.</b> For health and safety aid according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.286.19"></a><var>286.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.57, subdivision 5</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.286.20"></a><var>286.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">463,000 471,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.286.21"></a><var>286.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">434,000651,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.286.22"></a><var>286.22</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $26,000 $24,000 for 2013 and $437,000 $447,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.286.23"></a><var>286.23</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.286.24"></a><var>286.24</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $68,000 $49,000 for 2014 and $366,000 $602,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.286.25"></a><var>286.25</var> for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.16.0"></a><a id="pl.286.26"></a><var>286.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 6, section 12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.286.27"></a><var>286.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Debt service equalization.</b> For debt service aid according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.286.28"></a><var>286.28</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.53, subdivision 6</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="41px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.286.29"></a><var>286.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.286.30"></a><var>286.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,083,000<br />
                  		19,778,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.286.31"></a><var>286.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.286.32"></a><var>286.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">25,060,000<br />
                  		22,591,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.286.33"></a><var>286.33</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,397,000 for 2013 and $16,686,000 $17,381,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.286.34"></a><var>286.34</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.1"></a><var>287.1</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,626,000 $1,931,000 for 2014 and $22,434,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.2"></a><var>287.2</var> $20,660,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.17.0"></a><a id="pl.287.3"></a><var>287.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 6, section 12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.4"></a><var>287.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Alternative facilities bonding aid.</b> For alternative facilities bonding aid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.287.5"></a><var>287.5</var>according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.59, subdivision 1</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.287.6"></a><var>287.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.287.7"></a><var>287.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,287,000<br />
                  		19,982,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.287.8"></a><var>287.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">19,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.287.9"></a><var>287.9</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $2,623,000 for 2013 and $16,664,000 $17,359,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.10"></a><var>287.10</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.11"></a><var>287.11</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $2,623,000 $1,928,000 for 2014 and $16,664,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.12"></a><var>287.12</var> $17,359,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.18.0"></a><a id="pl.287.13"></a><var>287.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 6, section 12, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.14"></a><var>287.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Deferred maintenance aid.</b> For deferred maintenance aid, according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.287.15"></a><var>287.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>123B.591, subdivision 4</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.287.16"></a><var>287.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.287.17"></a><var>287.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,564,000<br />
                  		 3,877,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.287.18"></a><var>287.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.287.19"></a><var>287.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,730,000<br />
                  		4,024,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.287.20"></a><var>287.20</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $456,000 $475,000 for 2013 and $3,108,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.21"></a><var>287.21</var> $3,402,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.22"></a><var>287.22</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $489,000 $378,000 for 2014 and $3,241,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.23"></a><var>287.23</var> $3,646,000 for 2015.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.287.24"></a><var>287.24</var><b>F. NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.22.19.0"></a><a id="pl.287.25"></a><var>287.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 7, section 21, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.287.26"></a><var>287.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Kindergarten milk.</b> For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.287.27"></a><var>287.27</var>section 
         <statute_ref>124D.118</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.287.28"></a><var>287.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.287.29"></a><var>287.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,039,000<br />
                  		992,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.287.30"></a><var>287.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.287.31"></a><var>287.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,049,000<br />
                  		1,002,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.22.20.0"></a><a id="pl.287.32"></a><var>287.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 7, section 21, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.1"></a><var>288.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Basic system support.</b> For basic system support grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.288.2"></a><var>288.2</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>134.355</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.288.3"></a><var>288.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.288.4"></a><var>288.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,570,000<br />
                  		14,058,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.288.5"></a><var>288.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.288.6"></a><var>288.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,570,000<br />
                  		13,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.288.7"></a><var>288.7</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $1,845,000 for 2013 and $11,725,000 $12,213,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.8"></a><var>288.8</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.9"></a><var>288.9</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $1,845,000 $1,357,000 for 2014 and $11,725,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.10"></a><var>288.10</var> $12,213,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.21.0"></a><a id="pl.288.11"></a><var>288.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 7, section 21, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.12"></a><var>288.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Multicounty, multitype library systems.</b> For grants under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.288.13"></a><var>288.13</var>Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>134.353</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>134.354</statute_ref>, to multicounty, multitype library systems:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.288.14"></a><var>288.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.288.15"></a><var>288.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		1,346,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.288.16"></a><var>288.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.288.17"></a><var>288.17</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $176,000 for 2013 and $1,124,000 $1,170,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.18"></a><var>288.18</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.19"></a><var>288.19</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $176,000 $130,000 for 2014 and $1,124,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.20"></a><var>288.20</var> $1,170,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.22.0"></a><a id="pl.288.21"></a><var>288.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 7, section 21, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.22"></a><var>288.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Regional library telecommunications aid.</b> For regional library <br />
         		<a id="pl.288.23"></a><var>288.23</var>telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>134.355</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.288.24"></a><var>288.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.288.25"></a><var>288.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,300,000<br />
                  		2,382,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.288.26"></a><var>288.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.288.27"></a><var>288.27</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $312,000 for 2013 and $1,988,000 $2,070,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.28"></a><var>288.28</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.29"></a><var>288.29</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $312,000 $230,000 for 2014 and $1,988,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.288.30"></a><var>288.30</var> $2,070,000 for 2015.<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.288.31"></a><var>288.31</var><b>G. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, </b><br />
            		<a id="pl.288.32"></a><var>288.32</var><b>AND LIFELONG LEARNING</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.22.23.0"></a><a id="pl.288.33"></a><var>288.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.1"></a><var>289.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Health and developmental screening aid.</b> For health and developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.289.2"></a><var>289.2</var>screening aid under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>121A.17</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>121A.19</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.289.3"></a><var>289.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.289.4"></a><var>289.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,421,000<br />
                  		3,524,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.289.5"></a><var>289.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.289.6"></a><var>289.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,344,000<br />
                  		3,330,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.289.7"></a><var>289.7</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $474,000 $471,000 for 2013 and $2,947,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.8"></a><var>289.8</var> $3,053,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.9"></a><var>289.9</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $463,000 $339,000 for 2014 and $2,881,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.10"></a><var>289.10</var> $2,991,000 for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.24.0"></a><a id="pl.289.11"></a><var>289.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.12"></a><var>289.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Community education aid.</b> For community education aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.289.13"></a><var>289.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.20</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.289.14"></a><var>289.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.289.15"></a><var>289.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">935,000<br />
                  		955,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.289.16"></a><var>289.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.289.17"></a><var>289.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,056,000<br />
                  		1,060,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.289.18"></a><var>289.18</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $118,000 for 2013 and $817,000 $837,000 for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.19"></a><var>289.19</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $128,000 $93,000 for 2014 and $928,000 $967,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.20"></a><var>289.20</var> for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.22.25.0"></a><a id="pl.289.21"></a><var>289.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 8, section 5, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.22"></a><var>289.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Adults with disabilities program aid.</b> For adults with disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.289.23"></a><var>289.23</var>programs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>124D.56</statute_ref>:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="29px"></col>
            <col width="16px"></col>
            <col width="105px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <col width="42px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.289.24"></a><var>289.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">710,000 734,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.289.25"></a><var>289.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="right">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">710,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">.....<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.289.26"></a><var>289.26</var>The 2014 appropriation includes $96,000 $95,000 for 2013 and $614,000 $639,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.27"></a><var>289.27</var> for 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.28"></a><var>289.28</var>The 2015 appropriation includes $96,000 $71,000 for 2014 and $614,000 $639,000<br />
         		<a id="pl.289.29"></a><var>289.29</var> for 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.289.30"></a><var>289.30</var><b>ARTICLE 23</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.289.31"></a><var>289.31</var><b>HEALTH DEPARTMENT</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.23.1.0"></a><a id="pl.289.32"></a><var>289.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 103I.205, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.289.33"></a><var>289.33</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.1"></a><var>290.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>License required.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), (c), (d), or (e), <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.2"></a><var>290.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103I.401, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or section 
         <statute_ref>103I.601, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, a person may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.3"></a><var>290.3</var>drill, construct, repair, or seal a well or boring unless the person has a well contractor's <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.4"></a><var>290.4</var>license in possession.<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.5"></a><var>290.5</var>(b) A person may construct, repair, and seal a monitoring well if the person:<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.6"></a><var>290.6</var>(1) is a professional engineer licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>326.02</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.15</statute_ref> in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.7"></a><var>290.7</var>branches of civil or geological engineering;<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.8"></a><var>290.8</var>(2) is a hydrologist or hydrogeologist certified by the American Institute of <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.9"></a><var>290.9</var>Hydrology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.10"></a><var>290.10</var>(3) is a professional geoscientist licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>326.02</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>326.15</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.11"></a><var>290.11</var>(4) is a geologist certified by the American Institute of Professional Geologists; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.12"></a><var>290.12</var>(5) meets the qualifications established by the commissioner in rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.13"></a><var>290.13</var>A person must register with the commissioner as a monitoring well contractor on <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.14"></a><var>290.14</var>forms provided by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.15"></a><var>290.15</var>(c) A person may do the following work with a limited well/boring contractor's <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.16"></a><var>290.16</var>license in possession. A separate license is required for each of the six activities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.17"></a><var>290.17</var>(1) installing or repairing well screens or pitless units or pitless adaptors and well <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.18"></a><var>290.18</var>casings from the pitless adaptor or pitless unit to the upper termination of the well casing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.19"></a><var>290.19</var>(2) constructing, repairing, and sealing drive point wells or dug wells;<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.20"></a><var>290.20</var>(3) installing well pumps or pumping equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.21"></a><var>290.21</var>(4) sealing wells;<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.22"></a><var>290.22</var>(5) constructing, repairing, or sealing dewatering wells; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.23"></a><var>290.23</var>(6) constructing, repairing, or sealing bored geothermal heat exchangers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.24"></a><var>290.24</var>(d) A person may construct, repair, and seal an elevator boring with an elevator <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.25"></a><var>290.25</var>boring contractor's license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.26"></a><var>290.26</var>(e) Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter requiring a license or <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.27"></a><var>290.27</var>registration, a license or registration is not required for a person who complies with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.28"></a><var>290.28</var>other provisions of this chapter if the person is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.29"></a><var>290.29</var>(1) an individual who constructs a well on land that is owned or leased by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.30"></a><var>290.30</var>individual and is used by the individual for farming or agricultural purposes or as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.31"></a><var>290.31</var>individual's place of abode; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.290.32"></a><var>290.32</var>(2) an individual who performs labor or services for a contractor licensed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.33"></a><var>290.33</var>registered under the provisions of this chapter in connection with the construction, sealing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.34"></a><var>290.34</var>or repair of a well or boring at the direction and under the personal supervision of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.290.35"></a><var>290.35</var>contractor licensed or registered under the provisions of this chapter; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.1"></a><var>291.1</var>(3) a licensed plumber who is repairing submersible pumps or water pipes associated <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.2"></a><var>291.2</var>with well water systems if the repair location is within an area where there is no licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.3"></a><var>291.3</var>or registered well contractor within 25 miles.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.2.0"></a><a id="pl.291.4"></a><var>291.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.1501, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.5"></a><var>291.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.6"></a><var>291.6</var>apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.7"></a><var>291.7</var>(b) "Dentist" means an individual who is licensed to practice dentistry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.8"></a><var>291.8</var>(c) "Designated rural area" means an area defined as a small rural area or <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.9"></a><var>291.9</var>isolated rural area according to the four category classifications of the Rural Urban <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.10"></a><var>291.10</var>Commuting Area system developed for the United States Health Resources and Services <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.11"></a><var>291.11</var>Administration a city or township that is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.12"></a><var>291.12</var>(1) outside the seven-county metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.13"></a><var>291.13</var>subdivision 2; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.14"></a><var>291.14</var>(2) has a population under 15,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.15"></a><var>291.15</var>(d) "Emergency circumstances" means those conditions that make it impossible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.16"></a><var>291.16</var>the participant to fulfill the service commitment, including death, total and permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.17"></a><var>291.17</var>disability, or temporary disability lasting more than two years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.18"></a><var>291.18</var>(e) "Medical resident" means an individual participating in a medical residency in <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.19"></a><var>291.19</var>family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, or psychiatry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.20"></a><var>291.20</var>(f) "Midlevel practitioner" means a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, nurse <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.21"></a><var>291.21</var>anesthetist, advanced clinical nurse specialist, or physician assistant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.22"></a><var>291.22</var>(g) "Nurse" means an individual who has completed training and received all <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.23"></a><var>291.23</var>licensing or certification necessary to perform duties as a licensed practical nurse or <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.24"></a><var>291.24</var>registered nurse.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.25"></a><var>291.25</var>(h) "Nurse-midwife" means a registered nurse who has graduated from a program of <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.26"></a><var>291.26</var>study designed to prepare registered nurses for advanced practice as nurse-midwives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.27"></a><var>291.27</var>(i) "Nurse practitioner" means a registered nurse who has graduated from a program <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.28"></a><var>291.28</var>of study designed to prepare registered nurses for advanced practice as nurse practitioners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.29"></a><var>291.29</var>(j) "Pharmacist" means an individual with a valid license issued under chapter 151.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.30"></a><var>291.30</var>(k) "Physician" means an individual who is licensed to practice medicine in the areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.31"></a><var>291.31</var>of family practice, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, or psychiatry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.32"></a><var>291.32</var>(l) "Physician assistant" means a person licensed under chapter 147A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.291.33"></a><var>291.33</var>(m) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.34"></a><var>291.34</var>loan for actual costs paid for tuition, reasonable education expenses, and reasonable living <br />
         		<a id="pl.291.35"></a><var>291.35</var>expenses related to the graduate or undergraduate education of a health care professional.<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.1"></a><var>292.1</var>(n) "Underserved urban community" means a Minnesota urban area or population <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.2"></a><var>292.2</var>included in the list of designated primary medical care health professional shortage areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.3"></a><var>292.3</var>(HPSAs), medically underserved areas (MUAs), or medically underserved populations <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.4"></a><var>292.4</var>(MUPs) maintained and updated by the United States Department of Health and Human <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.5"></a><var>292.5</var>Services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.3.0"></a><a id="pl.292.6"></a><var>292.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.551, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.7"></a><var>292.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Restricted construction or modification.</b> (a) The following <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.8"></a><var>292.8</var>construction or modification may not be commenced:<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.9"></a><var>292.9</var>(1) any erection, building, alteration, reconstruction, modernization, improvement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.10"></a><var>292.10</var>extension, lease, or other acquisition by or on behalf of a hospital that increases the bed <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.11"></a><var>292.11</var>capacity of a hospital, relocates hospital beds from one physical facility, complex, or site <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.12"></a><var>292.12</var>to another, or otherwise results in an increase or redistribution of hospital beds within <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.13"></a><var>292.13</var>the state; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.14"></a><var>292.14</var>(2) the establishment of a new hospital.<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.15"></a><var>292.15</var>(b) This section does not apply to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.16"></a><var>292.16</var>(1) construction or relocation within a county by a hospital, clinic, or other health <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.17"></a><var>292.17</var>care facility that is a national referral center engaged in substantial programs of patient <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.18"></a><var>292.18</var>care, medical research, and medical education meeting state and national needs that <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.19"></a><var>292.19</var>receives more than 40 percent of its patients from outside the state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.20"></a><var>292.20</var>(2) a project for construction or modification for which a health care facility held <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.21"></a><var>292.21</var>an approved certificate of need on May 1, 1984, regardless of the date of expiration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.22"></a><var>292.22</var>the certificate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.23"></a><var>292.23</var>(3) a project for which a certificate of need was denied before July 1, 1990, if a <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.24"></a><var>292.24</var>timely appeal results in an order reversing the denial;<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.25"></a><var>292.25</var>(4) a project exempted from certificate of need requirements by Laws 1981, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.26"></a><var>292.26</var>200, section 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.27"></a><var>292.27</var>(5) a project involving consolidation of pediatric specialty hospital services within <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.28"></a><var>292.28</var>the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area that would not result in a net increase in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.29"></a><var>292.29</var>number of pediatric specialty hospital beds among the hospitals being consolidated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.292.30"></a><var>292.30</var>(6) a project involving the temporary relocation of pediatric-orthopedic hospital beds <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.31"></a><var>292.31</var>to an existing licensed hospital that will allow for the reconstruction of a new philanthropic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.32"></a><var>292.32</var>pediatric-orthopedic hospital on an existing site and that will not result in a net increase in <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.33"></a><var>292.33</var>the number of hospital beds. Upon completion of the reconstruction, the licenses of both <br />
         		<a id="pl.292.34"></a><var>292.34</var>hospitals must be reinstated at the capacity that existed on each site before the relocation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.293.1"></a><var>293.1</var>(7) the relocation or redistribution of hospital beds within a hospital building or <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.2"></a><var>293.2</var>identifiable complex of buildings provided the relocation or redistribution does not result <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.3"></a><var>293.3</var>in: (i) an increase in the overall bed capacity at that site; (ii) relocation of hospital beds <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.4"></a><var>293.4</var>from one physical site or complex to another; or (iii) redistribution of hospital beds within <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.5"></a><var>293.5</var>the state or a region of the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.293.6"></a><var>293.6</var>(8) relocation or redistribution of hospital beds within a hospital corporate system <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.7"></a><var>293.7</var>that involves the transfer of beds from a closed facility site or complex to an existing site <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.8"></a><var>293.8</var>or complex provided that: (i) no more than 50 percent of the capacity of the closed facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.9"></a><var>293.9</var>is transferred; (ii) the capacity of the site or complex to which the beds are transferred <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.10"></a><var>293.10</var>does not increase by more than 50 percent; (iii) the beds are not transferred outside of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.11"></a><var>293.11</var>federal health systems agency boundary in place on July 1, 1983; and (iv) the relocation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.12"></a><var>293.12</var>redistribution does not involve the construction of a new hospital building;<br />
         		<a id="pl.293.13"></a><var>293.13</var>(9) a construction project involving up to 35 new beds in a psychiatric hospital in <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.14"></a><var>293.14</var>Rice County that primarily serves adolescents and that receives more than 70 percent of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.15"></a><var>293.15</var>patients from outside the state of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.293.16"></a><var>293.16</var>(10) a project to replace a hospital or hospitals with a combined licensed capacity <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.17"></a><var>293.17</var>of 130 beds or less if: (i) the new hospital site is located within five miles of the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.18"></a><var>293.18</var>site; and (ii) the total licensed capacity of the replacement hospital, either at the time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.19"></a><var>293.19</var>construction of the initial building or as the result of future expansion, will not exceed 70 <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.20"></a><var>293.20</var>licensed hospital beds, or the combined licensed capacity of the hospitals, whichever is less;<br />
         		<a id="pl.293.21"></a><var>293.21</var>(11) the relocation of licensed hospital beds from an existing state facility operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.22"></a><var>293.22</var>by the commissioner of human services to a new or existing facility, building, or complex <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.23"></a><var>293.23</var>operated by the commissioner of human services; from one regional treatment center <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.24"></a><var>293.24</var>site to another; or from one building or site to a new or existing building or site on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.25"></a><var>293.25</var>same campus;<br />
         		<a id="pl.293.26"></a><var>293.26</var>(12) the construction or relocation of hospital beds operated by a hospital having a <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.27"></a><var>293.27</var>statutory obligation to provide hospital and medical services for the indigent that does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.28"></a><var>293.28</var>result in a net increase in the number of hospital beds, notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>144.552</statute_ref>, 27 <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.29"></a><var>293.29</var>beds, of which 12 serve mental health needs, may be transferred from Hennepin County <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.30"></a><var>293.30</var>Medical Center to Regions Hospital under this clause;<br />
         		<a id="pl.293.31"></a><var>293.31</var>(13) a construction project involving the addition of up to 31 new beds in an existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.32"></a><var>293.32</var>nonfederal hospital in Beltrami County;<br />
         		<a id="pl.293.33"></a><var>293.33</var>(14) a construction project involving the addition of up to eight new beds in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.34"></a><var>293.34</var>existing nonfederal hospital in Otter Tail County with 100 licensed acute care beds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.293.35"></a><var>293.35</var>(15) a construction project involving the addition of 20 new hospital beds <br />
         		<a id="pl.293.36"></a><var>293.36</var>used for rehabilitation services in an existing hospital in Carver County serving the <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.1"></a><var>294.1</var>southwest suburban metropolitan area. Beds constructed under this clause shall not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.2"></a><var>294.2</var>eligible for reimbursement under medical assistance, general assistance medical care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.3"></a><var>294.3</var>or MinnesotaCare;<br />
         		<a id="pl.294.4"></a><var>294.4</var>(16) a project for the construction or relocation of up to 20 hospital beds for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.5"></a><var>294.5</var>operation of up to two psychiatric facilities or units for children provided that the operation <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.6"></a><var>294.6</var>of the facilities or units have received the approval of the commissioner of human services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.294.7"></a><var>294.7</var>(17) a project involving the addition of 14 new hospital beds to be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.8"></a><var>294.8</var>rehabilitation services in an existing hospital in Itasca County;<br />
         		<a id="pl.294.9"></a><var>294.9</var>(18) a project to add 20 licensed beds in existing space at a hospital in Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.10"></a><var>294.10</var>County that closed 20 rehabilitation beds in 2002, provided that the beds are used only <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.11"></a><var>294.11</var>for rehabilitation in the hospital's current rehabilitation building. If the beds are used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.12"></a><var>294.12</var>another purpose or moved to another location, the hospital's licensed capacity is reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.13"></a><var>294.13</var>by 20 beds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.294.14"></a><var>294.14</var>(19) a critical access hospital established under section 
         <statute_ref>144.1483</statute_ref>, clause (9), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.15"></a><var>294.15</var>section 1820 of the federal Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.16"></a><var>294.16</var>1395i-4, that delicensed beds since enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.17"></a><var>294.17</var>Law 105-33, to the extent that the critical access hospital does not seek to exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.18"></a><var>294.18</var>maximum number of beds permitted such hospital under federal law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.294.19"></a><var>294.19</var>(20) notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>144.552</statute_ref>, a project for the construction of a new hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.20"></a><var>294.20</var>in the city of Maple Grove with a licensed capacity of up to 300 beds provided that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.294.21"></a><var>294.21</var>(i) the project, including each hospital or health system that will own or control the <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.22"></a><var>294.22</var>entity that will hold the new hospital license, is approved by a resolution of the Maple <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.23"></a><var>294.23</var>Grove City Council as of March 1, 2006;<br />
         		<a id="pl.294.24"></a><var>294.24</var>(ii) the entity that will hold the new hospital license will be owned or controlled by <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.25"></a><var>294.25</var>one or more not-for-profit hospitals or health systems that have previously submitted a <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.26"></a><var>294.26</var>plan or plans for a project in Maple Grove as required under section 
         <statute_ref>144.552</statute_ref>, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.27"></a><var>294.27</var>plan or plans have been found to be in the public interest by the commissioner of health <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.28"></a><var>294.28</var>as of April 1, 2005;<br />
         		<a id="pl.294.29"></a><var>294.29</var>(iii) the new hospital's initial inpatient services must include, but are not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.30"></a><var>294.30</var>to, medical and surgical services, obstetrical and gynecological services, intensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.31"></a><var>294.31</var>care services, orthopedic services, pediatric services, noninvasive cardiac diagnostics, <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.32"></a><var>294.32</var>behavioral health services, and emergency room services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.294.33"></a><var>294.33</var>(iv) the new hospital:<br />
         		<a id="pl.294.34"></a><var>294.34</var>(A) will have the ability to provide and staff sufficient new beds to meet the growing <br />
         		<a id="pl.294.35"></a><var>294.35</var>needs of the Maple Grove service area and the surrounding communities currently being <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.1"></a><var>295.1</var>served by the hospital or health system that will own or control the entity that will hold <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.2"></a><var>295.2</var>the new hospital license;<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.3"></a><var>295.3</var>(B) will provide uncompensated care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.4"></a><var>295.4</var>(C) will provide mental health services, including inpatient beds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.5"></a><var>295.5</var>(D) will be a site for workforce development for a broad spectrum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.6"></a><var>295.6</var>health-care-related occupations and have a commitment to providing clinical training <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.7"></a><var>295.7</var>programs for physicians and other health care providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.8"></a><var>295.8</var>(E) will demonstrate a commitment to quality care and patient safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.9"></a><var>295.9</var>(F) will have an electronic medical records system, including physician order entry;<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.10"></a><var>295.10</var>(G) will provide a broad range of senior services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.11"></a><var>295.11</var>(H) will provide emergency medical services that will coordinate care with regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.12"></a><var>295.12</var>providers of trauma services and licensed emergency ambulance services in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.13"></a><var>295.13</var>enhance the continuity of care for emergency medical patients; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.14"></a><var>295.14</var>(I) will be completed by December 31, 2009, unless delayed by circumstances <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.15"></a><var>295.15</var>beyond the control of the entity holding the new hospital license; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.16"></a><var>295.16</var>(v) as of 30 days following submission of a written plan, the commissioner of health <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.17"></a><var>295.17</var>has not determined that the hospitals or health systems that will own or control the entity <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.18"></a><var>295.18</var>that will hold the new hospital license are unable to meet the criteria of this clause;<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.19"></a><var>295.19</var>(21) a project approved under section 
         <statute_ref>144.553</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.20"></a><var>295.20</var>(22) a project for the construction of a hospital with up to 25 beds in Cass County <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.21"></a><var>295.21</var>within a 20-mile radius of the state Ah-Gwah-Ching facility, provided the hospital's <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.22"></a><var>295.22</var>license holder is approved by the Cass County Board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.23"></a><var>295.23</var>(23) a project for an acute care hospital in Fergus Falls that will increase the bed <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.24"></a><var>295.24</var>capacity from 108 to 110 beds by increasing the rehabilitation bed capacity from 14 to 16 <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.25"></a><var>295.25</var>and closing a separately licensed 13-bed skilled nursing facility; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.26"></a><var>295.26</var>(24) notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>144.552</statute_ref>, a project for the construction and expansion <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.27"></a><var>295.27</var>of a specialty psychiatric hospital in Hennepin County for up to 50 beds, exclusively for <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.28"></a><var>295.28</var>patients who are under 21 years of age on the date of admission. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.29"></a><var>295.29</var>conducted a public interest review of the mental health needs of Minnesota and the Twin <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.30"></a><var>295.30</var>Cities metropolitan area in 2008. No further public interest review shall be conducted for <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.31"></a><var>295.31</var>the construction or expansion project under this clause; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.32"></a><var>295.32</var>(25) a project for a 16-bed psychiatric hospital in the city of Thief River Falls, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.33"></a><var>295.33</var>the commissioner finds the project is in the public interest after the public interest review <br />
         		<a id="pl.295.34"></a><var>295.34</var>conducted under section 144.552 is complete.<br />
         		<a id="pl.295.35"></a><var>295.35</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.4.0"></a><a id="pl.296.1"></a><var>296.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[144.9513] HEALTHY HOUSING GRANTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.296.2"></a><var>296.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section and sections 144.9501 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.3"></a><var>296.3</var>144.9512, the following terms have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.296.4"></a><var>296.4</var>(a) "Housing" means a room or group of rooms located within a dwelling forming <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.5"></a><var>296.5</var>a single habitable unit with facilities used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.6"></a><var>296.6</var>cooking, and eating.<br />
         		<a id="pl.296.7"></a><var>296.7</var>(b) "Healthy housing" means housing that is sited, designed, built, renovated, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.8"></a><var>296.8</var>maintained in ways that supports the health of residents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.296.9"></a><var>296.9</var>(c) "Housing-based health threat" means a chemical, biologic, or physical agent <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.10"></a><var>296.10</var>in the immediate housing environment, including toxic lead, mold, radon, and indoor <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.11"></a><var>296.11</var>allergens and contaminants in carpets, which constitutes a potential or actual hazard to <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.12"></a><var>296.12</var>human health at acute or chronic exposure levels.<br />
         		<a id="pl.296.13"></a><var>296.13</var>(d) "Primary prevention" means preventing exposure to housing-based health threats <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.14"></a><var>296.14</var>before seeing clinical symptoms or a diagnosis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.296.15"></a><var>296.15</var>(e) "Secondary prevention" means intervention to mitigate health effects on people <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.16"></a><var>296.16</var>with housing-based health threats.<br />
         		<a id="pl.296.17"></a><var>296.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grants; administration.</b> Grant applicants shall submit applications to <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.18"></a><var>296.18</var>the commissioner as directed by a request for proposals. Grants must be competitively <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.19"></a><var>296.19</var>awarded and recipients of a grant under this section must prepare and submit a quarterly <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.20"></a><var>296.20</var>progress report to the commissioner beginning three months after receipt of the grant. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.21"></a><var>296.21</var>commissioner shall provide technical assistance and program support as needed to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.22"></a><var>296.22</var>that housing-based health threats are effectively identified, mitigated, and evaluated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.23"></a><var>296.23</var>grantees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.296.24"></a><var>296.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Healthy housing and implementation grants; eligible activities.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.25"></a><var>296.25</var>Within the limits of available appropriations, the commissioner shall make grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.26"></a><var>296.26</var>support implementation of healthy housing programs to local boards of health, community <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.27"></a><var>296.27</var>action agencies under section 256E.31, and nonprofit organizations with expertise in <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.28"></a><var>296.28</var>providing outreach, education, and training on healthy housing subjects and in providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.29"></a><var>296.29</var>comprehensive healthy housing assessments and interventions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.30"></a><var>296.30</var>(b) The grantee may conduct the following activities: <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.31"></a><var>296.31</var>(1) implement and maintain primary prevention programs to reduce housing-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.32"></a><var>296.32</var>health threats that include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.296.33"></a><var>296.33</var>(i) providing education materials to the general public and to property owners, <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.34"></a><var>296.34</var>contractors, code officials, health care providers, public health professionals, health <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.35"></a><var>296.35</var>educators, nonprofit organizations, and other persons and organizations engaged in <br />
         		<a id="pl.296.36"></a><var>296.36</var>housing and health issues; <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.1"></a><var>297.1</var>(ii) promoting awareness of community, legal, and housing resources; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.2"></a><var>297.2</var>(iii) promoting the use of hazard reduction measures in new housing construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.3"></a><var>297.3</var>and housing rehabilitation programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.297.4"></a><var>297.4</var>(2) provide training on identifying and addressing housing-based health threats;  <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.5"></a><var>297.5</var>(3) provide technical assistance on the implementation of mitigation measures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.297.6"></a><var>297.6</var>(4) promote adoption of evidence-based best practices for mitigation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.7"></a><var>297.7</var>housing-based health threats; <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.8"></a><var>297.8</var>(5) develop work practices for addressing specific housing-based health threats;<br />
         		<a id="pl.297.9"></a><var>297.9</var>(6) identify, characterize, and mitigate hazards in housing that contribute to adverse <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.10"></a><var>297.10</var>health outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.297.11"></a><var>297.11</var>(7) ensure screening services and other secondary prevention measures are provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.12"></a><var>297.12</var>to populations at high risk for housing-related health threats;<br />
         		<a id="pl.297.13"></a><var>297.13</var>(8) promote compliance with Department of Health guidelines and other best <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.14"></a><var>297.14</var>practices, as identified by the commissioner, for preventing or reducing housing-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.15"></a><var>297.15</var>health threats;<br />
         		<a id="pl.297.16"></a><var>297.16</var>(9) establish local or regional collaborative groups to ensure that resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.17"></a><var>297.17</var>addressing housing-based health threats are coordinated; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.297.18"></a><var>297.18</var>(10) develop model programs for addressing housing-based health threats.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.5.0"></a><a id="pl.297.19"></a><var>297.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[144A.484] INTEGRATED LICENSURE; HOME AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.297.20"></a><var>297.20</var><b>COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES DESIGNATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.297.21"></a><var>297.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Integrated licensing established.</b> (a) From January 1, 2014, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.22"></a><var>297.22</var>June 30, 2015, the commissioner of health shall enforce the home and community-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.23"></a><var>297.23</var>services standards under chapter 245D for those providers who also have a home care <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.24"></a><var>297.24</var>license pursuant to this chapter as required under Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 8, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.25"></a><var>297.25</var>60, and article 11, section 31. During this period, the commissioner shall provide technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.26"></a><var>297.26</var>assistance to achieve and maintain compliance with applicable law or rules governing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.27"></a><var>297.27</var>provision of home and community-based services, including complying with the service <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.28"></a><var>297.28</var>recipient rights notice in subdivision 4, clause (4). If during the survey, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.29"></a><var>297.29</var>finds that the licensee has failed to achieve compliance with an applicable law or rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.30"></a><var>297.30</var>under chapter 245D and this failure does not imminently endanger the health, safety, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.31"></a><var>297.31</var>rights of the persons served by the program, the commissioner may issue a licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.32"></a><var>297.32</var>survey report with recommendations for achieving and maintaining compliance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.297.33"></a><var>297.33</var>(b) Beginning July 1, 2015, a home care provider applicant or license holder may <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.34"></a><var>297.34</var>apply to the commissioner of health for a home and community-based services designation <br />
         		<a id="pl.297.35"></a><var>297.35</var>for the provision of basic support services identified under section 245D.03, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.1"></a><var>298.1</var>paragraph (b). The designation allows the license holder to provide basic support services <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.2"></a><var>298.2</var>that would otherwise require licensure under chapter 245D, under the license holder's <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.3"></a><var>298.3</var>home care license governed by sections 144A.43 to 144A.481.<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.4"></a><var>298.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Application for home and community-based services designation.</b> An <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.5"></a><var>298.5</var>application for a home and community-based services designation must be made on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.6"></a><var>298.6</var>forms and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.7"></a><var>298.7</var>the applicant with instruction for completing the application and provide information <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.8"></a><var>298.8</var>about the requirements of other state agencies that affect the applicant. Application for <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.9"></a><var>298.9</var>the home and community-based services designation is subject to the requirements under <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.10"></a><var>298.10</var>section 144A.473.<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.11"></a><var>298.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Home and community-based services designation fees.</b> A home care <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.12"></a><var>298.12</var>provider applicant or licensee applying for the home and community-based services <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.13"></a><var>298.13</var>designation or renewal of a home and community-based services designation must submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.14"></a><var>298.14</var>a fee in the amount specified in subdivision 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.15"></a><var>298.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Applicability of home and community-based services requirements.</b> A <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.16"></a><var>298.16</var>home care provider with a home and community-based services designation must comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.17"></a><var>298.17</var>with the requirements for home care services governed by this chapter. For the provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.18"></a><var>298.18</var>of basic support services, the home care provider must also comply with the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.19"></a><var>298.19</var>home and community-based services licensing requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.20"></a><var>298.20</var>(1) service planning and delivery requirements in section 245D.07;<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.21"></a><var>298.21</var>(2) protection standards in section 245D.06;<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.22"></a><var>298.22</var>(3) emergency use of manual restraints in section 245D.061; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.23"></a><var>298.23</var>(4) protection-related rights in section 245D.04, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.24"></a><var>298.24</var>(5), (7), (8), (12), and (13), and paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.25"></a><var>298.25</var>A home care provider with the integrated license-home and community-based services <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.26"></a><var>298.26</var>designation may utilize a bill of rights which incorporates the service recipient rights in <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.27"></a><var>298.27</var>section 245D.04, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (5), (7), (8), (12), and (13), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.28"></a><var>298.28</var>paragraph (b) with the home care bill of rights in section 144A.44.<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.29"></a><var>298.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Monitoring and enforcement.</b> (a) The commissioner shall monitor for <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.30"></a><var>298.30</var>compliance with the home and community-based services requirements identified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.31"></a><var>298.31</var>subdivision 4, in accordance with this section and any agreements by the commissioners <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.32"></a><var>298.32</var>of health and human services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.33"></a><var>298.33</var>(b) The commissioner shall enforce compliance with applicable home and <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.34"></a><var>298.34</var>community-based services licensing requirements as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.298.35"></a><var>298.35</var>(1) the commissioner may deny a home and community-based services designation <br />
         		<a id="pl.298.36"></a><var>298.36</var>in accordance with section 144A.473 or 144A.475; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.299.1"></a><var>299.1</var>(2) if the commissioner finds that the applicant or license holder has failed to comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.2"></a><var>299.2</var>with the applicable home and community-based services designation requirements, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.3"></a><var>299.3</var>commissioner may issue:<br />
         		<a id="pl.299.4"></a><var>299.4</var>(i) a correction order in accordance with section 144A.474;<br />
         		<a id="pl.299.5"></a><var>299.5</var>(ii) an order of conditional license in accordance with section 144A.475;<br />
         		<a id="pl.299.6"></a><var>299.6</var>(iii) a sanction in accordance with section 144A.475; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.299.7"></a><var>299.7</var>(iv) any combination of clauses (i) to (iii).<br />
         		<a id="pl.299.8"></a><var>299.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Appeals.</b> A home care provider applicant that has been denied a temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.9"></a><var>299.9</var>license will also be denied their application for the home and community-based services <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.10"></a><var>299.10</var>designation. The applicant may request reconsideration in accordance with section <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.11"></a><var>299.11</var>144A.473, subdivision 3. A licensed home care provider whose application for a home <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.12"></a><var>299.12</var>and community-based services designation has been denied or whose designation has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.13"></a><var>299.13</var>suspended or revoked may appeal the denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew a <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.14"></a><var>299.14</var>home and community-based services designation in accordance with section 144A.475. <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.15"></a><var>299.15</var>A license holder may request reconsideration of a correction order in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.16"></a><var>299.16</var>section 144A.474, subdivision 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.299.17"></a><var>299.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Agreements.</b> The commissioners of health and human services shall enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.18"></a><var>299.18</var>into any agreements necessary to implement this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.299.19"></a><var>299.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Fees; home and community-based services designation.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.20"></a><var>299.20</var>initial fee for a home and community-based services designation is $155. A home care <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.21"></a><var>299.21</var>provider renewing the home and community-based services designation must pay an <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.22"></a><var>299.22</var>annual nonrefundable fee, in addition to the annual home care license fee, according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.23"></a><var>299.23</var>following schedule and based on revenues from the home and community-based services <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.24"></a><var>299.24</var>that require licensure under chapter 245D during the calendar year immediately preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.299.25"></a><var>299.25</var>the year in which the license fee is paid:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="50"></col>
            <col width="14"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.26"></a><var>299.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.299.27"></a><var>299.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Provider Annual Revenue from HCBS<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">HCBS <br />
                  		Designation<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.28"></a><var>299.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $1,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$320<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.29"></a><var>299.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $1,275,000 and no more than $1,500,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$300<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.30"></a><var>299.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $1,100,000 and no more than $1,275,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$280<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.31"></a><var>299.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $950,000 and no more than $1,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$260<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.32"></a><var>299.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $850,000 and no more than $950,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$240<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.33"></a><var>299.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $750,000 and no more than $850,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$220<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.34"></a><var>299.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $650,000 and no more than $750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$200<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.35"></a><var>299.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $550,000 and no more than $650,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$180<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.36"></a><var>299.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $450,000 and no more than $550,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$160<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.37"></a><var>299.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $350,000 and no more than $450,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$140<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.299.38"></a><var>299.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $250,000 and no more than $350,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$120<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.300.1"></a><var>300.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $100,000 and no more than $250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$100<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.300.2"></a><var>300.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $50,000 and no more than $100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$80<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.300.3"></a><var>300.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>greater than $25,000 and no more than $50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$60<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.300.4"></a><var>300.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>no more than $25,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">$40<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.300.5"></a><var>300.5</var>(b) Fees and penalties collected under this section shall be deposited in the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.6"></a><var>300.6</var>treasury and credited to the state government special revenue fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.7"></a><var>300.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.484, subdivisions 2 to 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.8"></a><var>300.8</var>are effective July 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.6.0"></a><a id="pl.300.9"></a><var>300.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 145.4716, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.10"></a><var>300.10</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.11"></a><var>300.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duties of director.</b> The director of child sex trafficking prevention is <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.12"></a><var>300.12</var>responsible for the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.13"></a><var>300.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) developing and providing comprehensive training on sexual exploitation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.14"></a><var>300.14</var>youth for social service professionals, medical professionals, public health workers, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.15"></a><var>300.15</var>criminal justice professionals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.16"></a><var>300.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) collecting, organizing, maintaining, and disseminating information on sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.17"></a><var>300.17</var>exploitation and services across the state, including maintaining a list of resources on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.18"></a><var>300.18</var>Department of Health Web site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.19"></a><var>300.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) monitoring and applying for federal funding for antitrafficking efforts that may <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.20"></a><var>300.20</var>benefit victims in the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.21"></a><var>300.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) managing grant programs established under sections 
         <statute_ref>145.4716</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>145.4718</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.22"></a><var>300.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) managing the request for proposals for grants for comprehensive services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.23"></a><var>300.23</var>including trauma-informed, culturally specific services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.24"></a><var>300.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) identifying best practices in serving sexually exploited youth, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.25"></a><var>300.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 31</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.26"></a><var>300.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (7) providing oversight of and technical support to regional navigators pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.27"></a><var>300.27</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>145.4717</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.28"></a><var>300.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) (8) conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the statewide program for safe <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.29"></a><var>300.29</var>harbor of sexually exploited youth; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.300.30"></a><var>300.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) (9) developing a policy consistent with the requirements of chapter 13 for sharing <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.31"></a><var>300.31</var>data related to sexually exploited youth, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007, subdivision 31</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.300.32"></a><var>300.32</var>among regional navigators and community-based advocates.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.7.0"></a><a id="pl.300.33"></a><var>300.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[145.929] HEALTH CARE GRANTS FOR THE UNINSURED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.301.1"></a><var>301.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Dental providers.</b> (a) A dental provider is eligible for a grant under <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.2"></a><var>301.2</var>this section if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.301.3"></a><var>301.3</var>(1) the provider is a nonprofit organization not affiliated with a hospital or medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.4"></a><var>301.4</var>group that offers free or reduced-cost oral health care to low-income patients under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.5"></a><var>301.5</var>age of 21 with family incomes below 275 percent of the federal poverty guidelines who do <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.6"></a><var>301.6</var>not have insurance coverage for oral health care services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.301.7"></a><var>301.7</var>(2) the provider is eligible for critical access dental provider payments under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.8"></a><var>301.8</var>256B.76, subdivision 4; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.301.9"></a><var>301.9</var>(3) more than 80 percent of the dental provider's patient encounters per year are with <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.10"></a><var>301.10</var>patients who are uninsured or covered by medical assistance or MinnesotaCare.<br />
         		<a id="pl.301.11"></a><var>301.11</var>(b) Grants shall be distributed by the commissioner of health to each eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.12"></a><var>301.12</var>provider based on the proportion of that provider's number of low-income uninsured <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.13"></a><var>301.13</var>patients under the age of 21 served in the reporting year to the total number of low-income <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.14"></a><var>301.14</var>uninsured patients under the age of 21 served by all eligible providers, except that no <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.15"></a><var>301.15</var>single eligible provider shall receive less than two percent or more than 30 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.16"></a><var>301.16</var>total appropriation provided under this subdivision. If the number of eligible providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.17"></a><var>301.17</var>is such that the minimum of two percent cannot be provided to each eligible provider, <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.18"></a><var>301.18</var>the commissioner shall limit eligibility for the subsidy to the top 20 eligible oral health <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.19"></a><var>301.19</var>providers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.301.20"></a><var>301.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Community mental health programs.</b> A community mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.21"></a><var>301.21</var>program is eligible for a grant under this section if it is a community mental health center <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.22"></a><var>301.22</var>established under section 245.62, or a nonprofit community mental health clinic that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.23"></a><var>301.23</var>designated as an essential community provider under section 62Q.19, and the center or <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.24"></a><var>301.24</var>clinic offers free or reduced-cost mental health care to low-income patients under the age <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.25"></a><var>301.25</var>of 21 with family incomes below 275 percent of the federal poverty guidelines who do not <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.26"></a><var>301.26</var>have health insurance coverage. The grants shall be distributed by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.27"></a><var>301.27</var>health to each eligible mental health center or clinic based on the proportion of that mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.28"></a><var>301.28</var>health center's or clinic's number of low-income uninsured patients under the age of 21 <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.29"></a><var>301.29</var>served in the reporting year to the total number of low-income uninsured patients under <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.30"></a><var>301.30</var>the age of 21 served by all mental health centers and clinics eligible for a grant under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.31"></a><var>301.31</var>subdivision, except that no single eligible provider shall receive less than two percent or <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.32"></a><var>301.32</var>more than 30 percent of the total appropriation provided under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.301.33"></a><var>301.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Emergency medical assistance outlier grant program.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.34"></a><var>301.34</var>commissioner of health shall establish a grant program for hospitals for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.35"></a><var>301.35</var>defraying underpayments associated with the emergency medical assistance program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.301.36"></a><var>301.36</var>Grants shall be made for the services provided beginning July 1, 2014, to an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.1"></a><var>302.1</var>who is enrolled in emergency medical assistance, and when an emergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.2"></a><var>302.2</var>assistance reimbursement claim is in excess of $50,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.302.3"></a><var>302.3</var>(b) Hospitals seeking a grant from this program must submit an application that <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.4"></a><var>302.4</var>includes the number and dollar amount of hospital claims for emergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.5"></a><var>302.5</var>assistance in excess of $50,000 to the commissioner in a form prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.6"></a><var>302.6</var>commissioner. Grant payments shall be in proportion to the total hospital emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.7"></a><var>302.7</var>medical assistance claims submitted by all applicant hospitals each state fiscal year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.8"></a><var>302.8</var>Claims for inpatient hospital, outpatient services, and hospital emergency department <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.9"></a><var>302.9</var>services shall be considered when determining the value of the grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.302.10"></a><var>302.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Grant process.</b> The commissioner of health may use data submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.11"></a><var>302.11</var>by organizations seeking a grant under this section, without further verification, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.12"></a><var>302.12</var>purposes of determining eligibility for a grant and allocating grant money among eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.13"></a><var>302.13</var>organizations. The chief executive or chief financial officer must certify that the data <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.14"></a><var>302.14</var>submitted is accurate and that no changes were made in the organization's accounting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.15"></a><var>302.15</var>record-keeping practices or policies for providing free or reduced-cost care to uninsured <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.16"></a><var>302.16</var>patients for the purpose of creating eligibility or increasing the organization's allocation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.17"></a><var>302.17</var>The commissioner may audit or verify the data submitted. Grant funds must be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.18"></a><var>302.18</var>defray the organization's costs of providing care and services to uninsured patients as <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.19"></a><var>302.19</var>identified under subdivision 1, 2, or 3. An organization must not receive more than one <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.20"></a><var>302.20</var>grant under subdivision 1, 2, or 3, even though the organization is potentially eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.21"></a><var>302.21</var>a grant under two or more subdivisions. Organizations eligible for a grant under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.22"></a><var>302.22</var>section may join together to submit a combined application provided the data submitted is <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.23"></a><var>302.23</var>certified by each individual organization.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.8.0"></a><a id="pl.302.24"></a><var>302.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.04, subdivision 21, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.25"></a><var>302.25</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.302.26"></a><var>302.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 21. <b>Provider enrollment.</b> (a) If the commissioner or the Centers for <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.27"></a><var>302.27</var>Medicare and Medicaid Services determines that a provider is designated "high-risk," the <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.28"></a><var>302.28</var>commissioner may withhold payment from providers within that category upon initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.29"></a><var>302.29</var>enrollment for a 90-day period. The withholding for each provider must begin on the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.30"></a><var>302.30</var>of the first submission of a claim.<br />
         		<a id="pl.302.31"></a><var>302.31</var>(b) An enrolled provider that is also licensed by the commissioner under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.32"></a><var>302.32</var>245A, or is licensed as a home care provider by the Department of Health under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.33"></a><var>302.33</var>144A and has a home and community-based services designation on the home care license <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.34"></a><var>302.34</var>under section 144A.484,  must designate an individual as the entity's compliance officer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.302.35"></a><var>302.35</var>The compliance officer must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.303.1"></a><var>303.1</var>(1) develop policies and procedures to assure adherence to medical assistance laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.2"></a><var>303.2</var>and regulations and to prevent inappropriate claims submissions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.303.3"></a><var>303.3</var>(2) train the employees of the provider entity, and any agents or subcontractors of <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.4"></a><var>303.4</var>the provider entity including billers, on the policies and procedures under clause (1);<br />
         		<a id="pl.303.5"></a><var>303.5</var>(3) respond to allegations of improper conduct related to the provision or billing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.6"></a><var>303.6</var>medical assistance services, and implement action to remediate any resulting problems;<br />
         		<a id="pl.303.7"></a><var>303.7</var>(4) use evaluation techniques to monitor compliance with medical assistance laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.8"></a><var>303.8</var>and regulations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.303.9"></a><var>303.9</var>(5) promptly report to the commissioner any identified violations of medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.10"></a><var>303.10</var>assistance laws or regulations; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.303.11"></a><var>303.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) within 60 days of discovery by the provider of a medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.12"></a><var>303.12</var>reimbursement overpayment, report the overpayment to the commissioner and make <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.13"></a><var>303.13</var>arrangements with the commissioner for the commissioner's recovery of the overpayment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.303.14"></a><var>303.14</var>The commissioner may require, as a condition of enrollment in medical assistance, that a <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.15"></a><var>303.15</var>provider within a particular industry sector or category establish a compliance program that <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.16"></a><var>303.16</var>contains the core elements established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.303.17"></a><var>303.17</var>(c) The commissioner may revoke the enrollment of an ordering or rendering <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.18"></a><var>303.18</var>provider for a period of not more than one year, if the provider fails to maintain and, upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.19"></a><var>303.19</var>request from the commissioner, provide access to documentation relating to written orders <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.20"></a><var>303.20</var>or requests for payment for durable medical equipment, certifications for home health <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.21"></a><var>303.21</var>services, or referrals for other items or services written or ordered by such provider, when <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.22"></a><var>303.22</var>the commissioner has identified a pattern of a lack of documentation. A pattern means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.23"></a><var>303.23</var>failure to maintain documentation or provide access to documentation on more than one <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.24"></a><var>303.24</var>occasion. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority of the commissioner to sanction a <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.25"></a><var>303.25</var>provider under the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>256B.064</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.303.26"></a><var>303.26</var>(d) The commissioner shall terminate or deny the enrollment of any individual or <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.27"></a><var>303.27</var>entity if the individual or entity has been terminated from participation in Medicare or <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.28"></a><var>303.28</var>under the Medicaid program or Children's Health Insurance Program of any other state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.303.29"></a><var>303.29</var>(e) As a condition of enrollment in medical assistance, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.30"></a><var>303.30</var>require that a provider designated "moderate" or "high-risk" by the Centers for Medicare <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.31"></a><var>303.31</var>and Medicaid Services or the commissioner permit the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.32"></a><var>303.32</var>Services, its agents, or its designated contractors and the state agency, its agents, or its <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.33"></a><var>303.33</var>designated contractors to conduct unannounced on-site inspections of any provider location. <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.34"></a><var>303.34</var>The commissioner shall publish in the Minnesota Health Care Program Provider Manual a <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.35"></a><var>303.35</var>list of provider types designated "limited," "moderate," or "high-risk," based on the criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.303.36"></a><var>303.36</var>and standards used to designate Medicare providers in Code of Federal Regulations, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.1"></a><var>304.1</var>42, section 
         <statute_ref>424.518</statute_ref>. The list and criteria are not subject to the requirements of chapter 14. <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.2"></a><var>304.2</var>The commissioner's designations are not subject to administrative appeal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.304.3"></a><var>304.3</var>(f) As a condition of enrollment in medical assistance, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.4"></a><var>304.4</var>require that a high-risk provider, or a person with a direct or indirect ownership interest in <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.5"></a><var>304.5</var>the provider of five percent or higher, consent to criminal background checks, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.6"></a><var>304.6</var>fingerprinting, when required to do so under state law or by a determination by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.7"></a><var>304.7</var>commissioner or the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that a provider is <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.8"></a><var>304.8</var>designated high-risk for fraud, waste, or abuse.<br />
         		<a id="pl.304.9"></a><var>304.9</var>(g)(1) Upon initial enrollment, reenrollment, and revalidation, all durable medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.10"></a><var>304.10</var>equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers operating in <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.11"></a><var>304.11</var>Minnesota and receiving Medicaid funds must purchase a surety bond that is annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.12"></a><var>304.12</var>renewed and designates the Minnesota Department of Human Services as the obligee, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.13"></a><var>304.13</var>must be submitted in a form approved by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.304.14"></a><var>304.14</var>(2) At the time of initial enrollment or reenrollment, the provider agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.15"></a><var>304.15</var>purchase a performance bond of $50,000. If a revalidating provider's Medicaid revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.16"></a><var>304.16</var>in the previous calendar year is up to and including $300,000, the provider agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.17"></a><var>304.17</var>purchase a performance bond of $50,000. If a revalidating provider's Medicaid revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.18"></a><var>304.18</var>in the previous calendar year is over $300,000, the provider agency must purchase a <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.19"></a><var>304.19</var>performance bond of $100,000. The performance bond must allow for recovery of costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.20"></a><var>304.20</var>and fees in pursuing a claim on the bond.<br />
         		<a id="pl.304.21"></a><var>304.21</var>(h) The Department of Human Services may require a provider to purchase a <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.22"></a><var>304.22</var>performance surety bond as a condition of initial enrollment, reenrollment, reinstatement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.23"></a><var>304.23</var>or continued enrollment if: (1) the provider fails to demonstrate financial viability, (2) the <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.24"></a><var>304.24</var>department determines there is significant evidence of or potential for fraud and abuse by <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.25"></a><var>304.25</var>the provider, or (3) the provider or category of providers is designated high-risk pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.26"></a><var>304.26</var>to paragraph (a) and as per Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 
         <statute_ref>455.450</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.27"></a><var>304.27</var>performance bond must be in an amount of $100,000 or ten percent of the provider's <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.28"></a><var>304.28</var>payments from Medicaid during the immediately preceding 12 months, whichever is <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.29"></a><var>304.29</var>greater. The performance bond must name the Department of Human Services as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.30"></a><var>304.30</var>obligee and must allow for recovery of costs and fees in pursuing a claim on the bond.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.9.0"></a><a id="pl.304.31"></a><var>304.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>LEGISLATIVE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE COMMISSION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.304.32"></a><var>304.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Legislative oversight.</b> The Legislative Health Care Workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.33"></a><var>304.33</var>Commission is created to study and make recommendations to the legislature on how to <br />
         		<a id="pl.304.34"></a><var>304.34</var>achieve the goal of strengthening the workforce in health care.<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.1"></a><var>305.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The Legislative Health Care Workforce Commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.2"></a><var>305.2</var>consists of five members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.3"></a><var>305.3</var>of the Committee on Rules and Administration and five members of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.4"></a><var>305.4</var>representatives appointed by the speaker of the house. The Legislative Health Care <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.5"></a><var>305.5</var>Workforce Commission must include three members of the majority party and two <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.6"></a><var>305.6</var>members of the minority party in each house.<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.7"></a><var>305.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Officers.</b> The commission must elect a chair and may elect other officers <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.8"></a><var>305.8</var>as it determines are necessary. The chair shall alternate between a member of the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.9"></a><var>305.9</var>and a member of the house of representatives in January of each odd-numbered year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.10"></a><var>305.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Initial appointments and meeting.</b> Appointing authorities for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.11"></a><var>305.11</var>Legislative Health Care Workforce Commission must make initial appointments by June <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.12"></a><var>305.12</var>1, 2014. The speaker of the house of representatives must designate one member of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.13"></a><var>305.13</var>commission to convene the first meeting of the commission by June 15, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.14"></a><var>305.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Report to the legislature.</b> The Legislative Health Care Workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.15"></a><var>305.15</var>Commission must provide a preliminary report making recommendations to the legislature <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.16"></a><var>305.16</var>by December 31, 2014. The commissioner must provide a final report to the legislature by <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.17"></a><var>305.17</var>December 31, 2016. The final report must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.18"></a><var>305.18</var>(1) identify current and anticipated health care workforce shortages, by both <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.19"></a><var>305.19</var>provider type and geography;<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.20"></a><var>305.20</var>(2) evaluate the effectiveness of incentives currently available to develop, attract, <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.21"></a><var>305.21</var>and retain a highly skilled health care workforce;<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.22"></a><var>305.22</var>(3) study alternative incentives to develop, attract, and retain a highly skilled and <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.23"></a><var>305.23</var>diverse health care workforce; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.24"></a><var>305.24</var>(4) identify current causes and potential solutions to barriers related to the primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.25"></a><var>305.25</var>care workforce, including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.26"></a><var>305.26</var>(i) training and residency shortages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.27"></a><var>305.27</var>(ii) disparities in income between primary care and other providers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.28"></a><var>305.28</var>(iii) negative perceptions of primary care among students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.305.29"></a><var>305.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Assistance to the commission.</b> The commissioners of health, human <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.30"></a><var>305.30</var>services, commerce, and other state agencies shall provide assistance and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.31"></a><var>305.31</var>support to the commission at the request of the commission. The Minnesota Medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.32"></a><var>305.32</var>Association and other stakeholder groups shall also provide advice to the commission as <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.33"></a><var>305.33</var>needed. The commission may convene subcommittees to provide additional assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.305.34"></a><var>305.34</var>and advice to the commission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.306.1"></a><var>306.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Commission member expenses.</b> Members of the commission may receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.2"></a><var>306.2</var>per diem and expense reimbursement from money appropriated for the commission in <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.3"></a><var>306.3</var>the manner and amount prescribed for per diem and expense payments by the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.4"></a><var>306.4</var>Committee on Rules and Administration and the House Committee on Rules and <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.5"></a><var>306.5</var>Legislative Administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.306.6"></a><var>306.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Expiration.</b> The Legislative Health Care Workforce Commission expires <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.7"></a><var>306.7</var>on January 1, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.306.8"></a><var>306.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.10.0"></a><a id="pl.306.9"></a><var>306.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>QUALITY TRANSPARENCY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.306.10"></a><var>306.10</var>(a) The commissioner of health shall develop an implementation plan for stratifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.11"></a><var>306.11</var>measures based on disability, race, ethnicity, language, and other sociodemographic factors <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.12"></a><var>306.12</var>that are correlated with health disparities and impact performance on quality measures.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.13"></a><var>306.13</var>The plan must be designed so that quality measures can be stratified beginning January 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.14"></a><var>306.14</var>2017, in order to advance work aimed at identifying and eliminating health disparities.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.15"></a><var>306.15</var>By January 15, 2015, the commissioner shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.16"></a><var>306.16</var>minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.17"></a><var>306.17</var>with jurisdiction on health and human services and finance with the plan, including an <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.18"></a><var>306.18</var>estimated budget, timeline, and processes to be used for implementation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.306.19"></a><var>306.19</var>(b) The commissioner of health shall assess the risk adjustment methodology <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.20"></a><var>306.20</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, section 62U.02, subdivision 3, for the potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.21"></a><var>306.21</var>for harm and unintended consequences for patient populations who experience health <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.22"></a><var>306.22</var>disparities, and the providers who serve them, and identify changes that may be needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.23"></a><var>306.23</var>to alleviate harm and unintended consequences. By January 15, 2016, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.24"></a><var>306.24</var>shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.25"></a><var>306.25</var>of representatives committees and divisions with jurisdiction on health and human <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.26"></a><var>306.26</var>services and finance with  the result of the assessment of the risk-adjustment methodology <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.27"></a><var>306.27</var>and  any recommended changes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.306.28"></a><var>306.28</var>(c) The commissioner shall develop the plan described in paragraph (a), in <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.29"></a><var>306.29</var>consultation with consumer, community and advocacy organizations representing diverse <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.30"></a><var>306.30</var>communities; health plan companies; providers; quality measurement organizations; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.31"></a><var>306.31</var>safety net providers that primarily serve communities and patient populations with health <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.32"></a><var>306.32</var>disparities.  The commissioner shall use culturally appropriate methods of consultation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.33"></a><var>306.33</var>engagement with consumer and advocacy organizations led by and representing diverse <br />
         		<a id="pl.306.34"></a><var>306.34</var>communities by race, ethnicity, language, and sociodemographic factors.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.11.0"></a><a id="pl.307.1"></a><var>307.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>DATA ON CHRONIC PAIN THERAPIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.307.2"></a><var>307.2</var>(a) The commissioner of health shall gather the following data on the provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.3"></a><var>307.3</var>chronic pain treatment procedures by physicians, doctors of osteopathy, and certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.4"></a><var>307.4</var>registered nurse anesthetists who perform these procedures:<br />
         		<a id="pl.307.5"></a><var>307.5</var>(1) the types and number of chronic pain management procedures performed within <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.6"></a><var>307.6</var>the last 36 months;<br />
         		<a id="pl.307.7"></a><var>307.7</var>(2) the types of health professionals who perform chronic pain treatment procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.8"></a><var>307.8</var>and the professional licenses they hold; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.307.9"></a><var>307.9</var>(3) the location and type of facility in which the chronic pain treatment procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.10"></a><var>307.10</var>are performed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.307.11"></a><var>307.11</var>(b) The commissioner shall submit a report with the compiled data to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.12"></a><var>307.12</var>ranking minority members of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.13"></a><var>307.13</var>health and human services finance and policy by January 15, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.307.14"></a><var>307.14</var>(c) The commissioner of health may use the data submitted under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.15"></a><var>307.15</var>section 62U.04, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), to carry out the requirements of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.23.12.0"></a><a id="pl.307.16"></a><var>307.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>STUDY AND REPORT ABOUT CLIENT BILLS OF RIGHTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.307.17"></a><var>307.17</var>The commissioner of health shall consult with Aging Services of Minnesota, Care <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.18"></a><var>307.18</var>Providers of Minnesota, Minnesota Home Care Association, the commissioner of human <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.19"></a><var>307.19</var>services, the Office of the Ombudsman for Long-Term Care, and other stakeholders to <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.20"></a><var>307.20</var>evaluate and determine how to streamline the requirements related to the clients' rights in <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.21"></a><var>307.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 144A.44, 144A.441, and 245D.04, for applicable providers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.22"></a><var>307.22</var>while assuring and maintaining the health and safety of clients. The evaluation must <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.23"></a><var>307.23</var>consider the federal client bill of rights requirements for Medicare-certified home care <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.24"></a><var>307.24</var>providers. The evaluation must determine if there are duplications or conflicts of client <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.25"></a><var>307.25</var>rights, evaluate how to reduce the complexity of the requirements related to clients' rights <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.26"></a><var>307.26</var>for providers and consumers, determine which rights must be included in a consolidated <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.27"></a><var>307.27</var>client bill of rights document, and develop options to inform consumers of their rights. <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.28"></a><var>307.28</var>The commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the health <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.29"></a><var>307.29</var>and human services committees of the legislature no later than February 15, 2015, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.30"></a><var>307.30</var>include any recommendations for legislative changes.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.24.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.307.31"></a><var>307.31</var><b>ARTICLE 24</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.307.32"></a><var>307.32</var><b>HEALTH CARE</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.24.1.0"></a><a id="pl.307.33"></a><var>307.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 16A.724, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.307.34"></a><var>307.34</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.308.1"></a><var>308.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>MinnesotaCare federal receipts.</b> All federal funding received by <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.2"></a><var>308.2</var>Minnesota for implementation and administration of MinnesotaCare as a basic health <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.3"></a><var>308.3</var>program, as authorized in section 1331 of the Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148, <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.4"></a><var>308.4</var>as amended by Public Law 111-152, is dedicated to that program and shall be deposited <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.5"></a><var>308.5</var>into the health care access fund is appropriated to the commissioner of human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.6"></a><var>308.6</var>to be used only for the MinnesotaCare program under chapter 256L. Federal funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.7"></a><var>308.7</var>that is received for implementing and administering MinnesotaCare as a basic health <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.8"></a><var>308.8</var>program and deposited in the fund shall be used only for that program to purchase health <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.9"></a><var>308.9</var>care coverage for enrollees and reduce enrollee premiums and cost-sharing or provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.10"></a><var>308.10</var>additional enrollee benefits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.2.0"></a><a id="pl.308.11"></a><var>308.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.12"></a><var>308.12</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.308.13"></a><var>308.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 38. <b>Contract to match recipient third-party liability information.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.14"></a><var>308.14</var>commissioner may enter into a contract with a national organization to match recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.15"></a><var>308.15</var>third-party liability information and provide coverage and insurance primacy information <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.16"></a><var>308.16</var>to the department at no charge to providers and the clearinghouses.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.3.0"></a><a id="pl.308.17"></a><var>308.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.9685, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.308.18"></a><var>308.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Authority.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish procedures for <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.19"></a><var>308.19</var>determining medical assistance and general assistance medical care payment rates under <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.20"></a><var>308.20</var>a prospective payment system for inpatient hospital services in hospitals that qualify as <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.21"></a><var>308.21</var>vendors of medical assistance. The commissioner shall establish, by rule, procedures for <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.22"></a><var>308.22</var>implementing this section and sections 
         <statute_ref>256.9686</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256.969</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256.9695</statute_ref>. Services must <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.23"></a><var>308.23</var>meet the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>256B.04, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>256D.03, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.24"></a><var>308.24</var>paragraph (b), to be eligible for payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.308.25"></a><var>308.25</var>(b) The commissioner may reduce the types of inpatient hospital admissions that <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.26"></a><var>308.26</var>are required to be certified as medically necessary after notice in the State Register and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.27"></a><var>308.27</var>30-day comment period.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.4.0"></a><a id="pl.308.28"></a><var>308.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.9685, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.308.29"></a><var>308.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Administrative reconsideration.</b> Notwithstanding sections section<br />
         		<a id="pl.308.30"></a><var>308.30</var> 
         <statute_ref>256B.04, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256D.03, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.31"></a><var>308.31</var>an administrative reconsideration process for appeals of inpatient hospital services <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.32"></a><var>308.32</var>determined to be medically unnecessary. A physician or hospital may request a <br />
         		<a id="pl.308.33"></a><var>308.33</var>reconsideration of the decision that inpatient hospital services are not medically necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.1"></a><var>309.1</var>by submitting a written request for review to the commissioner within 30 days after <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.2"></a><var>309.2</var>receiving notice of the decision. The reconsideration process shall take place prior to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.3"></a><var>309.3</var>procedures of subdivision 1b and shall be conducted by physicians that are independent <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.4"></a><var>309.4</var>of the case under reconsideration. A majority decision by the physicians is necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.5"></a><var>309.5</var>make a determination that the services were not medically necessary.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.5.0"></a><a id="pl.309.6"></a><var>309.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.9686, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.309.7"></a><var>309.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Base year.</b> "Base year" means a hospital's fiscal year or years that <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.8"></a><var>309.8</var>is recognized by the Medicare program or a hospital's fiscal year specified by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.9"></a><var>309.9</var>commissioner if a hospital is not required to file information by the Medicare program <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.10"></a><var>309.10</var>from which cost and statistical data are used to establish medical assistance and general <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.11"></a><var>309.11</var>assistance medical care payment rates.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.6.0"></a><a id="pl.309.12"></a><var>309.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.309.13"></a><var>309.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Hospital cost index.</b> (a) The hospital cost index shall be the change <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.14"></a><var>309.14</var>in the Consumer Price Index-All Items (United States city average) (CPI-U) forecasted <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.15"></a><var>309.15</var>by Data Resources, Inc. The commissioner shall use the indices as forecasted in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.16"></a><var>309.16</var>third quarter of the calendar year prior to the rate year. The hospital cost index may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.17"></a><var>309.17</var>used to adjust the base year operating payment rate through the rate year on an annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.18"></a><var>309.18</var>compounded basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.309.19"></a><var>309.19</var>(b) For fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 1993, the commissioner of human <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.20"></a><var>309.20</var>services shall not provide automatic annual inflation adjustments for hospital payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.21"></a><var>309.21</var>rates under medical assistance, nor under general assistance medical care, except that <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.22"></a><var>309.22</var>the inflation adjustments under paragraph (a) for medical assistance, excluding general <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.23"></a><var>309.23</var>assistance medical care, shall apply through calendar year 2001. The index for calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.24"></a><var>309.24</var>year 2000 shall be reduced 2.5 percentage points to recover overprojections of the index <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.25"></a><var>309.25</var>from 1994 to 1996. The commissioner of management and budget shall include as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.26"></a><var>309.26</var>budget change request in each biennial detailed expenditure budget submitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.27"></a><var>309.27</var>legislature under section 
         <statute_ref>16A.11</statute_ref> annual adjustments in hospital payment rates under <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.28"></a><var>309.28</var>medical assistance and general assistance medical care, based upon the hospital cost index.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.7.0"></a><a id="pl.309.29"></a><var>309.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.309.30"></a><var>309.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Diagnostic categories.</b> The commissioner shall use to the extent possible <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.31"></a><var>309.31</var>existing diagnostic classification systems, including such as the system used by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.32"></a><var>309.32</var>Medicare program all patient-refined diagnosis-related groups (APR-DRGs) or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.309.33"></a><var>309.33</var>similar classification programs  to determine the relative values of inpatient services <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.1"></a><var>310.1</var>and case mix indices. The commissioner may combine diagnostic classifications into <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.2"></a><var>310.2</var>diagnostic categories and may establish separate categories and numbers of categories <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.3"></a><var>310.3</var>based on program eligibility or hospital peer group. Relative values shall be recalculated<br />
         		<a id="pl.310.4"></a><var>310.4</var> recalibrated when the base year is changed. Relative value determinations shall include <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.5"></a><var>310.5</var>paid claims for admissions during each hospital's base year. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.6"></a><var>310.6</var>extend the time period forward to obtain sufficiently valid information to establish relative <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.7"></a><var>310.7</var>values supplement the diagnostic classification systems data with national averages. <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.8"></a><var>310.8</var>Relative value determinations shall not include property cost data, Medicare crossover <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.9"></a><var>310.9</var>data, and data on admissions that are paid a per day transfer rate under subdivision 14. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.10"></a><var>310.10</var>computation of the base year cost per admission must include identified outlier cases and <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.11"></a><var>310.11</var>their weighted costs up to the point that they become outlier cases, but must exclude costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.12"></a><var>310.12</var>recognized in outlier payments beyond that point. The commissioner may recategorize the <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.13"></a><var>310.13</var>diagnostic classifications and recalculate recalibrate relative values and case mix indices <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.14"></a><var>310.14</var>to reflect actual hospital practices, the specific character of specialty hospitals, or to reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.15"></a><var>310.15</var>variances within the diagnostic categories after notice in the State Register and a 30-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.16"></a><var>310.16</var>comment period. The commissioner shall recategorize the diagnostic classifications and <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.17"></a><var>310.17</var>recalculate relative values and case mix indices based on the two-year schedule in effect <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.18"></a><var>310.18</var>prior to January 1, 2013, reflected in subdivision 2b. The first recategorization shall occur <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.19"></a><var>310.19</var>January 1, 2013, and shall occur every two years after. When rates are not rebased under <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.20"></a><var>310.20</var>subdivision 2b, the commissioner may establish relative values and case mix indices based <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.21"></a><var>310.21</var>on charge data and may update the base year to the most recent data available.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.8.0"></a><a id="pl.310.22"></a><var>310.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.310.23"></a><var>310.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2b. <b>Operating</b><b> Hospital</b><b> payment rates.</b> In determining operating payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.24"></a><var>310.24</var>rates for admissions occurring on or after the rate year beginning January 1, 1991, <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.25"></a><var>310.25</var>and every two years after, or more frequently as determined by the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.26"></a><var>310.26</var>the commissioner shall obtain operating data from an updated base year and establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.27"></a><var>310.27</var>operating payment rates per admission for each hospital based on the cost-finding methods <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.28"></a><var>310.28</var>and allowable costs of the Medicare program in effect during the base year. Rates under <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.29"></a><var>310.29</var>the general assistance medical care, medical assistance, and MinnesotaCare programs shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.30"></a><var>310.30</var>not be rebased to more current data on January 1, 1997, January 1, 2005, for the first 24 <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.31"></a><var>310.31</var>months of the rebased period beginning January 1, 2009 (a) For discharges occurring on <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.32"></a><var>310.32</var>or after November 1, 2014, hospital inpatient services for hospitals located in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.33"></a><var>310.33</var>shall be paid according to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.310.34"></a><var>310.34</var>(1) critical access hospitals as defined by Medicare shall be paid using a cost-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.310.35"></a><var>310.35</var>methodology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.311.1"></a><var>311.1</var>(2) long-term hospitals as defined by Medicare shall be paid on a per diem <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.2"></a><var>311.2</var>methodology under subdivision 25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.311.3"></a><var>311.3</var>(3) rehabilitation hospitals or units of hospitals that are recognized as rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.4"></a><var>311.4</var>distinct parts as defined by Medicare shall be paid according to the methodology under <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.5"></a><var>311.5</var>subdivision 12; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.311.6"></a><var>311.6</var>(4) all other hospitals shall be paid on a diagnosis-related group (DRG) methodology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.311.7"></a><var>311.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (b) For the rebased period beginning January 1, 2011, through October 31, 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.8"></a><var>311.8</var>rates shall not be rebased, except that a Minnesota long-term hospital shall be rebased <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.9"></a><var>311.9</var>effective January 1, 2011, based on its most recent Medicare cost report ending on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.10"></a><var>311.10</var>before September 1, 2008, with the provisions under subdivisions 9 and 23, based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.11"></a><var>311.11</var>rates in effect on December 31, 2010. For subsequent rate setting periods after November <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.12"></a><var>311.12</var>1, 2014, in which the base years are updated, a Minnesota long-term hospital's base year <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.13"></a><var>311.13</var>shall remain within the same period as other hospitals. Effective January 1, 2013, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.14"></a><var>311.14</var>after, rates shall not be rebased.<br />
         		<a id="pl.311.15"></a><var>311.15</var>(c) Effective for discharges occurring on and after November 1, 2014, payment rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.16"></a><var>311.16</var>for hospital inpatient services provided by hospitals located in Minnesota or the local trade <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.17"></a><var>311.17</var>area, except for the hospitals paid under the methodologies described in paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.18"></a><var>311.18</var>clauses (2) and (3), shall be rebased, incorporating cost and payment methodologies in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.19"></a><var>311.19</var>manner similar to Medicare. The base year for the rates effective November 1, 2014, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.20"></a><var>311.20</var>be calendar year 2012. The rebasing under this paragraph shall be budget neutral, ensuring <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.21"></a><var>311.21</var>that the total aggregate payments under the rebased system are equal to the total aggregate <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.22"></a><var>311.22</var>payments that were made for the same number and types of services in the base year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.23"></a><var>311.23</var>Separate budget neutrality calculations shall be determined for payments made to critical <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.24"></a><var>311.24</var>access hospitals and payments made to hospitals paid under the DRG system. Only the rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.25"></a><var>311.25</var>increases or decreases under subdivision 3a or 3c that applied to the hospitals being rebased <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.26"></a><var>311.26</var>during the entire base period shall be incorporated into the budget neutrality calculation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.311.27"></a><var>311.27</var>(d) For discharges occurring on or after November 1, 2014, through June 30, 2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.28"></a><var>311.28</var>the rebased rates under paragraph (c) shall include adjustments to the projected rates that <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.29"></a><var>311.29</var>result in no greater than a five percent increase or decrease from the base year payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.30"></a><var>311.30</var>for any hospital. Any adjustments to the rates made by the commissioner under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.31"></a><var>311.31</var>paragraph and paragraph (e) shall maintain budget neutrality as described in paragraph (c). <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.32"></a><var>311.32</var>(e) For discharges occurring on or after November 1, 2014, through June 30, 2016, <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.33"></a><var>311.33</var>the commissioner may make additional adjustments to the rebased rates, and when <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.34"></a><var>311.34</var>evaluating whether additional adjustments should be made, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.311.35"></a><var>311.35</var>consider the impact of the rates on the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.311.36"></a><var>311.36</var>(1) pediatric services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.1"></a><var>312.1</var>(2) behavioral health services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.2"></a><var>312.2</var>(3) trauma services as defined by the National Uniform Billing Committee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.3"></a><var>312.3</var>(4) transplant services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.4"></a><var>312.4</var>(5) obstetric services, newborn services, and behavioral health services provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.5"></a><var>312.5</var>by hospitals outside the seven-county metropolitan area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.6"></a><var>312.6</var>(6) outlier admissions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.7"></a><var>312.7</var>(7) low-volume providers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.8"></a><var>312.8</var>(8) services provided by small rural hospitals that are not critical access hospitals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.9"></a><var>312.9</var>(f) Hospital payment rates established under paragraph (c) must incorporate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.10"></a><var>312.10</var>following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.11"></a><var>312.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for hospitals paid under the DRG methodology, the base year operating payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.12"></a><var>312.12</var>rate per admission is standardized by the case mix index and adjusted by the hospital cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.13"></a><var>312.13</var>index, relative values, and disproportionate population adjustment. applicable Medicare <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.14"></a><var>312.14</var>wage index and adjusted by the hospital's disproportionate population adjustment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.15"></a><var>312.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for critical access hospitals, interim per diem payment rates shall be based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.16"></a><var>312.16</var>ratio of cost and charges reported on the base year Medicare cost report or reports and <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.17"></a><var>312.17</var>applied to medical assistance utilization data. Final settlement payments for a state fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.18"></a><var>312.18</var>year must be determined based on a review of the medical assistance cost report required <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.19"></a><var>312.19</var>under subdivision 4b for the applicable state fiscal year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.20"></a><var>312.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)  the cost and charge data used to establish operating hospital payment  rates shall<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.21"></a><var>312.21</var> must only reflect inpatient services covered by medical assistance and shall not include <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.22"></a><var>312.22</var>property cost information and costs recognized in outlier payments; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.23"></a><var>312.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) in determining hospital payment rates for discharges occurring on or after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.24"></a><var>312.24</var>rate year beginning January 1, 2011, through December 31, 2012, the hospital payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.25"></a><var>312.25</var>rate per discharge shall be based on the cost-finding methods and allowable costs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.26"></a><var>312.26</var>Medicare program in effect during the base year or years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.27"></a><var>312.27</var>(g) The commissioner shall validate the rates effective November 1, 2014, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.28"></a><var>312.28</var>applying the rates established under paragraph (c), and any adjustments made to the rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.29"></a><var>312.29</var>under paragraph (d) or (e), to hospital claims paid in calendar year 2013 to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.30"></a><var>312.30</var>whether the total aggregate payments for the same number and types of services under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.31"></a><var>312.31</var>rebased rates are equal to the total aggregate payments made during calendar year 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.312.32"></a><var>312.32</var>(h) Effective for discharges occurring on or after July 1, 2017, and every two <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.33"></a><var>312.33</var>years thereafter, payment rates under this section shall be rebased to reflect only those <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.34"></a><var>312.34</var>changes in hospital costs between the existing base year and the next base year. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.35"></a><var>312.35</var>commissioner shall establish the base year for each rebasing period considering the most <br />
         		<a id="pl.312.36"></a><var>312.36</var>recent year for which filed Medicare cost reports are available. The estimated change in <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.1"></a><var>313.1</var>the average payment per hospital discharge resulting from a scheduled rebasing must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.2"></a><var>313.2</var>calculated and made available to the legislature by January 15 of each year in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.3"></a><var>313.3</var>rebasing is scheduled to occur, and must include by hospital the differential in payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.4"></a><var>313.4</var>rates compared to the individual hospital's costs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.9.0"></a><a id="pl.313.5"></a><var>313.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.6"></a><var>313.6</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.313.7"></a><var>313.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2d. <b>Interim payments.</b> Notwithstanding subdivision 2b, paragraph (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.8"></a><var>313.8</var>for discharges occurring on or after November 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.9"></a><var>313.9</var>commissioner may implement an interim payment process to pay hospitals, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.10"></a><var>313.10</var>payments based on each hospital's average payments per claim for state fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.11"></a><var>313.11</var>2011 and 2012. These interim payments may be used to pay hospitals if the rebasing <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.12"></a><var>313.12</var>under subdivision 2b, paragraph (c), is not implemented by November 1, 2014. Claims <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.13"></a><var>313.13</var>paid at interim payment rates shall be reprocessed and paid at the rates established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.14"></a><var>313.14</var>subdivision 2b, paragraphs (c) and (d), upon implementation of the rebased rates.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.10.0"></a><a id="pl.313.15"></a><var>313.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.16"></a><var>313.16</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.313.17"></a><var>313.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2e. <b>Report required.</b> (a) The commissioner shall report to the legislature by <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.18"></a><var>313.18</var>March 1, 2015, and by March 1, 2016, on the financial impacts by hospital and policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.19"></a><var>313.19</var>ramifications, if any, resulting from payment methodology changes implemented after <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.20"></a><var>313.20</var>October 31, 2014, and before December 15, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.313.21"></a><var>313.21</var>(b) The commissioner shall report, at a minimum, the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.313.22"></a><var>313.22</var>(1) case-mix adjusted calculations of net payment impacts for each hospital resulting <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.23"></a><var>313.23</var>from the difference between the payments each hospital would have received under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.24"></a><var>313.24</var>payment methodology for discharges before October 31, 2014, and the payments each <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.25"></a><var>313.25</var>hospital has received or is expected to receive for the same number and types of services <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.26"></a><var>313.26</var>under the payment methodology implemented effective November 1, 2014;<br />
         		<a id="pl.313.27"></a><var>313.27</var>(2) any adjustments that the commissioner made and the impacts of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.28"></a><var>313.28</var>adjustments for each hospital;<br />
         		<a id="pl.313.29"></a><var>313.29</var>(3) any difference in total aggregate payments resulting from the validation process <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.30"></a><var>313.30</var>under calendar year 2013 claims; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.313.31"></a><var>313.31</var>(4) recommendations for further refinement or improvement of the hospital inpatient <br />
         		<a id="pl.313.32"></a><var>313.32</var>payment system or methodologies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.11.0"></a><a id="pl.313.33"></a><var>313.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.314.1"></a><var>314.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Payments.</b> (a) Acute care hospital billings under the medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.2"></a><var>314.2</var>assistance program must not be submitted until the recipient is discharged. However, <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.3"></a><var>314.3</var>the commissioner shall establish monthly interim payments for inpatient hospitals that <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.4"></a><var>314.4</var>have individual patient lengths of stay over 30 days regardless of diagnostic category. <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.5"></a><var>314.5</var>Except as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>256.9693</statute_ref>, medical assistance reimbursement for treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.6"></a><var>314.6</var>of mental illness shall be reimbursed based on diagnostic classifications. Individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.7"></a><var>314.7</var>hospital payments established under this section and sections 
         <statute_ref>256.9685</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256.9686</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.314.8"></a><var>314.8</var>256.9695
         </statute_ref>, in addition to third-party and recipient liability, for discharges occurring during <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.9"></a><var>314.9</var>the rate year shall not exceed, in aggregate, the charges for the medical assistance covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.10"></a><var>314.10</var>inpatient services paid for the same period of time to the hospital. This payment limitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.11"></a><var>314.11</var>shall be calculated separately for medical assistance and general assistance medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.12"></a><var>314.12</var>care services. The limitation on general assistance medical care shall be effective for <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.13"></a><var>314.13</var>admissions occurring on or after July 1, 1991. Services that have rates established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.14"></a><var>314.14</var>subdivision 11 or 12, must be limited separately from other services. After consulting with <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.15"></a><var>314.15</var>the affected hospitals, the commissioner may consider related hospitals one entity and may <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.16"></a><var>314.16</var>merge the payment rates while maintaining separate provider numbers. The operating and <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.17"></a><var>314.17</var>property base rates per admission or per day shall be derived from the best Medicare and <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.18"></a><var>314.18</var>claims data available when rates are established. The commissioner shall determine the <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.19"></a><var>314.19</var>best Medicare and claims data, taking into consideration variables of recency of the data, <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.20"></a><var>314.20</var>audit disposition, settlement status, and the ability to set rates in a timely manner. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.21"></a><var>314.21</var>commissioner shall notify hospitals of payment rates by December 1 of the year preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.22"></a><var>314.22</var>the rate year 30 days prior to implementation. The rate setting data must reflect the <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.23"></a><var>314.23</var>admissions data used to establish relative values. Base year changes from 1981 to the base <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.24"></a><var>314.24</var>year established for the rate year beginning January 1, 1991, and for subsequent rate years, <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.25"></a><var>314.25</var>shall not be limited to the limits ending June 30, 1987, on the maximum rate of increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.26"></a><var>314.26</var>under subdivision 1. The commissioner may adjust base year cost, relative value, and case <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.27"></a><var>314.27</var>mix index data to exclude the costs of services that have been discontinued by the October <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.28"></a><var>314.28</var>1 of the year preceding the rate year or that are paid separately from inpatient services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.29"></a><var>314.29</var>Inpatient stays that encompass portions of two or more rate years shall have payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.30"></a><var>314.30</var>established based on payment rates in effect at the time of admission unless the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.31"></a><var>314.31</var>admission preceded the rate year in effect by six months or more. In this case, operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.32"></a><var>314.32</var>payment rates for services rendered during the rate year in effect and established based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.33"></a><var>314.33</var>the date of admission shall be adjusted to the rate year in effect by the hospital cost index.<br />
         		<a id="pl.314.34"></a><var>314.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2002, the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.35"></a><var>314.35</var>payment, before third-party liability and spenddown, made to hospitals for inpatient <br />
         		<a id="pl.314.36"></a><var>314.36</var>services is reduced by .5 percent from the current statutory rates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.315.1"></a><var>315.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) In addition to the reduction in paragraph (b), the total payment for fee-for-service <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.2"></a><var>315.2</var>admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2003, made to hospitals for inpatient services before <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.3"></a><var>315.3</var>third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced five percent from the current statutory <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.4"></a><var>315.4</var>rates. Mental health services within diagnosis related groups 424 to 432 or corresponding <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.5"></a><var>315.5</var>APR-DRGs, and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.315.6"></a><var>315.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) In addition to the reduction in paragraphs (b) and (c), the total payment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.7"></a><var>315.7</var>fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after August 1, 2005, made to hospitals for <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.8"></a><var>315.8</var>inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced 6.0 percent from <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.9"></a><var>315.9</var>the current statutory rates. Mental health services within diagnosis related groups 424 <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.10"></a><var>315.10</var>to 432 or corresponding APR-DRGs, and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.11"></a><var>315.11</var>excluded from this paragraph. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>256.9686, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.12"></a><var>315.12</var>purposes of this paragraph, medical assistance does not include general assistance medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.13"></a><var>315.13</var>care. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for services provided on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.14"></a><var>315.14</var>after January 1, 2006, to reflect this reduction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.315.15"></a><var>315.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the total payment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.16"></a><var>315.16</var>fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009, made <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.17"></a><var>315.17</var>to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.18"></a><var>315.18</var>3.46 percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services with diagnosis <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.19"></a><var>315.19</var>related groups 424 to 432 or corresponding APR-DRGs, and facilities defined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.20"></a><var>315.20</var>subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.21"></a><var>315.21</var>shall be reduced for services provided on or after January 1, 2009, through June 30, 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.22"></a><var>315.22</var>to reflect this reduction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.315.23"></a><var>315.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the total payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.24"></a><var>315.24</var>for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2011, <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.25"></a><var>315.25</var>made to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.26"></a><var>315.26</var>reduced 1.9 percent from the current statutory rates. Mental health services with diagnosis <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.27"></a><var>315.27</var>related groups 424 to 432 or corresponding APR-DRGs,  and facilities defined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.28"></a><var>315.28</var>subdivision 16 are excluded from this paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.29"></a><var>315.29</var>shall be reduced for services provided on or after July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2011, <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.30"></a><var>315.30</var>to reflect this reduction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.315.31"></a><var>315.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the total payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.32"></a><var>315.32</var>for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2011, made to hospitals for <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.33"></a><var>315.33</var>inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced 1.79 percent from <br />
         		<a id="pl.315.34"></a><var>315.34</var>the current statutory rates. Mental health services with diagnosis related groups 424 to 432<br />
         		<a id="pl.315.35"></a><var>315.35</var> or corresponding APR-DRGs,  and facilities defined under subdivision 16 are excluded <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.1"></a><var>316.1</var>from this paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.2"></a><var>316.2</var>provided on or after July 1, 2011, to reflect this reduction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.316.3"></a><var>316.3</var>(h) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (f), and (g), the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.4"></a><var>316.4</var>payment for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2009, made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.5"></a><var>316.5</var>hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.6"></a><var>316.6</var>one percent from the current statutory rates. Facilities defined under subdivision 16 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.7"></a><var>316.7</var>excluded from this paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.8"></a><var>316.8</var>services provided on or after October 1, 2009, to reflect this reduction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.316.9"></a><var>316.9</var>(i) In addition to the reductions in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (g), and (h), the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.10"></a><var>316.10</var>payment for fee-for-service admissions occurring on or after July 1, 2011, made to <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.11"></a><var>316.11</var>hospitals for inpatient services before third-party liability and spenddown, is reduced <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.12"></a><var>316.12</var>1.96 percent from the current statutory rates. Facilities defined under subdivision 16 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.13"></a><var>316.13</var>excluded from this paragraph. Payments made to managed care plans shall be reduced for <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.14"></a><var>316.14</var>services provided on or after January 1, 2011, to reflect this reduction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.316.15"></a><var>316.15</var>(j) Effective for discharges on and after November 1, 2014, from hospitals paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.16"></a><var>316.16</var>under subdivision 2b, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (4), the rate adjustments in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.17"></a><var>316.17</var>subdivision must be incorporated into the rebased rates established under subdivision 2b, <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.18"></a><var>316.18</var>paragraph (c), and must not be applied to each claim.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.12.0"></a><a id="pl.316.19"></a><var>316.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.316.20"></a><var>316.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3b. <b>Nonpayment for hospital-acquired conditions and for certain </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.316.21"></a><var>316.21</var><b>treatments.</b> (a) The commissioner must not make medical assistance payments to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.22"></a><var>316.22</var>hospital for any costs of care that result from a condition listed identified in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.23"></a><var>316.23</var>(c), if the condition was hospital acquired.<br />
         		<a id="pl.316.24"></a><var>316.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For purposes of this subdivision, a condition is hospital acquired if it is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.25"></a><var>316.25</var>identified by the hospital as present on admission. For purposes of this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.26"></a><var>316.26</var>medical assistance includes general assistance medical care and MinnesotaCare.<br />
         		<a id="pl.316.27"></a><var>316.27</var>(c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) applies to payment for each hospital-acquired <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.28"></a><var>316.28</var>condition listed in this paragraph that is identified in this paragraph that is represented <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.29"></a><var>316.29</var>by an ICD-9-CM  or ICD-10-CM diagnosis code and is designated as a complicating <br />
         		<a id="pl.316.30"></a><var>316.30</var>condition or a major complicating condition:<br />
         		<a id="pl.316.31"></a><var>316.31</var>(1) foreign object retained after surgery (ICD-9-CM codes 998.4 or 998.7);<br />
         		<a id="pl.316.32"></a><var>316.32</var>(2) air embolism (ICD-9-CM code 999.1);<br />
         		<a id="pl.316.33"></a><var>316.33</var>(3) blood incompatibility (ICD-9-CM code 999.6);<br />
         		<a id="pl.316.34"></a><var>316.34</var>(4) pressure ulcers stage III or IV (ICD-9-CM codes 707.23 or 707.24);<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.1"></a><var>317.1</var>(5) falls and trauma, including fracture, dislocation, intracranial injury, crushing <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.2"></a><var>317.2</var>injury, burn, and electric shock (ICD-9-CM codes with these ranges on the complicating <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.3"></a><var>317.3</var>condition and major complicating condition list: 800-829; 830-839; 850-854; 925-929; <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.4"></a><var>317.4</var>940-949; and 991-994);<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.5"></a><var>317.5</var>(6) catheter-associated urinary tract infection (ICD-9-CM code 996.64);<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.6"></a><var>317.6</var>(7) vascular catheter-associated infection (ICD-9-CM code 999.31);<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.7"></a><var>317.7</var>(8) manifestations of poor glycemic control (ICD-9-CM codes 249.10; 249.11; <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.8"></a><var>317.8</var>249.20; 249.21; 250.10; 250.11; 250.12; 250.13; 250.20; 250.21; 250.22; 250.23; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.9"></a><var>317.9</var>251.0);<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.10"></a><var>317.10</var>(9) surgical site infection (ICD-9-CM codes 996.67 or 998.59) following certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.11"></a><var>317.11</var>orthopedic procedures (procedure codes 81.01; 81.02; 81.03; 81.04; 81.05; 81.06; 81.07; <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.12"></a><var>317.12</var>81.08; 81.23; 81.24; 81.31; 81.32; 81.33; 81.34; 81.35; 81.36; 81.37; 81.38; 81.83; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.13"></a><var>317.13</var>81.85);<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.14"></a><var>317.14</var>(10) surgical site infection (ICD-9-CM code 998.59) following bariatric surgery <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.15"></a><var>317.15</var>(procedure codes 44.38; 44.39; or 44.95) for a principal diagnosis of morbid obesity <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.16"></a><var>317.16</var>(ICD-9-CM code 278.01);<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.17"></a><var>317.17</var>(11) surgical site infection, mediastinitis (ICD-9-CM code 519.2) following coronary <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.18"></a><var>317.18</var>artery bypass graft (procedure codes 36.10 to 36.19); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.19"></a><var>317.19</var>(12) deep vein thrombosis (ICD-9-CM codes 453.40 to 453.42) or pulmonary <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.20"></a><var>317.20</var>embolism (ICD-9-CM codes 415.11 or 415.19) following total knee replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.21"></a><var>317.21</var>(procedure code 81.54) or hip replacement (procedure codes 00.85 to 00.87 or 81.51 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.22"></a><var>317.22</var>81.52). The list of conditions shall be the hospital-acquired conditions (HAC) list defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.23"></a><var>317.23</var>by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on an annual basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.24"></a><var>317.24</var>(d) The prohibition in paragraph (a) applies to any additional payments that result <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.25"></a><var>317.25</var>from a hospital-acquired condition listed identified in paragraph (c), including, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.26"></a><var>317.26</var>limited to, additional treatment or procedures, readmission to the facility after discharge, <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.27"></a><var>317.27</var>increased length of stay, change to a higher diagnostic category, or transfer to another <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.28"></a><var>317.28</var>hospital. In the event of a transfer to another hospital, the hospital where the condition <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.29"></a><var>317.29</var>listed identified under paragraph (c) was acquired is responsible for any costs incurred at <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.30"></a><var>317.30</var>the hospital to which the patient is transferred.<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.31"></a><var>317.31</var>(e) A hospital shall not bill a recipient of services for any payment disallowed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.32"></a><var>317.32</var>this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.13.0"></a><a id="pl.317.33"></a><var>317.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.317.34"></a><var>317.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3c. <b>Rateable reduction and readmissions reduction.</b> (a) The total payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.317.35"></a><var>317.35</var>for fee for service admissions occurring on or after September 1, 2011, through June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.1"></a><var>318.1</var>2015 to October 31, 2014, made to hospitals for inpatient services before third-party <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.2"></a><var>318.2</var>liability and spenddown, is reduced ten percent from the current statutory rates. Facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.3"></a><var>318.3</var>defined under subdivision 16, long-term hospitals as determined under the Medicare <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.4"></a><var>318.4</var>program, children's hospitals whose inpatients are predominantly under 18 years of age, <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.5"></a><var>318.5</var>and payments under managed care are excluded from this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.318.6"></a><var>318.6</var>(b) Effective for admissions occurring during calendar year 2010 and each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.7"></a><var>318.7</var>after, the commissioner shall calculate a regional readmission rate for admissions to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.8"></a><var>318.8</var>hospitals occurring within 30 days of a previous discharge using data from the Reducing <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.9"></a><var>318.9</var>Avoidable Readmissions Effectively (RARE) campaign. The commissioner may adjust <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.10"></a><var>318.10</var>the readmission rate taking into account factors such as the medical relationship, <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.11"></a><var>318.11</var>complicating conditions, and sequencing of treatment between the initial admission and <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.12"></a><var>318.12</var>subsequent readmissions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.318.13"></a><var>318.13</var>(c) Effective for payments to all hospitals on or after July 1, 2013, through June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.14"></a><var>318.14</var>2015 October 31, 2014, the reduction in paragraph (a) is reduced one percentage point for <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.15"></a><var>318.15</var>every percentage point reduction in the overall readmissions rate between the two previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.16"></a><var>318.16</var>calendar years to a maximum of five percent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.318.17"></a><var>318.17</var>(d) The exclusion from the rate reduction in paragraph (a) shall apply to a hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.18"></a><var>318.18</var>located in Hennepin County with a licensed capacity of 1,700 beds as of September 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.19"></a><var>318.19</var>2011, for admissions of children under 18 years of age occurring on or after September 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.20"></a><var>318.20</var>2011, through August 31, 2013, but shall not apply to payments for admissions occurring <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.21"></a><var>318.21</var>on or after September 1, 2013, through October 31, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.318.22"></a><var>318.22</var>(e) Effective for discharges on or after November 1, 2014, from hospitals paid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.23"></a><var>318.23</var>subdivision 2b, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (4), the rate adjustments in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.24"></a><var>318.24</var>must be incorporated into the rebased rates established under subdivision 2b, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.25"></a><var>318.25</var>(c), and must not be applied to each claim.<br />
         		<a id="pl.318.26"></a><var>318.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (d) is effective retroactively from September 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.27"></a><var>318.27</var>2011, and applies to admissions on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.14.0"></a><a id="pl.318.28"></a><var>318.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.29"></a><var>318.29</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.318.30"></a><var>318.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4b. <b>Medical assistance cost reports for services.</b> (a) A hospital that meets <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.31"></a><var>318.31</var>one of the following criteria must annually submit to the commissioner medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.32"></a><var>318.32</var>cost reports within six months of the end of the hospital's fiscal year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.318.33"></a><var>318.33</var>(1) a hospital designated as a critical access hospital that receives medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.318.34"></a><var>318.34</var>payments; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.319.1"></a><var>319.1</var>(2) a Minnesota hospital or out-of-state hospital located within a Minnesota local <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.2"></a><var>319.2</var>trade area that receives a disproportionate population adjustment under subdivision 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.319.3"></a><var>319.3</var>For purposes of this subdivision, local trade area has the meaning given in <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.4"></a><var>319.4</var>subdivision 17.<br />
         		<a id="pl.319.5"></a><var>319.5</var>(b) The commissioner shall suspend payments to any hospital that fails to submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.6"></a><var>319.6</var>report required under this subdivision. Payments must remain suspended until the report <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.7"></a><var>319.7</var>has been filed with and accepted by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.15.0"></a><a id="pl.319.8"></a><var>319.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.319.9"></a><var>319.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>Special considerations.</b> In determining the payment rates, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.10"></a><var>319.10</var>commissioner shall consider whether the circumstances in subdivisions 7 8 to 14 exist.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.16.0"></a><a id="pl.319.11"></a><var>319.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.319.12"></a><var>319.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Unusual length of stay experience.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.13"></a><var>319.13</var>day outlier thresholds for each diagnostic category established under subdivision 2 at <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.14"></a><var>319.14</var>two standard deviations beyond the mean length of stay. Payment for the days beyond <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.15"></a><var>319.15</var>the outlier threshold shall be in addition to the operating and property payment rates per <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.16"></a><var>319.16</var>admission established under subdivisions 2, and 2b, and 2c. Payment for outliers shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.17"></a><var>319.17</var>be at 70 percent of the allowable operating cost, after adjustment by the case mix index, <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.18"></a><var>319.18</var>hospital cost index, relative values and the disproportionate population adjustment. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.19"></a><var>319.19</var>outlier threshold for neonatal and burn diagnostic categories shall be established at one <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.20"></a><var>319.20</var>standard deviation beyond the mean length of stay, and payment shall be at 90 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.21"></a><var>319.21</var>of allowable operating cost calculated in the same manner as other outliers. A hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.22"></a><var>319.22</var>may choose an alternative to the 70 percent outlier payment that is at a minimum of 60 <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.23"></a><var>319.23</var>percent and a maximum of 80 percent if the commissioner is notified in writing of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.24"></a><var>319.24</var>request by October 1 of the year preceding the rate year. The chosen percentage applies <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.25"></a><var>319.25</var>to all diagnostic categories except burns and neonates. The percentage of allowable cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.26"></a><var>319.26</var>that is unrecognized by the outlier payment shall be added back to the base year operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.27"></a><var>319.27</var>payment rate per admission.<br />
         		<a id="pl.319.28"></a><var>319.28</var>(b) Effective for transfers occurring on and after November 1, 2014, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.29"></a><var>319.29</var>shall establish payment rates for acute transfers that are based on Medicare methodologies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.17.0"></a><a id="pl.319.30"></a><var>319.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.319.31"></a><var>319.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8a. <b>Short length of stay</b><b> Neonatal admissions</b><b>.</b> Except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.32"></a><var>319.32</var>subdivision 13, for admissions occurring on or after July 1, 1995, payment shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.319.33"></a><var>319.33</var>determined as follows and shall be included in the base year for rate setting purposes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.320.1"></a><var>320.1</var>(1) for an admission that is categorized to a neonatal diagnostic related group <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.2"></a><var>320.2</var>in which the length of stay is less than 50 percent of the average length of stay for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.3"></a><var>320.3</var>category in the base year and the patient at admission is equal to or greater than the age of <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.4"></a><var>320.4</var>one, payments shall be established according to the methods of subdivision 14;<br />
         		<a id="pl.320.5"></a><var>320.5</var>(2) For an admission that is categorized to a diagnostic category that includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.6"></a><var>320.6</var>neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, the hospital must have a level II or level III <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.7"></a><var>320.7</var>nursery and the patient must receive treatment in that unit or payment will be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.8"></a><var>320.8</var>without regard to the syndrome condition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.320.9"></a><var>320.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective November 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.18.0"></a><a id="pl.320.10"></a><var>320.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.11"></a><var>320.11</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.320.12"></a><var>320.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8c. <b>Hospital residents.</b> For discharges occurring on or after November 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.13"></a><var>320.13</var>2014, payments for hospital residents shall be made as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.320.14"></a><var>320.14</var>(1) payments for the first 180 days of inpatient care shall be the APR-DRG system <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.15"></a><var>320.15</var>plus any outliers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.320.16"></a><var>320.16</var>(2) payment for all medically necessary patient care subsequent to the first 180 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.17"></a><var>320.17</var>shall be reimbursed at a rate computed by multiplying the statewide average cost-to-charge <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.18"></a><var>320.18</var>ratio by the usual and customary charges.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.19.0"></a><a id="pl.320.19"></a><var>320.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.320.20"></a><var>320.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Disproportionate numbers of low-income patients served.</b> (a) For <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.21"></a><var>320.21</var>admissions occurring on or after October 1, 1992, through December 31, 1992, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.22"></a><var>320.22</var>medical assistance disproportionate population adjustment shall comply with federal law <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.23"></a><var>320.23</var>and shall be paid to a hospital, excluding regional treatment centers and facilities of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.24"></a><var>320.24</var>federal Indian Health Service, with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate in excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.25"></a><var>320.25</var>of the arithmetic mean. The adjustment must be determined as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.320.26"></a><var>320.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for a hospital with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate above the <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.27"></a><var>320.27</var>arithmetic mean for all hospitals excluding regional treatment centers and facilities of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.28"></a><var>320.28</var>federal Indian Health Service but less than or equal to one standard deviation above the <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.29"></a><var>320.29</var>mean, the adjustment must be determined by multiplying the total of the operating and <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.30"></a><var>320.30</var>property payment rates by the difference between the hospital's actual medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.31"></a><var>320.31</var>inpatient utilization rate and the arithmetic mean for all hospitals excluding regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.32"></a><var>320.32</var>treatment centers and facilities of the federal Indian Health Service; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.320.33"></a><var>320.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for a hospital with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate above one <br />
         		<a id="pl.320.34"></a><var>320.34</var>standard deviation above the mean, the adjustment must be determined by multiplying <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.1"></a><var>321.1</var>the adjustment that would be determined under clause (1) for that hospital by 1.1. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.2"></a><var>321.2</var>federal matching funds are not available for all adjustments under this subdivision, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.3"></a><var>321.3</var>commissioner shall reduce payments on a pro rata basis so that all adjustments qualify for <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.4"></a><var>321.4</var>federal match. The commissioner may establish a separate disproportionate population <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.5"></a><var>321.5</var>operating payment rate adjustment under the general assistance medical care program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.6"></a><var>321.6</var>For purposes of this subdivision medical assistance does not include general assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.7"></a><var>321.7</var>medical care. The commissioner shall report annually on the number of hospitals likely to <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.8"></a><var>321.8</var>receive the adjustment authorized by this paragraph. The commissioner shall specifically <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.9"></a><var>321.9</var>report on the adjustments received by public hospitals and public hospital corporations <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.10"></a><var>321.10</var>located in cities of the first class.<br />
         		<a id="pl.321.11"></a><var>321.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For admissions occurring on or after July 1, 1993, the medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.12"></a><var>321.12</var>disproportionate population adjustment shall comply with federal law and shall be paid to <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.13"></a><var>321.13</var>a hospital, excluding regional treatment centers and facilities of the federal Indian Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.14"></a><var>321.14</var>Service, with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate in excess of the arithmetic <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.15"></a><var>321.15</var>mean. The adjustment must be determined as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.321.16"></a><var>321.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for a hospital with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate above the <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.17"></a><var>321.17</var>arithmetic mean for all hospitals excluding regional treatment centers and facilities of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.18"></a><var>321.18</var>federal Indian Health Service but less than or equal to one standard deviation above the <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.19"></a><var>321.19</var>mean, the adjustment must be determined by multiplying the total of the operating and <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.20"></a><var>321.20</var>property payment rates by the difference between the hospital's actual medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.21"></a><var>321.21</var>inpatient utilization rate and the arithmetic mean for all hospitals excluding regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.22"></a><var>321.22</var>treatment centers and facilities of the federal Indian Health Service; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.321.23"></a><var>321.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for a hospital with a medical assistance inpatient utilization rate above one <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.24"></a><var>321.24</var>standard deviation above the mean, the adjustment must be determined by multiplying <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.25"></a><var>321.25</var>the adjustment that would be determined under clause (1) for that hospital by 1.1. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.26"></a><var>321.26</var>commissioner may establish a separate disproportionate population operating payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.27"></a><var>321.27</var>rate adjustment under the general assistance medical care program. For purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.28"></a><var>321.28</var>this subdivision, medical assistance does not include general assistance medical care<br />
         		<a id="pl.321.29"></a><var>321.29</var> for critical access hospitals. The commissioner shall report annually on the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.30"></a><var>321.30</var>hospitals likely to receive the adjustment authorized by this paragraph. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.31"></a><var>321.31</var>shall specifically report on the adjustments received by public hospitals and public hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.32"></a><var>321.32</var>corporations located in cities of the first class;.<br />
         		<a id="pl.321.33"></a><var>321.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) for a hospital that had medical assistance fee-for-service payment volume during <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.34"></a><var>321.34</var>calendar year 1991 in excess of 13 percent of total medical assistance fee-for-service <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.35"></a><var>321.35</var>payment volume, a medical assistance disproportionate population adjustment shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.321.36"></a><var>321.36</var>paid in addition to any other disproportionate payment due under this subdivision as <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.1"></a><var>322.1</var>follows: $1,515,000 due on the 15th of each month after noon, beginning July 15, 1995. <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.2"></a><var>322.2</var>For a hospital that had medical assistance fee-for-service payment volume during calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.3"></a><var>322.3</var>year 1991 in excess of eight percent of total medical assistance fee-for-service payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.4"></a><var>322.4</var>volume and was the primary hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.5"></a><var>322.5</var>medical assistance disproportionate population adjustment shall be paid in addition to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.6"></a><var>322.6</var>other disproportionate payment due under this subdivision as follows: $505,000 due on <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.7"></a><var>322.7</var>the 15th of each month after noon, beginning July 15, 1995; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.8"></a><var>322.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) effective August 1, 2005, the payments in paragraph (b), clause (3), shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.9"></a><var>322.9</var>reduced to zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.10"></a><var>322.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner shall adjust rates paid to a health maintenance organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.11"></a><var>322.11</var>under contract with the commissioner to reflect rate increases provided in paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.12"></a><var>322.12</var>clauses (1) and (2), on a nondiscounted hospital-specific basis but shall not adjust those <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.13"></a><var>322.13</var>rates to reflect payments provided in clause (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.14"></a><var>322.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) If federal matching funds are not available for all adjustments under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.15"></a><var>322.15</var>(b), the commissioner shall reduce payments under paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2), on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.16"></a><var>322.16</var>pro rata basis so that all adjustments under paragraph (b) qualify for federal match.<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.17"></a><var>322.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For purposes of this subdivision, medical assistance does not include general <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.18"></a><var>322.18</var>assistance medical care.<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.19"></a><var>322.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) For hospital services occurring on or after July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2007:<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.20"></a><var>322.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) general assistance medical care expenditures for fee-for-service inpatient and <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.21"></a><var>322.21</var>outpatient hospital payments made by the department shall be considered Medicaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.22"></a><var>322.22</var>disproportionate share hospital payments, except as limited below:<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.23"></a><var>322.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i) only the portion of Minnesota's disproportionate share hospital allotment under <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.24"></a><var>322.24</var>section 1923(f) of the Social Security Act that is not spent on the disproportionate <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.25"></a><var>322.25</var>population adjustments in paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2), may be used for general <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.26"></a><var>322.26</var>assistance medical care expenditures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.27"></a><var>322.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii) only those general assistance medical care expenditures made to hospitals that <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.28"></a><var>322.28</var>qualify for disproportionate share payments under section 1923 of the Social Security Act <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.29"></a><var>322.29</var>and the Medicaid state plan may be considered disproportionate share hospital payments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.30"></a><var>322.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iii) only those general assistance medical care expenditures made to an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.31"></a><var>322.31</var>hospital that would not cause the hospital to exceed its individual hospital limits under <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.32"></a><var>322.32</var>section 1923 of the Social Security Act may be considered; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.33"></a><var>322.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iv) general assistance medical care expenditures may be considered only to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.34"></a><var>322.34</var>extent of Minnesota's aggregate allotment under section 1923 of the Social Security Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.322.35"></a><var>322.35</var>All hospitals and prepaid health plans participating in general assistance medical care <br />
         		<a id="pl.322.36"></a><var>322.36</var>must provide any necessary expenditure, cost, and revenue information required by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.1"></a><var>323.1</var>commissioner as necessary for purposes of obtaining federal Medicaid matching funds for <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.2"></a><var>323.2</var>general assistance medical care expenditures; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.323.3"></a><var>323.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (c) Certified public expenditures made by Hennepin County Medical Center shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.4"></a><var>323.4</var>be considered Medicaid disproportionate share hospital payments. Hennepin County <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.5"></a><var>323.5</var>and Hennepin County Medical Center shall report by June 15, 2007, on payments made <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.6"></a><var>323.6</var>beginning July 1, 2005, or another date specified by the commissioner, that may qualify <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.7"></a><var>323.7</var>for reimbursement under federal law. Based on these reports, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.8"></a><var>323.8</var>apply for federal matching funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.323.9"></a><var>323.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) (d) Upon federal approval of the related state plan amendment, paragraph (f) (c)<br />
         		<a id="pl.323.10"></a><var>323.10</var> is effective retroactively from July 1, 2005, or the earliest effective date approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.11"></a><var>323.11</var>Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.20.0"></a><a id="pl.323.12"></a><var>323.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.323.13"></a><var>323.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Separate billing by certified registered nurse anesthetists.</b> Hospitals <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.14"></a><var>323.14</var>may must exclude certified registered nurse anesthetist costs from the operating payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.15"></a><var>323.15</var>rate as allowed by section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 11</statute_ref>. To be eligible, a hospital must <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.16"></a><var>323.16</var>notify the commissioner in writing by October 1 of even-numbered years to exclude <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.17"></a><var>323.17</var>certified registered nurse anesthetist costs. The hospital must agree that all hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.18"></a><var>323.18</var>claims for the cost and charges of certified registered nurse anesthetist services will not <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.19"></a><var>323.19</var>be included as part of the rates for inpatient services provided during the rate year. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.20"></a><var>323.20</var>this case, the operating payment rate shall be adjusted to exclude the cost of certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.21"></a><var>323.21</var>registered nurse anesthetist services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.323.22"></a><var>323.22</var>For admissions occurring on or after July 1, 1991, and until the expiration date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.23"></a><var>323.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256.9695, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, services of certified registered nurse anesthetists provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.24"></a><var>323.24</var>on an inpatient basis may be paid as allowed by section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, when <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.25"></a><var>323.25</var>the hospital's base year did not include the cost of these services. To be eligible, a hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.26"></a><var>323.26</var>must notify the commissioner in writing by July 1, 1991, of the request and must comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.27"></a><var>323.27</var>with all other requirements of this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.21.0"></a><a id="pl.323.28"></a><var>323.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.323.29"></a><var>323.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Rehabilitation </b><b>hospitals and </b><b>distinct parts.</b> (a) Units of hospitals that <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.30"></a><var>323.30</var>are recognized as rehabilitation distinct parts by the Medicare program shall have separate <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.31"></a><var>323.31</var>provider numbers under the medical assistance program for rate establishment and billing <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.32"></a><var>323.32</var>purposes only. These units shall also have operating and property payment rates and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.33"></a><var>323.33</var>disproportionate population adjustment, if allowed by federal law, established separately <br />
         		<a id="pl.323.34"></a><var>323.34</var>from other inpatient hospital services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.1"></a><var>324.1</var>(b) The commissioner may shall establish separate relative values under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.2"></a><var>324.2</var>2 for rehabilitation hospitals and distinct parts as defined by the Medicare program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.3"></a><var>324.3</var>Effective for discharges occurring on and after November 1, 2014, the commissioner, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.4"></a><var>324.4</var>the extent possible, shall replicate the existing payment rate methodology under the new <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.5"></a><var>324.5</var>diagnostic classification system. The result must be budget neutral, ensuring that the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.6"></a><var>324.6</var>aggregate payments under the new system are equal to the total aggregate payments made <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.7"></a><var>324.7</var>for the same number and types of services in the base year, calendar year 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.324.8"></a><var>324.8</var>(c) For individual hospitals that did not have separate medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.9"></a><var>324.9</var>rehabilitation provider numbers or rehabilitation distinct parts in the base year, hospitals <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.10"></a><var>324.10</var>shall provide the information needed to separate rehabilitation distinct part cost and claims <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.11"></a><var>324.11</var>data from other inpatient service data.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.22.0"></a><a id="pl.324.12"></a><var>324.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.324.13"></a><var>324.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Transfers.</b> Except as provided in subdivisions 11 and 13, (a) Operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.14"></a><var>324.14</var>and property payment rates for admissions that result in transfers and transfers shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.15"></a><var>324.15</var>established on a per day payment system. The per day payment rate shall be the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.16"></a><var>324.16</var>the adjusted operating and property payment rates determined under this subdivision and <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.17"></a><var>324.17</var>subdivisions 2, 2b, 2c, 3a, 4a, 5a, and 7 8 to 12, divided by the arithmetic mean length <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.18"></a><var>324.18</var>of stay for the diagnostic category. Each admission that results in a transfer and each <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.19"></a><var>324.19</var>transfer is considered a separate admission to each hospital, and the total of the admission <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.20"></a><var>324.20</var>and transfer payments to each hospital must not exceed the total per admission payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.21"></a><var>324.21</var>that would otherwise be made to each hospital under this subdivision and subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.22"></a><var>324.22</var>2, 2b, 2c, 3a, 4a, 5a, and 7 to 13 8 to 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.324.23"></a><var>324.23</var>(b) Effective for transfers occurring on and after November 1, 2014, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.24"></a><var>324.24</var>shall establish payment rates for acute transfers that are based on Medicare methodologies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.23.0"></a><a id="pl.324.25"></a><var>324.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 17, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.324.26"></a><var>324.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Out-of-state hospitals in local trade areas.</b> Out-of-state hospitals that <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.27"></a><var>324.27</var>are located within a Minnesota local trade area and that have more than 20 admissions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.28"></a><var>324.28</var>the base year or years shall have rates established using the same procedures and methods <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.29"></a><var>324.29</var>that apply to Minnesota hospitals. For this subdivision and subdivision 18, local trade area <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.30"></a><var>324.30</var>means a county contiguous to Minnesota and located in a metropolitan statistical area as <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.31"></a><var>324.31</var>determined by Medicare for October 1 prior to the most current rebased rate year. Hospitals <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.32"></a><var>324.32</var>that are not required by law to file information in a format necessary to establish rates shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.33"></a><var>324.33</var>have rates established based on the commissioner's estimates of the information. Relative <br />
         		<a id="pl.324.34"></a><var>324.34</var>values of the diagnostic categories shall not be redetermined under this subdivision until <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.1"></a><var>325.1</var>required by rule statute. Hospitals affected by this subdivision shall then be included in <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.2"></a><var>325.2</var>determining relative values. However, hospitals that have rates established based upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.3"></a><var>325.3</var>the commissioner's estimates of information shall not be included in determining relative <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.4"></a><var>325.4</var>values. This subdivision is effective for hospital fiscal years beginning on or after July <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.5"></a><var>325.5</var>1, 1988. A hospital shall provide the information necessary to establish rates under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.6"></a><var>325.6</var>subdivision at least 90 days before the start of the hospital's fiscal year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.24.0"></a><a id="pl.325.7"></a><var>325.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 18, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.325.8"></a><var>325.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>Out-of-state hospitals outside local trade areas.</b> Hospitals that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.9"></a><var>325.9</var>not located within Minnesota or a Minnesota local trade area shall have operating and <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.10"></a><var>325.10</var>property inpatient hospital rates established at the average of statewide and local trade area <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.11"></a><var>325.11</var>rates or, at the commissioner's discretion, at an amount negotiated by the commissioner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.12"></a><var>325.12</var>Relative values shall not include data from hospitals that have rates established under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.13"></a><var>325.13</var>subdivision. Payments, including third-party and recipient liability, established under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.14"></a><var>325.14</var>subdivision may not exceed the charges on a claim specific basis for inpatient services that <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.15"></a><var>325.15</var>are covered by medical assistance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.25.0"></a><a id="pl.325.16"></a><var>325.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 25, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.325.17"></a><var>325.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 25. <b>Long-term hospital rates.</b> (a) Long-term hospitals shall be paid on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.18"></a><var>325.18</var>per diem basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.325.19"></a><var>325.19</var>(b) For admissions occurring on or after April 1, 1995, a long-term hospital as <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.20"></a><var>325.20</var>designated by Medicare that does not have admissions in the base year shall have <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.21"></a><var>325.21</var>inpatient rates established at the average of other hospitals with the same designation. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.22"></a><var>325.22</var>subsequent rate-setting periods in which base years are updated, the hospital's base year <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.23"></a><var>325.23</var>shall be the first Medicare cost report filed with the long-term hospital designation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.24"></a><var>325.24</var>shall remain in effect until it falls within the same period as other hospitals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.26.0"></a><a id="pl.325.25"></a><var>325.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.969, subdivision 30, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.325.26"></a><var>325.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 30. <b>Payment rates for births.</b> (a) For admissions occurring on or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.27"></a><var>325.27</var>October 1, 2009 November 1, 2014, the total operating and property payment rate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.28"></a><var>325.28</var>excluding disproportionate population adjustment, for the following diagnosis-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.29"></a><var>325.29</var>groups, as they fall within the diagnostic APR-DRG categories: (1) 371 cesarean section <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.30"></a><var>325.30</var>without complicating diagnosis 5601, 5602, 5603, 5604 vaginal delivery; and (2) 372 <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.31"></a><var>325.31</var>vaginal delivery with complicating diagnosis; and (3) 373 vaginal delivery without <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.32"></a><var>325.32</var>complicating diagnosis 5401, 5402, 5403, 5404 cesarean section, shall be no greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.325.33"></a><var>325.33</var>than $3,528.<br />
         		<a id="pl.326.1"></a><var>326.1</var>(b) The rates described in this subdivision do not include newborn care.<br />
         		<a id="pl.326.2"></a><var>326.2</var>(c) Payments to managed care and county-based purchasing plans under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.326.3"></a><var>326.3</var>256B.69
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.692</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>256L.12</statute_ref> shall be reduced for services provided on or after October <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.4"></a><var>326.4</var>1, 2009, to reflect the adjustments in paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.326.5"></a><var>326.5</var>(d) Prior authorization shall not be required before reimbursement is paid for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.6"></a><var>326.6</var>cesarean section delivery.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.27.0"></a><a id="pl.326.7"></a><var>326.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.04, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.8"></a><var>326.8</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.326.9"></a><var>326.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 24. <b>Medicaid waiver requests and state plan amendments.</b> Prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.10"></a><var>326.10</var>submitting any Medicaid waiver request or Medicaid state plan amendment to the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.11"></a><var>326.11</var>government for approval, the commissioner shall publish the text of the waiver request or <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.12"></a><var>326.12</var>state plan amendment, and a summary of and explanation of the need for the request, on <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.13"></a><var>326.13</var>the agency's Web site and provide a 30-day public comment period. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.14"></a><var>326.14</var>shall notify the public of the availability of this information through the agency's electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.15"></a><var>326.15</var>subscription service. The commissioner shall consider public comments when preparing <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.16"></a><var>326.16</var>the final waiver request or state plan amendment that is to be submitted to the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.17"></a><var>326.17</var>government for approval. The commissioner shall also publish on the agency's Web site <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.18"></a><var>326.18</var>notice of any federal decision related to the state request for approval, within 30 days of <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.19"></a><var>326.19</var>the decision. This notice must describe any modifications to the state request that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.20"></a><var>326.20</var>been agreed to by the commissioner as a condition of receiving federal approval.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.28.0"></a><a id="pl.326.21"></a><var>326.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.22"></a><var>326.22</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.326.23"></a><var>326.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Transportation costs.</b> (a) "Nonemergency medical transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.24"></a><var>326.24</var>service" means motor vehicle transportation provided by a public or private person <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.25"></a><var>326.25</var>that serves Minnesota health care program beneficiaries who do not require emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.26"></a><var>326.26</var>ambulance service, as defined in section 144E.001, subdivision 3, to obtain covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.27"></a><var>326.27</var>medical services. Nonemergency medical transportation service includes, but is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.28"></a><var>326.28</var>limited to, special transportation service, defined in section 174.29, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.326.29"></a><var>326.29</var>(a) (b) Medical assistance covers medical transportation costs incurred solely for <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.30"></a><var>326.30</var>obtaining emergency medical care or transportation costs incurred by eligible persons in <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.31"></a><var>326.31</var>obtaining emergency or nonemergency medical care when paid directly to an ambulance <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.32"></a><var>326.32</var>company, common carrier, or other recognized providers of transportation services. <br />
         		<a id="pl.326.33"></a><var>326.33</var>Medical transportation must be provided by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.1"></a><var>327.1</var>(1) an ambulance nonemergency medical transportation providers who meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.2"></a><var>327.2</var>requirements of this subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.3"></a><var>327.3</var>(2) ambulances, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144E.001, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.4"></a><var>327.4</var>(2) special transportation; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.5"></a><var>327.5</var>(3) common carrier including, but not limited to, bus, taxicab, other commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.6"></a><var>327.6</var>carrier, or private automobile taxicabs and public transit, as defined in section 174.22, <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.7"></a><var>327.7</var>subdivision 7; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.8"></a><var>327.8</var>(4) not-for-hire vehicles, including volunteer drivers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.9"></a><var>327.9</var>(b) (c) Medical assistance covers special transportation, as defined in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.10"></a><var>327.10</var>Rules, part 9505.0315, subpart 1, item F, if the recipient has a physical or mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.11"></a><var>327.11</var>impairment that would prohibit the recipient from safely accessing and using a bus, <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.12"></a><var>327.12</var>taxi, other commercial transportation, or private automobile. nonemergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.13"></a><var>327.13</var>transportation provided by nonemergency medical transportation providers enrolled in <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.14"></a><var>327.14</var>the Minnesota health care programs.  All nonemergency medical transportation providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.15"></a><var>327.15</var>must comply with the operating standards for special transportation service as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.16"></a><var>327.16</var>sections 174.29 to 174.30 and Minnesota Rules, chapter 8840, and in consultation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.17"></a><var>327.17</var>the Minnesota Department of Transportation. All nonemergency medical transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.18"></a><var>327.18</var>providers shall bill for nonemergency medical transportation services in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.19"></a><var>327.19</var>Minnesota health care programs criteria.  Publicly operated transit systems, volunteers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.20"></a><var>327.20</var>and not-for-hire vehicles are exempt from the requirements outlined in this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.21"></a><var>327.21</var>(d) The administrative agency of nonemergency medical transportation must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.22"></a><var>327.22</var>(1) adhere to the policies defined by the commissioner in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.23"></a><var>327.23</var>Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.24"></a><var>327.24</var>(2) pay nonemergency medical transportation providers for services provided to <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.25"></a><var>327.25</var>Minnesota health care programs beneficiaries to obtain covered medical services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.26"></a><var>327.26</var>(3) provide data monthly to the commissioner on appeals, complaints, no-shows, <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.27"></a><var>327.27</var>canceled trips, and number of trips by mode; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.28"></a><var>327.28</var>(4) by July 1, 2016, in accordance with subdivision 18e, utilize a Web-based single <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.29"></a><var>327.29</var>administrative structure assessment tool that meets the technical requirements established <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.30"></a><var>327.30</var>by the commissioner, reconciles trip information with claims being submitted by <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.31"></a><var>327.31</var>providers, and ensures prompt payment for nonemergency medical transportation services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.327.32"></a><var>327.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Until the commissioner implements the single administrative structure and <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.33"></a><var>327.33</var>delivery system under subdivision 18e, clients shall obtain their level-of-service certificate <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.34"></a><var>327.34</var>from the commissioner or an entity approved by the commissioner that does not dispatch <br />
         		<a id="pl.327.35"></a><var>327.35</var>rides for clients using modes under paragraph (h), clauses (4), (5), (6), and (7).<br />
         		<a id="pl.328.1"></a><var>328.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The commissioner may use an order by the recipient's attending physician<br />
         		<a id="pl.328.2"></a><var>328.2</var> or a medical or mental health professional to certify that the recipient requires <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.3"></a><var>328.3</var>special transportation services nonemergency medical transportation services. Special<br />
         		<a id="pl.328.4"></a><var>328.4</var> Nonemergency medical transportation providers shall perform driver-assisted services for <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.5"></a><var>328.5</var>eligible individuals, when appropriate. Driver-assisted service includes passenger pickup <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.6"></a><var>328.6</var>at and return to the individual's residence or place of business, assistance with admittance <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.7"></a><var>328.7</var>of the individual to the medical facility, and assistance in passenger securement or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.8"></a><var>328.8</var>securing of wheelchairs or stretchers in the vehicle. Special Nonemergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.9"></a><var>328.9</var>transportation providers must obtain written documentation from the health care service <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.10"></a><var>328.10</var>provider who is serving the recipient being transported, identifying the time that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.11"></a><var>328.11</var>recipient arrived. Special have trip logs, which include pickup and drop-off times, signed <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.12"></a><var>328.12</var>by the medical provider or client attesting mileage traveled to obtain covered medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.13"></a><var>328.13</var>services, whichever is deemed most appropriate. Nonemergency medical transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.14"></a><var>328.14</var>providers may not bill for separate base rates for the continuation of a trip beyond the <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.15"></a><var>328.15</var>original destination. Special Nonemergency medical transportation providers must take <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.16"></a><var>328.16</var>recipients clients to the health care provider, using the most direct route, and must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.17"></a><var>328.17</var>exceed 30 miles for a trip to a primary care provider or 60 miles for a trip to a specialty <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.18"></a><var>328.18</var>care provider, unless the recipient client receives authorization from the local agency. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.19"></a><var>328.19</var>minimum medical assistance reimbursement rates for special transportation services are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.328.20"></a><var>328.20</var>(1)(i) $17 for the base rate and $1.35 per mile for special transportation services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.21"></a><var>328.21</var>eligible persons who need a wheelchair-accessible van;<br />
         		<a id="pl.328.22"></a><var>328.22</var>(ii) $11.50 for the base rate and $1.30 per mile for special transportation services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.23"></a><var>328.23</var>eligible persons who do not need a wheelchair-accessible van; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.328.24"></a><var>328.24</var>(iii) $60 for the base rate and $2.40 per mile, and an attendant rate of $9 per trip, <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.25"></a><var>328.25</var>for special transportation services to eligible persons who need a stretcher-accessible <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.26"></a><var>328.26</var>vehicle; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.328.27"></a><var>328.27</var>(2) clients requesting client mileage reimbursement must sign the trip log attesting <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.28"></a><var>328.28</var>mileage traveled to obtain covered medical services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.328.29"></a><var>328.29</var>(g) The covered modes of nonemergency medical transportation include <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.30"></a><var>328.30</var>transportation provided directly by clients or family members of clients with their own <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.31"></a><var>328.31</var>transportation, volunteers using their own vehicles, taxicabs, and public transit, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.32"></a><var>328.32</var>provided to a client who needs a stretcher-accessible vehicle, a lift/ramp equipped vehicle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.33"></a><var>328.33</var>or a vehicle that is not stretcher-accessible or lift/ramp equipped designed to transport ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.34"></a><var>328.34</var>or fewer persons. Upon implementation of a new rate structure, a new covered mode of <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.35"></a><var>328.35</var>nonemergency medical transportation shall include transportation provided to a client who <br />
         		<a id="pl.328.36"></a><var>328.36</var>needs a protected vehicle that is not an ambulance or police car and has safety locks, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.1"></a><var>329.1</var>video recorder, and a transparent thermoplastic partition between the passenger and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.2"></a><var>329.2</var>vehicle driver.<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.3"></a><var>329.3</var>(h) The administrative agency shall use the level of service process established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.4"></a><var>329.4</var>commissioner in consultation with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.5"></a><var>329.5</var>Committee to determine the client's most appropriate mode of transportation.  If public <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.6"></a><var>329.6</var>transit or a certified transportation provider is not available to provide the appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.7"></a><var>329.7</var>service mode for the client, the client may receive a onetime service upgrade. The new <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.8"></a><var>329.8</var>modes of transportation, which may not be implemented without a new rate structure, are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.9"></a><var>329.9</var>(1) client reimbursement, which includes client mileage reimbursement provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.10"></a><var>329.10</var>to clients who have their own transportation or family who provides transportation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.11"></a><var>329.11</var>the client;<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.12"></a><var>329.12</var>(2) volunteer transport, which includes transportation by volunteers using their <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.13"></a><var>329.13</var>own vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.14"></a><var>329.14</var>(3) unassisted transport, which includes transportation provided to a client by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.15"></a><var>329.15</var>taxicab or public transit. If a taxicab or publicly operated transit system is not available, <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.16"></a><var>329.16</var>the client can receive transportation from another nonemergency medical transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.17"></a><var>329.17</var>provider;<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.18"></a><var>329.18</var>(4) assisted transport, which includes transport provided to clients who require <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.19"></a><var>329.19</var>assistance by a nonemergency medical transportation provider;<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.20"></a><var>329.20</var>(5) lift-equipped/ramp transport, which includes transport provided to a client who <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.21"></a><var>329.21</var>is dependent on a device and requires a nonemergency medical transportation provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.22"></a><var>329.22</var>with a vehicle containing a lift or ramp;<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.23"></a><var>329.23</var>(6) protected transport, which includes transport to a client who has received a <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.24"></a><var>329.24</var>prescreening that has deemed other forms of transportation inappropriate and who requires <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.25"></a><var>329.25</var>a provider certified as a protected transport provider; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.26"></a><var>329.26</var>(7) stretcher transport, which includes transport for a client in a prone or supine <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.27"></a><var>329.27</var>position and requires a nonemergency medical transportation provider with a vehicle that <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.28"></a><var>329.28</var>can transport a client in a prone or supine position.<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.29"></a><var>329.29</var>(i) In accordance with subdivision 18e, by July 1, 2016, the local agency shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.30"></a><var>329.30</var>the single administrative agency and shall administer and reimburse for modes defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.31"></a><var>329.31</var>paragraph (h) according to a new rate structure, once this is adopted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.32"></a><var>329.32</var>(j) The commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.33"></a><var>329.33</var>(1) in consultation with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.34"></a><var>329.34</var>Committee, verify that the mode and use of nonemergency medical transportation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.329.35"></a><var>329.35</var>appropriate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.329.36"></a><var>329.36</var>(2) verify that the client is going to an approved medical appointment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.330.1"></a><var>330.1</var>(3) investigate all complaints and appeals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.330.2"></a><var>330.2</var>(k) The administrative agency shall pay for the services provided in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.3"></a><var>330.3</var>and seek reimbursement from the commissioner, if appropriate. As vendors of medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.4"></a><var>330.4</var>care, local agencies are subject to the provisions in section 256B.041, the sanctions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.5"></a><var>330.5</var>monetary recovery actions in section 256B.064, and Minnesota Rules parts 9505.2160 <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.6"></a><var>330.6</var>to 9505.2245.<br />
         		<a id="pl.330.7"></a><var>330.7</var>(l) The base rates for special transportation services in areas defined under RUCA <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.8"></a><var>330.8</var>to be super rural shall be equal to the reimbursement rate established in paragraph (f), <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.9"></a><var>330.9</var>clause (1),  plus 11.3 percent;,  and<br />
         		<a id="pl.330.10"></a><var>330.10</var>(3) for special transportation services in areas defined under RUCA to be rural <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.11"></a><var>330.11</var>or super rural areas:<br />
         		<a id="pl.330.12"></a><var>330.12</var>(i) for a trip equal to 17 miles or less, mileage reimbursement shall be equal to 125 <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.13"></a><var>330.13</var>percent of the respective mileage rate in paragraph (f), clause (1); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.330.14"></a><var>330.14</var>(ii) for a trip between 18 and 50 miles, mileage reimbursement shall be equal to <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.15"></a><var>330.15</var>112.5 percent of the respective mileage rate in paragraph (f), clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.330.16"></a><var>330.16</var>(c) (m) For purposes of reimbursement rates for special transportation services under <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.17"></a><var>330.17</var>paragraph (b), the zip code of the recipient's place of residence shall determine whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.18"></a><var>330.18</var>the urban, rural, or super rural reimbursement rate applies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.330.19"></a><var>330.19</var>(d) (n) For purposes of this subdivision, "rural urban commuting area" or "RUCA" <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.20"></a><var>330.20</var>means a census-tract based classification system under which a geographical area is <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.21"></a><var>330.21</var>determined to be urban, rural, or super rural.<br />
         		<a id="pl.330.22"></a><var>330.22</var>(e) (o) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2011, nonemergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.23"></a><var>330.23</var>transportation rates, including special transportation, taxi, and other commercial carriers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.24"></a><var>330.24</var>are reduced 4.5 percent. Payments made to managed care plans and county-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.25"></a><var>330.25</var>purchasing plans must be reduced for services provided on or after January 1, 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.26"></a><var>330.26</var>to reflect this reduction.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.29.0"></a><a id="pl.330.27"></a><var>330.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18b, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.28"></a><var>330.28</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.330.29"></a><var>330.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18b. <b>Broker dispatching prohibition.</b> Except for establishing level of <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.30"></a><var>330.30</var>service process, the commissioner shall not use a broker or coordinator for any purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.31"></a><var>330.31</var>related to nonemergency medical transportation services under subdivision 18.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.30.0"></a><a id="pl.330.32"></a><var>330.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18c, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.330.33"></a><var>330.33</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.1"></a><var>331.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18c. <b>Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.331.2"></a><var>331.2</var>(a) The Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee shall advise the <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.3"></a><var>331.3</var>commissioner on the administration of nonemergency medical transportation covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.4"></a><var>331.4</var>under medical assistance. The advisory committee shall meet at least quarterly the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.5"></a><var>331.5</var>year following January 1, 2015, and at least biannually thereafter and may meet more <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.6"></a><var>331.6</var>frequently as required by the commissioner. The advisory committee shall annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.7"></a><var>331.7</var>elect a chair from among its members, who shall work with the commissioner or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.8"></a><var>331.8</var>commissioner's designee to establish the agenda for each meeting. The commissioner, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.9"></a><var>331.9</var>the commissioner's designee, shall attend all advisory committee meetings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.10"></a><var>331.10</var>(b) The Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee shall advise <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.11"></a><var>331.11</var>and make recommendations to the commissioner on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.12"></a><var>331.12</var>(1) the development of, and periodic updates to, a the nonemergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.13"></a><var>331.13</var>transportation policy manual for nonemergency medical transportation services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.14"></a><var>331.14</var>(2) policies and a funding source for reimbursing no-load miles;<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.15"></a><var>331.15</var>(3) policies to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse, and to improve the efficiency of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.16"></a><var>331.16</var>nonemergency medical transportation system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.17"></a><var>331.17</var>(4) other issues identified in the 2011 evaluation report by the Office of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.18"></a><var>331.18</var>Legislative Auditor on medical nonemergency transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.19"></a><var>331.19</var>(5) (2) other aspects of the nonemergency medical transportation system, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.20"></a><var>331.20</var>requested by the commissioner.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.21"></a><var>331.21</var>(3) other aspects of the nonemergency medical transportation system, as requested by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.22"></a><var>331.22</var>(i) a committee member, who may request an item to be placed on the agenda for <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.23"></a><var>331.23</var>a future meeting. The request may be considered by the committee and voted upon. <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.24"></a><var>331.24</var>If the motion carries, the meeting agenda item may be developed for presentation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.25"></a><var>331.25</var>the committee; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.26"></a><var>331.26</var>(ii) a member of the public, who may approach the committee by letter or e-mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.27"></a><var>331.27</var>requesting that an item be placed on a future meeting agenda. The request may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.28"></a><var>331.28</var>considered by the committee and voted upon. If the motion carries, the agenda item may <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.29"></a><var>331.29</var>be developed for presentation to the committee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.30"></a><var>331.30</var>(c) The Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.31"></a><var>331.31</var>coordinate its activities with the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access established <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.32"></a><var>331.32</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>174.285</statute_ref>. The chair of the advisory committee, or the chair's designee, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.33"></a><var>331.33</var>attend all meetings of the Minnesota Council on Transportation Access.<br />
         		<a id="pl.331.34"></a><var>331.34</var>(d) The Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee shall expire <br />
         		<a id="pl.331.35"></a><var>331.35</var>December 1, 2014 2019.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.31.0"></a><a id="pl.332.1"></a><var>332.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18d, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.2"></a><var>332.2</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.3"></a><var>332.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18d. <b>Advisory committee members.</b> (a) The Nonemergency Medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.4"></a><var>332.4</var>Transportation Advisory Committee consists of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.5"></a><var>332.5</var>(1) two voting members who represent counties, at least one of whom must represent <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.6"></a><var>332.6</var>a county or counties other than Anoka, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.7"></a><var>332.7</var>Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright four voting members who represent <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.8"></a><var>332.8</var>counties, utilizing the rural urban commuting area classification system. As defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.9"></a><var>332.9</var>subdivision 17, these members shall be designated as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.10"></a><var>332.10</var>(i) two counties within the 11-county metropolitan area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.11"></a><var>332.11</var>(ii) one county representing the rural area of the state; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.12"></a><var>332.12</var>(iii) one county representing the super rural area of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.13"></a><var>332.13</var>The Association of Minnesota Counties shall appoint one county within the 11-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.14"></a><var>332.14</var>metropolitan area and one county representing the super rural area of the state. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.15"></a><var>332.15</var>Minnesota Inter-County Association shall appoint one county within the 11-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.16"></a><var>332.16</var>metropolitan area and one county representing the rural area of the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.17"></a><var>332.17</var>(2) four three voting members who represent medical assistance recipients, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.18"></a><var>332.18</var>persons with physical and developmental disabilities, persons with mental illness, seniors, <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.19"></a><var>332.19</var>children, and low-income individuals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.20"></a><var>332.20</var>(3) four voting members who represent providers that deliver nonemergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.21"></a><var>332.21</var>transportation services to medical assistance enrollees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.22"></a><var>332.22</var>(4) two voting members of the house of representatives, one from the majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.23"></a><var>332.23</var>party and one from the minority party, appointed by the speaker of the house, and two <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.24"></a><var>332.24</var>voting members from the senate, one from the majority party and one from the minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.25"></a><var>332.25</var>party, appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.26"></a><var>332.26</var>Administration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.27"></a><var>332.27</var>(5) one voting member who represents demonstration providers as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.332.28"></a><var>332.28</var>256B.69, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.29"></a><var>332.29</var>(6) one voting member who represents an organization that contracts with state or <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.30"></a><var>332.30</var>local governments to coordinate transportation services for medical assistance enrollees; <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.31"></a><var>332.31</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.32"></a><var>332.32</var>(7) one voting member who represents the Minnesota State Council on Disability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.33"></a><var>332.33</var>(8) the commissioner of transportation or the commissioner's designee, who shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.332.34"></a><var>332.34</var>serve as a voting member;<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.35"></a><var>332.35</var>(9) one voting member appointed by the Minnesota Ambulance Association; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.332.36"></a><var>332.36</var>(10) one voting member appointed by the Minnesota Hospital Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.333.1"></a><var>333.1</var>(b) Members of the advisory committee shall not be employed by the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.2"></a><var>333.2</var>Human Services. Members of the advisory committee shall receive no compensation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.32.0"></a><a id="pl.333.3"></a><var>333.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18e, <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.4"></a><var>333.4</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.333.5"></a><var>333.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18e. <b>Single administrative structure and delivery system.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.6"></a><var>333.6</var>commissioner shall implement a single administrative structure and delivery system <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.7"></a><var>333.7</var>for nonemergency medical transportation, beginning the latter of the date the single <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.8"></a><var>333.8</var>administrative assessment tool required in this paragraph is available for use, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.9"></a><var>333.9</var>determined by the commissioner or by July 1, 2014 2016. The single administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.10"></a><var>333.10</var>structure and delivery system must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.333.11"></a><var>333.11</var>(1) eliminate the distinction between access transportation services and special <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.12"></a><var>333.12</var>transportation services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.333.13"></a><var>333.13</var>(2) enable all medical assistance recipients to follow the same process to obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.14"></a><var>333.14</var>nonemergency medical transportation, regardless of their level of need;<br />
         		<a id="pl.333.15"></a><var>333.15</var>(3) provide a single oversight framework for all providers of nonemergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.16"></a><var>333.16</var>transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.333.17"></a><var>333.17</var>(4) provide flexibility in service delivery, recognizing that clients fall along a <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.18"></a><var>333.18</var>continuum of needs and resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.333.19"></a><var>333.19</var>(b) The commissioner shall present to the legislature, by January 15, 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.20"></a><var>333.20</var>legislation necessary to implement the single administrative structure and delivery system <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.21"></a><var>333.21</var>for nonemergency medical transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.333.22"></a><var>333.22</var>(c) In developing the single administrative structure and delivery system and the draft <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.23"></a><var>333.23</var>legislation, the commissioner shall consult with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.24"></a><var>333.24</var>Advisory Committee. In coordination with the Department of Transportation, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.25"></a><var>333.25</var>commissioner shall develop and authorize a Web-based single administrative structure <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.26"></a><var>333.26</var>and assessment tool, which must operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to facilitate <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.27"></a><var>333.27</var>the enrollee assessment process for nonemergency medical transportation services.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.28"></a><var>333.28</var>The Web-based tool shall facilitate the transportation eligibility determination process <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.29"></a><var>333.29</var>initiated by clients and client advocates; shall include an accessible automated intake <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.30"></a><var>333.30</var>and assessment process and real-time identification of level of service eligibility; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.31"></a><var>333.31</var>shall authorize an appropriate and auditable mode of transportation authorization.  The <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.32"></a><var>333.32</var>tool shall provide a single framework for reconciling trip information with claiming and <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.33"></a><var>333.33</var>collecting complaints regarding inappropriate level of need determinations, inappropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.34"></a><var>333.34</var>transportation modes utilized, and interference with accessing nonemergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.333.35"></a><var>333.35</var>transportation.  The Web-based single administrative structure shall operate on a trial <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.1"></a><var>334.1</var>basis for one year from implementation and, if approved by the commissioner, shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.2"></a><var>334.2</var>permanent thereafter. The commissioner shall seek input from the Nonemergency Medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.3"></a><var>334.3</var>Transportation Advisory Committee to ensure the software is effective and user-friendly <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.4"></a><var>334.4</var>and make recommendations regarding funding of the single administrative system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.33.0"></a><a id="pl.334.5"></a><var>334.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18g, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.6"></a><var>334.6</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.334.7"></a><var>334.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18g. <b>Use of standardized measures.</b> The commissioner, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.8"></a><var>334.8</var>with the Nonemergency Medical Transportation Advisory Committee, shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.9"></a><var>334.9</var>performance measures to assess the cost-effectiveness and quality of nonemergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.10"></a><var>334.10</var>medical transportation. At a minimum, performance measures should include the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.11"></a><var>334.11</var>of unique participants served by type of transportation provider, number of trips provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.12"></a><var>334.12</var>by type of transportation provider, and cost per trip by type of transportation provider. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.13"></a><var>334.13</var>commissioner must also consider the measures identified in the January 2012 Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.14"></a><var>334.14</var>of Human Services report to the legislature on nonemergency medical transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.334.15"></a><var>334.15</var> Beginning in calendar year 2013 2015, the commissioner shall collect, audit, and analyze <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.16"></a><var>334.16</var>performance data on nonemergency medical transportation annually and report this <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.17"></a><var>334.17</var>information on the agency's Web site. The commissioner shall periodically supplement <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.18"></a><var>334.18</var>this information with the results of consumer surveys of the quality of services, and shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.19"></a><var>334.19</var>make these survey findings available to the public on the agency Web site.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.34.0"></a><a id="pl.334.20"></a><var>334.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.21"></a><var>334.21</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.334.22"></a><var>334.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18h. <b>Managed care.</b> The following subdivisions do not apply to managed <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.23"></a><var>334.23</var>care plans and county-based purchasing plans:<br />
         		<a id="pl.334.24"></a><var>334.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) subdivision 17, paragraphs (d) to (k);<br />
         		<a id="pl.334.25"></a><var>334.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) subdivision 18e; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.334.26"></a><var>334.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) subdivision 18g.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.35.0"></a><a id="pl.334.27"></a><var>334.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0625, subdivision 30, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.28"></a><var>334.28</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.334.29"></a><var>334.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 30. <b>Other clinic services.</b> (a) Medical assistance covers rural health clinic <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.30"></a><var>334.30</var>services, federally qualified health center services, nonprofit community health clinic <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.31"></a><var>334.31</var>services, and public health clinic services. Rural health clinic services and federally <br />
         		<a id="pl.334.32"></a><var>334.32</var>qualified health center services mean services defined in United States Code, title 42, <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.1"></a><var>335.1</var>section 1396d(a)(2)(B) and (C). Payment for rural health clinic and federally qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.2"></a><var>335.2</var>health center services shall be made according to applicable federal law and regulation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.335.3"></a><var>335.3</var>(b) A federally qualified health center that is beginning initial operation shall submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.4"></a><var>335.4</var>an estimate of budgeted costs and visits for the initial reporting period in the form and <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.5"></a><var>335.5</var>detail required by the commissioner. A federally qualified health center that is already in <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.6"></a><var>335.6</var>operation shall submit an initial report using actual costs and visits for the initial reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.7"></a><var>335.7</var>period. Within 90 days of the end of its reporting period, a federally qualified health <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.8"></a><var>335.8</var>center shall submit, in the form and detail required by the commissioner, a report of <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.9"></a><var>335.9</var>its operations, including allowable costs actually incurred for the period and the actual <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.10"></a><var>335.10</var>number of visits for services furnished during the period, and other information required <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.11"></a><var>335.11</var>by the commissioner. Federally qualified health centers that file Medicare cost reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.12"></a><var>335.12</var>shall provide the commissioner with a copy of the most recent Medicare cost report filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.13"></a><var>335.13</var>with the Medicare program intermediary for the reporting year which support the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.14"></a><var>335.14</var>claimed on their cost report to the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.335.15"></a><var>335.15</var>(c) In order to continue cost-based payment under the medical assistance program <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.16"></a><var>335.16</var>according to paragraphs (a) and (b), a federally qualified health center or rural health clinic <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.17"></a><var>335.17</var>must apply for designation as an essential community provider within six months of final <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.18"></a><var>335.18</var>adoption of rules by the Department of Health according to section 
         <statute_ref>62Q.19, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.335.19"></a><var>335.19</var>7
         </statute_ref>. For those federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics that have applied <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.20"></a><var>335.20</var>for essential community provider status within the six-month time prescribed, medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.21"></a><var>335.21</var>assistance payments will continue to be made according to paragraphs (a) and (b) for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.22"></a><var>335.22</var>first three years after application. For federally qualified health centers and rural health <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.23"></a><var>335.23</var>clinics that either do not apply within the time specified above or who have had essential <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.24"></a><var>335.24</var>community provider status for three years, medical assistance payments for health services <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.25"></a><var>335.25</var>provided by these entities shall be according to the same rates and conditions applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.26"></a><var>335.26</var>to the same service provided by health care providers that are not federally qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.27"></a><var>335.27</var>health centers or rural health clinics.<br />
         		<a id="pl.335.28"></a><var>335.28</var>(d) Effective July 1, 1999, the provisions of paragraph (c) requiring a federally <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.29"></a><var>335.29</var>qualified health center or a rural health clinic to make application for an essential <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.30"></a><var>335.30</var>community provider designation in order to have cost-based payments made according <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.31"></a><var>335.31</var>to paragraphs (a) and (b) no longer apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.335.32"></a><var>335.32</var>(e) Effective January 1, 2000, payments made according to paragraphs (a) and (b) <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.33"></a><var>335.33</var>shall be limited to the cost phase-out schedule of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.<br />
         		<a id="pl.335.34"></a><var>335.34</var>(f) Effective January 1, 2001, each federally qualified health center and rural health <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.35"></a><var>335.35</var>clinic may elect to be paid either under the prospective payment system established <br />
         		<a id="pl.335.36"></a><var>335.36</var>in United States Code, title 42, section 1396a(aa), or under an alternative payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.1"></a><var>336.1</var>methodology consistent with the requirements of United States Code, title 42, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.2"></a><var>336.2</var>1396a(aa), and approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.3"></a><var>336.3</var>alternative payment methodology shall be 100 percent of cost as determined according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.4"></a><var>336.4</var>Medicare cost principles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.5"></a><var>336.5</var>(g) For purposes of this section, "nonprofit community clinic" is a clinic that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.6"></a><var>336.6</var>(1) has nonprofit status as specified in chapter 317A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.7"></a><var>336.7</var>(2) has tax exempt status as provided in Internal Revenue Code, section 501(c)(3);<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.8"></a><var>336.8</var>(3) is established to provide health services to low-income population groups, <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.9"></a><var>336.9</var>uninsured, high-risk and special needs populations, underserved and other special needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.10"></a><var>336.10</var>populations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.11"></a><var>336.11</var>(4) employs professional staff at least one-half of which are familiar with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.12"></a><var>336.12</var>cultural background of their clients;<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.13"></a><var>336.13</var>(5) charges for services on a sliding fee scale designed to provide assistance to <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.14"></a><var>336.14</var>low-income clients based on current poverty income guidelines and family size; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.15"></a><var>336.15</var>(6) does not restrict access or services because of a client's financial limitations or <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.16"></a><var>336.16</var>public assistance status and provides no-cost care as needed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.17"></a><var>336.17</var>(h) Effective for services provided on or after January 1, 2015, all claims for <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.18"></a><var>336.18</var>payment of clinic services provided by federally qualified health centers and rural health <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.19"></a><var>336.19</var>clinics shall be paid by the commissioner. The commissioner shall determine the most <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.20"></a><var>336.20</var>feasible method for paying claims from the following options:<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.21"></a><var>336.21</var>(1) federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics submit claims directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.22"></a><var>336.22</var>to the commissioner for payment, and the commissioner provides claims information for <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.23"></a><var>336.23</var>recipients enrolled in a managed care or county-based purchasing plan to the plan, on <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.24"></a><var>336.24</var>a regular basis; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.25"></a><var>336.25</var>(2) federally qualified health centers and rural health clinics submit claims for <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.26"></a><var>336.26</var>recipients enrolled in a managed care or county-based purchasing plan to the plan, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.27"></a><var>336.27</var>those claims are submitted by the plan to the commissioner for payment to the clinic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.336.28"></a><var>336.28</var>(i) For clinic services provided prior to January 1, 2015, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.29"></a><var>336.29</var>calculate and pay monthly the proposed managed care supplemental payments to clinics, <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.30"></a><var>336.30</var>and clinics shall conduct a timely review of the payment calculation data in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.31"></a><var>336.31</var>finalize all supplemental payments in accordance with federal law. Any issues arising <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.32"></a><var>336.32</var>from a clinic's review must be reported to the commissioner by January 1, 2017. Upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.33"></a><var>336.33</var>final agreement between the commissioner and a clinic on issues identified under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.34"></a><var>336.34</var>subdivision, and in accordance with United States Code, title 42, section 1396a(bb), no <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.35"></a><var>336.35</var>supplemental payments for managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan claims <br />
         		<a id="pl.336.36"></a><var>336.36</var>for services provided prior to January 1, 2015, shall be made after June 30, 2017. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.1"></a><var>337.1</var>commissioner and clinics are unable to resolve issues under this subdivision, the parties <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.2"></a><var>337.2</var>shall submit the dispute to the arbitration process under section 14.57.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.36.0"></a><a id="pl.337.3"></a><var>337.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0751, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.4"></a><var>337.4</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.5"></a><var>337.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Health care homes advisory committee.</b> (a) The commissioners of <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.6"></a><var>337.6</var>health and human services shall establish a health care homes advisory committee to <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.7"></a><var>337.7</var>advise the commissioners on the ongoing statewide implementation of the health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.8"></a><var>337.8</var>homes program authorized in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.9"></a><var>337.9</var>(b) The commissioners shall establish an advisory committee that includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.10"></a><var>337.10</var>representatives of the health care professions such as primary care providers; mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.11"></a><var>337.11</var>health providers; nursing and care coordinators; certified health care home clinics with <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.12"></a><var>337.12</var>statewide representation; health plan companies; state agencies; employers; academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.13"></a><var>337.13</var>researchers; consumers; and organizations that work to improve health care quality in <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.14"></a><var>337.14</var>Minnesota. At least 25 percent of the committee members must be consumers or patients <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.15"></a><var>337.15</var>in health care homes. The commissioners, in making appointments to the committee, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.16"></a><var>337.16</var>ensure geographic representation of all regions of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.17"></a><var>337.17</var>(c) The advisory committee shall advise the commissioners on ongoing <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.18"></a><var>337.18</var>implementation of the health care homes program, including, but not limited to, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.19"></a><var>337.19</var>following activities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.20"></a><var>337.20</var>(1) implementation of certified health care homes across the state on performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.21"></a><var>337.21</var>management and implementation of benchmarking;<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.22"></a><var>337.22</var>(2) implementation of modifications to the health care homes program based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.23"></a><var>337.23</var>results of the legislatively mandated health care home evaluation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.24"></a><var>337.24</var>(3) statewide solutions for engagement of employers and commercial payers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.25"></a><var>337.25</var>(4) potential modifications of the health care home rules or statutes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.26"></a><var>337.26</var>(5) consumer engagement, including patient and family-centered care, patient <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.27"></a><var>337.27</var>activation in health care, and shared decision making;<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.28"></a><var>337.28</var>(6) oversight for health care home subject matter task forces or workgroups; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.29"></a><var>337.29</var>(7) other related issues as requested by the commissioners.<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.30"></a><var>337.30</var>(d) The advisory committee shall have the ability to establish subcommittees on <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.31"></a><var>337.31</var>specific topics. The advisory committee is governed by section 15.059. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.337.32"></a><var>337.32</var>section 15.059, the advisory committee does not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.37.0"></a><a id="pl.337.33"></a><var>337.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.199, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.337.34"></a><var>337.34</var><b>256B.199 PAYMENTS REPORTED BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.338.1"></a><var>338.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Effective July 1, 2007, The commissioner shall apply for federal matching <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.2"></a><var>338.2</var>funds for the expenditures in paragraphs (b) and (c). Effective September 1, 2011, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.3"></a><var>338.3</var>commissioner shall apply for matching funds for expenditures in paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.4"></a><var>338.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall apply for federal matching funds for certified public <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.5"></a><var>338.5</var>expenditures as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.6"></a><var>338.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) Hennepin County, Hennepin County Medical Center, Ramsey County, and<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.7"></a><var>338.7</var> Regions Hospital, the University of Minnesota, and Fairview-University Medical Center<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.8"></a><var>338.8</var> shall report quarterly to the commissioner beginning June 1, 2007, payments made during <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.9"></a><var>338.9</var>the second previous quarter that may qualify for reimbursement under federal law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.10"></a><var>338.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2) based on these reports, the commissioner shall apply for federal matching <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.11"></a><var>338.11</var>funds. These funds are appropriated to the commissioner for the payments under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.12"></a><var>338.12</var><statute_ref>256.969, subdivision 27</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.13"></a><var>338.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3) by May 1 of each year, beginning May 1, 2007, the commissioner shall inform <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.14"></a><var>338.14</var>the nonstate entities listed in paragraph (a) of the amount of federal disproportionate share <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.15"></a><var>338.15</var>hospital payment money expected to be available in the current federal fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.16"></a><var>338.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner shall apply for federal matching funds for general assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.17"></a><var>338.17</var>medical care expenditures as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.18"></a><var>338.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for hospital services occurring on or after July 1, 2007, general assistance medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.19"></a><var>338.19</var>care expenditures for fee-for-service inpatient and outpatient hospital payments made by <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.20"></a><var>338.20</var>the department shall be used to apply for federal matching funds, except as limited below:<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.21"></a><var>338.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) only those general assistance medical care expenditures made to an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.22"></a><var>338.22</var>hospital that would not cause the hospital to exceed its individual hospital limits under <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.23"></a><var>338.23</var>section 1923 of the Social Security Act may be considered; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.24"></a><var>338.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) general assistance medical care expenditures may be considered only to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.25"></a><var>338.25</var>of Minnesota's aggregate allotment under section 1923 of the Social Security Act; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.26"></a><var>338.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) all hospitals must provide any necessary expenditure, cost, and revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.27"></a><var>338.27</var>information required by the commissioner as necessary for purposes of obtaining federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.28"></a><var>338.28</var>Medicaid matching funds for general assistance medical care expenditures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.338.29"></a><var>338.29</var>(d) (c) For the period from April 1, 2009, to September 30, 2010, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.30"></a><var>338.30</var>shall apply for additional federal matching funds available as disproportionate share <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.31"></a><var>338.31</var>hospital payments under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.32"></a><var>338.32</var>funds shall be made available as the state share of payments under section 
         <statute_ref>256.969, <br />
            		<a id="pl.338.33"></a><var>338.33</var>subdivision 28
         </statute_ref>. The entities required to report certified public expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.34"></a><var>338.34</var>paragraph (b), clause (1), shall report additional certified public expenditures as necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.338.35"></a><var>338.35</var>under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.339.1"></a><var>339.1</var>(e) (d) For services provided on or after September 1, 2011, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.2"></a><var>339.2</var>apply for additional federal matching funds available as disproportionate share hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.3"></a><var>339.3</var>payments under the MinnesotaCare program according to the requirements and conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.4"></a><var>339.4</var>of paragraph (c). A hospital may elect on an annual basis to not be a disproportionate <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.5"></a><var>339.5</var>share hospital for purposes of this paragraph, if the hospital does not qualify for a payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.6"></a><var>339.6</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256.969, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.38.0"></a><a id="pl.339.7"></a><var>339.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.35, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.339.8"></a><var>339.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Personal needs allowance.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any law to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.9"></a><var>339.9</var>contrary, welfare allowances for clothing and personal needs for individuals receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.10"></a><var>339.10</var>medical assistance while residing in any skilled nursing home, intermediate care facility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.11"></a><var>339.11</var>or medical institution including recipients of Supplemental Security Income, in this state <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.12"></a><var>339.12</var>shall not be less than $45 per month from all sources. When benefit amounts for Social <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.13"></a><var>339.13</var>Security or Supplemental Security Income recipients are increased pursuant to United <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.14"></a><var>339.14</var>States Code, title 42, sections 415(i) and 1382f, the commissioner shall, effective in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.15"></a><var>339.15</var>month in which the increase takes effect, increase by the same percentage to the nearest <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.16"></a><var>339.16</var>whole dollar the clothing and personal needs allowance for individuals receiving medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.17"></a><var>339.17</var>assistance while residing in any skilled nursing home, medical institution, or intermediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.18"></a><var>339.18</var>care facility. The commissioner shall provide timely notice to local agencies, providers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.19"></a><var>339.19</var>and recipients of increases under this provision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.339.20"></a><var>339.20</var>(b) The personal needs allowance may be paid as part of the Minnesota supplemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.21"></a><var>339.21</var>aid program, and payments to recipients of Minnesota supplemental aid may be made once <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.22"></a><var>339.22</var>each three months covering liabilities that accrued during the preceding three months.<br />
         		<a id="pl.339.23"></a><var>339.23</var>(c) The personal needs allowance shall be increased to include income garnished <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.24"></a><var>339.24</var>for child support under a court order, up to a maximum of $250 per month but only to <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.25"></a><var>339.25</var>the extent that the amount garnished is not deducted as a monthly allowance for children <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.26"></a><var>339.26</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0575, paragraph (a)</statute_ref>, clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.339.27"></a><var>339.27</var>(d) Solely for the purpose of section 256B.0575, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.28"></a><var>339.28</var>(1), the personal needs allowance shall be increased to include income garnished for <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.29"></a><var>339.29</var>spousal maintenance under a judgment and decree for dissolution of marriage, and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.30"></a><var>339.30</var>administrative fees garnished for collection efforts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.39.0"></a><a id="pl.339.31"></a><var>339.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.69, subdivision 34, <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.32"></a><var>339.32</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.339.33"></a><var>339.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 34. <b>Supplemental recovery program.</b> The commissioner shall conduct a <br />
         		<a id="pl.339.34"></a><var>339.34</var>supplemental recovery program for third-party liabilities identified through coordination <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.1"></a><var>340.1</var>of benefits not recovered by managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans for <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.2"></a><var>340.2</var>state public health programs. Any third-party liability identified through coordination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.3"></a><var>340.3</var>benefits and recovered by the commissioner more than six eight months after the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.4"></a><var>340.4</var>a managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan receives adjudicates a health <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.5"></a><var>340.5</var>care claim shall be retained by the commissioner and deposited in the general fund. <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.6"></a><var>340.6</var>The commissioner shall establish a mechanism, including a reconciliation process, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.7"></a><var>340.7</var>managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans to coordinate third-party liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.8"></a><var>340.8</var>collections efforts resulting from coordination of benefits under this subdivision with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.9"></a><var>340.9</var>commissioner to ensure there is no duplication of efforts. The coordination mechanism <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.10"></a><var>340.10</var>must be consistent with the reporting requirements in subdivision 9c. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.11"></a><var>340.11</var>shall share accurate and timely third-party liability data with managed care plans and <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.12"></a><var>340.12</var>county-based purchasing plans.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.40.0"></a><a id="pl.340.13"></a><var>340.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.766, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.340.14"></a><var>340.14</var><b>256B.766 REIMBURSEMENT FOR BASIC CARE SERVICES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.340.15"></a><var>340.15</var>(a) Effective for services provided on or after July 1, 2009, total payments for basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.16"></a><var>340.16</var>care services, shall be reduced by three percent, except that for the period July 1, 2009, <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.17"></a><var>340.17</var>through June 30, 2011, total payments shall be reduced by 4.5 percent for the medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.18"></a><var>340.18</var>assistance and general assistance medical care programs, prior to third-party liability and <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.19"></a><var>340.19</var>spenddown calculation. Effective July 1, 2010, the commissioner shall classify physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.20"></a><var>340.20</var>therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech-language pathology and <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.21"></a><var>340.21</var>related services as basic care services. The reduction in this paragraph shall apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.22"></a><var>340.22</var>physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, and speech-language pathology <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.23"></a><var>340.23</var>and related services provided on or after July 1, 2010.<br />
         		<a id="pl.340.24"></a><var>340.24</var>(b) Payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.25"></a><var>340.25</var>be reduced for services provided on or after October 1, 2009, to reflect the reduction <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.26"></a><var>340.26</var>effective July 1, 2009, and payments made to the plans shall be reduced effective October <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.27"></a><var>340.27</var>1, 2010, to reflect the reduction effective July 1, 2010.<br />
         		<a id="pl.340.28"></a><var>340.28</var>(c) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2011, through June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.29"></a><var>340.29</var>2013, total payments for outpatient hospital facility fees shall be reduced by five percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.30"></a><var>340.30</var>from the rates in effect on August 31, 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.340.31"></a><var>340.31</var>(d) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2011, through June <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.32"></a><var>340.32</var>30, 2013, total payments for ambulatory surgery centers facility fees, medical supplies <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.33"></a><var>340.33</var>and durable medical equipment not subject to a volume purchase contract, prosthetics <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.34"></a><var>340.34</var>and orthotics, renal dialysis services, laboratory services, public health nursing services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.340.35"></a><var>340.35</var>physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, speech therapy services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.1"></a><var>341.1</var>eyeglasses not subject to a volume purchase contract, hearing aids not subject to a volume <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.2"></a><var>341.2</var>purchase contract, and anesthesia services shall be reduced by three percent from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.3"></a><var>341.3</var>rates in effect on August 31, 2011.<br />
         		<a id="pl.341.4"></a><var>341.4</var>(e) Effective for services provided on or after September 1, 2014, payments for <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.5"></a><var>341.5</var>ambulatory surgery centers facility fees, medical supplies and durable medical equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.6"></a><var>341.6</var>not subject to a volume purchase contract, prosthetics and orthotics, hospice services, renal <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.7"></a><var>341.7</var>dialysis services, laboratory services, public health nursing services, eyeglasses not subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.8"></a><var>341.8</var>to a volume purchase contract, and hearing aids not subject to a volume purchase contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.9"></a><var>341.9</var>shall be increased by three percent and payments for outpatient hospital facility fees shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.10"></a><var>341.10</var>be increased by three percent. Payments made to managed care plans and county-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.11"></a><var>341.11</var>purchasing plans shall not be adjusted to reflect payments under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.341.12"></a><var>341.12</var>(f) Payments for medical supplies and durable medical equipment not subject to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.13"></a><var>341.13</var>volume purchase contract, prosthetics and orthotics, provided on or after July 1, 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.14"></a><var>341.14</var>through June 30, 2015, shall be decreased by .33 percent. Payments for medical supplies <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.15"></a><var>341.15</var>and durable medical equipment not subject to a volume purchase contract, prosthetics and <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.16"></a><var>341.16</var>orthotics, provided on or after July 1, 2015, shall be increased by three percent from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.17"></a><var>341.17</var>rates in effect on June 30, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.341.18"></a><var>341.18</var>(f) (g) This section does not apply to physician and professional services, inpatient <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.19"></a><var>341.19</var>hospital services, family planning services, mental health services, dental services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.20"></a><var>341.20</var>prescription drugs, medical transportation, federally qualified health centers, rural health <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.21"></a><var>341.21</var>centers, Indian health services, and Medicare cost-sharing.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.41.0"></a><a id="pl.341.22"></a><var>341.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.767, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.341.23"></a><var>341.23</var><b>256B.767 MEDICARE PAYMENT LIMIT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.341.24"></a><var>341.24</var>(a) Effective for services rendered on or after July 1, 2010, fee-for-service payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.25"></a><var>341.25</var>rates for physician and professional services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.76, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.26"></a><var>341.26</var>basic care services subject to the rate reduction specified in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.766</statute_ref>, shall not <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.27"></a><var>341.27</var>exceed the Medicare payment rate for the applicable service, as adjusted for any changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.28"></a><var>341.28</var>in Medicare payment rates after July 1, 2010. The commissioner shall implement this <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.29"></a><var>341.29</var>section after any other rate adjustment that is effective July 1, 2010, and shall reduce rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.30"></a><var>341.30</var>under this section by first reducing or eliminating provider rate add-ons.<br />
         		<a id="pl.341.31"></a><var>341.31</var>(b) This section does not apply to services provided by advanced practice certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.32"></a><var>341.32</var>nurse midwives licensed under chapter 148 or traditional midwives licensed under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.33"></a><var>341.33</var>147D. Notwithstanding this exemption, medical assistance fee-for-service payment rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.341.34"></a><var>341.34</var>for advanced practice certified nurse midwives and licensed traditional midwives shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.1"></a><var>342.1</var>equal and shall not exceed the medical assistance payment rate to physicians for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.2"></a><var>342.2</var>applicable service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.342.3"></a><var>342.3</var>(c) This section does not apply to mental health services or physician services billed <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.4"></a><var>342.4</var>by a psychiatrist or an advanced practice registered nurse with a specialty in mental health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.342.5"></a><var>342.5</var>(d) Effective for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, or supplies <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.6"></a><var>342.6</var>provided on or after July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014 2015, the payment rate for items <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.7"></a><var>342.7</var>that are subject to the rates established under Medicare's National Competitive Bidding <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.8"></a><var>342.8</var>Program shall be equal to the rate that applies to the same item when not subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.9"></a><var>342.9</var>rate established under Medicare's National Competitive Bidding Program. This paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.10"></a><var>342.10</var>does not apply to mail-order diabetic supplies and does not apply to items provided to <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.11"></a><var>342.11</var>dually eligible recipients when Medicare is the primary payer of the item.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.42.0"></a><a id="pl.342.12"></a><var>342.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 1, section 24, the effective date, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.13"></a><var>342.13</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.342.14"></a><var>342.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.342.15"></a><var>342.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.43.0"></a><a id="pl.342.16"></a><var>342.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Laws 2014, chapter 235, section 43, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.342.17"></a><var>342.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.342.18"></a><var>342.18</var>Sections 1 to 40, and 42, are effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.44.0"></a><a id="pl.342.19"></a><var>342.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. <b>MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SPENDDOWN REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.342.20"></a><var>342.20</var>The commissioner of human services, in consultation with interested stakeholders, <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.21"></a><var>342.21</var>shall review medical assistance spenddown requirements and processes, including those <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.22"></a><var>342.22</var>used in other states, for individuals with disabilities and seniors age 65 years of age or <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.23"></a><var>342.23</var>older. Based on this review, the commissioner shall recommend alternative medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.24"></a><var>342.24</var>assistance spenddown payment requirements and processes that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.342.25"></a><var>342.25</var>(1) are practical for current and potential medical assistance recipients, providers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.26"></a><var>342.26</var>and the Department of Human Services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.342.27"></a><var>342.27</var>(2) improve the medical assistance payment process for providers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.342.28"></a><var>342.28</var>(3) allow current and potential medical assistance recipients to obtain consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.29"></a><var>342.29</var>and affordable medical coverage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.342.30"></a><var>342.30</var>The commissioner shall report these recommendations, along with the projected cost, <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.31"></a><var>342.31</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.342.32"></a><var>342.32</var>with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance by February 15, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.45.0"></a><a id="pl.343.1"></a><var>343.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. <b>WAIVER APPLICATIONS FOR NONEMERGENCY MEDICAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.343.2"></a><var>343.2</var><b>TRANSPORTATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.343.3"></a><var>343.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following definitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.4"></a><var>343.4</var>apply:<br />
         		<a id="pl.343.5"></a><var>343.5</var>(1) "new provider" is a nonemergency medical transportation service provider that <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.6"></a><var>343.6</var>has not been enrolled prior to the effective date of this act and is delivering a mode that <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.7"></a><var>343.7</var>was not required to comply with special transportation service operating standards before <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.8"></a><var>343.8</var>the effective date of this act; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.343.9"></a><var>343.9</var>(2) "commissioner" is the commissioner of human services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.343.10"></a><var>343.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Application for and terms of variance.</b> A new provider may apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.11"></a><var>343.11</var>commissioner, on a form supplied by the commissioner for this purpose, for a variance <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.12"></a><var>343.12</var>from special transportation service operating standards. The commissioner may grant or <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.13"></a><var>343.13</var>deny the variance application. Variances expire on the earlier of, February 1, 2016, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.14"></a><var>343.14</var>date that the commissioner of transportation begins certifying new providers under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.15"></a><var>343.15</var>terms of this act and successor legislation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.343.16"></a><var>343.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Information concerning variances.</b> The commissioner shall periodically <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.17"></a><var>343.17</var>transmit to the Department of Transportation the number of variance applications received <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.18"></a><var>343.18</var>and the number granted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.343.19"></a><var>343.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Report by commissioner of transportation.</b> On or before February <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.20"></a><var>343.20</var>1, 2015, the commissioner of transportation shall report to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.21"></a><var>343.21</var>minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.22"></a><var>343.22</var>with jurisdiction over transportation and human services concerning implementing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.23"></a><var>343.23</var>nonemergency medical transportation services provisions. The report must contain <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.24"></a><var>343.24</var>recommendations of the commissioner of transportation concerning statutes, session <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.25"></a><var>343.25</var>laws, and rules that must be amended, repealed, enacted, or adopted to implement the <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.26"></a><var>343.26</var>nonemergency medical transportation services provisions. The recommendations must <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.27"></a><var>343.27</var>include, without limitation, the amount of the fee that would be required to cover the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.28"></a><var>343.28</var>of Department of Transportation supervision of inspection and certification, as well as <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.29"></a><var>343.29</var>any needed statutory rulemaking or other authority to be granted to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.343.30"></a><var>343.30</var>transportation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.46.0"></a><a id="pl.343.31"></a><var>343.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. <b>FEDERAL AUTHORITY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL ASSISTANCE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.343.32"></a><var>343.32</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.344.1"></a><var>344.1</var>The commissioner, in consultation with providers who participate in the emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.2"></a><var>344.2</var>medical assistance program and representatives of patients served by the program, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.3"></a><var>344.3</var>assess the program's covered services, care plan requirements, conditions of eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.4"></a><var>344.4</var>for covered services, and other program requirements to identify potential changes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.5"></a><var>344.5</var>program requirements that are likely to reduce the use of more costly services, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.6"></a><var>344.6</var>emergency and inpatient hospital services. The commissioner shall report any changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.7"></a><var>344.7</var>to program requirements that produce credible savings to the cost of federally funded <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.8"></a><var>344.8</var>services provided to eligible individuals, including the estimated fiscal effect of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.9"></a><var>344.9</var>changes to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.10"></a><var>344.10</var>divisions with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance by January <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.11"></a><var>344.11</var>15, 2015. If additional resources are required to establish cost savings, the report shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.12"></a><var>344.12</var>identify the necessary resources and anticipated costs associated with the analysis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.344.13"></a><var>344.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.24.47.0"></a><a id="pl.344.14"></a><var>344.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. <b>ORAL HEALTH DELIVERY AND REIMBURSEMENT SYSTEM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.344.15"></a><var>344.15</var>(a) The commissioner of human services, in consultation with the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.16"></a><var>344.16</var>health, shall convene a work group to develop a new delivery and reimbursement system <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.17"></a><var>344.17</var>for oral health and dental services that are provided to enrollees of the state public health <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.18"></a><var>344.18</var>care programs. The new system must ensure cost-effective delivery and an increase in <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.19"></a><var>344.19</var>access to services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.344.20"></a><var>344.20</var>(b) The commissioner shall consult with dental providers enrolled in the state public <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.21"></a><var>344.21</var>health programs, including providers who serve substantial numbers of low-income <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.22"></a><var>344.22</var>and uninsured patients and are currently receiving critical access dental payments; <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.23"></a><var>344.23</var>private practicing dentists; nonprofit community clinics; managed care and county-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.24"></a><var>344.24</var>purchasing plans; and health plan companies that provide either directly or through <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.25"></a><var>344.25</var>contracts with providers dental services to enrollees of state public health care programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.344.26"></a><var>344.26</var>(c) The commissioner shall submit a report containing the proposed delivery and <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.27"></a><var>344.27</var>reimbursement system, including draft legislation to the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.28"></a><var>344.28</var>members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health and <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.29"></a><var>344.29</var>human services policy and finance by January 15, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.24.48.0"></a><a id="pl.344.30"></a><var>344.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.344.31"></a><var>344.31</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 256.969, subdivisions 2c, 8b, 9a, 9b, 11, 13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.32"></a><var>344.32</var>20, 21, 22, 26, 27, and 28; and 256.9695, subdivisions 3 and 4, are repealed effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.344.33"></a><var>344.33</var>November 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.1"></a><var>345.1</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.0625, subdivision 18f, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.2"></a><var>345.2</var>repealed.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.25.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.345.3"></a><var>345.3</var><b>ARTICLE 25</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.345.4"></a><var>345.4</var><b>CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND NORTHSTAR CARE FOR CHILDREN</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.25.1.0"></a><a id="pl.345.5"></a><var>345.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 119B.09, subdivision 9a, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.6"></a><var>345.6</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.7"></a><var>345.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9a. <b>Child care centers; assistance.</b> (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.8"></a><var>345.8</var>"qualifying child" means a child who satisfies both of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.9"></a><var>345.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is not a child or dependent of an employee of the child care provider; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.10"></a><var>345.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) does not reside with an employee of the child care provider.<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.11"></a><var>345.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Funds distributed under this chapter must not be paid for child care services that <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.12"></a><var>345.12</var>are provided for a child by a child care provider who employs either the parent of the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.13"></a><var>345.13</var>or a person who resides with the child, or dependent of an employee under paragraph (a)<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.14"></a><var>345.14</var> unless at all times at least 50 percent of the children for whom the child care provider is <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.15"></a><var>345.15</var>providing care are qualifying children under paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.16"></a><var>345.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If a child care provider satisfies the requirements for payment under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.17"></a><var>345.17</var>(b), but the percentage of qualifying children under paragraph (a) for whom the provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.18"></a><var>345.18</var>is providing care falls below 50 percent, the provider shall have four weeks to raise the <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.19"></a><var>345.19</var>percentage of qualifying children for whom the provider is providing care to at least 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.20"></a><var>345.20</var>percent before payments to the provider are discontinued for child care services provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.21"></a><var>345.21</var>for a child who is not a qualifying child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.22"></a><var>345.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) This subdivision shall be implemented as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.23"></a><var>345.23</var>(1) no later than August 1, 2014, the commissioner shall issue a notice to providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.24"></a><var>345.24</var>who have been identified as ineligible for funds distributed under this chapter as described <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.25"></a><var>345.25</var>in paragraph (b); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.26"></a><var>345.26</var>(2) no later than January 5, 2015, payments to providers who do not comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.27"></a><var>345.27</var>paragraph (c) will be discontinued for child care services provided for children who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.28"></a><var>345.28</var>not qualifying children.<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.29"></a><var>345.29</var>(e) If a child's authorization for child care assistance is terminated under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.30"></a><var>345.30</var>subdivision, the county shall send a notice of adverse action to the provider and to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.31"></a><var>345.31</var>child's parent or guardian, including information on the right to appeal, under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.32"></a><var>345.32</var>Rules, part 3400.0185.<br />
         		<a id="pl.345.33"></a><var>345.33</var>(f) Funds paid to providers during the period of time between the issuance of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.345.34"></a><var>345.34</var>notice under paragraph (d), clause (1), and discontinuation of payments under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.1"></a><var>346.1</var>(d), clause (2), must not be treated as overpayments under section 119B.11, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.2"></a><var>346.2</var>2a, due to noncompliance with this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.346.3"></a><var>346.3</var>(g) Nothing in this subdivision precludes the commissioner from conducting <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.4"></a><var>346.4</var>fraud investigations relating to child care assistance, imposing sanctions, and obtaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.5"></a><var>346.5</var>monetary recovery as otherwise provided by law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.2.0"></a><a id="pl.346.6"></a><var>346.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245A.03, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.346.7"></a><var>346.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2c. <b>School-age child care licensing moratorium.</b> A school-age program <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.8"></a><var>346.8</var>whose sole purpose is to provide only services to school-age children during out-of-school <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.9"></a><var>346.9</var>times is exempt from the human services licensing requirements in this chapter until <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.10"></a><var>346.10</var>July 1, 2014 2015. Nothing in this section prohibits an already licensed school-age-only <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.11"></a><var>346.11</var>program from continuing its license or a school-age program from seeking licensure.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.3.0"></a><a id="pl.346.12"></a><var>346.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245C.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.346.13"></a><var>346.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Fingerprints.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), for any background <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.14"></a><var>346.14</var>study completed under this chapter, when the commissioner has reasonable cause to <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.15"></a><var>346.15</var>believe that further pertinent information may exist on the subject of the background <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.16"></a><var>346.16</var>study, the subject shall provide the commissioner with a set of classifiable fingerprints <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.17"></a><var>346.17</var>obtained from an authorized agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.346.18"></a><var>346.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For purposes of requiring fingerprints, the commissioner has reasonable cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.19"></a><var>346.19</var>when, but not limited to, the:<br />
         		<a id="pl.346.20"></a><var>346.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension indicates that the subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.21"></a><var>346.21</var>is a multistate offender;<br />
         		<a id="pl.346.22"></a><var>346.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension indicates that multistate <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.23"></a><var>346.23</var>offender status is undetermined; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.346.24"></a><var>346.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) commissioner has received a report from the subject or a third party indicating <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.25"></a><var>346.25</var>that the subject has a criminal history in a jurisdiction other than Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.346.26"></a><var>346.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Except as specified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.04, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), for <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.27"></a><var>346.27</var>background studies conducted by the commissioner for child foster care or, adoptions, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.28"></a><var>346.28</var>transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of a child, the subject of the background <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.29"></a><var>346.29</var>study, who is 18 years of age or older, shall provide the commissioner with a set of <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.30"></a><var>346.30</var>classifiable fingerprints obtained from an authorized agency.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.4.0"></a><a id="pl.346.31"></a><var>346.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245C.08, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.346.32"></a><var>346.32</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.1"></a><var>347.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Background studies conducted by Department of Human </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.347.2"></a><var>347.2</var><b>Services.</b> (a) For a background study conducted by the Department of Human Services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.3"></a><var>347.3</var>the commissioner shall review:<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.4"></a><var>347.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) information related to names of substantiated perpetrators of maltreatment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.5"></a><var>347.5</var>vulnerable adults that has been received by the commissioner as required under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.347.6"></a><var>347.6</var>626.557, subdivision 9c
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (j);<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.7"></a><var>347.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the commissioner's records relating to the maltreatment of minors in licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.8"></a><var>347.8</var>programs, and from findings of maltreatment of minors as indicated through the social <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.9"></a><var>347.9</var>service information system;<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.10"></a><var>347.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) information from juvenile courts as required in subdivision 4 for individuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.11"></a><var>347.11</var>listed in section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (a), when there is reasonable cause;<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.12"></a><var>347.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) information from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, including information <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.13"></a><var>347.13</var>regarding a background study subject's registration in Minnesota as a predatory offender <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.14"></a><var>347.14</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>243.166</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.15"></a><var>347.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) except as provided in clause (6), information from the national crime information <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.16"></a><var>347.16</var>system when the commissioner has reasonable cause as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.05</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.17"></a><var>347.17</var>subdivision 5; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.18"></a><var>347.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) for a background study related to a child foster care application for licensure, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.19"></a><var>347.19</var>transfer of permanent legal and physical custody of a child under sections 260C.503 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.20"></a><var>347.20</var>260C.515, or adoptions, the commissioner shall also review:<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.21"></a><var>347.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) information from the child abuse and neglect registry for any state in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.22"></a><var>347.22</var>background study subject has resided for the past five years; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.23"></a><var>347.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) information from national crime information databases, when the background <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.24"></a><var>347.24</var>study subject is 18 years of age or older.<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.25"></a><var>347.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Notwithstanding expungement by a court, the commissioner may consider <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.26"></a><var>347.26</var>information obtained under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), unless the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.27"></a><var>347.27</var>received notice of the petition for expungement and the court order for expungement is <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.28"></a><var>347.28</var>directed specifically to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.29"></a><var>347.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner shall also review criminal case information received according <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.30"></a><var>347.30</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>245C.04, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>, from the Minnesota court information system that <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.31"></a><var>347.31</var>relates to individuals who have already been studied under this chapter and who remain <br />
         		<a id="pl.347.32"></a><var>347.32</var>affiliated with the agency that initiated the background study.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.5.0"></a><a id="pl.347.33"></a><var>347.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245C.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.347.34"></a><var>347.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Adoption and transfer of permanent legal and physical custody;</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.347.35"></a><var>347.35</var><b> Background </b><b>studies conducted by commissioner</b><b> </b><b>study requirements</b><b>.</b> (a) Before <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.1"></a><var>348.1</var>placement of a child for purposes of adoption, the commissioner shall conduct a <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.2"></a><var>348.2</var>background study on individuals listed in section sections 
         <statute_ref>259.41, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.3"></a><var>348.3</var>260C.611, for county agencies and private agencies licensed to place children for adoption.<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.4"></a><var>348.4</var> When a prospective adoptive parent is seeking to adopt a child who is currently placed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.5"></a><var>348.5</var>the prospective adoptive parent's home and is under the guardianship of the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.6"></a><var>348.6</var>according to section 260C.325, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and the prospective adoptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.7"></a><var>348.7</var>parent holds a child foster care license, a new background study is not required when:<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.8"></a><var>348.8</var>(1) a background study was completed on persons required to be studied under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.9"></a><var>348.9</var>245C.03 in connection with the application for child foster care licensure after July 1, 2007;<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.10"></a><var>348.10</var>(2) the background study included a review of the information in section 245C.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.11"></a><var>348.11</var>subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.12"></a><var>348.12</var>(3) as a result of the background study, the individual was either not disqualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.13"></a><var>348.13</var>or, if disqualified, the disqualification was set aside under section 245C.22, or a variance <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.14"></a><var>348.14</var>was issued under section 245C.30.<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.15"></a><var>348.15</var>(b) Before the kinship placement agreement is signed for the purpose of transferring <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.16"></a><var>348.16</var>permanent legal and physical custody to a relative under sections 260C.503 to 260C.515, <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.17"></a><var>348.17</var>the commissioner shall conduct a background study on each person age 13 or older living <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.18"></a><var>348.18</var>in the home. When a prospective relative custodian has a child foster care license, a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.19"></a><var>348.19</var>background study is not required when:<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.20"></a><var>348.20</var>(1) a background study was completed on persons required to be studied under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.21"></a><var>348.21</var>245C.03 in connection with the application for child foster care licensure after July 1, 2007;<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.22"></a><var>348.22</var>(2) the background study included a review of the information in section 245C.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.23"></a><var>348.23</var>subdivisions 1, 3, and 4; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.24"></a><var>348.24</var>(3) as a result of the background study, the individual was either not disqualified or, <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.25"></a><var>348.25</var>if disqualified, the disqualification was set aside under section 245C.22, or a variance was <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.26"></a><var>348.26</var>issued under section 245C.30. The commissioner and the county agency shall expedite any <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.27"></a><var>348.27</var>request for a set-aside or variance for a background study required under chapter 256N.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.6.0"></a><a id="pl.348.28"></a><var>348.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245C.33, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.29"></a><var>348.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Information commissioner reviews.</b> (a) The commissioner shall review <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.30"></a><var>348.30</var>the following information regarding the background study subject:<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.31"></a><var>348.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the information under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.08, subdivisions 1</statute_ref>, 3, and 4;<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.32"></a><var>348.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) information from the child abuse and neglect registry for any state in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.33"></a><var>348.33</var>subject has resided for the past five years; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.348.34"></a><var>348.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) information from national crime information databases, when required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.348.35"></a><var>348.35</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245C.08</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.349.1"></a><var>349.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner shall provide any information collected under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.2"></a><var>349.2</var>to the county or private agency that initiated the background study. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.3"></a><var>349.3</var>shall also provide the agency:<br />
         		<a id="pl.349.4"></a><var>349.4</var>(1) notice whether the information collected shows that the subject of the background <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.5"></a><var>349.5</var>study has a conviction listed in United States Code, title 42, section 671(a)(20)(A); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.349.6"></a><var>349.6</var>(2) for background studies conducted under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.7"></a><var>349.7</var>all adoption-related background studies completed on the subject by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.8"></a><var>349.8</var>after June 30, 2007, and the name of the county or private agency that initiated the <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.9"></a><var>349.9</var>adoption-related background study.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.7.0"></a><a id="pl.349.10"></a><var>349.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.055, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.11"></a><var>349.11</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.349.12"></a><var>349.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Children eligible for subsidized adoption assistance.</b> Medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.13"></a><var>349.13</var>assistance may be paid for a child eligible for or receiving adoption assistance payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.14"></a><var>349.14</var>under title IV-E of the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 670 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.15"></a><var>349.15</var>676, and to any child who is not title IV-E eligible but who was determined eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.16"></a><var>349.16</var>adoption assistance under chapter 256N or section 
         <statute_ref>259A.10</statute_ref>, subdivision 2, and has a <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.17"></a><var>349.17</var>special need for medical or rehabilitative care.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.8.0"></a><a id="pl.349.18"></a><var>349.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.49, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.349.19"></a><var>349.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Work activity.</b> (a) "Work activity" means any activity in a participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.20"></a><var>349.20</var>approved employment plan that leads to employment. For purposes of the MFIP program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.21"></a><var>349.21</var>this includes activities that meet the definition of work activity under the participation <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.22"></a><var>349.22</var>requirements of TANF. Work activity includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.349.23"></a><var>349.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) unsubsidized employment, including work study and paid apprenticeships or <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.24"></a><var>349.24</var>internships;<br />
         		<a id="pl.349.25"></a><var>349.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) subsidized private sector or public sector employment, including grant diversion <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.26"></a><var>349.26</var>as specified in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.69</statute_ref>, on-the-job training as specified in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.66</statute_ref>, paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.27"></a><var>349.27</var>work experience, and supported work when a wage subsidy is provided;<br />
         		<a id="pl.349.28"></a><var>349.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) unpaid work experience, including community service, volunteer work, <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.29"></a><var>349.29</var>the community work experience program as specified in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.67</statute_ref>, unpaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.30"></a><var>349.30</var>apprenticeships or internships, and supported work when a wage subsidy is not provided. <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.31"></a><var>349.31</var>Unpaid work experience is only an option if the participant has been unable to obtain or <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.32"></a><var>349.32</var>maintain paid employment in the competitive labor market, and no paid work experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.33"></a><var>349.33</var>programs are available to the participant. Prior to placing a participant in unpaid work, <br />
         		<a id="pl.349.34"></a><var>349.34</var>the county must inform the participant that the participant will be notified if a paid work <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.1"></a><var>350.1</var>experience or supported work position becomes available. Unless a participant consents in <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.2"></a><var>350.2</var>writing to participate in unpaid work experience, the participant's employment plan may <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.3"></a><var>350.3</var>only include unpaid work experience if including the unpaid work experience in the plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.4"></a><var>350.4</var>will meet the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.350.5"></a><var>350.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the unpaid work experience will provide the participant specific skills or <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.6"></a><var>350.6</var>experience that cannot be obtained through other work activity options where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.7"></a><var>350.7</var>participant resides or is willing to reside; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.350.8"></a><var>350.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the skills or experience gained through the unpaid work experience will result <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.9"></a><var>350.9</var>in higher wages for the participant than the participant could earn without the unpaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.10"></a><var>350.10</var>work experience;<br />
         		<a id="pl.350.11"></a><var>350.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) job search including job readiness assistance, job clubs, job placement, <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.12"></a><var>350.12</var>job-related counseling, and job retention services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.350.13"></a><var>350.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) job readiness education, including English as a second language (ESL) or <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.14"></a><var>350.14</var>functional work literacy classes as limited by the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>256J.531, <br />
            		<a id="pl.350.15"></a><var>350.15</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, general educational development (GED) or adult high school diploma <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.16"></a><var>350.16</var>course work, high school completion, and adult basic education as limited by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.17"></a><var>350.17</var>provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>256J.531, subdivision 1</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.350.18"></a><var>350.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) job skills training directly related to employment, including postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.19"></a><var>350.19</var>education and training that can reasonably be expected to lead to employment, as limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.20"></a><var>350.20</var>by the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>256J.53</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.350.21"></a><var>350.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) providing child care services to a participant who is working in a community <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.22"></a><var>350.22</var>service program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.350.23"></a><var>350.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) activities included in the employment plan that is developed under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.350.24"></a><var>350.24</var>256J.521, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.350.25"></a><var>350.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) preemployment activities including chemical and mental health assessments, <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.26"></a><var>350.26</var>treatment, and services; learning disabilities services; child protective services; family <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.27"></a><var>350.27</var>stabilization services; or other programs designed to enhance employability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.350.28"></a><var>350.28</var>(b) "Work activity" does not include activities done for political purposes as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.29"></a><var>350.29</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>211B.01, subdivision 6</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.9.0"></a><a id="pl.350.30"></a><var>350.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.350.31"></a><var>350.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Length of program.</b> (a) In order for a postsecondary education <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.32"></a><var>350.32</var>or training program to be an approved work activity as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.49, <br />
            		<a id="pl.350.33"></a><var>350.33</var>subdivision 13
         </statute_ref>, clause (6), it must be a program lasting 24 months four years or less, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.350.34"></a><var>350.34</var>the participant must meet the requirements of subdivisions 2, 3, and 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.1"></a><var>351.1</var>(b) Participants with a high school diploma, general educational development <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.2"></a><var>351.2</var>(GED) credential, or an adult high school diploma must be informed of the opportunity <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.3"></a><var>351.3</var>to participate in postsecondary education or training while in the Minnesota family <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.4"></a><var>351.4</var>investment program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.10.0"></a><a id="pl.351.5"></a><var>351.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.6"></a><var>351.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Approval of</b><b> Postsecondary education or training.</b> (a) In order for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.7"></a><var>351.7</var>postsecondary education or training program to be an approved activity in an employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.8"></a><var>351.8</var>plan, the plan must include additional work activities if the education and training <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.9"></a><var>351.9</var>activities do not meet the minimum hours required to meet the federal work participation <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.10"></a><var>351.10</var>rate under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, sections 261.31 and 261.35.<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.11"></a><var>351.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Participants seeking approval of a postsecondary education or training plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.12"></a><var>351.12</var>must provide documentation that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.13"></a><var>351.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the employment goal can only be met with the additional education or training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.14"></a><var>351.14</var> Participants who are interested in participating in postsecondary education or training as <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.15"></a><var>351.15</var>part of their employment plan must discuss their education plans with their job counselor. <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.16"></a><var>351.16</var>Job counselors will work with participants to evaluate the options by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.17"></a><var>351.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (1) advising whether there are suitable employment opportunities that require <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.18"></a><var>351.18</var>the specific education or training in the area in which the participant resides or is willing <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.19"></a><var>351.19</var>to reside;<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.20"></a><var>351.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the education or training will result in significantly higher wages for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.21"></a><var>351.21</var>participant than the participant could earn without the education or training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.22"></a><var>351.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (2) assisting the participant in exploring whether the participant can meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.23"></a><var>351.23</var>requirements for admission into the program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.24"></a><var>351.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) there is a reasonable expectation that the participant will complete the training <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.25"></a><var>351.25</var>program based on such factors as (3) discussing the participant's strengths and challenges <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.26"></a><var>351.26</var>based on the participant's MFIP assessment, previous education, training, and work <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.27"></a><var>351.27</var>history; current motivation; and changes in previous circumstances.<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.28"></a><var>351.28</var>(b) The requirements of this subdivision do not apply to participants who are in:<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.29"></a><var>351.29</var>(1) a recognized career pathway program that leads to stackable credentials;<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.30"></a><var>351.30</var>(2) a training program lasting 12 weeks or fewer; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.31"></a><var>351.31</var>(3) the final year of a multiyear postsecondary education or training program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.11.0"></a><a id="pl.351.32"></a><var>351.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.53, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.351.33"></a><var>351.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Requirements after postsecondary education or training.</b> Upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.351.34"></a><var>351.34</var>completion of an approved education or training program, a participant who does not meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.1"></a><var>352.1</var>the participation requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.55, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, through unsubsidized <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.2"></a><var>352.2</var>employment must participate in job search. If, after six 12 weeks of job search, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.3"></a><var>352.3</var>participant does not find a full-time job consistent with the employment goal, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.4"></a><var>352.4</var>participant must accept any offer of full-time suitable employment, or meet with the job <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.5"></a><var>352.5</var>counselor to revise the employment plan to include additional work activities necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.6"></a><var>352.6</var>meet hourly requirements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.12.0"></a><a id="pl.352.7"></a><var>352.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.531, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.352.8"></a><var>352.8</var><b>256J.531 BASIC EDUCATION; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.352.9"></a><var>352.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Approval of adult basic education.</b> With the exception of classes <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.10"></a><var>352.10</var>related to obtaining a general educational development credential (GED), a participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.11"></a><var>352.11</var>must have reading or mathematics proficiency below a ninth grade level in order for <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.12"></a><var>352.12</var>adult basic education classes to be an A participant who lacks a high school diploma, <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.13"></a><var>352.13</var>general educational development (GED) credential, or an adult high school diploma <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.14"></a><var>352.14</var>must be allowed to pursue these credentials as an approved work activity, provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.15"></a><var>352.15</var>that the participant is making satisfactory progress. Participants eligible to pursue <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.16"></a><var>352.16</var>a general educational development (GED) credential or adult high school diploma <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.17"></a><var>352.17</var>under this subdivision must be informed of the opportunity to participate while in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.18"></a><var>352.18</var>Minnesota family investment program. The employment plan must also specify that <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.19"></a><var>352.19</var>the participant fulfill no more than one-half of the participation requirements in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.20"></a><var>352.20</var><statute_ref>256J.55, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, through attending adult basic education or general educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.21"></a><var>352.21</var>development classes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.352.22"></a><var>352.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Approval of English as a second language.</b> In order for English as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.23"></a><var>352.23</var>second language (ESL) classes to be an approved work activity in an employment plan, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.24"></a><var>352.24</var>participant must be below a spoken language proficiency level of SPL6 or its equivalent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.25"></a><var>352.25</var>as measured by a nationally recognized test. In approving ESL as a work activity, the job <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.26"></a><var>352.26</var>counselor must give preference to enrollment in a functional work literacy program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.27"></a><var>352.27</var>if one is available, over a regular ESL program. A participant may not be approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.28"></a><var>352.28</var>for more than a combined total of 24 months of ESL classes while participating in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.29"></a><var>352.29</var>diversionary work program and the employment and training services component of <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.30"></a><var>352.30</var>MFIP. The employment plan must also specify that the participant fulfill no more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.31"></a><var>352.31</var>one-half of the participation requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.55, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, through <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.32"></a><var>352.32</var>attending ESL classes. For participants enrolled in functional work literacy classes, no <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.33"></a><var>352.33</var>more than two-thirds of the participation requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.55, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.352.34"></a><var>352.34</var>may be met through attending functional work literacy classes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.13.0"></a><a id="pl.353.1"></a><var>353.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.02, is amended by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.2"></a><var>353.2</var>a subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.353.3"></a><var>353.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14a. <b>Licensed child foster parent.</b> "Licensed child foster parent" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.4"></a><var>353.4</var>person who is licensed for child foster care under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.5"></a><var>353.5</var>2960.3340, or licensed by a Minnesota tribe in accordance with tribal standards.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.14.0"></a><a id="pl.353.6"></a><var>353.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.21, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.7"></a><var>353.7</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.353.8"></a><var>353.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Placement in foster care.</b> To be eligible for foster care benefits under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.9"></a><var>353.9</var>section, the child must be in placement away from the child's legal parent or, guardian, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.10"></a><var>353.10</var>Indian custodian as defined in section 260.755, subdivision 10, and all of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.11"></a><var>353.11</var>criteria must be met must meet one of the criteria in clause (1) and either clause (2) or (3):<br />
         		<a id="pl.353.12"></a><var>353.12</var>(1) the legally responsible agency must have placement authority and care <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.13"></a><var>353.13</var>responsibility, including for a child 18 years old or older and under age 21, who maintains <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.14"></a><var>353.14</var>eligibility for foster care consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>260C.451</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.353.15"></a><var>353.15</var>(2) (1) the legally responsible agency must have placement authority to place the <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.16"></a><var>353.16</var>child with: (i) a voluntary placement agreement or a court order, consistent with sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.353.17"></a><var>353.17</var>260B.198
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>260C.001</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>260D.01</statute_ref>, or continued eligibility consistent with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.353.18"></a><var>353.18</var>260C.451
         </statute_ref> for a child 18 years old or older and under age 21 who maintains eligibility for <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.19"></a><var>353.19</var>foster care; or (ii) a voluntary placement agreement or court order by a Minnesota tribe <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.20"></a><var>353.20</var>that is consistent with United States Code, title 42, section 672(a)(2); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.353.21"></a><var>353.21</var>(3) (2) the child must be is placed in an emergency relative placement under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.22"></a><var>353.22</var><statute_ref>245A.035</statute_ref>, with  a licensed foster family setting, foster residence setting, or treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.23"></a><var>353.23</var>foster care setting licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to 2960.3340, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.24"></a><var>353.24</var>family foster home licensed or approved by a tribal agency or, for a child 18 years old or <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.25"></a><var>353.25</var>older and under age 21, child foster parent; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.353.26"></a><var>353.26</var>(3) the child is placed in one of the following unlicensed child foster care settings:<br />
         		<a id="pl.353.27"></a><var>353.27</var>(i) an emergency relative placement under tribal licensing regulations or section <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.28"></a><var>353.28</var>245A.035, with the legally responsible agency ensuring the relative completes the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.29"></a><var>353.29</var>child foster care application process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.353.30"></a><var>353.30</var>(ii) a licensed adult foster home with an approved age variance under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.31"></a><var>353.31</var>245A.16 for no more than six months;<br />
         		<a id="pl.353.32"></a><var>353.32</var>(iii) for a child 18 years old or older and under age 21 who is eligible for extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.33"></a><var>353.33</var>foster care under section 260C.451,  an unlicensed supervised independent living setting <br />
         		<a id="pl.353.34"></a><var>353.34</var>approved by the agency responsible for the youth's child's care.; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.354.1"></a><var>354.1</var>(iv) a preadoptive placement in a home specified in section 245A.03, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.2"></a><var>354.2</var>2, paragraph (a), clause (9), with an approved adoption home study and signed adoption <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.3"></a><var>354.3</var>placement agreement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.15.0"></a><a id="pl.354.4"></a><var>354.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.21, is amended by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.5"></a><var>354.5</var>a subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.354.6"></a><var>354.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Background study.</b> (a) A county or private agency conducting a <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.7"></a><var>354.7</var>background study for purposes of child foster care licensing or approval must conduct <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.8"></a><var>354.8</var>the study in accordance with chapter 245C and must meet the requirements in United <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.9"></a><var>354.9</var>States Code, title 42, section 671(a)(20).<br />
         		<a id="pl.354.10"></a><var>354.10</var>(b) A Minnesota tribe conducting a background study for purposes of child foster <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.11"></a><var>354.11</var>care licensing or approval must conduct the study in accordance with the requirements in <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.12"></a><var>354.12</var>United States Code, title 42, section 671(a)(20), when applicable.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.16.0"></a><a id="pl.354.13"></a><var>354.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.22, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.14"></a><var>354.14</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.354.15"></a><var>354.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General eligibility requirements.</b> (a) To be eligible for guardianship <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.16"></a><var>354.16</var>assistance under this section, there must be a judicial determination under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.354.17"></a><var>354.17</var>260C.515, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, that a transfer of permanent legal and physical custody to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.18"></a><var>354.18</var>relative is in the child's best interest. For a child under jurisdiction of a tribal court, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.19"></a><var>354.19</var>judicial determination under a similar provision in tribal code indicating that a relative <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.20"></a><var>354.20</var>will assume the duty and authority to provide care, control, and protection of a child who <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.21"></a><var>354.21</var>is residing in foster care, and to make decisions regarding the child's education, health <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.22"></a><var>354.22</var>care, and general welfare until adulthood, and that this is in the child's best interest is <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.23"></a><var>354.23</var>considered equivalent. Additionally, a child must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.354.24"></a><var>354.24</var>(1) have been removed from the child's home pursuant to a voluntary placement <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.25"></a><var>354.25</var>agreement or court order;<br />
         		<a id="pl.354.26"></a><var>354.26</var>(2)(i) have resided in with the prospective relative custodian who has been a <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.27"></a><var>354.27</var>licensed child foster care parent for at least six consecutive months in the home of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.28"></a><var>354.28</var>prospective relative custodian; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.354.29"></a><var>354.29</var>(ii) have received from the commissioner an exemption from the requirement in item <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.30"></a><var>354.30</var>(i) from the court that the prospective relative custodian has been a licensed child foster <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.31"></a><var>354.31</var>parent for at least six consecutive months, based on a determination that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.354.32"></a><var>354.32</var>(A) an expedited move to permanency is in the child's best interest;<br />
         		<a id="pl.354.33"></a><var>354.33</var>(B) expedited permanency cannot be completed without provision of guardianship <br />
         		<a id="pl.354.34"></a><var>354.34</var>assistance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.355.1"></a><var>355.1</var>(C) the prospective relative custodian is uniquely qualified to meet the child's needs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.2"></a><var>355.2</var>as defined in section 260C.212, subdivision 2, on a permanent basis;<br />
         		<a id="pl.355.3"></a><var>355.3</var>(D) the child and prospective relative custodian meet the eligibility requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.4"></a><var>355.4</var>of this section; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.355.5"></a><var>355.5</var>(E) efforts were made by the legally responsible agency to place the child with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.6"></a><var>355.6</var>prospective relative custodian as a licensed child foster parent for six consecutive months <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.7"></a><var>355.7</var>before permanency, or an explanation why these efforts were not in the child's best interests;<br />
         		<a id="pl.355.8"></a><var>355.8</var>(3) meet the agency determinations regarding permanency requirements in <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.9"></a><var>355.9</var>subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.355.10"></a><var>355.10</var>(4) meet the applicable citizenship and immigration requirements in subdivision 3;<br />
         		<a id="pl.355.11"></a><var>355.11</var>(5) have been consulted regarding the proposed transfer of permanent legal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.12"></a><var>355.12</var>physical custody to a relative, if the child is at least 14 years of age or is expected to attain <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.13"></a><var>355.13</var>14 years of age prior to the transfer of permanent legal and physical custody; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.355.14"></a><var>355.14</var>(6) have a written, binding agreement under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.25</statute_ref> among the caregiver or <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.15"></a><var>355.15</var>caregivers, the financially responsible agency, and the commissioner established prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.16"></a><var>355.16</var>transfer of permanent legal and physical custody.<br />
         		<a id="pl.355.17"></a><var>355.17</var>(b) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (a), the child's prospective relative <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.18"></a><var>355.18</var>custodian or custodians must meet the applicable background study requirements in <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.19"></a><var>355.19</var>subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.355.20"></a><var>355.20</var>(c) To be eligible for title IV-E guardianship assistance, a child must also meet any <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.21"></a><var>355.21</var>additional criteria in section 473(d) of the Social Security Act. The sibling of a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.22"></a><var>355.22</var>who meets the criteria for title IV-E guardianship assistance in section 473(d) of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.23"></a><var>355.23</var>Social Security Act is eligible for title IV-E guardianship assistance if the child and <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.24"></a><var>355.24</var>sibling are placed with the same prospective relative custodian or custodians, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.25"></a><var>355.25</var>legally responsible agency, relatives, and commissioner agree on the appropriateness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.26"></a><var>355.26</var>the arrangement for the sibling. A child who meets all eligibility criteria except those <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.27"></a><var>355.27</var>specific to title IV-E guardianship assistance is entitled to guardianship assistance paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.28"></a><var>355.28</var>through funds other than title IV-E.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.17.0"></a><a id="pl.355.29"></a><var>355.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.22, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.30"></a><var>355.30</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.355.31"></a><var>355.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Agency determinations regarding permanency.</b> (a) To be eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.32"></a><var>355.32</var>guardianship assistance, the legally responsible agency must complete the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.33"></a><var>355.33</var>determinations regarding permanency for the child prior to the transfer of permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.355.34"></a><var>355.34</var>legal and physical custody:<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.1"></a><var>356.1</var>(1) a determination that reunification and adoption are not appropriate permanency <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.2"></a><var>356.2</var>options for the child; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.3"></a><var>356.3</var>(2) a determination that the child demonstrates a strong attachment to the prospective <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.4"></a><var>356.4</var>relative custodian and the prospective relative custodian has a strong commitment to <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.5"></a><var>356.5</var>caring permanently for the child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.6"></a><var>356.6</var>(b) The legally responsible agency shall document the determinations in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.7"></a><var>356.7</var>(a) and the eligibility requirements in this section that comply with United States Code, <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.8"></a><var>356.8</var>title 42, sections 673(d) and 675(1)(F). These determinations must be documented in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.9"></a><var>356.9</var>kinship placement agreement, which must be in the format prescribed by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.10"></a><var>356.10</var>and must be signed by the prospective relative custodian and the legally responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.11"></a><var>356.11</var>agency. In the case of a Minnesota tribe, the determinations and eligibility requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.12"></a><var>356.12</var>in this section may be provided in an alternative format approved by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.13"></a><var>356.13</var> Supporting information for completing each determination must be documented in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.14"></a><var>356.14</var>legally responsible agency's case file and make them available for review as requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.15"></a><var>356.15</var>by the financially responsible agency and the commissioner during the guardianship <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.16"></a><var>356.16</var>assistance eligibility determination process.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.18.0"></a><a id="pl.356.17"></a><var>356.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.22, subdivision 4, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.18"></a><var>356.18</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.19"></a><var>356.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Background study.</b> (a) A background study under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.33</statute_ref> must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.20"></a><var>356.20</var>completed on each prospective relative custodian and any other adult residing in the home <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.21"></a><var>356.21</var>of the prospective relative custodian. The background study must meet the requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.22"></a><var>356.22</var>United States Code, title 42, section 671(a)(20). A study completed under section 245C.33 <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.23"></a><var>356.23</var>meets this requirement. A background study on the prospective relative custodian or adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.24"></a><var>356.24</var>residing in the household previously completed under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.04</statute_ref> chapter 245C for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.25"></a><var>356.25</var>purposes of child foster care licensure may under chapter 245A or licensure by a Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.26"></a><var>356.26</var>tribe, shall be used for the purposes of this section, provided that the background study is <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.27"></a><var>356.27</var>current meets the requirements of this subdivision and the prospective relative custodian is <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.28"></a><var>356.28</var>a licensed child foster parent at the time of the application for guardianship assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.29"></a><var>356.29</var>(b) If the background study reveals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.30"></a><var>356.30</var>(1) a felony conviction at any time for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.31"></a><var>356.31</var>(i) child abuse or neglect;<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.32"></a><var>356.32</var>(ii) spousal abuse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.33"></a><var>356.33</var>(iii) a crime against a child, including child pornography; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.356.34"></a><var>356.34</var>(iv) a crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault, or homicide, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.356.35"></a><var>356.35</var>including other physical assault or battery; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.1"></a><var>357.1</var>(2) a felony conviction within the past five years for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.2"></a><var>357.2</var>(i) physical assault;<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.3"></a><var>357.3</var>(ii) battery; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.4"></a><var>357.4</var>(iii) a drug-related offense;<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.5"></a><var>357.5</var>the prospective relative custodian is prohibited from receiving guardianship assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.6"></a><var>357.6</var>on behalf of an otherwise eligible child.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.19.0"></a><a id="pl.357.7"></a><var>357.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.22, subdivision 6, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.8"></a><var>357.8</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.9"></a><var>357.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Exclusions.</b> (a) A child with a guardianship assistance agreement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.10"></a><var>357.10</var>Northstar Care for Children is not eligible for the Minnesota family investment program <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.11"></a><var>357.11</var>child-only grant under chapter 256J.<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.12"></a><var>357.12</var>(b) The commissioner shall not enter into a guardianship assistance agreement with:<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.13"></a><var>357.13</var>(1) a child's biological parent or stepparent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.14"></a><var>357.14</var>(2) an individual assuming permanent legal and physical custody of a child or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.15"></a><var>357.15</var>equivalent under tribal code without involvement of the child welfare system; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.16"></a><var>357.16</var>(3) an individual assuming permanent legal and physical custody of a child who was <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.17"></a><var>357.17</var>placed in Minnesota by another state or a tribe outside of Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.20.0"></a><a id="pl.357.18"></a><var>357.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.23, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.19"></a><var>357.19</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.20"></a><var>357.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General eligibility requirements.</b> (a) To be eligible for Northstar <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.21"></a><var>357.21</var>adoption assistance under this section, a child must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.22"></a><var>357.22</var>(1) be determined to be a child with special needs under subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.23"></a><var>357.23</var>(2) meet the applicable citizenship and immigration requirements in subdivision 3;<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.24"></a><var>357.24</var>(3)(i) meet the criteria in section 473 of the Social Security Act; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.25"></a><var>357.25</var>(ii) have had foster care payments paid on the child's behalf while in out-of-home <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.26"></a><var>357.26</var>placement through the county social service agency or tribe and be either under the<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.27"></a><var>357.27</var> tribal social service agency prior to the issuance of a court order transferring the child's<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.28"></a><var>357.28</var> guardianship of to the commissioner or under the jurisdiction of a Minnesota tribe and <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.29"></a><var>357.29</var>adoption, according to tribal law, is in the child's documented permanency plan making <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.30"></a><var>357.30</var>the child a ward of the tribe; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.357.31"></a><var>357.31</var>(4) have a written, binding agreement under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.25</statute_ref> among the adoptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.32"></a><var>357.32</var>parent, the financially responsible agency, or, if there is no financially responsible agency, <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.33"></a><var>357.33</var>the agency designated by the commissioner, and the commissioner established prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.357.34"></a><var>357.34</var>finalization of the adoption.<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.1"></a><var>358.1</var>(b) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (a), an eligible child's adoptive parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.2"></a><var>358.2</var>or parents must meet the applicable background study requirements in subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.3"></a><var>358.3</var>(c) A child who meets all eligibility criteria except those specific to title IV-E adoption <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.4"></a><var>358.4</var>assistance shall receive adoption assistance paid through funds other than title IV-E.<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.5"></a><var>358.5</var>(d) A child receiving Northstar kinship assistance payments under section 256N.22 <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.6"></a><var>358.6</var>is eligible for Northstar adoption assistance when the criteria in paragraph (a) are met and <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.7"></a><var>358.7</var>the child's legal custodian is adopting the child.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.21.0"></a><a id="pl.358.8"></a><var>358.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.23, subdivision 4, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.9"></a><var>358.9</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.10"></a><var>358.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Background study.</b> (a) A background study under section 
         <statute_ref>259.41</statute_ref> must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.11"></a><var>358.11</var>completed on each prospective adoptive parent. and all other adults residing in the home. <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.12"></a><var>358.12</var>A background study must meet the requirements of United States Code, title 42, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.13"></a><var>358.13</var>671(a)(20). A study completed under section 245C.33 meets this requirement. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.14"></a><var>358.14</var>prospective adoptive parent is a licensed child foster parent licensed under chapter 245A <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.15"></a><var>358.15</var>or by a Minnesota tribe, the background study previously completed for the purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.16"></a><var>358.16</var>child foster care licensure shall be used for the purpose of this section, provided that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.17"></a><var>358.17</var>background study meets all other requirements of this subdivision and the prospective <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.18"></a><var>358.18</var>adoptive parent is a licensed child foster parent at the time of the application for adoption <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.19"></a><var>358.19</var>assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.20"></a><var>358.20</var>(b) If the background study reveals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.21"></a><var>358.21</var>(1) a felony conviction at any time for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.22"></a><var>358.22</var>(i) child abuse or neglect;<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.23"></a><var>358.23</var>(ii) spousal abuse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.24"></a><var>358.24</var>(iii) a crime against a child, including child pornography; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.25"></a><var>358.25</var>(iv) a crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault, or homicide, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.26"></a><var>358.26</var>including other physical assault or battery; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.27"></a><var>358.27</var>(2) a felony conviction within the past five years for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.28"></a><var>358.28</var>(i) physical assault;<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.29"></a><var>358.29</var>(ii) battery; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.30"></a><var>358.30</var>(iii) a drug-related offense;<br />
         		<a id="pl.358.31"></a><var>358.31</var>the adoptive parent is prohibited from receiving adoption assistance on behalf of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.32"></a><var>358.32</var>otherwise eligible child.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.22.0"></a><a id="pl.358.33"></a><var>358.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.24, subdivision 9, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.358.34"></a><var>358.34</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.1"></a><var>359.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Timing of and requests for reassessments.</b> Reassessments for an eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.2"></a><var>359.2</var>child must be completed within 30 days of any of the following events:<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.3"></a><var>359.3</var>(1) for a child in continuous foster care, when six months have elapsed since <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.4"></a><var>359.4</var>completion of the last assessment the initial assessment, and annually thereafter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.5"></a><var>359.5</var>(2) for a child in continuous foster care, change of placement location;<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.6"></a><var>359.6</var>(3) for a child in foster care, at the request of the financially responsible agency or <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.7"></a><var>359.7</var>legally responsible agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.8"></a><var>359.8</var>(4) at the request of the commissioner; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.9"></a><var>359.9</var>(5) at the request of the caregiver under subdivision 9 10.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.23.0"></a><a id="pl.359.10"></a><var>359.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.24, subdivision 10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.11"></a><var>359.11</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.12"></a><var>359.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Caregiver requests for reassessments.</b> (a) A caregiver may initiate <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.13"></a><var>359.13</var>a reassessment request for an eligible child in writing to the financially responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.14"></a><var>359.14</var>agency or, if there is no financially responsible agency, the agency designated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.15"></a><var>359.15</var>commissioner. The written request must include the reason for the request and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.16"></a><var>359.16</var>name, address, and contact information of the caregivers. For an eligible child with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.17"></a><var>359.17</var>guardianship assistance or adoption assistance agreement, The caregiver may request a <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.18"></a><var>359.18</var>reassessment if at least six months have elapsed since any previously requested review<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.19"></a><var>359.19</var> previous assessment or reassessment. For an eligible foster child, a foster parent may <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.20"></a><var>359.20</var>request reassessment in less than six months with written documentation that there have <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.21"></a><var>359.21</var>been significant changes in the child's needs that necessitate an earlier reassessment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.22"></a><var>359.22</var>(b) A caregiver may request a reassessment of an at-risk child for whom a <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.23"></a><var>359.23</var>guardianship assistance or an adoption assistance agreement has been executed if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.24"></a><var>359.24</var>caregiver has satisfied the commissioner with written documentation from a qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.25"></a><var>359.25</var>expert that the potential disability upon which eligibility for the agreement was based has <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.26"></a><var>359.26</var>manifested itself, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>256N.25, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.27"></a><var>359.27</var>(c) If the reassessment cannot be completed within 30 days of the caregiver's request, <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.28"></a><var>359.28</var>the agency responsible for reassessment must notify the caregiver of the reason for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.29"></a><var>359.29</var>delay and a reasonable estimate of when the reassessment can be completed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.359.30"></a><var>359.30</var>(d) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in paragraph (a) or subdivision 9, <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.31"></a><var>359.31</var>when a Northstar kinship assistance agreement or adoption assistance agreement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.32"></a><var>359.32</var>section 256N.25 has been signed by all parties, no reassessment may be requested or <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.33"></a><var>359.33</var>conducted until the court finalizes the transfer of permanent legal and physical custody or <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.34"></a><var>359.34</var>finalizes the adoption, or the assistance agreement expires according to section 256N.25, <br />
         		<a id="pl.359.35"></a><var>359.35</var>subdivision 1.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.24.0"></a><a id="pl.360.1"></a><var>360.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.25, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.2"></a><var>360.2</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.360.3"></a><var>360.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Negotiation of agreement.</b> (a) When a child is determined to be eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.4"></a><var>360.4</var>for guardianship assistance or adoption assistance, the financially responsible agency, or, <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.5"></a><var>360.5</var>if there is no financially responsible agency, the agency designated by the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.6"></a><var>360.6</var>must negotiate with the caregiver to develop an agreement under subdivision 1. If and when <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.7"></a><var>360.7</var>the caregiver and agency reach concurrence as to the terms of the agreement, both parties <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.8"></a><var>360.8</var>shall sign the agreement. The agency must submit the agreement, along with the eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.9"></a><var>360.9</var>determination outlined in sections 
         <statute_ref>256N.22, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256N.23, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.10"></a><var>360.10</var>the commissioner for final review, approval, and signature according to subdivision 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.360.11"></a><var>360.11</var>(b) A monthly payment is provided as part of the adoption assistance or guardianship <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.12"></a><var>360.12</var>assistance agreement to support the care of children unless the child is eligible for adoption <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.13"></a><var>360.13</var>assistance and determined to be an at-risk child, in which case the special at-risk monthly <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.14"></a><var>360.14</var>payment under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26</statute_ref>, subdivision 7, must no payment will be made unless and <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.15"></a><var>360.15</var>until the caregiver obtains written documentation from a qualified expert that the potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.16"></a><var>360.16</var>disability upon which eligibility for the agreement was based has manifested itself.<br />
         		<a id="pl.360.17"></a><var>360.17</var>(1) The amount of the payment made on behalf of a child eligible for guardianship <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.18"></a><var>360.18</var>assistance or adoption assistance is determined through agreement between the prospective <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.19"></a><var>360.19</var>relative custodian or the adoptive parent and the financially responsible agency, or, if there <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.20"></a><var>360.20</var>is no financially responsible agency, the agency designated by the commissioner, using <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.21"></a><var>360.21</var>the assessment tool established by the commissioner in section 
         <statute_ref>256N.24, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.22"></a><var>360.22</var>and the associated benefit and payments outlined in section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26</statute_ref>. Except as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.23"></a><var>360.23</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.24, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), the assessment tool establishes <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.24"></a><var>360.24</var>the monthly benefit level for a child under foster care. The monthly payment under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.25"></a><var>360.25</var>guardianship assistance agreement or adoption assistance agreement may be negotiated up <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.26"></a><var>360.26</var>to the monthly benefit level under foster care. In no case may the amount of the payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.27"></a><var>360.27</var>under a guardianship assistance agreement or adoption assistance agreement exceed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.28"></a><var>360.28</var>foster care maintenance payment which would have been paid during the month if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.29"></a><var>360.29</var>child with respect to whom the guardianship assistance or adoption assistance payment is <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.30"></a><var>360.30</var>made had been in a foster family home in the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.360.31"></a><var>360.31</var>(2) The rate schedule for the agreement is determined based on the age of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.32"></a><var>360.32</var>child on the date that the prospective adoptive parent or parents or relative custodian or <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.33"></a><var>360.33</var>custodians sign the agreement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.360.34"></a><var>360.34</var>(3) The income of the relative custodian or custodians or adoptive parent or parents <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.35"></a><var>360.35</var>must not be taken into consideration when determining eligibility for guardianship <br />
         		<a id="pl.360.36"></a><var>360.36</var>assistance or adoption assistance or the amount of the payments under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.361.1"></a><var>361.1</var>(4) With the concurrence of the relative custodian or adoptive parent, the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.2"></a><var>361.2</var>the payment may be adjusted periodically using the assessment tool established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.3"></a><var>361.3</var>commissioner in section 
         <statute_ref>256N.24, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and the agreement renegotiated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.4"></a><var>361.4</var>subdivision 3 when there is a change in the child's needs or the family's circumstances.<br />
         		<a id="pl.361.5"></a><var>361.5</var>(5) The guardianship assistance or adoption assistance agreement of a child who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.6"></a><var>361.6</var>identified as at-risk receives the special at-risk monthly payment under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.7"></a><var>361.7</var>subdivision 7, unless and until the potential disability manifests itself, as documented by <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.8"></a><var>361.8</var>an appropriate professional, and the commissioner authorizes commencement of payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.9"></a><var>361.9</var>by modifying the agreement accordingly. A relative custodian or An adoptive parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.10"></a><var>361.10</var>of an at-risk child with a guardianship assistance or an adoption assistance agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.11"></a><var>361.11</var>may request a reassessment of the child under section 256N.24, subdivision 9 10, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.12"></a><var>361.12</var>renegotiation of the guardianship assistance or adoption assistance agreement under <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.13"></a><var>361.13</var>subdivision 3 to include a monthly payment, if the caregiver has written documentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.14"></a><var>361.14</var>from a qualified expert that the potential disability upon which eligibility for the agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.15"></a><var>361.15</var>was based has manifested itself. Documentation of the disability must be limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.16"></a><var>361.16</var>evidence deemed appropriate by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.361.17"></a><var>361.17</var>(c) For guardianship assistance agreements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.361.18"></a><var>361.18</var>(1) the initial amount of the monthly guardianship assistance payment must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.19"></a><var>361.19</var>equivalent to the foster care rate in effect at the time that the agreement is signed less any <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.20"></a><var>361.20</var>offsets under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, or a lesser negotiated amount if agreed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.21"></a><var>361.21</var>by the prospective relative custodian and specified in that agreement, unless the child is <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.22"></a><var>361.22</var>identified as at-risk or the guardianship assistance agreement is entered into when a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.23"></a><var>361.23</var>is under the age of six; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.361.24"></a><var>361.24</var>(2) an at-risk child must be assigned level A as outlined in section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26</statute_ref> and <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.25"></a><var>361.25</var>receive the special at-risk monthly payment under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.26"></a><var>361.26</var>and until the potential disability manifests itself, as documented by a qualified expert, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.27"></a><var>361.27</var>the commissioner authorizes commencement of payment by modifying the agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.28"></a><var>361.28</var>accordingly; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.361.29"></a><var>361.29</var>(3) (2) the amount of the monthly payment for a guardianship assistance agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.30"></a><var>361.30</var>for a child, other than an at-risk child, who is under the age of six must be as specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.31"></a><var>361.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.361.32"></a><var>361.32</var>(d) For adoption assistance agreements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.361.33"></a><var>361.33</var>(1) for a child in foster care with the prospective adoptive parent immediately prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.34"></a><var>361.34</var>to adoptive placement, the initial amount of the monthly adoption assistance payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.35"></a><var>361.35</var>must be equivalent to the foster care rate in effect at the time that the agreement is signed <br />
         		<a id="pl.361.36"></a><var>361.36</var>less any offsets in section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, or a lesser negotiated amount if agreed <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.1"></a><var>362.1</var>to by the prospective adoptive parents and specified in that agreement, unless the child is <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.2"></a><var>362.2</var>identified as at-risk or the adoption assistance agreement is entered into when a child is <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.3"></a><var>362.3</var>under the age of six;<br />
         		<a id="pl.362.4"></a><var>362.4</var>(2) for an at-risk child who must be assigned level A as outlined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.362.5"></a><var>362.5</var>256N.26
         </statute_ref> and receive the special at-risk monthly payment under section 256N.26, <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.6"></a><var>362.6</var>subdivision 7, no payment will be made  unless and until the potential disability manifests <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.7"></a><var>362.7</var>itself, as documented by an appropriate professional, and the commissioner authorizes <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.8"></a><var>362.8</var>commencement of payment by modifying the agreement accordingly;<br />
         		<a id="pl.362.9"></a><var>362.9</var>(3) the amount of the monthly payment for an adoption assistance agreement for <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.10"></a><var>362.10</var>a child under the age of six, other than an at-risk child, must be as specified in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.362.11"></a><var>362.11</var>256N.26, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.362.12"></a><var>362.12</var>(4) for a child who is in the guardianship assistance program immediately prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.13"></a><var>362.13</var>to adoptive placement, the initial amount of the adoption assistance payment must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.14"></a><var>362.14</var>equivalent to the guardianship assistance payment in effect at the time that the adoption <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.15"></a><var>362.15</var>assistance agreement is signed or a lesser amount if agreed to by the prospective adoptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.16"></a><var>362.16</var>parent and specified in that agreement, unless the child is identified as an at-risk child; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.362.17"></a><var>362.17</var>(5) for a child who is not in foster care placement or the guardianship assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.18"></a><var>362.18</var>program immediately prior to adoptive placement or negotiation of the adoption assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.19"></a><var>362.19</var>agreement, the initial amount of the adoption assistance agreement must be determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.20"></a><var>362.20</var>using the assessment tool and process in this section and the corresponding payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.21"></a><var>362.21</var>amount outlined in section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.25.0"></a><a id="pl.362.22"></a><var>362.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.25, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.23"></a><var>362.23</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.362.24"></a><var>362.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Renegotiation of agreement.</b> (a) A relative custodian or adoptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.25"></a><var>362.25</var>parent of a child with a guardianship assistance or adoption assistance agreement may <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.26"></a><var>362.26</var>request renegotiation of the agreement when there is a change in the needs of the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.27"></a><var>362.27</var>or in the family's circumstances. When a relative custodian or adoptive parent requests <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.28"></a><var>362.28</var>renegotiation of the agreement, a reassessment of the child must be completed consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.29"></a><var>362.29</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>256N.24, subdivisions 9</statute_ref> and 10. If the reassessment indicates that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.30"></a><var>362.30</var>child's level has changed, the financially responsible agency or, if there is no financially <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.31"></a><var>362.31</var>responsible agency, the agency designated by the commissioner or the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.32"></a><var>362.32</var>designee, and the caregiver must renegotiate the agreement to include a payment with <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.33"></a><var>362.33</var>the level determined through the reassessment process. The agreement must not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.362.34"></a><var>362.34</var>renegotiated unless the commissioner, the financially responsible agency, and the caregiver <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.1"></a><var>363.1</var>mutually agree to the changes. The effective date of any renegotiated agreement must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.2"></a><var>363.2</var>determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.363.3"></a><var>363.3</var>(b) A relative custodian or An adoptive parent of an at-risk child with a guardianship <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.4"></a><var>363.4</var>assistance or an adoption assistance agreement may request renegotiation of the agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.5"></a><var>363.5</var>to include a monthly payment higher than the special at-risk monthly payment under <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.6"></a><var>363.6</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26, subdivision 7,</statute_ref> if the caregiver has written documentation from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.7"></a><var>363.7</var>qualified expert that the potential disability upon which eligibility for the agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.8"></a><var>363.8</var>was based has manifested itself. Documentation of the disability must be limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.9"></a><var>363.9</var>evidence deemed appropriate by the commissioner. Prior to renegotiating the agreement, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.10"></a><var>363.10</var>reassessment of the child must be conducted as outlined in section 
         <statute_ref>256N.24, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.363.11"></a><var>363.11</var>9
         </statute_ref>. The reassessment must be used to renegotiate the agreement to include an appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.12"></a><var>363.12</var>monthly payment. The agreement must not be renegotiated unless the commissioner, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.13"></a><var>363.13</var>financially responsible agency, and the caregiver mutually agree to the changes. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.14"></a><var>363.14</var>effective date of any renegotiated agreement must be determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.363.15"></a><var>363.15</var>(c) Renegotiation of a guardianship assistance or adoption assistance agreement is <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.16"></a><var>363.16</var>required when one of the circumstances outlined in section 
         <statute_ref>256N.26, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.17"></a><var>363.17</var>occurs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.26.0"></a><a id="pl.363.18"></a><var>363.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.26, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.19"></a><var>363.19</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.363.20"></a><var>363.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Benefits.</b> (a) There are three benefits under Northstar Care for <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.21"></a><var>363.21</var>Children: medical assistance, basic payment, and supplemental difficulty of care payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.363.22"></a><var>363.22</var>(b) A child is eligible for medical assistance under subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.363.23"></a><var>363.23</var>(c) A child is eligible for the basic payment under subdivision 3, except for a child <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.24"></a><var>363.24</var>assigned level A under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.24, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, because the child is determined to <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.25"></a><var>363.25</var>be an at-risk child receiving guardianship assistance or adoption assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.363.26"></a><var>363.26</var>(d) A child, including a foster child age 18 to 21, is eligible for an additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.27"></a><var>363.27</var>supplemental difficulty of care payment under subdivision 4, as determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.28"></a><var>363.28</var>assessment under section 
         <statute_ref>256N.24</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.363.29"></a><var>363.29</var>(e) An eligible child entering guardianship assistance or adoption assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.30"></a><var>363.30</var>the age of six receives a basic payment and supplemental difficulty of care payment as <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.31"></a><var>363.31</var>specified in subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.363.32"></a><var>363.32</var>(f) A child transitioning in from a pre-Northstar Care for Children program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.33"></a><var>363.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256N.28, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, shall receive basic and difficulty of care supplemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.363.34"></a><var>363.34</var>payments according to those provisions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.27.0"></a><a id="pl.364.1"></a><var>364.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.27, subdivision 4, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.2"></a><var>364.2</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.364.3"></a><var>364.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Nonfederal share.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish a percentage share <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.4"></a><var>364.4</var>of the maintenance payments, reduced by federal reimbursements under title IV-E of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.5"></a><var>364.5</var>Social Security Act, to be paid by the state and to be paid by the financially responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.6"></a><var>364.6</var>agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.364.7"></a><var>364.7</var>(b) These state and local shares must initially be calculated based on the ratio of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.8"></a><var>364.8</var>average appropriate expenditures made by the state and all financially responsible agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.9"></a><var>364.9</var>during calendar years 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. For purposes of this calculation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.10"></a><var>364.10</var>appropriate expenditures for the financially responsible agencies must include basic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.11"></a><var>364.11</var>difficulty of care payments for foster care reduced by federal reimbursements, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.12"></a><var>364.12</var>including any initial clothing allowance, administrative payments to child care agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.13"></a><var>364.13</var>specified in section 
         <statute_ref>317A.907</statute_ref>, child care, or other support or ancillary expenditures. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.14"></a><var>364.14</var>purposes of this calculation, appropriate expenditures for the state shall include adoption <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.15"></a><var>364.15</var>assistance and relative custody assistance, reduced by federal reimbursements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.364.16"></a><var>364.16</var>(c) For each of the periods January 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, and fiscal years 2017, <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.17"></a><var>364.17</var>2018, and 2019, the commissioner shall adjust this initial percentage of state and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.18"></a><var>364.18</var>shares to reflect the relative expenditure trends during calendar years 2011, 2012, 2013, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.19"></a><var>364.19</var>2014, taking into account appropriations for Northstar Care for Children and the turnover <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.20"></a><var>364.20</var>rates of the components. In making these adjustments, the commissioner's goal shall be to <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.21"></a><var>364.21</var>make these state and local expenditures other than the appropriations for Northstar Care <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.22"></a><var>364.22</var>for Children to be the same as they would have been had Northstar Care for Children not <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.23"></a><var>364.23</var>been implemented, or if that is not possible, proportionally higher or lower, as appropriate. <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.24"></a><var>364.24</var>Except for adjustments so that the costs of the phase-in are borne by the state, the state and <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.25"></a><var>364.25</var>local share percentages for fiscal year 2019 must be used for all subsequent years.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.28.0"></a><a id="pl.364.26"></a><var>364.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 257.85, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.364.27"></a><var>364.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Financial considerations.</b> (a) Payment of relative custody assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.28"></a><var>364.28</var>under a relative custody assistance agreement is subject to the availability of state funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.29"></a><var>364.29</var>and payments may be reduced or suspended on order of the commissioner if insufficient <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.30"></a><var>364.30</var>funds are available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.364.31"></a><var>364.31</var>(b) Upon receipt from a local agency of a claim for reimbursement, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.32"></a><var>364.32</var>shall reimburse the local agency in an amount equal to 100 percent of the relative custody <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.33"></a><var>364.33</var>assistance payments provided to relative custodians. The A local agency may not seek and <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.34"></a><var>364.34</var>the commissioner shall not provide reimbursement for the administrative costs associated <br />
         		<a id="pl.364.35"></a><var>364.35</var>with performing the duties described in subdivision 4.<br />
         		<a id="pl.365.1"></a><var>365.1</var>(c) For the purposes of determining eligibility or payment amounts under MFIP, <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.2"></a><var>365.2</var>relative custody assistance payments shall be excluded in determining the family's <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.3"></a><var>365.3</var>available income.<br />
         		<a id="pl.365.4"></a><var>365.4</var>(d) For expenditures made on or before December 31, 2014, upon receipt from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.5"></a><var>365.5</var>local agency of a claim for reimbursement, the commissioner shall reimburse the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.6"></a><var>365.6</var>agency in an amount equal to 100 percent of the relative custody assistance payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.7"></a><var>365.7</var>provided to relative custodians.<br />
         		<a id="pl.365.8"></a><var>365.8</var>(e) For expenditures made on or after January 1, 2015, upon receipt from a local <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.9"></a><var>365.9</var>agency of a claim for reimbursement, the commissioner shall reimburse the local agency as <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.10"></a><var>365.10</var>part of the Northstar Care for Children fiscal reconciliation process under section 256N.27.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.29.0"></a><a id="pl.365.11"></a><var>365.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260C.212, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.365.12"></a><var>365.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Out-of-home placement; plan.</b> (a) An out-of-home placement plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.13"></a><var>365.13</var>shall be prepared within 30 days after any child is placed in foster care by court order or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.14"></a><var>365.14</var>voluntary placement agreement between the responsible social services agency and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.15"></a><var>365.15</var>child's parent pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>260C.227</statute_ref> or chapter 260D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.365.16"></a><var>365.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An out-of-home placement plan means a written document which is prepared <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.17"></a><var>365.17</var>by the responsible social services agency jointly with the parent or parents or guardian <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.18"></a><var>365.18</var>of the child and in consultation with the child's guardian ad litem, the child's tribe, if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.19"></a><var>365.19</var>child is an Indian child, the child's foster parent or representative of the foster care facility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.20"></a><var>365.20</var>and, where appropriate, the child. For a child in voluntary foster care for treatment under <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.21"></a><var>365.21</var>chapter 260D, preparation of the out-of-home placement plan shall additionally include <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.22"></a><var>365.22</var>the child's mental health treatment provider. As appropriate, the plan shall be:<br />
         		<a id="pl.365.23"></a><var>365.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) submitted to the court for approval under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.178</statute_ref>, subdivision 7;<br />
         		<a id="pl.365.24"></a><var>365.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) ordered by the court, either as presented or modified after hearing, under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.365.25"></a><var>365.25</var>260C.178
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 7, or 
         <statute_ref>260C.201</statute_ref>, subdivision 6; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.365.26"></a><var>365.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) signed by the parent or parents or guardian of the child, the child's guardian ad <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.27"></a><var>365.27</var>litem, a representative of the child's tribe, the responsible social services agency, and, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.28"></a><var>365.28</var>possible, the child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.365.29"></a><var>365.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The out-of-home placement plan shall be explained to all persons involved in its <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.30"></a><var>365.30</var>implementation, including the child who has signed the plan, and shall set forth:<br />
         		<a id="pl.365.31"></a><var>365.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a description of the foster care home or facility selected, including how the <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.32"></a><var>365.32</var>out-of-home placement plan is designed to achieve a safe placement for the child in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.33"></a><var>365.33</var>least restrictive, most family-like, setting available which is in close proximity to the home <br />
         		<a id="pl.365.34"></a><var>365.34</var>of the parent or parents or guardian of the child when the case plan goal is reunification, <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.1"></a><var>366.1</var>and how the placement is consistent with the best interests and special needs of the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.2"></a><var>366.2</var>according to the factors under subdivision 2, paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.366.3"></a><var>366.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the specific reasons for the placement of the child in foster care, and when <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.4"></a><var>366.4</var>reunification is the plan, a description of the problems or conditions in the home of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.5"></a><var>366.5</var>parent or parents which necessitated removal of the child from home and the changes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.6"></a><var>366.6</var>parent or parents must make in order for the child to safely return home;<br />
         		<a id="pl.366.7"></a><var>366.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a description of the services offered and provided to prevent removal of the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.8"></a><var>366.8</var>from the home and to reunify the family including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.366.9"></a><var>366.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the specific actions to be taken by the parent or parents of the child to eliminate <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.10"></a><var>366.10</var>or correct the problems or conditions identified in clause (2), and the time period during <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.11"></a><var>366.11</var>which the actions are to be taken; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.366.12"></a><var>366.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the reasonable efforts, or in the case of an Indian child, active efforts to be made <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.13"></a><var>366.13</var>to achieve a safe and stable home for the child including social and other supportive <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.14"></a><var>366.14</var>services to be provided or offered to the parent or parents or guardian of the child, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.15"></a><var>366.15</var>child, and the residential facility during the period the child is in the residential facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.366.16"></a><var>366.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a description of any services or resources that were requested by the child or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.17"></a><var>366.17</var>child's parent, guardian, foster parent, or custodian since the date of the child's placement <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.18"></a><var>366.18</var>in the residential facility, and whether those services or resources were provided and if <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.19"></a><var>366.19</var>not, the basis for the denial of the services or resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.366.20"></a><var>366.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the visitation plan for the parent or parents or guardian, other relatives as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.21"></a><var>366.21</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>260C.007</statute_ref>, subdivision 27, and siblings of the child if the siblings are not placed <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.22"></a><var>366.22</var>together in foster care, and whether visitation is consistent with the best interest of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.23"></a><var>366.23</var>child, during the period the child is in foster care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.366.24"></a><var>366.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) when a child cannot return to or be in the care of either parent, documentation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.25"></a><var>366.25</var>steps to finalize the permanency plan for the child, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.366.26"></a><var>366.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) reasonable efforts to place the child for adoption or legal guardianship of the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.27"></a><var>366.27</var>if the court has issued an order terminating the rights of both parents of the child or of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.28"></a><var>366.28</var>only known, living parent of the child. At a minimum, the documentation must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.29"></a><var>366.29</var>consideration of whether adoption is in the best interests of the child, child-specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.30"></a><var>366.30</var>recruitment efforts such as relative search and the use of state, regional, and national <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.31"></a><var>366.31</var>adoption exchanges to facilitate orderly and timely placements in and outside of the state. <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.32"></a><var>366.32</var>A copy of this documentation shall be provided to the court in the review required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.33"></a><var>366.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>260C.317</statute_ref>, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.366.34"></a><var>366.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) documentation necessary to support the requirements of the kinship placement <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.35"></a><var>366.35</var>agreement under section 256N.22 when adoption is determined not to be in the child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.366.36"></a><var>366.36</var>best interests;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.1"></a><var>367.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) efforts to ensure the child's educational stability while in foster care, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.2"></a><var>367.2</var>(i) efforts to ensure that the child remains in the same school in which the child was <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.3"></a><var>367.3</var>enrolled prior to placement or upon the child's move from one placement to another, <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.4"></a><var>367.4</var>including efforts to work with the local education authorities to ensure the child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.5"></a><var>367.5</var>educational stability; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.6"></a><var>367.6</var>(ii) if it is not in the child's best interest to remain in the same school that the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.7"></a><var>367.7</var>was enrolled in prior to placement or move from one placement to another, efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.8"></a><var>367.8</var>ensure immediate and appropriate enrollment for the child in a new school;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.9"></a><var>367.9</var>(8) the educational records of the child including the most recent information <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.10"></a><var>367.10</var>available regarding:<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.11"></a><var>367.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the names and addresses of the child's educational providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.12"></a><var>367.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the child's grade level performance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.13"></a><var>367.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the child's school record;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.14"></a><var>367.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) a statement about how the child's placement in foster care takes into account <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.15"></a><var>367.15</var>proximity to the school in which the child is enrolled at the time of placement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.16"></a><var>367.16</var>(v) any other relevant educational information;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.17"></a><var>367.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) the efforts by the local agency to ensure the oversight and continuity of health <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.18"></a><var>367.18</var>care services for the foster child, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.19"></a><var>367.19</var>(i) the plan to schedule the child's initial health screens;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.20"></a><var>367.20</var>(ii) how the child's known medical problems and identified needs from the screens, <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.21"></a><var>367.21</var>including any known communicable diseases, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144.4172</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.22"></a><var>367.22</var>2, will be monitored and treated while the child is in foster care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.23"></a><var>367.23</var>(iii) how the child's medical information will be updated and shared, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.24"></a><var>367.24</var>the child's immunizations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.25"></a><var>367.25</var>(iv) who is responsible to coordinate and respond to the child's health care needs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.26"></a><var>367.26</var>including the role of the parent, the agency, and the foster parent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.27"></a><var>367.27</var>(v) who is responsible for oversight of the child's prescription medications;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.28"></a><var>367.28</var>(vi) how physicians or other appropriate medical and nonmedical professionals <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.29"></a><var>367.29</var>will be consulted and involved in assessing the health and well-being of the child and <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.30"></a><var>367.30</var>determine the appropriate medical treatment for the child; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.31"></a><var>367.31</var>(vii) the responsibility to ensure that the child has access to medical care through <br />
         		<a id="pl.367.32"></a><var>367.32</var>either medical insurance or medical assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.33"></a><var>367.33</var>(10) the health records of the child including information available regarding:<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.34"></a><var>367.34</var>(i) the names and addresses of the child's health care and dental care providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.367.35"></a><var>367.35</var>(ii) a record of the child's immunizations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.1"></a><var>368.1</var>(iii) the child's known medical problems, including any known communicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.2"></a><var>368.2</var>diseases as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144.4172</statute_ref>, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.3"></a><var>368.3</var>(iv) the child's medications; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.4"></a><var>368.4</var>(v) any other relevant health care information such as the child's eligibility for <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.5"></a><var>368.5</var>medical insurance or medical assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.6"></a><var>368.6</var>(11) an independent living plan for a child age 16 or older. The plan should include, <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.7"></a><var>368.7</var>but not be limited to, the following objectives:<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.8"></a><var>368.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) educational, vocational, or employment planning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.9"></a><var>368.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) health care planning and medical coverage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.10"></a><var>368.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) transportation including, where appropriate, assisting the child in obtaining a <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.11"></a><var>368.11</var>driver's license;<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.12"></a><var>368.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) money management, including the responsibility of the agency to ensure that <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.13"></a><var>368.13</var>the youth annually receives, at no cost to the youth, a consumer report as defined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.14"></a><var>368.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>13C.001</statute_ref> and assistance in interpreting and resolving any inaccuracies in the report;<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.15"></a><var>368.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) planning for housing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.16"></a><var>368.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) social and recreational skills; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.17"></a><var>368.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) establishing and maintaining connections with the child's family and <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.18"></a><var>368.18</var>community; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.19"></a><var>368.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) for a child in voluntary foster care for treatment under chapter 260D, diagnostic <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.20"></a><var>368.20</var>and assessment information, specific services relating to meeting the mental health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.21"></a><var>368.21</var>needs of the child, and treatment outcomes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.22"></a><var>368.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The parent or parents or guardian and the child each shall have the right to legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.23"></a><var>368.23</var>counsel in the preparation of the case plan and shall be informed of the right at the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.24"></a><var>368.24</var>of placement of the child. The child shall also have the right to a guardian ad litem. <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.25"></a><var>368.25</var>If unable to employ counsel from their own resources, the court shall appoint counsel <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.26"></a><var>368.26</var>upon the request of the parent or parents or the child or the child's legal guardian. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.27"></a><var>368.27</var>parent or parents may also receive assistance from any person or social services agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.28"></a><var>368.28</var>in preparation of the case plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.29"></a><var>368.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;After the plan has been agreed upon by the parties involved or approved or ordered <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.30"></a><var>368.30</var>by the court, the foster parents shall be fully informed of the provisions of the case plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.31"></a><var>368.31</var>and shall be provided a copy of the plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.368.32"></a><var>368.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon discharge from foster care, the parent, adoptive parent, or permanent legal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.33"></a><var>368.33</var>physical custodian, as appropriate, and the child, if appropriate, must be provided with <br />
         		<a id="pl.368.34"></a><var>368.34</var>a current copy of the child's health and education record.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.30.0"></a><a id="pl.368.35"></a><var>368.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260C.515, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.1"></a><var>369.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Custody to relative.</b> The court may order permanent legal and physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.2"></a><var>369.2</var>custody to a fit and willing relative in the best interests of the child according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.3"></a><var>369.3</var>following conditions requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.4"></a><var>369.4</var>(1) an order for transfer of permanent legal and physical custody to a relative shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.5"></a><var>369.5</var>only be made after the court has reviewed the suitability of the prospective legal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.6"></a><var>369.6</var>physical custodian;<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.7"></a><var>369.7</var>(2) in transferring permanent legal and physical custody to a relative, the juvenile <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.8"></a><var>369.8</var>court shall follow the standards applicable under this chapter and chapter 260, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.9"></a><var>369.9</var>procedures in the Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Protection Procedure;<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.10"></a><var>369.10</var>(3) a transfer of legal and physical custody includes responsibility for the protection, <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.11"></a><var>369.11</var>education, care, and control of the child and decision making on behalf of the child;<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.12"></a><var>369.12</var>(4) a permanent legal and physical custodian may not return a child to the permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.13"></a><var>369.13</var>care of a parent from whom the court removed custody without the court's approval and <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.14"></a><var>369.14</var>without notice to the responsible social services agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.15"></a><var>369.15</var>(5) the social services agency may file a petition naming a fit and willing relative as <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.16"></a><var>369.16</var>a proposed permanent legal and physical custodian. A petition for transfer of permanent <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.17"></a><var>369.17</var>legal and physical custody to a relative who is not a parent shall be accompanied by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.18"></a><var>369.18</var>kinship placement agreement under section 256N.22, subdivision 2, between the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.19"></a><var>369.19</var>and proposed permanent legal and physical custodian;<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.20"></a><var>369.20</var>(6) another party to the permanency proceeding regarding the child may file a <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.21"></a><var>369.21</var>petition to transfer permanent legal and physical custody to a relative, but the. The petition <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.22"></a><var>369.22</var>must include facts upon which the court can make the determination required under clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.23"></a><var>369.23</var>(7) and must be filed not later than the date for the required admit-deny hearing under <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.24"></a><var>369.24</var>section 
         <statute_ref>260C.507</statute_ref>; or if the agency's petition is filed under section 
         <statute_ref>260C.503, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.369.25"></a><var>369.25</var>2
         </statute_ref>, the petition must be filed not later than 30 days prior to the trial required under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.369.26"></a><var>369.26</var>260C.509
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.27"></a><var>369.27</var>(7) where a petition is for transfer of permanent legal and physical custody to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.28"></a><var>369.28</var>relative who is not a parent, the court must find that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.29"></a><var>369.29</var>(i) transfer of permanent legal and physical custody and receipt of Northstar kinship <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.30"></a><var>369.30</var>assistance under chapter 256N, when requested and the child is eligible, is in the child's <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.31"></a><var>369.31</var>best interests;<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.32"></a><var>369.32</var>(ii) adoption is not in the child's best interests based on the determinations in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.33"></a><var>369.33</var>kinship placement agreement required under section 256N.22, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.369.34"></a><var>369.34</var>(iii) the agency made efforts to discuss adoption with the child's parent or parents, <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.35"></a><var>369.35</var>or the agency did not make efforts to discuss adoption and the reasons why efforts were <br />
         		<a id="pl.369.36"></a><var>369.36</var>not made; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.370.1"></a><var>370.1</var>(iv) there are reasons to separate siblings during placement, if applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.370.2"></a><var>370.2</var>(8) the court may defer finalization of an order transferring permanent legal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.3"></a><var>370.3</var>physical custody to a relative when deferring finalization is necessary to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.4"></a><var>370.4</var>eligibility for Northstar kinship assistance under chapter 256N; <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.5"></a><var>370.5</var>(9) the court may finalize a permanent transfer of physical and legal custody to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.6"></a><var>370.6</var>relative regardless of eligibility for Northstar kinship assistance under chapter 256N; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.370.7"></a><var>370.7</var>(7) (10) the juvenile court may maintain jurisdiction over the responsible social <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.8"></a><var>370.8</var>services agency, the parents or guardian of the child, the child, and the permanent legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.9"></a><var>370.9</var>and physical custodian for purposes of ensuring appropriate services are delivered to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.10"></a><var>370.10</var>child and permanent legal custodian for the purpose of ensuring conditions ordered by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.11"></a><var>370.11</var>court related to the care and custody of the child are met.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.31.0"></a><a id="pl.370.12"></a><var>370.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 260C.611, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.370.13"></a><var>370.13</var><b>260C.611 ADOPTION STUDY REQUIRED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.370.14"></a><var>370.14</var>(a) An adoption study under section 
         <statute_ref>259.41</statute_ref> approving placement of the child in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.15"></a><var>370.15</var>home of the prospective adoptive parent shall be completed before placing any child under <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.16"></a><var>370.16</var>the guardianship of the commissioner in a home for adoption. If a prospective adoptive <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.17"></a><var>370.17</var>parent has a current child foster care license under chapter 245A and is seeking to adopt <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.18"></a><var>370.18</var>a foster child who is placed in the prospective adoptive parent's home and is under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.19"></a><var>370.19</var>guardianship of the commissioner according to section 260C.325, subdivision 1, the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.20"></a><var>370.20</var>foster care home study meets the requirements of this section for an approved adoption <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.21"></a><var>370.21</var>home study if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.370.22"></a><var>370.22</var>(1) the written home study on which the foster care license was based is completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.23"></a><var>370.23</var>in the commissioner's designated format, consistent with the requirements in sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.24"></a><var>370.24</var>259.41, subdivision 2; and 260C.215, subdivision 4, clause (5); and Minnesota Rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.25"></a><var>370.25</var>part 2960.3060, subpart 4;<br />
         		<a id="pl.370.26"></a><var>370.26</var>(2) the background studies on each prospective adoptive parent and all required <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.27"></a><var>370.27</var>household members were completed according to section 245C.33;<br />
         		<a id="pl.370.28"></a><var>370.28</var>(3) the commissioner has not issued, within the last three years, a sanction on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.29"></a><var>370.29</var>license under section 245A.07 or an order of a conditional license under section 245A.06; <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.30"></a><var>370.30</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.370.31"></a><var>370.31</var>(4) the legally responsible agency determines that the individual needs of the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.32"></a><var>370.32</var>are being met by the prospective adoptive parent through an assessment under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.33"></a><var>370.33</var>256N.24, subdivision 2, or a documented placement decision consistent with section <br />
         		<a id="pl.370.34"></a><var>370.34</var>260C.212, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.371.1"></a><var>371.1</var>(b) If a prospective adoptive parent has previously held a foster care license or <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.2"></a><var>371.2</var>adoptive home study, any update necessary to the foster care license, or updated or new <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.3"></a><var>371.3</var>adoptive home study, if not completed by the licensing authority responsible for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.4"></a><var>371.4</var>previous license or home study, shall include collateral information from the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.5"></a><var>371.5</var>licensing or approving agency, if available.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.32.0"></a><a id="pl.371.6"></a><var>371.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b>PARENT AWARE QUALITY RATING AND IMPROVEMENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.371.7"></a><var>371.7</var><b>SYSTEM ACCESSIBILITY REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.371.8"></a><var>371.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Recommendations.</b> The commissioner of human services, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.9"></a><var>371.9</var>consultation with representatives from the child care and early childhood advocacy <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.10"></a><var>371.10</var>community, child care provider organizations, child care providers, organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.11"></a><var>371.11</var>administering Parent Aware, the Departments of Education and Health, counties, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.12"></a><var>371.12</var>parents, shall make recommendations to the members of the legislative committees having <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.13"></a><var>371.13</var>jurisdiction over health and human services provisions and funding on increasing statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.14"></a><var>371.14</var>accessibility for child care providers to the Parent Aware quality rating and improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.15"></a><var>371.15</var>system and for increasing access to Parent Aware-rated programs for families with <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.16"></a><var>371.16</var>children. The recommendations must address the following factors impacting accessibility:<br />
         		<a id="pl.371.17"></a><var>371.17</var>(1) availability of rated and nonrated programs by child care provider type, within <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.18"></a><var>371.18</var>rural and underserved areas, and for different cultural and non-English-speaking groups;<br />
         		<a id="pl.371.19"></a><var>371.19</var>(2) time and resources necessary for child care providers to participate in Parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.20"></a><var>371.20</var>Aware at various rating levels, including cultural and linguistic considerations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.371.21"></a><var>371.21</var>(3) federal child care development fund regulations; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.371.22"></a><var>371.22</var>(4) other factors as determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.371.23"></a><var>371.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Report.</b> By February 15, 2015, the commissioner of human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.24"></a><var>371.24</var>shall report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.25"></a><var>371.25</var>assistance programs and the Parent Aware quality rating and improvement system with <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.26"></a><var>371.26</var>recommendations to increase access for families and child care providers to Parent Aware, <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.27"></a><var>371.27</var>including benchmarks for achieving the maximum participation in Parent Aware-rated <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.28"></a><var>371.28</var>child care programs by families receiving child care assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.371.29"></a><var>371.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.33.0"></a><a id="pl.371.30"></a><var>371.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b>RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.371.31"></a><var>371.31</var><b>OUTREACH.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.371.32"></a><var>371.32</var>The Cultural and Ethnic Communities Leadership Council under Laws 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.371.33"></a><var>371.33</var>chapter 107, article 2, section 1, shall review with the commissioner of human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.1"></a><var>372.1</var>the department's existing competencies and strategies and provide recommendations on <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.2"></a><var>372.2</var>improving internal competencies for culturally appropriate outreach to New American <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.3"></a><var>372.3</var>community providers impacted by Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.09, subdivision 9a.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.34.0"></a><a id="pl.372.4"></a><var>372.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.372.5"></a><var>372.5</var>The revisor of statutes shall change the term "guardianship assistance" to "Northstar <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.6"></a><var>372.6</var>kinship assistance" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules to <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.7"></a><var>372.7</var>refer to the program components related to Northstar Care for Children under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.8"></a><var>372.8</var>Statutes, chapter 256N.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.25.35.0"></a><a id="pl.372.9"></a><var>372.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.372.10"></a><var>372.10</var>Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256N.26, subdivision 7, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.372.11"></a><var>372.11</var><b>ARTICLE 26</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.372.12"></a><var>372.12</var><b>COMMUNITY FIRST SERVICES AND SUPPORTS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.26.1.0"></a><a id="pl.372.13"></a><var>372.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245C.03, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.14"></a><var>372.14</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.372.15"></a><var>372.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Community first services and supports organizations.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.16"></a><var>372.16</var>commissioner shall conduct background studies on any individual required under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.17"></a><var>372.17</var>256B.85 to have a background study completed under this chapter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.2.0"></a><a id="pl.372.18"></a><var>372.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245C.04, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.19"></a><var>372.19</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.372.20"></a><var>372.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Community first services and supports organizations.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.21"></a><var>372.21</var>commissioner shall conduct a background study of an individual required to be studied <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.22"></a><var>372.22</var>under section 245C.03, subdivision 8, at least upon application for initial enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.23"></a><var>372.23</var>under section 256B.85.<br />
         		<a id="pl.372.24"></a><var>372.24</var>(b) Before an individual described in section 245C.03, subdivision 8, begins a <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.25"></a><var>372.25</var>position allowing direct contact with a person served by an organization required to initiate <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.26"></a><var>372.26</var>a background study under section 256B.85, the organization must receive a notice from <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.27"></a><var>372.27</var>the commissioner that the support worker is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.372.28"></a><var>372.28</var>(1) not disqualified under section 245C.14; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.372.29"></a><var>372.29</var>(2) disqualified, but the individual has received a set-aside of the disqualification <br />
         		<a id="pl.372.30"></a><var>372.30</var>under section 245C.22.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.3.0"></a><a id="pl.373.1"></a><var>373.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.2"></a><var>373.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.373.3"></a><var>373.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Community first services and supports organizations.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.4"></a><var>373.4</var>commissioner shall recover the cost of background studies initiated by an agency-provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.5"></a><var>373.5</var>delivering services under section 256B.85, subdivision 11, or a financial management <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.6"></a><var>373.6</var>services contractor providing service functions under section 256B.85, subdivision 13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.7"></a><var>373.7</var>through a fee of no more than $20 per study, charged to the organization responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.8"></a><var>373.8</var>submitting the background study form. The fees collected under this subdivision are <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.9"></a><var>373.9</var>appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of conducting background studies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.4.0"></a><a id="pl.373.10"></a><var>373.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.11"></a><var>373.11</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.373.12"></a><var>373.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.13"></a><var>373.13</var>this subdivision have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.373.14"></a><var>373.14</var>(b) "Activities of daily living" or "ADLs" means eating, toileting, grooming, <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.15"></a><var>373.15</var>dressing, bathing, mobility, positioning, and transferring.<br />
         		<a id="pl.373.16"></a><var>373.16</var>(c) "Agency-provider model" means a method of CFSS under which a qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.17"></a><var>373.17</var>agency provides services and supports through the agency's own employees and policies. <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.18"></a><var>373.18</var>The agency must allow the participant to have a significant role in the selection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.19"></a><var>373.19</var>dismissal of support workers of their choice for the delivery of their specific services <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.20"></a><var>373.20</var>and supports.<br />
         		<a id="pl.373.21"></a><var>373.21</var>(d) "Behavior" means a description of a need for services and supports used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.22"></a><var>373.22</var>determine the home care rating and additional service units. The presence of Level I <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.23"></a><var>373.23</var>behavior is used to determine the home care rating. "Level I behavior" means physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.24"></a><var>373.24</var>aggression towards self or others or destruction of property that requires the immediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.25"></a><var>373.25</var>response of another person. If qualified for a home care rating as described in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.26"></a><var>373.26</var>8, additional service units can be added as described in subdivision 8, paragraph (f), for <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.27"></a><var>373.27</var>the following behaviors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.373.28"></a><var>373.28</var>(1) Level I behavior;<br />
         		<a id="pl.373.29"></a><var>373.29</var>(2) increased vulnerability due to cognitive deficits or socially inappropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.30"></a><var>373.30</var>behavior; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.373.31"></a><var>373.31</var>(3) increased need for assistance for recipients participants who are verbally <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.32"></a><var>373.32</var>aggressive or resistive to care so that time needed to perform activities of daily living is <br />
         		<a id="pl.373.33"></a><var>373.33</var>increased.<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.1"></a><var>374.1</var>(e) "Budget model" means a service delivery method of CFSS that allows the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.374.2"></a><var>374.2</var>a service budget and assistance from a financial management services (FMS) contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.374.3"></a><var>374.3</var>for a participant to directly employ support workers and purchase supports and goods.<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.4"></a><var>374.4</var>(e) (f) "Complex health-related needs" means an intervention listed in clauses (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.374.5"></a><var>374.5</var>to (8) that has been ordered by a physician, and is specified in a community support <br />
         		<a id="pl.374.6"></a><var>374.6</var>plan, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.7"></a><var>374.7</var>(1) tube feedings requiring:<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.8"></a><var>374.8</var>(i) a gastrojejunostomy tube; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.9"></a><var>374.9</var>(ii) continuous tube feeding lasting longer than 12 hours per day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.10"></a><var>374.10</var>(2) wounds described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.11"></a><var>374.11</var>(i) stage III or stage IV;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.12"></a><var>374.12</var>(ii) multiple wounds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.13"></a><var>374.13</var>(iii) requiring sterile or clean dressing changes or a wound vac; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.14"></a><var>374.14</var>(iv) open lesions such as burns, fistulas, tube sites, or ostomy sites that require <br />
         		<a id="pl.374.15"></a><var>374.15</var>specialized care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.16"></a><var>374.16</var>(3) parenteral therapy described as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.17"></a><var>374.17</var>(i) IV therapy more than two times per week lasting longer than four hours for <br />
         		<a id="pl.374.18"></a><var>374.18</var>each treatment; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.19"></a><var>374.19</var>(ii) total parenteral nutrition (TPN) daily;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.20"></a><var>374.20</var>(4) respiratory interventions, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.21"></a><var>374.21</var>(i) oxygen required more than eight hours per day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.22"></a><var>374.22</var>(ii) respiratory vest more than one time per day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.23"></a><var>374.23</var>(iii) bronchial drainage treatments more than two times per day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.24"></a><var>374.24</var>(iv) sterile or clean suctioning more than six times per day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.25"></a><var>374.25</var>(v) dependence on another to apply respiratory ventilation augmentation devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.374.26"></a><var>374.26</var>such as BiPAP and CPAP; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.27"></a><var>374.27</var>(vi) ventilator dependence under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0652</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.28"></a><var>374.28</var>(5) insertion and maintenance of catheter, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.29"></a><var>374.29</var>(i) sterile catheter changes more than one time per month;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.30"></a><var>374.30</var>(ii) clean intermittent catheterization, and including self-catheterization more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.374.31"></a><var>374.31</var>six times per day; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.32"></a><var>374.32</var>(iii) bladder irrigations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.33"></a><var>374.33</var>(6) bowel program more than two times per week requiring more than 30 minutes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.374.34"></a><var>374.34</var>perform each time;<br />
         		<a id="pl.374.35"></a><var>374.35</var>(7) neurological intervention, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.375.1"></a><var>375.1</var>(i) seizures more than two times per week and requiring significant physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.2"></a><var>375.2</var>assistance to maintain safety; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.375.3"></a><var>375.3</var>(ii) swallowing disorders diagnosed by a physician and requiring specialized <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.4"></a><var>375.4</var>assistance from another on a daily basis; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.375.5"></a><var>375.5</var>(8) other congenital or acquired diseases creating a need for significantly increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.6"></a><var>375.6</var>direct hands-on assistance and interventions in six to eight activities of daily living.<br />
         		<a id="pl.375.7"></a><var>375.7</var>(f) (g) "Community first services and supports" or "CFSS" means the assistance and <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.8"></a><var>375.8</var>supports program under this section needed for accomplishing activities of daily living, <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.9"></a><var>375.9</var>instrumental activities of daily living, and health-related tasks through hands-on assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.10"></a><var>375.10</var>to accomplish the task or constant supervision and cueing to accomplish the task, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.11"></a><var>375.11</var>purchase of goods as defined in subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clause (3), that replace <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.12"></a><var>375.12</var>the need for human assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.375.13"></a><var>375.13</var>(g) (h) "Community first services and supports service delivery plan" or "service <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.14"></a><var>375.14</var>delivery plan" means a written summary of document detailing the services and supports <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.15"></a><var>375.15</var>chosen by the participant to meet assessed needs that is are within the approved CFSS <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.16"></a><var>375.16</var>service authorization amount. Services and supports are based on the community support <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.17"></a><var>375.17</var>plan identified in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0911</statute_ref> and coordinated services and support plan and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.18"></a><var>375.18</var>identified in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, if applicable, that is determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.19"></a><var>375.19</var>participant to meet the assessed needs, using a person-centered planning process.<br />
         		<a id="pl.375.20"></a><var>375.20</var>(i) "Consultation services" means a Minnesota health care program enrolled provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.21"></a><var>375.21</var>organization that is under contract with the department and has the knowledge, skills, <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.22"></a><var>375.22</var>and ability to assist CFSS participants in using either the agency-provider model under <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.23"></a><var>375.23</var>subdivision 11 or the budget model under subdivision 13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.375.24"></a><var>375.24</var>(h) (j) "Critical activities of daily living" means transferring, mobility, eating, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.25"></a><var>375.25</var>toileting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.375.26"></a><var>375.26</var>(i) (k) "Dependency" in activities of daily living means a person requires hands-on <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.27"></a><var>375.27</var>assistance or constant supervision and cueing to accomplish one or more of the activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.28"></a><var>375.28</var>of daily living every day or on the days during the week that the activity is performed; <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.29"></a><var>375.29</var>however, a child may not be found to be dependent in an activity of daily living if, <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.30"></a><var>375.30</var>because of the child's age, an adult would either perform the activity for the child or assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.31"></a><var>375.31</var>the child with the activity and the assistance needed is the assistance appropriate for <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.32"></a><var>375.32</var>a typical child of the same age.<br />
         		<a id="pl.375.33"></a><var>375.33</var>(j) (l) "Extended CFSS" means CFSS services and supports under the<br />
         		<a id="pl.375.34"></a><var>375.34</var> agency-provider model included in a service plan through one of the home and <br />
         		<a id="pl.375.35"></a><var>375.35</var>community-based services waivers and as approved and authorized under sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.376.1"></a><var>376.1</var>256B.0915
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>256B.092, subdivision 5</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>, which exceed the amount, duration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.2"></a><var>376.2</var>and frequency of the state plan CFSS services for participants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.376.3"></a><var>376.3</var>(k) (m) "Financial management services contractor or vendor" or "FMS contractor"<br />
         		<a id="pl.376.4"></a><var>376.4</var> means a qualified organization having required for participants using the budget model <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.5"></a><var>376.5</var>under subdivision 13 that has a written contract with the department to provide vendor <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.6"></a><var>376.6</var>fiscal/employer agent financial management services necessary to use the budget model <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.7"></a><var>376.7</var>under subdivision 13 that (FMS). Services include but are not limited to: participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.8"></a><var>376.8</var>education and technical assistance; CFSS service delivery planning and budgeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.376.9"></a><var>376.9</var> filing and payment of federal and state payroll taxes on behalf of the participant; <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.10"></a><var>376.10</var>initiating criminal background checks; billing, making payments, and  for approved CFSS <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.11"></a><var>376.11</var>services with authorized funds; monitoring of spending expenditures; accounting for <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.12"></a><var>376.12</var>and disbursing CFSS funds; providing assistance in obtaining and filing for liability, <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.13"></a><var>376.13</var>workers' compensation, and unemployment coverage; and assisting providing participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.14"></a><var>376.14</var>instruction and technical assistance to the participant in fulfilling employer-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.15"></a><var>376.15</var>requirements in accordance with Section 3504 of the Internal Revenue Code and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.16"></a><var>376.16</var>Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 70-6 related regulations and interpretations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.17"></a><var>376.17</var>including Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section 31.3504-1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.376.18"></a><var>376.18</var>(l) "Budget model" means a service delivery method of CFSS that allows the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.19"></a><var>376.19</var>an individualized CFSS service delivery plan and service budget and provides assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.20"></a><var>376.20</var>from the financial management services contractor to facilitate participant employment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.21"></a><var>376.21</var>support workers and the acquisition of supports and goods.<br />
         		<a id="pl.376.22"></a><var>376.22</var>(m) (n) "Health-related procedures and tasks" means procedures and tasks related <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.23"></a><var>376.23</var>to the specific needs of an individual that can be delegated taught or assigned by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.24"></a><var>376.24</var>state-licensed healthcare or mental health professional and performed by a support worker.<br />
         		<a id="pl.376.25"></a><var>376.25</var>(n) (o) "Instrumental activities of daily living" means activities related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.26"></a><var>376.26</var>living independently in the community, including but not limited to: meal planning, <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.27"></a><var>376.27</var>preparation, and cooking; shopping for food, clothing, or other essential items; laundry; <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.28"></a><var>376.28</var>housecleaning; assistance with medications; managing finances; communicating needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.29"></a><var>376.29</var>and preferences during activities; arranging supports; and assistance with traveling around <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.30"></a><var>376.30</var>and participating in the community.<br />
         		<a id="pl.376.31"></a><var>376.31</var>(o) (p) "Legal representative" means parent of a minor, a court-appointed guardian, <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.32"></a><var>376.32</var>or another representative with legal authority to make decisions about services and <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.33"></a><var>376.33</var>supports for the participant. Other representatives with legal authority to make decisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.34"></a><var>376.34</var>include but are not limited to a health care agent or an attorney-in-fact authorized through <br />
         		<a id="pl.376.35"></a><var>376.35</var>a health care directive or power of attorney.<br />
         		<a id="pl.377.1"></a><var>377.1</var>(p) (q) "Medication assistance" means providing verbal or visual reminders to take <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.2"></a><var>377.2</var>regularly scheduled medication, and includes any of the following supports listed in clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.3"></a><var>377.3</var>(1) to (3) and other types of assistance, except that a support worker may not determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.4"></a><var>377.4</var>medication dose or time for medication or inject medications into veins, muscles, or skin:<br />
         		<a id="pl.377.5"></a><var>377.5</var>(1) under the direction of the participant or the participant's representative, bringing <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.6"></a><var>377.6</var>medications to the participant including medications given through a nebulizer, opening a <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.7"></a><var>377.7</var>container of previously set-up medications, emptying the container into the participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.8"></a><var>377.8</var>hand, opening and giving the medication in the original container to the participant, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.9"></a><var>377.9</var>bringing to the participant liquids or food to accompany the medication;<br />
         		<a id="pl.377.10"></a><var>377.10</var>(2) organizing medications as directed by the participant or the participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.11"></a><var>377.11</var>representative; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.377.12"></a><var>377.12</var>(3) providing verbal or visual reminders to perform regularly scheduled medications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.377.13"></a><var>377.13</var>(q) (r) "Participant's representative" means a parent, family member, advocate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.14"></a><var>377.14</var>or other adult authorized by the participant to serve as a representative in connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.15"></a><var>377.15</var>with the provision of CFSS. This authorization must be in writing or by another method <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.16"></a><var>377.16</var>that clearly indicates the participant's free choice. The participant's representative must <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.17"></a><var>377.17</var>have no financial interest in the provision of any services included in the participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.18"></a><var>377.18</var>service delivery plan and must be capable of providing the support necessary to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.19"></a><var>377.19</var>the participant in the use of CFSS. If through the assessment process described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.20"></a><var>377.20</var>subdivision 5 a participant is determined to be in need of a participant's representative, one <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.21"></a><var>377.21</var>must be selected. If the participant is unable to assist in the selection of a participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.22"></a><var>377.22</var>representative, the legal representative shall appoint one. Two persons may be designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.23"></a><var>377.23</var>as a participant's representative for reasons such as divided households and court-ordered <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.24"></a><var>377.24</var>custodies. Duties of a participant's representatives may include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.377.25"></a><var>377.25</var>(1) being available while care is services are provided in a method agreed upon by <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.26"></a><var>377.26</var>the participant or the participant's legal representative and documented in the participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.27"></a><var>377.27</var>CFSS service delivery plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.377.28"></a><var>377.28</var>(2) monitoring CFSS services to ensure the participant's CFSS service delivery <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.29"></a><var>377.29</var>plan is being followed; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.377.30"></a><var>377.30</var>(3) reviewing and signing CFSS time sheets after services are provided to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.31"></a><var>377.31</var>verification of the CFSS services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.377.32"></a><var>377.32</var>(r) (s) "Person-centered planning process" means a process that is directed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.377.33"></a><var>377.33</var>participant to plan for services and supports. The person-centered planning process must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.377.34"></a><var>377.34</var>(1) include people chosen by the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.1"></a><var>378.1</var>(2) provide necessary information and support to ensure that the participant directs <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.2"></a><var>378.2</var>the process to the maximum extent possible, and is enabled to make informed choices <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.3"></a><var>378.3</var>and decisions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.4"></a><var>378.4</var>(3) be timely and occur at time and locations of convenience to the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.5"></a><var>378.5</var>(4) reflect cultural considerations of the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.6"></a><var>378.6</var>(5) include strategies for solving conflict or disagreement within the process, <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.7"></a><var>378.7</var>including clear conflict-of-interest guidelines for all planning;<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.8"></a><var>378.8</var>(6) provide the participant choices of the services and supports they receive and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.9"></a><var>378.9</var>staff providing those services and supports;<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.10"></a><var>378.10</var>(7) include a method for the participant to request updates to the plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.11"></a><var>378.11</var>(8) record the alternative home and community-based settings that were considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.12"></a><var>378.12</var>by the participant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.13"></a><var>378.13</var>(s) (t) "Shared services" means the provision of CFSS services by the same CFSS <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.14"></a><var>378.14</var>support worker to two or three participants who voluntarily enter into an agreement to <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.15"></a><var>378.15</var>receive services at the same time and in the same setting by the same provider employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.16"></a><var>378.16</var>(t) "Support specialist" means a professional with the skills and ability to assist the <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.17"></a><var>378.17</var>participant using either the agency-provider model under subdivision 11 or the flexible <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.18"></a><var>378.18</var>spending model under subdivision 13, in services including but not limited to assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.19"></a><var>378.19</var>regarding:<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.20"></a><var>378.20</var>(1) the development, implementation, and evaluation of the CFSS service delivery <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.21"></a><var>378.21</var>plan under subdivision 6;<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.22"></a><var>378.22</var>(2) recruitment, training, or supervision, including supervision of health-related tasks <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.23"></a><var>378.23</var>or behavioral supports appropriately delegated or assigned by a health care professional, <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.24"></a><var>378.24</var>and evaluation of support workers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.25"></a><var>378.25</var>(3) facilitating the use of informal and community supports, goods, or resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.26"></a><var>378.26</var>(u) "Support worker" means an a qualified and trained employee of the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.27"></a><var>378.27</var>provider agency-provider or of the participant employer under the budget model who <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.28"></a><var>378.28</var>has direct contact with the participant and provides services as specified within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.29"></a><var>378.29</var>participant's service delivery plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.30"></a><var>378.30</var>(v) "Wages and benefits" means the hourly wages and salaries, the employer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.31"></a><var>378.31</var>share of FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, state and federal unemployment taxes, workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.32"></a><var>378.32</var>compensation, mileage reimbursement, health and dental insurance, life insurance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.33"></a><var>378.33</var>disability insurance, long-term care insurance, uniform allowance, contributions to <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.34"></a><var>378.34</var>employee retirement accounts, or other forms of employee compensation and benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.378.35"></a><var>378.35</var>(w) "Worker training and development" means services for developing workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.378.36"></a><var>378.36</var>skills as required by the participant's individual CFSS delivery plan that are arranged for <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.1"></a><var>379.1</var>or provided by the agency-provider or purchased by the participant employer. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.2"></a><var>379.2</var>services include training, education, direct observation and supervision, and evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.3"></a><var>379.3</var>and coaching of job skills and tasks, including supervision of health-related tasks or <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.4"></a><var>379.4</var>behavioral supports.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.5.0"></a><a id="pl.379.5"></a><var>379.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.6"></a><var>379.6</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.7"></a><var>379.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) CFSS is available to a person who meets one of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.8"></a><var>379.8</var>following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.9"></a><var>379.9</var>(1) is a recipient an enrollee of medical assistance as determined under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.379.10"></a><var>379.10</var>256B.055
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.056</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>256B.057, subdivisions 5</statute_ref> and 9;<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.11"></a><var>379.11</var>(2) is a recipient of participant in the alternative care program under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.379.12"></a><var>379.12</var>256B.0913
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.13"></a><var>379.13</var>(3) is a waiver recipient participant as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.379.14"></a><var>379.14</var>256B.093
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.15"></a><var>379.15</var>(4) has medical services identified in a participant's individualized education <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.16"></a><var>379.16</var>program and is eligible for services as determined in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, subdivision 26</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.17"></a><var>379.17</var>(b) In addition to meeting the eligibility criteria in paragraph (a), a person must also <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.18"></a><var>379.18</var>meet all of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.19"></a><var>379.19</var>(1) require assistance and be determined dependent in one activity of daily living or <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.20"></a><var>379.20</var>Level I behavior based on assessment under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0911</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.21"></a><var>379.21</var>(2) is not a recipient of participant under a family support grant under section 
         <statute_ref>252.32</statute_ref>;.<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.22"></a><var>379.22</var>(3) lives in the person's own apartment or home including a family foster care setting <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.23"></a><var>379.23</var>licensed under chapter 245A, but not in corporate foster care under chapter 245A; or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.24"></a><var>379.24</var>noncertified boarding care home or a boarding and lodging establishment under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.25"></a><var>379.25</var>157.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.6.0"></a><a id="pl.379.26"></a><var>379.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.27"></a><var>379.27</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.28"></a><var>379.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Assessment requirements.</b> (a) The assessment of functional need must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.29"></a><var>379.29</var>(1) be conducted by a certified assessor according to the criteria established in <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.30"></a><var>379.30</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0911, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.379.31"></a><var>379.31</var>(2) be conducted face-to-face, initially and at least annually thereafter, or when there <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.32"></a><var>379.32</var>is a significant change in the participant's condition or a change in the need for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.33"></a><var>379.33</var>and supports, or at the request of the participant when the participant experiences a change <br />
         		<a id="pl.379.34"></a><var>379.34</var>in condition or needs a change in the services or supports; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.380.1"></a><var>380.1</var>(3) be completed using the format established by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.380.2"></a><var>380.2</var>(b) A participant who is residing in a facility may be assessed and choose CFSS for <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.3"></a><var>380.3</var>the purpose of using CFSS to return to the community as described in subdivisions 3 <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.4"></a><var>380.4</var>and 7, paragraph (a), clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.380.5"></a><var>380.5</var>(c) (b) The results of the assessment and any recommendations and authorizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.6"></a><var>380.6</var>for CFSS must be determined and communicated in writing by the lead agency's certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.7"></a><var>380.7</var>assessor as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0911</statute_ref> to the participant and the agency-provider or <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.8"></a><var>380.8</var>financial management services provider FMS contractor chosen by the participant within <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.9"></a><var>380.9</var>40 calendar days and must include the participant's right to appeal under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045, <br />
            		<a id="pl.380.10"></a><var>380.10</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.380.11"></a><var>380.11</var>(d) (c) The lead agency assessor may request authorize a temporary authorization <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.12"></a><var>380.12</var>for CFSS services to be provided under the agency-provider model. Authorization for <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.13"></a><var>380.13</var>a temporary level of CFSS services under the agency-provider model is limited to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.14"></a><var>380.14</var>time specified by the commissioner, but shall not exceed 45 days. The level of services <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.15"></a><var>380.15</var>authorized under this provision paragraph shall have no bearing on a future authorization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.380.16"></a><var>380.16</var> Participants approved for a temporary authorization shall access the consultation service <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.17"></a><var>380.17</var>to complete their orientation and selection of a service model.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.7.0"></a><a id="pl.380.18"></a><var>380.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 6, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.19"></a><var>380.19</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.380.20"></a><var>380.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Community first services and support service delivery plan.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.21"></a><var>380.21</var>CFSS service delivery plan must be developed, implemented, and evaluated through a <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.22"></a><var>380.22</var>person-centered planning process by the participant, or the participant's representative <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.23"></a><var>380.23</var>or legal representative who may be assisted by a support specialist consultation services <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.24"></a><var>380.24</var>provider. The CFSS service delivery plan must reflect the services and supports that <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.25"></a><var>380.25</var>are important to the participant and for the participant to meet the needs assessed <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.26"></a><var>380.26</var>by the certified assessor and identified in the community support plan under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.380.27"></a><var>380.27</var>256B.0911, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, or the coordinated services and support plan identified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.28"></a><var>380.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, if applicable. The CFSS service delivery plan must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.29"></a><var>380.29</var>reviewed by the participant, the consultation services provider, and the agency-provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.30"></a><var>380.30</var>or financial management services FMS contractor prior to starting services and at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.31"></a><var>380.31</var>annually upon reassessment, or when there is a significant change in the participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.32"></a><var>380.32</var>condition, or a change in the need for services and supports.<br />
         		<a id="pl.380.33"></a><var>380.33</var>(b) The commissioner shall establish the format and criteria for the CFSS service <br />
         		<a id="pl.380.34"></a><var>380.34</var>delivery plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.380.35"></a><var>380.35</var>(c) The CFSS service delivery plan must be person-centered and:<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.1"></a><var>381.1</var>(1) specify the consultation services provider, agency-provider, or financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.2"></a><var>381.2</var>management services FMS contractor selected by the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.3"></a><var>381.3</var>(2) reflect the setting in which the participant resides that is chosen by the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.4"></a><var>381.4</var>(3) reflect the participant's strengths and preferences;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.5"></a><var>381.5</var>(4) include the means to address the clinical and support needs as identified through <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.6"></a><var>381.6</var>an assessment of functional needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.7"></a><var>381.7</var>(5) include individually identified goals and desired outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.8"></a><var>381.8</var>(6) reflect the services and supports, paid and unpaid, that will assist the participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.9"></a><var>381.9</var>to achieve identified goals, including the costs of the services and supports, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.10"></a><var>381.10</var>providers of those services and supports, including natural supports;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.11"></a><var>381.11</var>(7) identify the amount and frequency of face-to-face supports and amount and <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.12"></a><var>381.12</var>frequency of remote supports and technology that will be used;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.13"></a><var>381.13</var>(8) identify risk factors and measures in place to minimize them, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.14"></a><var>381.14</var>individualized backup plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.15"></a><var>381.15</var>(9) be understandable to the participant and the individuals providing support;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.16"></a><var>381.16</var>(10) identify the individual or entity responsible for monitoring the plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.17"></a><var>381.17</var>(11) be finalized and agreed to in writing by the participant and signed by all <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.18"></a><var>381.18</var>individuals and providers responsible for its implementation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.19"></a><var>381.19</var>(12) be distributed to the participant and other people involved in the plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.20"></a><var>381.20</var>(13) prevent the provision of unnecessary or inappropriate care.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.21"></a><var>381.21</var>(14) include a detailed budget for expenditures for budget model participants or <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.22"></a><var>381.22</var>participants under the agency-provider model if purchasing goods; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.23"></a><var>381.23</var>(15) include a plan for worker training and development detailing what service <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.24"></a><var>381.24</var>components will be used, when the service components will be used, how they will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.25"></a><var>381.25</var>provided, and how these service components relate to the participant's individual needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.26"></a><var>381.26</var>and CFSS support worker services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.27"></a><var>381.27</var>(d) The total units of agency-provider services or the service budget allocation<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.28"></a><var>381.28</var> amount for the budget model include both annual totals and a monthly average amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.29"></a><var>381.29</var>that cover the number of months of the service authorization. The amount used each <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.30"></a><var>381.30</var>month may vary, but additional funds must not be provided above the annual service <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.31"></a><var>381.31</var>authorization amount unless a change in condition is assessed and authorized by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.32"></a><var>381.32</var>certified assessor and documented in the community support plan, coordinated services <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.33"></a><var>381.33</var>and supports plan, and CFSS service delivery plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.34"></a><var>381.34</var>(e) In assisting with the development or modification of the plan during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.381.35"></a><var>381.35</var>authorization time period, the consultation services provider shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.381.36"></a><var>381.36</var>(1) consult with the FMS contractor on the spending budget when applicable; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.1"></a><var>382.1</var>(2) consult with the participant or participant's representative, agency-provider, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.2"></a><var>382.2</var>case manager/care coordinator.<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.3"></a><var>382.3</var>(f) The service plan must be approved by the consultation services provider for <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.4"></a><var>382.4</var>participants without a case manager/care coordinator. A case manager/care coordinator <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.5"></a><var>382.5</var>must approve the plan for a waiver or alternative care program participant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.8.0"></a><a id="pl.382.6"></a><var>382.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 7, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.7"></a><var>382.7</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.8"></a><var>382.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Community first services and supports; covered services.</b> Within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.9"></a><var>382.9</var>service unit authorization or service budget allocation amount, services and supports <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.10"></a><var>382.10</var>covered under CFSS include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.11"></a><var>382.11</var>(1) assistance to accomplish activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.12"></a><var>382.12</var>of daily living (IADLs), and health-related procedures and tasks through hands-on <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.13"></a><var>382.13</var>assistance to accomplish the task or constant supervision and cueing to accomplish the task;<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.14"></a><var>382.14</var>(2) assistance to acquire, maintain, or enhance the skills necessary for the participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.15"></a><var>382.15</var>to accomplish activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.16"></a><var>382.16</var>health-related tasks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.17"></a><var>382.17</var>(3) expenditures for items, services, supports, environmental modifications, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.18"></a><var>382.18</var>goods, including assistive technology. These expenditures must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.19"></a><var>382.19</var>(i) relate to a need identified in a participant's CFSS service delivery plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.20"></a><var>382.20</var>(ii) increase independence or substitute for human assistance to the extent that <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.21"></a><var>382.21</var>expenditures would otherwise be made for human assistance for the participant's assessed <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.22"></a><var>382.22</var>needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.23"></a><var>382.23</var>(4) observation and redirection for behavior or symptoms where there is a need for <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.24"></a><var>382.24</var>assistance. An assessment of behaviors must meet the criteria in this clause. A recipient<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.25"></a><var>382.25</var> participant qualifies as having a need for assistance due to behaviors if the recipient's<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.26"></a><var>382.26</var> participant's behavior requires assistance at least four times per week and shows one or <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.27"></a><var>382.27</var>more of the following behaviors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.28"></a><var>382.28</var>(i) physical aggression towards self or others, or destruction of property that requires <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.29"></a><var>382.29</var>the immediate response of another person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.30"></a><var>382.30</var>(ii) increased vulnerability due to cognitive deficits or socially inappropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.31"></a><var>382.31</var>behavior; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.382.32"></a><var>382.32</var>(iii) increased need for assistance for recipients participants who are verbally <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.33"></a><var>382.33</var>aggressive or resistive to care so that time needed to perform activities of daily living is <br />
         		<a id="pl.382.34"></a><var>382.34</var>increased;<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.1"></a><var>383.1</var>(5) back-up systems or mechanisms, such as the use of pagers or other electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.2"></a><var>383.2</var>devices, to ensure continuity of the participant's services and supports;<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.3"></a><var>383.3</var>(6) transition costs, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.4"></a><var>383.4</var>(i) deposits for rent and utilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.5"></a><var>383.5</var>(ii) first month's rent and utilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.6"></a><var>383.6</var>(iii) bedding;<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.7"></a><var>383.7</var>(iv) basic kitchen supplies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.8"></a><var>383.8</var>(v) other necessities, to the extent that these necessities are not otherwise covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.9"></a><var>383.9</var>under any other funding that the participant is eligible to receive; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.10"></a><var>383.10</var>(vi) other required necessities for an individual to make the transition from a nursing <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.11"></a><var>383.11</var>facility, institution for mental diseases, or intermediate care facility for persons with <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.12"></a><var>383.12</var>developmental disabilities to a community-based home setting where the participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.13"></a><var>383.13</var>resides; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.14"></a><var>383.14</var>(7) (6) services provided by a support specialist consultation services provider under <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.15"></a><var>383.15</var>contract with the department and enrolled as a Minnesota health care program provider as <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.16"></a><var>383.16</var> defined under subdivision 2 that are chosen by the participant. 17;<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.17"></a><var>383.17</var>(7) services provided by an FMS contractor under contract with the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.18"></a><var>383.18</var>as defined under subdivision 13;<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.19"></a><var>383.19</var>(8) CFSS services provided by a qualified support worker who is a parent, stepparent, <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.20"></a><var>383.20</var>or legal guardian of a participant under age 18, or who is the participant's spouse. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.21"></a><var>383.21</var>support workers shall not provide any medical assistance home and community-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.22"></a><var>383.22</var>services in excess of 40 hours per seven-day period regardless of the number of parents, <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.23"></a><var>383.23</var>combination of parents and spouses, or number of children who receive medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.24"></a><var>383.24</var>services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.25"></a><var>383.25</var>(9) worker training and development services as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.26"></a><var>383.26</var>(w), and described in subdivision 18a.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.9.0"></a><a id="pl.383.27"></a><var>383.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 8, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.28"></a><var>383.28</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.383.29"></a><var>383.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Determination of CFSS service methodology.</b> (a) All community first <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.30"></a><var>383.30</var>services and supports must be authorized by the commissioner or the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.31"></a><var>383.31</var>designee before services begin, except for the assessments established in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.383.32"></a><var>383.32</var>256B.0911
         </statute_ref>. The authorization for CFSS must be completed as soon as possible following <br />
         		<a id="pl.383.33"></a><var>383.33</var>an assessment but no later than 40 calendar days from the date of the assessment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.1"></a><var>384.1</var>(b) The amount of CFSS authorized must be based on the recipient's participant's<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.2"></a><var>384.2</var> home care rating described in paragraphs (d) and (e) and any additional service units for <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.3"></a><var>384.3</var>which the person participant qualifies as described in paragraph (f).<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.4"></a><var>384.4</var>(c) The home care rating shall be determined by the commissioner or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.5"></a><var>384.5</var>commissioner's designee based on information submitted to the commissioner identifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.6"></a><var>384.6</var>the following for a recipient participant:<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.7"></a><var>384.7</var>(1) the total number of dependencies of activities of daily living as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.8"></a><var>384.8</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.9"></a><var>384.9</var>(2) the presence of complex health-related needs as defined in subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.10"></a><var>384.10</var>paragraph (e); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.11"></a><var>384.11</var>(3) the presence of Level I behavior as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (d), <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.12"></a><var>384.12</var>clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.13"></a><var>384.13</var>(d) The methodology to determine the total service units for CFSS for each home <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.14"></a><var>384.14</var>care rating is based on the median paid units per day for each home care rating from <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.15"></a><var>384.15</var>fiscal year 2007 data for the PCA program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.16"></a><var>384.16</var>(e) Each home care rating is designated by the letters P through Z and EN and has <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.17"></a><var>384.17</var>the following base number of service units assigned:<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.18"></a><var>384.18</var>(1) P home care rating requires Level I behavior or one to three dependencies in <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.19"></a><var>384.19</var>ADLs and qualifies one for five service units;<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.20"></a><var>384.20</var>(2) Q home care rating requires Level I behavior and one to three dependencies in <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.21"></a><var>384.21</var>ADLs and qualifies one for six service units;<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.22"></a><var>384.22</var>(3) R home care rating requires a complex health-related need and one to three <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.23"></a><var>384.23</var>dependencies in ADLs and qualifies one for seven service units;<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.24"></a><var>384.24</var>(4) S home care rating requires four to six dependencies in ADLs and qualifies <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.25"></a><var>384.25</var>one for ten service units;<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.26"></a><var>384.26</var>(5) T home care rating requires four to six dependencies in ADLs and Level I <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.27"></a><var>384.27</var>behavior and qualifies one for 11 service units;<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.28"></a><var>384.28</var>(6) U home care rating requires four to six dependencies in ADLs and a complex <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.29"></a><var>384.29</var>health-related need and qualifies one for 14 service units;<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.30"></a><var>384.30</var>(7) V home care rating requires seven to eight dependencies in ADLs and qualifies <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.31"></a><var>384.31</var>one for 17 service units;<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.32"></a><var>384.32</var>(8) W home care rating requires seven to eight dependencies in ADLs and Level I <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.33"></a><var>384.33</var>behavior and qualifies one for 20 service units;<br />
         		<a id="pl.384.34"></a><var>384.34</var>(9) Z home care rating requires seven to eight dependencies in ADLs and a complex <br />
         		<a id="pl.384.35"></a><var>384.35</var>health-related need and qualifies one for 30 service units; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.1"></a><var>385.1</var>(10) EN home care rating includes ventilator dependency as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.385.2"></a><var>385.2</var>256B.0651, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (g). Recipients Participants who meet the definition <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.3"></a><var>385.3</var>of ventilator-dependent and the EN home care rating and utilize a combination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.4"></a><var>385.4</var>CFSS and other home care services are limited to a total of 96 service units per day for <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.5"></a><var>385.5</var>those services in combination. Additional units may be authorized when a recipient's<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.6"></a><var>385.6</var> participant's assessment indicates a need for two staff to perform activities. Additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.7"></a><var>385.7</var>time is limited to 16 service units per day.<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.8"></a><var>385.8</var>(f) Additional service units are provided through the assessment and identification of <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.9"></a><var>385.9</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.10"></a><var>385.10</var>(1) 30 additional minutes per day for a dependency in each critical activity of daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.11"></a><var>385.11</var>living as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (h) (j);<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.12"></a><var>385.12</var>(2) 30 additional minutes per day for each complex health-related function as <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.13"></a><var>385.13</var>defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (e) (f); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.14"></a><var>385.14</var>(3) 30 additional minutes per day for each behavior issue as defined in subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.15"></a><var>385.15</var>paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.16"></a><var>385.16</var>(g) The service budget for budget model participants shall be based on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.17"></a><var>385.17</var>(1) assessed units as determined by the home care rating; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.18"></a><var>385.18</var>(2) an adjustment needed for administrative expenses.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.10.0"></a><a id="pl.385.19"></a><var>385.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 9, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.20"></a><var>385.20</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.21"></a><var>385.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Noncovered services.</b> (a) Services or supports that are not eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.22"></a><var>385.22</var>payment under this section include those that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.23"></a><var>385.23</var>(1) are not authorized by the certified assessor or included in the written service <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.24"></a><var>385.24</var>delivery plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.25"></a><var>385.25</var>(2) are provided prior to the authorization of services and the approval of the written <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.26"></a><var>385.26</var>CFSS service delivery plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.27"></a><var>385.27</var>(3) are duplicative of other paid services in the written service delivery plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.28"></a><var>385.28</var>(4) supplant natural unpaid supports that appropriately meet a need in the service <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.29"></a><var>385.29</var>plan, are provided voluntarily to the participant, and are selected by the participant in lieu <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.30"></a><var>385.30</var>of other services and supports;<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.31"></a><var>385.31</var>(5) are not effective means to meet the participant's needs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.32"></a><var>385.32</var>(6) are available through other funding sources, including, but not limited to, funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.385.33"></a><var>385.33</var>through title IV-E of the Social Security Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.385.34"></a><var>385.34</var>(b) Additional services, goods, or supports that are not covered include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.1"></a><var>386.1</var>(1) those that are not for the direct benefit of the participant, except that services for <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.2"></a><var>386.2</var>caregivers such as training to improve the ability to provide CFSS are considered to directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.3"></a><var>386.3</var>benefit the participant if chosen by the participant and approved in the support plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.4"></a><var>386.4</var>(2) any fees incurred by the participant, such as Minnesota health care programs fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.5"></a><var>386.5</var>and co-pays, legal fees, or costs related to advocate agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.6"></a><var>386.6</var>(3) insurance, except for insurance costs related to employee coverage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.7"></a><var>386.7</var>(4) room and board costs for the participant with the exception of allowable <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.8"></a><var>386.8</var>transition costs in subdivision 7, clause (6);<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.9"></a><var>386.9</var>(5) services, supports, or goods that are not related to the assessed needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.10"></a><var>386.10</var>(6) special education and related services provided under the Individuals with <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.11"></a><var>386.11</var>Disabilities Education Act and vocational rehabilitation services provided under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.12"></a><var>386.12</var>Rehabilitation Act of 1973;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.13"></a><var>386.13</var>(7) assistive technology devices and assistive technology services other than those <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.14"></a><var>386.14</var>for back-up systems or mechanisms to ensure continuity of service and supports listed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.15"></a><var>386.15</var>subdivision 7;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.16"></a><var>386.16</var>(8) medical supplies and equipment covered under medical assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.17"></a><var>386.17</var>(9) environmental modifications, except as specified in subdivision 7;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.18"></a><var>386.18</var>(10) expenses for travel, lodging, or meals related to training the participant, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.19"></a><var>386.19</var>participant's representative, or legal representative, or paid or unpaid caregivers that <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.20"></a><var>386.20</var>exceed $500 in a 12-month period;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.21"></a><var>386.21</var>(11) experimental treatments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.22"></a><var>386.22</var>(12) any service or good covered by other medical assistance state plan services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.23"></a><var>386.23</var>including prescription and over-the-counter medications, compounds, and solutions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.24"></a><var>386.24</var>related fees, including premiums and co-payments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.25"></a><var>386.25</var>(13) membership dues or costs, except when the service is necessary and appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.26"></a><var>386.26</var>to treat a physical health condition or to improve or maintain the participant's physical<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.27"></a><var>386.27</var> health condition. The condition must be identified in the participant's CFSS plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.28"></a><var>386.28</var>monitored by a physician enrolled in a Minnesota health care program enrolled physician;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.29"></a><var>386.29</var>(14) vacation expenses other than the cost of direct services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.30"></a><var>386.30</var>(15) vehicle maintenance or modifications not related to the disability, health <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.31"></a><var>386.31</var>condition, or physical need; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.32"></a><var>386.32</var>(16) tickets and related costs to attend sporting or other recreational or entertainment <br />
         		<a id="pl.386.33"></a><var>386.33</var>events.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.34"></a><var>386.34</var>(17) services provided and billed by a provider who is not an enrolled CFSS provider;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.35"></a><var>386.35</var>(18) CFSS provided by a participant's representative or paid legal guardian;<br />
         		<a id="pl.386.36"></a><var>386.36</var>(19) services that are used solely as a child care or babysitting service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.1"></a><var>387.1</var>(20) services that are the responsibility or in the daily rate of a residential or program <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.2"></a><var>387.2</var>license holder under the terms of a service agreement and administrative rules;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.3"></a><var>387.3</var>(21) sterile procedures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.4"></a><var>387.4</var>(22) giving of injections into veins, muscles, or skin;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.5"></a><var>387.5</var>(23) homemaker services that are not an integral part of the assessed CFSS service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.6"></a><var>387.6</var>(24) home maintenance or chore services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.7"></a><var>387.7</var>(25) home care services, including hospice services if elected by the participant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.8"></a><var>387.8</var>covered by Medicare or any other insurance held by the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.9"></a><var>387.9</var>(26) services to other members of the participant's household;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.10"></a><var>387.10</var>(27) services not specified as covered under medical assistance as CFSS;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.11"></a><var>387.11</var>(28) application of restraints or implementation of deprivation procedures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.12"></a><var>387.12</var>(29) assessments by CFSS provider organizations or by independently enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.13"></a><var>387.13</var>registered nurses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.14"></a><var>387.14</var>(30) services provided in lieu of legally required staffing in a residential or child <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.15"></a><var>387.15</var>care setting; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.16"></a><var>387.16</var>(31) services provided by the residential or program license holder in a residence for <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.17"></a><var>387.17</var>more than four persons.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.11.0"></a><a id="pl.387.18"></a><var>387.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.19"></a><var>387.19</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.20"></a><var>387.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Provider</b><b> Agency-provider and FMS contractor</b><b> qualifications </b><b>and</b><b>,</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.387.21"></a><var>387.21</var><b> general requirements</b><b>, and duties</b><b>.</b> (a) Agency-providers delivering services under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.22"></a><var>387.22</var>agency-provider model under subdivision 11 or financial management service (FMS)<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.23"></a><var>387.23</var> FMS contractors under subdivision 13 shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.24"></a><var>387.24</var>(1) enroll as a medical assistance Minnesota health care programs provider and meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.25"></a><var>387.25</var>all applicable provider standards and requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.26"></a><var>387.26</var>(2) comply with medical assistance provider enrollment requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.27"></a><var>387.27</var>(3) (2) demonstrate compliance with law federal and state laws and policies of for<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.28"></a><var>387.28</var> CFSS as determined by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.29"></a><var>387.29</var>(4) (3) comply with background study requirements under chapter 245C and <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.30"></a><var>387.30</var>maintain documentation of background study requests and results;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.31"></a><var>387.31</var>(5) (4) verify and maintain records of all services and expenditures by the participant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.32"></a><var>387.32</var>including hours worked by support workers and support specialists;<br />
         		<a id="pl.387.33"></a><var>387.33</var>(6) (5) not engage in any agency-initiated direct contact or marketing in person, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.34"></a><var>387.34</var>telephone, or other electronic means to potential participants, guardians, family members, <br />
         		<a id="pl.387.35"></a><var>387.35</var>or participants' representatives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.1"></a><var>388.1</var>(6) directly provide services and not use a subcontractor or reporting agent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.2"></a><var>388.2</var>(7) meet the financial requirements established by the commissioner for financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.3"></a><var>388.3</var>solvency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.4"></a><var>388.4</var>(8) have never had a lead agency contract or provider agreement discontinued due to <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.5"></a><var>388.5</var>fraud, or have never had an owner, board member, or manager fail a state or FBI-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.6"></a><var>388.6</var>criminal background check while enrolled or seeking enrollment as a Minnesota health <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.7"></a><var>388.7</var>care programs provider;<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.8"></a><var>388.8</var>(9) have established business practices that include written policies and procedures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.9"></a><var>388.9</var>internal controls, and a system that demonstrates the organization's ability to deliver <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.10"></a><var>388.10</var>quality CFSS; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.11"></a><var>388.11</var>(10) have an office located in Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.12"></a><var>388.12</var>(b) In conducting general duties, agency-providers and FMS contractors shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.13"></a><var>388.13</var>(7) (1) pay support workers and support specialists based upon actual hours of <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.14"></a><var>388.14</var>services provided;<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.15"></a><var>388.15</var>(2) pay for worker training and development services based upon actual hours of <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.16"></a><var>388.16</var>services provided or the unit cost of the training session purchased;<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.17"></a><var>388.17</var>(8) (3) withhold and pay all applicable federal and state payroll taxes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.18"></a><var>388.18</var>(9) (4) make arrangements and pay unemployment insurance, taxes, workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.19"></a><var>388.19</var>compensation, liability insurance, and other benefits, if any;<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.20"></a><var>388.20</var>(10) (5) enter into a written agreement with the participant, participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.21"></a><var>388.21</var>representative, or legal representative that assigns roles and responsibilities to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.22"></a><var>388.22</var>performed before services, supports, or goods are provided using a format established by <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.23"></a><var>388.23</var>the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.24"></a><var>388.24</var>(11) (6) report maltreatment as required under sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.25"></a><var>388.25</var>(12) (7) provide the participant with a copy of the service-related rights under <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.26"></a><var>388.26</var>subdivision 20 at the start of services and supports.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.27"></a><var>388.27</var>(8) comply with any data requests from the department consistent with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.28"></a><var>388.28</var>Minnesota Government Data Practices Act under chapter 13.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.12.0"></a><a id="pl.388.29"></a><var>388.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.30"></a><var>388.30</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.388.31"></a><var>388.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Agency-provider model.</b> (a) The agency-provider model is limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.32"></a><var>388.32</var>the includes services provided by support workers and support specialists staff providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.33"></a><var>388.33</var>worker training and development services who are employed by an agency-provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.34"></a><var>388.34</var>that is licensed according to chapter 245A or meets other criteria established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.388.35"></a><var>388.35</var>commissioner, including required training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.1"></a><var>389.1</var>(b) The agency-provider shall allow the participant to have a significant role in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.2"></a><var>389.2</var>selection and dismissal of the support workers for the delivery of the services and supports <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.3"></a><var>389.3</var>specified in the participant's service delivery plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.4"></a><var>389.4</var>(c) A participant may use authorized units of CFSS services as needed within a <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.5"></a><var>389.5</var>service authorization that is not greater than 12 months. Using authorized units in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.6"></a><var>389.6</var>flexible manner in either the agency-provider model or the budget model does not increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.7"></a><var>389.7</var>the total amount of services and supports authorized for a participant or included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.8"></a><var>389.8</var>participant's service delivery plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.9"></a><var>389.9</var>(d) A participant may share CFSS services. Two or three CFSS participants may <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.10"></a><var>389.10</var>share services at the same time provided by the same support worker.<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.11"></a><var>389.11</var>(e) The agency-provider must use a minimum of 72.5 percent of the revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.12"></a><var>389.12</var>generated by the medical assistance payment for CFSS for support worker wages and <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.13"></a><var>389.13</var>benefits. The agency-provider must document how this requirement is being met. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.14"></a><var>389.14</var>revenue generated by the support specialist worker training and development services<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.15"></a><var>389.15</var> and the reasonable costs associated with the support specialist worker training and <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.16"></a><var>389.16</var>development services must not be used in making this calculation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.17"></a><var>389.17</var>(f) The agency-provider model must be used by individuals who have been restricted <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.18"></a><var>389.18</var>by the Minnesota restricted recipient program under Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.2160 <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.19"></a><var>389.19</var>to 9505.2245.<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.20"></a><var>389.20</var>(g) Participants purchasing goods under this model, along with support worker <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.21"></a><var>389.21</var>services, must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.22"></a><var>389.22</var>(1) specify the goods in the service delivery plan and detailed budget for <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.23"></a><var>389.23</var>expenditures that must be approved by the consultation services provider or the case <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.24"></a><var>389.24</var>manager/care coordinator; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.25"></a><var>389.25</var>(2) use the FMS contractor for the billing and payment of such goods.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.13.0"></a><a id="pl.389.26"></a><var>389.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.27"></a><var>389.27</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.28"></a><var>389.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Requirements for enrollment of CFSS </b><b>provider</b><b> agency-provider</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.389.29"></a><var>389.29</var><b> agencies.</b> (a) All CFSS provider agencies agency-providers must provide, at the time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.30"></a><var>389.30</var>enrollment, reenrollment, and revalidation as a CFSS provider agency agency-provider in <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.31"></a><var>389.31</var>a format determined by the commissioner, information and documentation that includes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.32"></a><var>389.32</var>but is not limited to, the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.389.33"></a><var>389.33</var>(1) the CFSS provider agency's agency-provider's current contact information <br />
         		<a id="pl.389.34"></a><var>389.34</var>including address, telephone number, and e-mail address;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.1"></a><var>390.1</var>(2) proof of surety bond coverage. Upon new enrollment, or if the provider agency's<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.2"></a><var>390.2</var> agency-provider's Medicaid revenue in the previous calendar year is less than or equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.3"></a><var>390.3</var>to $300,000, the provider agency agency-provider must purchase a performance bond of <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.4"></a><var>390.4</var>$50,000. If the provider agency's agency-provider's Medicaid revenue in the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.5"></a><var>390.5</var>calendar year is greater than $300,000, the provider agency agency-provider must <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.6"></a><var>390.6</var>purchase a performance bond of $100,000. The performance bond must be in a form <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.7"></a><var>390.7</var>approved by the commissioner, must be renewed annually, and must allow for recovery of <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.8"></a><var>390.8</var>costs and fees in pursuing a claim on the bond;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.9"></a><var>390.9</var>(3) proof of fidelity bond coverage in the amount of $20,000;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.10"></a><var>390.10</var>(4) proof of workers' compensation insurance coverage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.11"></a><var>390.11</var>(5) proof of liability insurance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.12"></a><var>390.12</var>(6) a description of the CFSS provider agency's agency-provider's organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.13"></a><var>390.13</var>identifying the names of all owners, managing employees, staff, board of directors, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.14"></a><var>390.14</var>the affiliations of the directors, and owners, or staff to other service providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.15"></a><var>390.15</var>(7) a copy of the CFSS provider agency's agency-provider's written policies and <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.16"></a><var>390.16</var>procedures including: hiring of employees; training requirements; service delivery; <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.17"></a><var>390.17</var>and employee and consumer safety including process for notification and resolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.18"></a><var>390.18</var>of consumer grievances, identification and prevention of communicable diseases, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.19"></a><var>390.19</var>employee misconduct;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.20"></a><var>390.20</var>(8) copies of all other forms the CFSS provider agency agency-provider uses in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.21"></a><var>390.21</var>course of daily business including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.22"></a><var>390.22</var>(i) a copy of the CFSS provider agency's agency-provider's time sheet if the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.23"></a><var>390.23</var>sheet varies from the standard time sheet for CFSS services approved by the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.24"></a><var>390.24</var>and a letter requesting approval of the CFSS provider agency's agency-provider's<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.25"></a><var>390.25</var> nonstandard time sheet; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.26"></a><var>390.26</var>(ii) the a copy of the participant's individual CFSS provider agency's template for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.27"></a><var>390.27</var>CFSS care service delivery plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.28"></a><var>390.28</var>(9) a list of all training and classes that the CFSS provider agency agency-provider<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.29"></a><var>390.29</var> requires of its staff providing CFSS services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.30"></a><var>390.30</var>(10) documentation that the CFSS provider agency agency-provider and staff have <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.31"></a><var>390.31</var>successfully completed all the training required by this section;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.32"></a><var>390.32</var>(11) documentation of the agency's agency-provider's marketing practices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.33"></a><var>390.33</var>(12) disclosure of ownership, leasing, or management of all residential properties <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.34"></a><var>390.34</var>that are used or could be used for providing home care services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.390.35"></a><var>390.35</var>(13) documentation that the agency agency-provider will use at least the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.390.36"></a><var>390.36</var>percentages of revenue generated from the medical assistance rate paid for CFSS services <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.1"></a><var>391.1</var>for employee personal care assistant CFSS support worker wages and benefits: 72.5 <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.2"></a><var>391.2</var>percent of revenue from CFSS providers. The revenue generated by the support specialist<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.3"></a><var>391.3</var> worker training and development services and the reasonable costs associated with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.4"></a><var>391.4</var>support specialist worker training and development services shall not be used in making <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.5"></a><var>391.5</var>this calculation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.6"></a><var>391.6</var>(14) documentation that the agency agency-provider does not burden recipients'<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.7"></a><var>391.7</var> participants' free exercise of their right to choose service providers by requiring personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.8"></a><var>391.8</var>care assistants CFSS support workers to sign an agreement not to work with any particular <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.9"></a><var>391.9</var>CFSS recipient participant or for another CFSS provider agency agency-provider after <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.10"></a><var>391.10</var>leaving the agency and that the agency is not taking action on any such agreements or <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.11"></a><var>391.11</var>requirements regardless of the date signed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.12"></a><var>391.12</var>(b) CFSS provider agencies agency-providers shall provide to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.13"></a><var>391.13</var>the information specified in paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.14"></a><var>391.14</var>(c) All CFSS provider agencies agency-providers shall require all employees in <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.15"></a><var>391.15</var>management and supervisory positions and owners of the agency who are active in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.16"></a><var>391.16</var>day-to-day management and operations of the agency to complete mandatory training as <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.17"></a><var>391.17</var>determined by the commissioner. Employees in management and supervisory positions <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.18"></a><var>391.18</var>and owners who are active in the day-to-day operations of an agency who have completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.19"></a><var>391.19</var>the required training as an employee with a CFSS provider agency agency-provider do <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.20"></a><var>391.20</var>not need to repeat the required training if they are hired by another agency, if they have <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.21"></a><var>391.21</var>completed the training within the past three years. CFSS provider agency agency-provider<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.22"></a><var>391.22</var> billing staff shall complete training about CFSS program financial management. Any new <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.23"></a><var>391.23</var>owners or employees in management and supervisory positions involved in the day-to-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.24"></a><var>391.24</var>operations are required to complete mandatory training as a requisite of working for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.25"></a><var>391.25</var>agency. CFSS provider agencies certified for participation in Medicare as home health <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.26"></a><var>391.26</var>agencies are exempt from the training required in this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.27"></a><var>391.27</var>(d) The commissioner shall send annual review notifications to agency-providers 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.28"></a><var>391.28</var>days prior to renewal. The notification must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.29"></a><var>391.29</var>(1) list the materials and information the agency-provider is required to submit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.30"></a><var>391.30</var>(2) provide instructions on submitting information to the commissioner; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.31"></a><var>391.31</var>(3) provide a due date by which the commissioner must receive the requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.32"></a><var>391.32</var>information.<br />
         		<a id="pl.391.33"></a><var>391.33</var>Agency-providers shall submit the required documentation for annual review within <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.34"></a><var>391.34</var>30 days of notification from the commissioner. If no documentation is submitted, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.391.35"></a><var>391.35</var>agency-provider enrollment number must be terminated or suspended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.14.0"></a><a id="pl.392.1"></a><var>392.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 13, <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.2"></a><var>392.2</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.3"></a><var>392.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Budget model.</b> (a) Under the budget model participants can may exercise <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.4"></a><var>392.4</var>more responsibility and control over the services and supports described and budgeted <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.5"></a><var>392.5</var>within the CFSS service delivery plan. Participants must use services provided by an FMS <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.6"></a><var>392.6</var>contractor as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (m). Under this model, participants may <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.7"></a><var>392.7</var>use their approved service budget allocation to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.8"></a><var>392.8</var>(1) directly employ support workers, and pay wages, federal and state payroll taxes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.9"></a><var>392.9</var>and premiums for workers' compensation, liability, and health insurance coverage; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.10"></a><var>392.10</var>(2) obtain supports and goods as defined in subdivision 7; and.<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.11"></a><var>392.11</var>(3) choose a range of support assistance services from the financial management <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.12"></a><var>392.12</var>services (FMS) contractor related to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.13"></a><var>392.13</var>(i) assistance in managing the budget to meet the service delivery plan needs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.14"></a><var>392.14</var>consistent with federal and state laws and regulations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.15"></a><var>392.15</var>(ii) the employment, training, supervision, and evaluation of workers by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.16"></a><var>392.16</var>participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.17"></a><var>392.17</var>(iii) acquisition and payment for supports and goods; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.18"></a><var>392.18</var>(iv) evaluation of individual service outcomes as needed for the scope of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.19"></a><var>392.19</var>participant's degree of control and responsibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.20"></a><var>392.20</var>(b) Participants who are unable to fulfill any of the functions listed in paragraph (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.21"></a><var>392.21</var>may authorize a legal representative or participant's representative to do so on their behalf.<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.22"></a><var>392.22</var>(c) The commissioner shall disenroll or exclude participants from the budget model <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.23"></a><var>392.23</var>and transfer them to the agency-provider model under, but not limited to, the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.24"></a><var>392.24</var>circumstances:<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.25"></a><var>392.25</var>(1) when a participant has been restricted by the Minnesota restricted recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.26"></a><var>392.26</var>program, in which case the participant may be excluded for a specified time period under <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.27"></a><var>392.27</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 9505.2160 to 9505.2245;<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.28"></a><var>392.28</var>(2) when a participant exits the budget model during the participant's service plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.29"></a><var>392.29</var>year. Upon transfer, the participant shall not access the budget model for the remainder of <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.30"></a><var>392.30</var>that service plan year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.392.31"></a><var>392.31</var>(3) when the department determines that the participant or participant's representative <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.32"></a><var>392.32</var>or legal representative cannot manage participant responsibilities under the budget model. <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.33"></a><var>392.33</var>The commissioner must develop policies for determining if a participant is unable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.392.34"></a><var>392.34</var>manage responsibilities under the budget model.<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.1"></a><var>393.1</var>(d) A participant may appeal in writing to the department under section 256.045, <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.2"></a><var>393.2</var>subdivision 3, to contest the department's decision under paragraph (c), clause (3), to <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.3"></a><var>393.3</var>disenroll or exclude the participant from the budget model.<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.4"></a><var>393.4</var>(c) (e) The FMS contractor shall not provide CFSS services and supports under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.5"></a><var>393.5</var>agency-provider service model. <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.6"></a><var>393.6</var>(f) The FMS contractor shall provide service functions as determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.7"></a><var>393.7</var>commissioner for budget model participants that include but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.8"></a><var>393.8</var>(1) information and consultation about CFSS;<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.9"></a><var>393.9</var>(2) (1) assistance with the development of the detailed budget for expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.10"></a><var>393.10</var>portion of the service delivery plan and budget model as requested by the consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.11"></a><var>393.11</var>services provider or participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.12"></a><var>393.12</var>(3) (2) billing and making payments for budget model expenditures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.13"></a><var>393.13</var>(4) (3) assisting participants in fulfilling employer-related requirements according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.14"></a><var>393.14</var>Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 70-6, section 3504, Agency Employer Tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.15"></a><var>393.15</var>Liability, regulation 137036-08 section 3504 of the Internal Revenue Code and related <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.16"></a><var>393.16</var>regulations and interpretations, including Code of Federal Regulations, title 26, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.17"></a><var>393.17</var>31.3504-1, which includes assistance with filing and paying payroll taxes, and obtaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.18"></a><var>393.18</var>worker compensation coverage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.19"></a><var>393.19</var>(5) (4) data recording and reporting of participant spending; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.20"></a><var>393.20</var>(6) (5) other duties established in the contract with the department, including with <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.21"></a><var>393.21</var>respect to providing assistance to the participant, participant's representative, or legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.22"></a><var>393.22</var>representative in performing their employer responsibilities regarding support workers. <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.23"></a><var>393.23</var>The support worker shall not be considered the employee of the financial management <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.24"></a><var>393.24</var>services FMS contractor.; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.25"></a><var>393.25</var>(6) billing, payment, and accounting of approved expenditures for goods for <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.26"></a><var>393.26</var>agency-provider participants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.27"></a><var>393.27</var>(d) A participant who requests to purchase goods and supports along with support <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.28"></a><var>393.28</var>worker services under the agency-provider model must use the budget model with <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.29"></a><var>393.29</var>a service delivery plan that specifies the amount of services to be authorized to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.30"></a><var>393.30</var>agency-provider and the expenditures to be paid by the FMS contractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.31"></a><var>393.31</var>(e) (g) The FMS contractor shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.32"></a><var>393.32</var>(1) not limit or restrict the participant's choice of service or support providers or <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.33"></a><var>393.33</var>service delivery models consistent with any applicable state and federal requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.393.34"></a><var>393.34</var>(2) provide the participant, consultation services provider, and the targeted case <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.35"></a><var>393.35</var>manager or care coordinator, if applicable, with a monthly written summary of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.393.36"></a><var>393.36</var>spending for services and supports that were billed against the spending budget;<br />
         		<a id="pl.394.1"></a><var>394.1</var>(3) be knowledgeable of state and federal employment regulations, including those <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.2"></a><var>394.2</var>under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, and comply with the requirements under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.3"></a><var>394.3</var>Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 70-6, Section 3504, section 3504 of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.4"></a><var>394.4</var>Internal Revenue Code and related regulations and interpretations, including Code of <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.5"></a><var>394.5</var>Federal Regulations, title 26, section 31.3504-1, regarding agency employer tax liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.6"></a><var>394.6</var>for vendor or fiscal employer agent, and any requirements necessary to process employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.7"></a><var>394.7</var>and employee deductions, provide appropriate and timely submission of employer tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.8"></a><var>394.8</var>liabilities, and maintain documentation to support medical assistance claims;<br />
         		<a id="pl.394.9"></a><var>394.9</var>(4) have current and adequate liability insurance and bonding and sufficient cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.10"></a><var>394.10</var>flow as determined by the commissioner and have on staff or under contract a certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.11"></a><var>394.11</var>public accountant or an individual with a baccalaureate degree in accounting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.394.12"></a><var>394.12</var>(5) assume fiscal accountability for state funds designated for the program and be <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.13"></a><var>394.13</var>held liable for any overpayments or violations of applicable statutes or rules, including but <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.14"></a><var>394.14</var>not limited to the Minnesota False Claims Act, chapter 15C; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.394.15"></a><var>394.15</var>(6) maintain documentation of receipts, invoices, and bills to track all services and <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.16"></a><var>394.16</var>supports expenditures for any goods purchased and maintain time records of support <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.17"></a><var>394.17</var>workers. The documentation and time records must be maintained for a minimum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.18"></a><var>394.18</var>five years from the claim date and be available for audit or review upon request by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.19"></a><var>394.19</var>commissioner. Claims submitted by the FMS contractor to the commissioner for payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.20"></a><var>394.20</var>must correspond with services, amounts, and time periods as authorized in the participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.21"></a><var>394.21</var>spending service budget and service plan and must contain specific identifying information <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.22"></a><var>394.22</var>as determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.394.23"></a><var>394.23</var>(f) (h) The commissioner of human services shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.394.24"></a><var>394.24</var>(1) establish rates and payment methodology for the FMS contractor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.394.25"></a><var>394.25</var>(2) identify a process to ensure quality and performance standards for the FMS <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.26"></a><var>394.26</var>contractor and ensure statewide access to FMS contractors; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.394.27"></a><var>394.27</var>(3) establish a uniform protocol for delivering and administering CFSS services <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.28"></a><var>394.28</var>to be used by eligible FMS contractors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.394.29"></a><var>394.29</var>(g) The commissioner of human services shall disenroll or exclude participants from <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.30"></a><var>394.30</var>the budget model and transfer them to the agency-provider model under the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.31"></a><var>394.31</var>circumstances that include but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.394.32"></a><var>394.32</var>(1) when a participant has been restricted by the Minnesota restricted recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.33"></a><var>394.33</var>program, the participant may be excluded for a specified time period under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.394.34"></a><var>394.34</var>Rules, parts 9505.2160 to 9505.2245;<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.1"></a><var>395.1</var>(2) when a participant exits the budget model during the participant's service plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.2"></a><var>395.2</var>year. Upon transfer, the participant shall not access the budget model for the remainder of <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.3"></a><var>395.3</var>that service plan year; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.4"></a><var>395.4</var>(3) when the department determines that the participant or participant's representative <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.5"></a><var>395.5</var>or legal representative cannot manage participant responsibilities under the budget model. <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.6"></a><var>395.6</var>The commissioner must develop policies for determining if a participant is unable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.7"></a><var>395.7</var>manage responsibilities under a budget model.<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.8"></a><var>395.8</var>(h) A participant may appeal under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, in writing to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.9"></a><var>395.9</var>department to contest the department's decision under paragraph (c), clause (3), to remove <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.10"></a><var>395.10</var>or exclude the participant from the budget model.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.15.0"></a><a id="pl.395.11"></a><var>395.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.12"></a><var>395.12</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.13"></a><var>395.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Documentation of support services provided.</b> (a) Support services <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.14"></a><var>395.14</var>provided to a participant by a support worker employed by either an agency-provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.15"></a><var>395.15</var>or the participant acting as the employer must be documented daily by each support <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.16"></a><var>395.16</var>worker, on a time sheet form approved by the commissioner. All documentation may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.17"></a><var>395.17</var>Web-based, electronic, or paper documentation. The completed form must be submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.18"></a><var>395.18</var>on a monthly regular basis to the provider or the participant and the FMS contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.19"></a><var>395.19</var>selected by the participant to provide assistance with meeting the participant's employer <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.20"></a><var>395.20</var>obligations and kept in the recipient's health participant's record.<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.21"></a><var>395.21</var>(b) The activity documentation must correspond to the written service delivery plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.22"></a><var>395.22</var>and be reviewed by the agency-provider or the participant and the FMS contractor when <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.23"></a><var>395.23</var>the participant is acting as the employer of the support worker.<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.24"></a><var>395.24</var>(c) The time sheet must be on a form approved by the commissioner documenting <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.25"></a><var>395.25</var>time the support worker provides services in the home to the participant. The following <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.26"></a><var>395.26</var>criteria must be included in the time sheet:<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.27"></a><var>395.27</var>(1) full name of the support worker and individual provider number;<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.28"></a><var>395.28</var>(2) provider agency-provider name and telephone numbers, if an agency-provider is<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.29"></a><var>395.29</var> responsible for delivery services under the written service plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.30"></a><var>395.30</var>(3) full name of the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.31"></a><var>395.31</var>(4) consecutive dates, including month, day, and year, and arrival and departure <br />
         		<a id="pl.395.32"></a><var>395.32</var>times with a.m. or p.m. notations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.33"></a><var>395.33</var>(5) signatures of the participant or the participant's representative;<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.34"></a><var>395.34</var>(6) personal signature of the support worker;<br />
         		<a id="pl.395.35"></a><var>395.35</var>(7) any shared care provided, if applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.1"></a><var>396.1</var>(8) a statement that it is a federal crime to provide false information on CFSS <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.2"></a><var>396.2</var>billings for medical assistance payments; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.3"></a><var>396.3</var>(9) dates and location of recipient participant stays in a hospital, care facility, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.4"></a><var>396.4</var>incarceration.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.16.0"></a><a id="pl.396.5"></a><var>396.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 16, <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.6"></a><var>396.6</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.7"></a><var>396.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Support workers requirements.</b> (a) Support workers shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.8"></a><var>396.8</var>(1) enroll with the department as a support worker after a background study under <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.9"></a><var>396.9</var>chapter 245C has been completed and the support worker has received a notice from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.10"></a><var>396.10</var>commissioner that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.11"></a><var>396.11</var>(i) the support worker is not disqualified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.12"></a><var>396.12</var>(ii) is disqualified, but the support worker has received a set-aside of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.13"></a><var>396.13</var>disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.14"></a><var>396.14</var>(2) have the ability to effectively communicate with the participant or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.15"></a><var>396.15</var>participant's representative;<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.16"></a><var>396.16</var>(3) have the skills and ability to provide the services and supports according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.17"></a><var>396.17</var>the person's participant's CFSS service delivery plan and respond appropriately to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.18"></a><var>396.18</var>participant's needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.19"></a><var>396.19</var>(4) not be a participant of CFSS, unless the support services provided by the support <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.20"></a><var>396.20</var>worker differ from those provided to the support worker;<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.21"></a><var>396.21</var>(5) complete the basic standardized training as determined by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.22"></a><var>396.22</var>before completing enrollment. The training must be available in languages other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.23"></a><var>396.23</var>English and to those who need accommodations due to disabilities. Support worker <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.24"></a><var>396.24</var>training must include successful completion of the following training components: basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.25"></a><var>396.25</var>first aid, vulnerable adult, child maltreatment, OSHA universal precautions, basic roles <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.26"></a><var>396.26</var>and responsibilities of support workers including information about basic body mechanics, <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.27"></a><var>396.27</var>emergency preparedness, orientation to positive behavioral practices, orientation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.28"></a><var>396.28</var>responding to a mental health crisis, fraud issues, time cards and documentation, and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.29"></a><var>396.29</var>overview of person-centered planning and self-direction. Upon completion of the training <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.30"></a><var>396.30</var>components, the support worker must pass the certification test to provide assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.31"></a><var>396.31</var>to participants;<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.32"></a><var>396.32</var>(6) complete training and orientation on the participant's individual needs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.396.33"></a><var>396.33</var>(7) maintain the privacy and confidentiality of the participant, and not independently <br />
         		<a id="pl.396.34"></a><var>396.34</var>determine the medication dose or time for medications for the participant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.1"></a><var>397.1</var>(b) The commissioner may deny or terminate a support worker's provider enrollment <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.2"></a><var>397.2</var>and provider number if the support worker:<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.3"></a><var>397.3</var>(1) lacks the skills, knowledge, or ability to adequately or safely perform the <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.4"></a><var>397.4</var>required work;<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.5"></a><var>397.5</var>(2) fails to provide the authorized services required by the participant employer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.6"></a><var>397.6</var>(3) has been intoxicated by alcohol or drugs while providing authorized services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.7"></a><var>397.7</var>the participant or while in the participant's home;<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.8"></a><var>397.8</var>(4) has manufactured or distributed drugs while providing authorized services to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.9"></a><var>397.9</var>participant or while in the participant's home; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.10"></a><var>397.10</var>(5) has been excluded as a provider by the commissioner of human services, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.11"></a><var>397.11</var>United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.12"></a><var>397.12</var>from participation in Medicaid, Medicare, or any other federal health care program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.13"></a><var>397.13</var>(c) A support worker may appeal in writing to the commissioner to contest the <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.14"></a><var>397.14</var>decision to terminate the support worker's provider enrollment and provider number.<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.15"></a><var>397.15</var>(d) A support worker must not provide or be paid for more than 275 hours of <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.16"></a><var>397.16</var>CFSS per month, regardless of the number of participants the support worker serves or <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.17"></a><var>397.17</var>the number of agency-providers or participant employers by which the support worker <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.18"></a><var>397.18</var>is employed. The department shall not disallow the number of hours per day a support <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.19"></a><var>397.19</var>worker works unless it violates other law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.17.0"></a><a id="pl.397.20"></a><var>397.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, is amended by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.21"></a><var>397.21</var>a subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.22"></a><var>397.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16a. <b>Exception to support worker requirements for continuity of services.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.397.23"></a><var>397.23</var>The support worker for a participant may be allowed to enroll with a different CFSS <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.24"></a><var>397.24</var>agency-provider or FMS contractor upon initiation, rather than completion, of a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.25"></a><var>397.25</var>background study according to chapter 245C, if the following conditions are met:<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.26"></a><var>397.26</var>(1) the commissioner determines that the support worker's change in enrollment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.27"></a><var>397.27</var>affiliation is needed to ensure continuity of services and protect the health and safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.28"></a><var>397.28</var>of the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.29"></a><var>397.29</var>(2) the chosen agency-provider or FMS contractor has been continuously enrolled as <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.30"></a><var>397.30</var>a CFSS agency-provider or FMS contractor for at least two years or since the inception of <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.31"></a><var>397.31</var>the CFSS program, whichever is shorter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.397.32"></a><var>397.32</var>(3) the participant served by the support worker chooses to transfer to the CFSS <br />
         		<a id="pl.397.33"></a><var>397.33</var>agency-provider or the FMS contractor to which the support worker is transferring;<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.1"></a><var>398.1</var>(4) the support worker has been continuously enrolled with the former CFSS <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.2"></a><var>398.2</var>agency-provider or FMS contractor since the support worker's last background study <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.3"></a><var>398.3</var>was completed; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.4"></a><var>398.4</var>(5) the support worker continues to meet requirements of subdivision 16, excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.5"></a><var>398.5</var>paragraph (a), clause (1). <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.18.0"></a><a id="pl.398.6"></a><var>398.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 17, <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.7"></a><var>398.7</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.8"></a><var>398.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17. <b>Support specialist requirements and payments</b><b> Consultation services </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.398.9"></a><var>398.9</var><b>description and duties</b><b>.</b> The commissioner shall develop qualifications, scope of <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.10"></a><var>398.10</var>functions, and payment rates and service limits for a support specialist that may provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.11"></a><var>398.11</var>additional or specialized assistance necessary to plan, implement, arrange, augment, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.12"></a><var>398.12</var>evaluate services and supports.<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.13"></a><var>398.13</var>(a) Consultation services means providing assistance to the participant in making <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.14"></a><var>398.14</var>informed choices regarding CFSS services in general, and self-directed tasks in particular, <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.15"></a><var>398.15</var>and in developing a person-centered service delivery plan to achieve quality service <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.16"></a><var>398.16</var>outcomes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.17"></a><var>398.17</var>(b) Consultation services is a required service that may include but is not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.18"></a><var>398.18</var>(1) an initial and annual orientation to CFSS information and policies, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.19"></a><var>398.19</var>selecting a service model;<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.20"></a><var>398.20</var>(2) assistance with the development, implementation, management, and evaluation <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.21"></a><var>398.21</var>of the person-centered service delivery plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.22"></a><var>398.22</var>(3) consultation on recruiting, selecting, training, managing, directing, evaluating, <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.23"></a><var>398.23</var>and supervising support workers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.24"></a><var>398.24</var>(4) reviewing the use of and access to informal and community supports, goods, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.25"></a><var>398.25</var>resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.26"></a><var>398.26</var>(5) assistance with fulfilling responsibilities and requirements of CFSS, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.27"></a><var>398.27</var>modifying service delivery plans and changing service models; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.28"></a><var>398.28</var>(6) assistance with accessing FMS contractors or agency-providers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.29"></a><var>398.29</var>(c) Duties of a consultation services provider shall include but are not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.30"></a><var>398.30</var>(1) review and finalization of the CFSS service delivery plan by the consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.31"></a><var>398.31</var>services provider organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.398.32"></a><var>398.32</var>(2) distribution of copies of the final service delivery plan to the participant and <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.33"></a><var>398.33</var>to the agency-provider or FMS contractor, case manager/care coordinator, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.398.34"></a><var>398.34</var>designated parties;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.1"></a><var>399.1</var>(3) an evaluation of services upon receiving information from an FMS contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.2"></a><var>399.2</var>indicating spending or participant employer concerns;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.3"></a><var>399.3</var>(4) a semiannual review of services if the participant does not have a case <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.4"></a><var>399.4</var>manager/care coordinator and when the support worker is a paid parent of a minor <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.5"></a><var>399.5</var>participant or the participant's spouse;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.6"></a><var>399.6</var>(5) collection and reporting of data as required by the department; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.7"></a><var>399.7</var>(6) providing the participant with a copy of the service-related rights under <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.8"></a><var>399.8</var>subdivision 20 at the start of consultation services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.19.0"></a><a id="pl.399.9"></a><var>399.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, is amended by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.10"></a><var>399.10</var>a subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.11"></a><var>399.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 17a. <b>Consultation services provider qualifications and requirements.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.399.12"></a><var>399.12</var>The commissioner shall develop the qualifications and requirements for providers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.13"></a><var>399.13</var>consultation services under subdivision 17. These providers must satisfy at least the <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.14"></a><var>399.14</var>following qualifications and requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.15"></a><var>399.15</var>(1) are under contract with the department;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.16"></a><var>399.16</var>(2) are not the FMS contractor as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (m), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.17"></a><var>399.17</var>CFSS or home and community-based services waiver agency-provider or vendor to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.18"></a><var>399.18</var>participant, or a lead agency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.19"></a><var>399.19</var>(3) meet the service standards as established by the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.20"></a><var>399.20</var>(4) employ lead professional staff with a minimum of three years of experience <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.21"></a><var>399.21</var>in providing support planning, support broker, or consultation services and consumer <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.22"></a><var>399.22</var>education to participants using a self-directed program using FMS under medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.23"></a><var>399.23</var>assistance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.24"></a><var>399.24</var>(5) are knowledgeable about CFSS roles and responsibilities including those of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.25"></a><var>399.25</var>certified assessor, FMS contractor, agency-provider, and case manager/care coordinator;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.26"></a><var>399.26</var>(6) comply with medical assistance provider requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.27"></a><var>399.27</var>(7) understand the CFSS program and its policies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.28"></a><var>399.28</var>(8) are knowledgeable about self-directed principles and the application of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.29"></a><var>399.29</var>person-centered planning process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.30"></a><var>399.30</var>(9) have general knowledge of the FMS contractor duties and participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.31"></a><var>399.31</var>employment model, including all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.32"></a><var>399.32</var>regarding tax, labor, employment, and liability and workers' compensation coverage for <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.33"></a><var>399.33</var>household workers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.399.34"></a><var>399.34</var>(10) have all employees, including lead professional staff, staff in management <br />
         		<a id="pl.399.35"></a><var>399.35</var>and supervisory positions, and owners of the agency who are active in the day-to-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.1"></a><var>400.1</var>management and operations of the agency, complete training as specified in the contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.2"></a><var>400.2</var>with the department.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.20.0"></a><a id="pl.400.3"></a><var>400.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 18, <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.4"></a><var>400.4</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.400.5"></a><var>400.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>Service unit and budget allocation requirements and limits.</b> (a) For the <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.6"></a><var>400.6</var>agency-provider model, services will be authorized in units of service. The total service <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.7"></a><var>400.7</var>unit amount must be established based upon the assessed need for CFSS services, and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.8"></a><var>400.8</var>not exceed the maximum number of units available as determined under subdivision 8.<br />
         		<a id="pl.400.9"></a><var>400.9</var>(b) For the budget model, the service budget allocation allowed for services and <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.10"></a><var>400.10</var>supports is established by multiplying the number of units authorized under subdivision 8 <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.11"></a><var>400.11</var>by the payment rate established by the commissioner defined in subdivision 8, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.12"></a><var>400.12</var>(g).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.21.0"></a><a id="pl.400.13"></a><var>400.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, is amended by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.14"></a><var>400.14</var>a subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.400.15"></a><var>400.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18a. <b>Worker training and development services.</b> (a) The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.16"></a><var>400.16</var>shall develop the scope of tasks and functions, service standards, and service limits for <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.17"></a><var>400.17</var>worker training and development services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.400.18"></a><var>400.18</var>(b) Worker training and development services are in addition to the participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.19"></a><var>400.19</var>assessed service units or service budget. Services provided according to this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.20"></a><var>400.20</var>must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.400.21"></a><var>400.21</var>(1) help support workers obtain and expand the skills and knowledge necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.22"></a><var>400.22</var>ensure competency in providing quality services as needed and defined in the participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.23"></a><var>400.23</var>service delivery plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.400.24"></a><var>400.24</var>(2) be provided or arranged for by the agency-provider under subdivision 11 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.25"></a><var>400.25</var>purchased by the participant employer under the budget model under subdivision 13; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.400.26"></a><var>400.26</var>(3) be described in the participant's CFSS service delivery plan and documented in <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.27"></a><var>400.27</var>the participant's file.<br />
         		<a id="pl.400.28"></a><var>400.28</var>(c) Services covered under worker training and development shall include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.400.29"></a><var>400.29</var>(1) support worker training on the participant's individual assessed needs, condition, <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.30"></a><var>400.30</var>or both, provided individually or in a group setting by a skilled and knowledgeable trainer <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.31"></a><var>400.31</var>beyond any training the participant or participant's representative provides;<br />
         		<a id="pl.400.32"></a><var>400.32</var>(2) tuition for professional classes and workshops for the participant's support <br />
         		<a id="pl.400.33"></a><var>400.33</var>workers that relate to the participant's assessed needs, condition, or both;<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.1"></a><var>401.1</var>(3) direct observation, monitoring, coaching, and documentation of support worker <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.2"></a><var>401.2</var>job skills and tasks, beyond any training the participant or participant's representative <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.3"></a><var>401.3</var>provides, including supervision of health-related tasks or behavioral supports that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.4"></a><var>401.4</var>conducted by an appropriate professional based on the participant's assessed needs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.5"></a><var>401.5</var>These services must be provided within 14 days of the start of services or the start of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.6"></a><var>401.6</var>new support worker except as provided in paragraph (d) and must be specified in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.7"></a><var>401.7</var>participant's service delivery plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.8"></a><var>401.8</var>(4) reporting service and support concerns to the appropriate provider.<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.9"></a><var>401.9</var>(d) The services in paragraph (c), clause (3), are not required to be provided for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.10"></a><var>401.10</var>new support worker providing services for a participant due to staffing failures, unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.11"></a><var>401.11</var>support worker is expected to provide ongoing backup staffing coverage.<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.12"></a><var>401.12</var>(e) Worker training and development services shall not include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.13"></a><var>401.13</var>(1) general agency training, worker orientation, or training on CFSS self-directed <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.14"></a><var>401.14</var>models;<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.15"></a><var>401.15</var>(2) payment for preparation or development time for the trainer or presenter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.16"></a><var>401.16</var>(3) payment of the support worker's salary or compensation during the training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.17"></a><var>401.17</var>(4) training or supervision provided by the participant, the participant's support <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.18"></a><var>401.18</var>worker, or the participant's informal supports, including the participant's representative; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.19"></a><var>401.19</var>(5) services in excess of 96 units per annual service authorization, unless approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.20"></a><var>401.20</var>by the department.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.22.0"></a><a id="pl.401.21"></a><var>401.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 23, <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.22"></a><var>401.22</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.23"></a><var>401.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 23. <b>Commissioner's access.</b> When the commissioner is investigating a <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.24"></a><var>401.24</var>possible overpayment of Medicaid funds, the commissioner must be given immediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.25"></a><var>401.25</var>access without prior notice to the agency provider agency-provider or FMS contractor's <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.26"></a><var>401.26</var>office during regular business hours and to documentation and records related to services <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.27"></a><var>401.27</var>provided and submission of claims for services provided. Denying the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.28"></a><var>401.28</var>access to records is cause for immediate suspension of payment and terminating the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.29"></a><var>401.29</var>provider's enrollment according to section 
         <statute_ref>256B.064</statute_ref> or terminating the FMS contract.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.23.0"></a><a id="pl.401.30"></a><var>401.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.85, subdivision 24, <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.31"></a><var>401.31</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.401.32"></a><var>401.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 24. <b>CFSS agency-providers; background studies.</b> CFSS agency-providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.33"></a><var>401.33</var>enrolled to provide personal care assistance CFSS services under the medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.401.34"></a><var>401.34</var>program shall comply with the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.402.1"></a><var>402.1</var>(1) owners who have a five percent interest or more and all managing employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.2"></a><var>402.2</var>are subject to a background study as provided in chapter 245C. This applies to currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.3"></a><var>402.3</var>enrolled CFSS agency-providers and those agencies seeking enrollment as a CFSS <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.4"></a><var>402.4</var>agency-provider. "Managing employee" has the same meaning as Code of Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.5"></a><var>402.5</var>Regulations, title 42, section 455. An organization is barred from enrollment if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.402.6"></a><var>402.6</var>(i) the organization has not initiated background studies on owners managing <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.7"></a><var>402.7</var>employees; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.402.8"></a><var>402.8</var>(ii) the organization has initiated background studies on owners and managing <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.9"></a><var>402.9</var>employees, but the commissioner has sent the organization a notice that an owner or <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.10"></a><var>402.10</var>managing employee of the organization has been disqualified under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.11"></a><var>402.11</var>the owner or managing employee has not received a set-aside of the disqualification <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.12"></a><var>402.12</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.22</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.402.13"></a><var>402.13</var>(2) a background study must be initiated and completed for all support specialists<br />
         		<a id="pl.402.14"></a><var>402.14</var> staff who will have direct contact with the participant to provide worker training and <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.15"></a><var>402.15</var>development; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.402.16"></a><var>402.16</var>(3) a background study must be initiated and completed for all support workers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.26.24.0"></a><a id="pl.402.17"></a><var>402.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 7, section 49, the effective date, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.18"></a><var>402.18</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.402.19"></a><var>402.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective upon federal approval but no earlier <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.20"></a><var>402.20</var>than April 1, 2014. The service will begin 90 days after federal approval or April 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.21"></a><var>402.21</var>2014, whichever is later. The commissioner of human services shall notify the revisor of <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.22"></a><var>402.22</var>statutes when this occurs.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.402.23"></a><var>402.23</var><b>ARTICLE 27</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.402.24"></a><var>402.24</var><b>CONTINUING CARE</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.27.1.0"></a><a id="pl.402.25"></a><var>402.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.46, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.402.26"></a><var>402.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Licensing data.</b> (a) As used in this subdivision:<br />
         		<a id="pl.402.27"></a><var>402.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) "licensing data" are all data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.28"></a><var>402.28</var>welfare system pertaining to persons licensed or registered or who apply for licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.29"></a><var>402.29</var>or registration or who formerly were licensed or registered under the authority of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.30"></a><var>402.30</var>commissioner of human services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.402.31"></a><var>402.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) "client" means a person who is receiving services from a licensee or from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.402.32"></a><var>402.32</var>applicant for licensure; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.403.1"></a><var>403.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) "personal and personal financial data" are Social Security numbers, identity <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.2"></a><var>403.2</var>of and letters of reference, insurance information, reports from the Bureau of Criminal <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.3"></a><var>403.3</var>Apprehension, health examination reports, and social/home studies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.403.4"></a><var>403.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)(1)(i) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the following data on applicants, <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.5"></a><var>403.5</var>license holders, and former licensees are public: name, address, telephone number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.6"></a><var>403.6</var>licensees, date of receipt of a completed application, dates of licensure, licensed capacity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.7"></a><var>403.7</var>type of client preferred, variances granted, record of training and education in child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.8"></a><var>403.8</var>and child development, type of dwelling, name and relationship of other family members, <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.9"></a><var>403.9</var>previous license history, class of license, the existence and status of complaints, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.10"></a><var>403.10</var>number of serious injuries to or deaths of individuals in the licensed program as reported <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.11"></a><var>403.11</var>to the commissioner of human services, the local social services agency, or any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.12"></a><var>403.12</var>county welfare agency. For purposes of this clause, a serious injury is one that is treated <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.13"></a><var>403.13</var>by a physician.<br />
         		<a id="pl.403.14"></a><var>403.14</var>(ii) When a correction order, an order to forfeit a fine, an order of license suspension, <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.15"></a><var>403.15</var>an order of temporary immediate suspension, an order of license revocation, an order <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.16"></a><var>403.16</var>of license denial, or an order of conditional license has been issued, or a complaint is <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.17"></a><var>403.17</var>resolved, the following data on current and former licensees and applicants are public: the <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.18"></a><var>403.18</var>substance and investigative findings of the licensing or maltreatment complaint, licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.19"></a><var>403.19</var>violation, or substantiated maltreatment; the record of informal resolution of a licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.20"></a><var>403.20</var>violation; orders of hearing; findings of fact; conclusions of law; specifications of the final <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.21"></a><var>403.21</var>correction order, fine, suspension, temporary immediate suspension, revocation, denial, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.22"></a><var>403.22</var>conditional license contained in the record of licensing action; whether a fine has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.23"></a><var>403.23</var>paid; and the status of any appeal of these actions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.403.24"></a><var>403.24</var>(iii) When a license denial under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref> or a sanction under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.403.25"></a><var>403.25</var>245A.07
         </statute_ref> is based on a determination that the license holder or applicant is responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.26"></a><var>403.26</var>maltreatment under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>, the identity of the applicant or license <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.27"></a><var>403.27</var>holder as the individual responsible for maltreatment is public data at the time of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.28"></a><var>403.28</var>issuance of the license denial or sanction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.403.29"></a><var>403.29</var>(iv) When a license denial under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref> or a sanction under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.403.30"></a><var>403.30</var>245A.07
         </statute_ref> is based on a determination that the license holder or applicant is disqualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.31"></a><var>403.31</var>under chapter 245C, the identity of the license holder or applicant as the disqualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.32"></a><var>403.32</var>individual and the reason for the disqualification are public data at the time of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.33"></a><var>403.33</var>issuance of the licensing sanction or denial. If the applicant or license holder requests <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.34"></a><var>403.34</var>reconsideration of the disqualification and the disqualification is affirmed, the reason for <br />
         		<a id="pl.403.35"></a><var>403.35</var>the disqualification and the reason to not set aside the disqualification are public data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.404.1"></a><var>404.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Notwithstanding sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 12b</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.2"></a><var>404.2</var>when any person subject to disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14</statute_ref> in connection with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.3"></a><var>404.3</var>license to provide family day care for children, child care center services, foster care for <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.4"></a><var>404.4</var>children in the provider's home, or foster care or day care services for adults in the provider's <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.5"></a><var>404.5</var>home is a substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment, and the substantiated maltreatment is <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.6"></a><var>404.6</var>a reason for a licensing action, the identity of the substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.7"></a><var>404.7</var>is public data. For purposes of this clause, a person is a substantiated perpetrator if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.8"></a><var>404.8</var>maltreatment determination has been upheld under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.404.9"></a><var>404.9</var>10i
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 9d</statute_ref>; or chapter 14, or if an individual or facility has not timely <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.10"></a><var>404.10</var>exercised appeal rights under these sections, except as provided under clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.404.11"></a><var>404.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) For applicants who withdraw their application prior to licensure or denial of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.12"></a><var>404.12</var>license, the following data are public: the name of the applicant, the city and county in <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.13"></a><var>404.13</var>which the applicant was seeking licensure, the dates of the commissioner's receipt of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.14"></a><var>404.14</var>initial application and completed application, the type of license sought, and the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.15"></a><var>404.15</var>of withdrawal of the application.<br />
         		<a id="pl.404.16"></a><var>404.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) For applicants who are denied a license, the following data are public: the name <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.17"></a><var>404.17</var>and address of the applicant, the city and county in which the applicant was seeking <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.18"></a><var>404.18</var>licensure, the dates of the commissioner's receipt of the initial application and completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.19"></a><var>404.19</var>application, the type of license sought, the date of denial of the application, the nature of <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.20"></a><var>404.20</var>the basis for the denial, the record of informal resolution of a denial, orders of hearings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.21"></a><var>404.21</var>findings of fact, conclusions of law, specifications of the final order of denial, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.22"></a><var>404.22</var>status of any appeal of the denial.<br />
         		<a id="pl.404.23"></a><var>404.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) The following data on persons subject to disqualification under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.14 </statute_ref>in <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.24"></a><var>404.24</var>connection with a license to provide family day care for children, child care center services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.25"></a><var>404.25</var>foster care for children in the provider's home, or foster care or day care services for adults <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.26"></a><var>404.26</var>in the provider's home, are public: the nature of any disqualification set aside under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.404.27"></a><var>404.27</var>245C.22
         </statute_ref>, subdivisions 2 and 4, and the reasons for setting aside the disqualification; the <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.28"></a><var>404.28</var>nature of any disqualification for which a variance was granted under sections 
         <statute_ref>245A.04, <br />
            		<a id="pl.404.29"></a><var>404.29</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>245C.30</statute_ref>, and the reasons for granting any variance under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.404.30"></a><var>404.30</var>245A.04, subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>; and, if applicable, the disclosure that any person subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.31"></a><var>404.31</var>a background study under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, has successfully passed a <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.32"></a><var>404.32</var>background study. If a licensing sanction under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07</statute_ref>, or a license denial under <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.33"></a><var>404.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref>, is based on a determination that an individual subject to disqualification <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.34"></a><var>404.34</var>under chapter 245C is disqualified, the disqualification as a basis for the licensing sanction <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.35"></a><var>404.35</var>or denial is public data. As specified in clause (1), item (iv), if the disqualified individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.404.36"></a><var>404.36</var>is the license holder or applicant, the identity of the license holder or applicant and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.1"></a><var>405.1</var>reason for the disqualification are public data; and, if the license holder or applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.2"></a><var>405.2</var>requested reconsideration of the disqualification and the disqualification is affirmed, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.3"></a><var>405.3</var>reason for the disqualification and the reason to not set aside the disqualification are <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.4"></a><var>405.4</var>public data. If the disqualified individual is an individual other than the license holder or <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.5"></a><var>405.5</var>applicant, the identity of the disqualified individual shall remain private data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.405.6"></a><var>405.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) When maltreatment is substantiated under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.7"></a><var>405.7</var>victim and the substantiated perpetrator are affiliated with a program licensed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.8"></a><var>405.8</var>chapter 245A, the commissioner of human services, local social services agency, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.9"></a><var>405.9</var>county welfare agency may inform the license holder where the maltreatment occurred of <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.10"></a><var>405.10</var>the identity of the substantiated perpetrator and the victim.<br />
         		<a id="pl.405.11"></a><var>405.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) Notwithstanding clause (1), for child foster care, only the name of the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.12"></a><var>405.12</var>holder and the status of the license are public if the county attorney has requested that data <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.13"></a><var>405.13</var>otherwise classified as public data under clause (1) be considered private data based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.14"></a><var>405.14</var>best interests of a child in placement in a licensed program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.405.15"></a><var>405.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The following are private data on individuals under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.405.16"></a><var>405.16</var>12
         </statute_ref>, or nonpublic data under section 
         <statute_ref>13.02, subdivision 9</statute_ref>: personal and personal financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.17"></a><var>405.17</var>data on family day care program and family foster care program applicants and licensees <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.18"></a><var>405.18</var>and their family members who provide services under the license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.405.19"></a><var>405.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The following are private data on individuals: the identity of persons who have <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.20"></a><var>405.20</var>made reports concerning licensees or applicants that appear in inactive investigative data, <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.21"></a><var>405.21</var>and the records of clients or employees of the licensee or applicant for licensure whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.22"></a><var>405.22</var>records are received by the licensing agency for purposes of review or in anticipation of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.23"></a><var>405.23</var>contested matter. The names of reporters of complaints or alleged violations of licensing <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.24"></a><var>405.24</var>standards under chapters 245A, 245B, 245C, and 245D, and applicable rules and alleged <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.25"></a><var>405.25</var>maltreatment under sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>, are confidential data and may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.26"></a><var>405.26</var>disclosed only as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 12b</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.405.27"></a><var>405.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Data classified as private, confidential, nonpublic, or protected nonpublic under <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.28"></a><var>405.28</var>this subdivision become public data if submitted to a court or administrative law judge as <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.29"></a><var>405.29</var>part of a disciplinary proceeding in which there is a public hearing concerning a license <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.30"></a><var>405.30</var>which has been suspended, immediately suspended, revoked, or denied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.405.31"></a><var>405.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Data generated in the course of licensing investigations that relate to an alleged <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.32"></a><var>405.32</var>violation of law are investigative data under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.405.33"></a><var>405.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Data that are not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.34"></a><var>405.34</var>this subdivision that relate to or are derived from a report as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, <br />
            		<a id="pl.405.35"></a><var>405.35</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>626.5572, subdivision 18</statute_ref>, are subject to the destruction provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.405.36"></a><var>405.36</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 11c</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>626.557, subdivision 12b</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.406.1"></a><var>406.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) Upon request, not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.2"></a><var>406.2</var>this subdivision that relate to or are derived from a report of substantiated maltreatment as <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.3"></a><var>406.3</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> may be exchanged with the Department of Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.4"></a><var>406.4</var>for purposes of completing background studies pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>144.057</statute_ref> and with <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.5"></a><var>406.5</var>the Department of Corrections for purposes of completing background studies pursuant <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.6"></a><var>406.6</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>241.021</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.406.7"></a><var>406.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Data on individuals collected according to licensing activities under chapters <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.8"></a><var>406.8</var>245A and 245C, data on individuals collected by the commissioner of human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.9"></a><var>406.9</var>according to investigations under chapters 245A, 245B, and 245C, and 245D, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.10"></a><var>406.10</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref> may be shared with the Department of Human Rights, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.11"></a><var>406.11</var>Department of Health, the Department of Corrections, the ombudsman for mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.12"></a><var>406.12</var>and developmental disabilities, and the individual's professional regulatory board when <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.13"></a><var>406.13</var>there is reason to believe that laws or standards under the jurisdiction of those agencies may <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.14"></a><var>406.14</var>have been violated or the information may otherwise be relevant to the board's regulatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.15"></a><var>406.15</var>jurisdiction. Background study data on an individual who is the subject of a background <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.16"></a><var>406.16</var>study under chapter 245C for a licensed service for which the commissioner of human <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.17"></a><var>406.17</var>services is the license holder may be shared with the commissioner and the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.18"></a><var>406.18</var>delegate by the licensing division. Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the identity <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.19"></a><var>406.19</var>of a reporter of alleged maltreatment or licensing violations may not be disclosed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.406.20"></a><var>406.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) In addition to the notice of determinations required under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, <br />
            		<a id="pl.406.21"></a><var>406.21</var>subdivision 10f
         </statute_ref>, if the commissioner or the local social services agency has determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.22"></a><var>406.22</var>that an individual is a substantiated perpetrator of maltreatment of a child based on sexual <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.23"></a><var>406.23</var>abuse, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>626.556, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and the commissioner or local social <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.24"></a><var>406.24</var>services agency knows that the individual is a person responsible for a child's care in <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.25"></a><var>406.25</var>another facility, the commissioner or local social services agency shall notify the head <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.26"></a><var>406.26</var>of that facility of this determination. The notification must include an explanation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.27"></a><var>406.27</var>individual's available appeal rights and the status of any appeal. If a notice is given under <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.28"></a><var>406.28</var>this paragraph, the government entity making the notification shall provide a copy of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.29"></a><var>406.29</var>notice to the individual who is the subject of the notice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.406.30"></a><var>406.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) All not public data collected, maintained, used, or disseminated under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.31"></a><var>406.31</var>subdivision and subdivision 3 may be exchanged between the Department of Human <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.32"></a><var>406.32</var>Services, Licensing Division, and the Department of Corrections for purposes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.33"></a><var>406.33</var>regulating services for which the Department of Human Services and the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.406.34"></a><var>406.34</var>of Corrections have regulatory authority.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.2.0"></a><a id="pl.407.1"></a><var>407.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144.0724, as amended by Laws 2014, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.2"></a><var>407.2</var>147, section 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.3"></a><var>407.3</var><b>144.0724 RESIDENT REIMBURSEMENT CLASSIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.407.4"></a><var>407.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Resident reimbursement case mix classifications.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.5"></a><var>407.5</var>commissioner of health shall establish resident reimbursement classifications based upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.6"></a><var>407.6</var>the assessments of residents of nursing homes and boarding care homes conducted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.7"></a><var>407.7</var>this section and according to section 
         <statute_ref>256B.438</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.8"></a><var>407.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following terms have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.9"></a><var>407.9</var>meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.10"></a><var>407.10</var>(a) "Assessment reference date" or "ARD" means the specific end point for <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.11"></a><var>407.11</var>look-back periods in the MDS assessment process. This look-back period is also called <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.12"></a><var>407.12</var>the observation or assessment period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.13"></a><var>407.13</var>(b) "Case mix index" means the weighting factors assigned to the RUG-IV <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.14"></a><var>407.14</var>classifications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.15"></a><var>407.15</var>(c) "Index maximization" means classifying a resident who could be assigned to <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.16"></a><var>407.16</var>more than one category, to the category with the highest case mix index.<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.17"></a><var>407.17</var>(d) "Minimum data set" or "MDS" means a core set of screening, clinical assessment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.18"></a><var>407.18</var>and functional status elements, that include common definitions and coding categories <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.19"></a><var>407.19</var>specified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and designated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.20"></a><var>407.20</var>Minnesota Department of Health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.21"></a><var>407.21</var>(e) "Representative" means a person who is the resident's guardian or conservator, <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.22"></a><var>407.22</var>the person authorized to pay the nursing home expenses of the resident, a representative of <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.23"></a><var>407.23</var>the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care whose assistance has been requested, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.24"></a><var>407.24</var>any other individual designated by the resident.<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.25"></a><var>407.25</var>(f) "Resource utilization groups" or "RUG" means the system for grouping a nursing <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.26"></a><var>407.26</var>facility's residents according to their clinical and functional status identified in data <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.27"></a><var>407.27</var>supplied by the facility's minimum data set.<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.28"></a><var>407.28</var>(g) "Activities of daily living" means grooming, dressing, bathing, transferring, <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.29"></a><var>407.29</var>mobility, positioning, eating, and toileting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.30"></a><var>407.30</var>(h) "Nursing facility level of care determination" means the assessment process <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.31"></a><var>407.31</var>that results in a determination of a resident's or prospective resident's need for nursing <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.32"></a><var>407.32</var>facility level of care as established in subdivision 11 for purposes of medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.407.33"></a><var>407.33</var>payment of long-term care services for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.34"></a><var>407.34</var>(1) nursing facility services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>256B.441</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.35"></a><var>407.35</var>(2) elderly waiver services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.407.36"></a><var>407.36</var>(3) CADI and BI waiver services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.408.1"></a><var>408.1</var>(4) state payment of alternative care services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0913</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.408.2"></a><var>408.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Resident reimbursement classifications beginning January 1, 2012.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.408.3"></a><var>408.3</var>(a) Beginning January 1, 2012, resident reimbursement classifications shall be based <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.4"></a><var>408.4</var>on the minimum data set, version 3.0 assessment instrument, or its successor version <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.5"></a><var>408.5</var>mandated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that nursing facilities are <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.6"></a><var>408.6</var>required to complete for all residents. The commissioner of health shall establish resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.7"></a><var>408.7</var>classifications according to the RUG-IV, 48 group, resource utilization groups. Resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.8"></a><var>408.8</var>classification must be established based on the individual items on the minimum data set, <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.9"></a><var>408.9</var>which must be completed according to the Long Term Care Facility Resident Assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.10"></a><var>408.10</var>Instrument User's Manual Version 3.0 or its successor issued by the Centers for Medicare <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.11"></a><var>408.11</var>and Medicaid Services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.408.12"></a><var>408.12</var>(b) Each resident must be classified based on the information from the minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.13"></a><var>408.13</var>data set according to general categories as defined in the Case Mix Classification Manual <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.14"></a><var>408.14</var>for Nursing Facilities issued by the Minnesota Department of Health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.408.15"></a><var>408.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Resident assessment schedule.</b> (a) A facility must conduct and <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.16"></a><var>408.16</var>electronically submit to the commissioner of health MDS assessments that conform with <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.17"></a><var>408.17</var>the assessment schedule defined by Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 483.20, <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.18"></a><var>408.18</var>and published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.19"></a><var>408.19</var>Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Long Term Care Assessment Instrument User's <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.20"></a><var>408.20</var>Manual, version 3.0, and subsequent updates when issued by the Centers for Medicare <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.21"></a><var>408.21</var>and Medicaid Services. The commissioner of health may substitute successor manuals or <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.22"></a><var>408.22</var>question and answer documents published by the United States Department of Health and <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.23"></a><var>408.23</var>Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to replace or supplement <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.24"></a><var>408.24</var>the current version of the manual or document.<br />
         		<a id="pl.408.25"></a><var>408.25</var>(b) The assessments used to determine a case mix classification for reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.26"></a><var>408.26</var>include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.408.27"></a><var>408.27</var>(1) a new admission assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.408.28"></a><var>408.28</var>(2) an annual assessment which must have an assessment reference date (ARD) <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.29"></a><var>408.29</var>within 92 days of the previous assessment and within 366 days of the ARD of the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.30"></a><var>408.30</var>comprehensive assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.408.31"></a><var>408.31</var>(3) a significant change in status assessment must be completed within 14 days of <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.32"></a><var>408.32</var>the identification of a significant change; <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.33"></a><var>408.33</var>(4) all quarterly assessments must have an assessment reference date (ARD) within <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.34"></a><var>408.34</var>92 days of the ARD of the previous assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.408.35"></a><var>408.35</var>(5) any significant correction to a prior comprehensive assessment, if the assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.408.36"></a><var>408.36</var>being corrected is the current one being used for RUG classification; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.409.1"></a><var>409.1</var>(6) any significant correction to a prior quarterly assessment, if the assessment being <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.2"></a><var>409.2</var>corrected is the current one being used for RUG classification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.409.3"></a><var>409.3</var>(c) In addition to the assessments listed in paragraph (b), the assessments used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.4"></a><var>409.4</var>determine nursing facility level of care include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.409.5"></a><var>409.5</var>(1) preadmission screening completed under section 256B.0911, subdivision 4a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.6"></a><var>409.6</var>by a county, tribe, or managed care organization under contract with the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.7"></a><var>409.7</var>of Human Services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.409.8"></a><var>409.8</var>(2) a face-to-face long-term care consultation assessment completed under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.9"></a><var>409.9</var><statute_ref>256B.0911, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>, 3b, or 4d 256.975, subdivisions 7a to 7c, by a county, tribe, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.10"></a><var>409.10</var>managed care organization under contract with the Department of Human Services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.409.11"></a><var>409.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Short stays.</b> (a) A facility must submit to the commissioner of health an <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.12"></a><var>409.12</var>admission assessment for all residents who stay in the facility 14 days or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.409.13"></a><var>409.13</var>(b) Notwithstanding the admission assessment requirements of paragraph (a), a <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.14"></a><var>409.14</var>facility may elect to accept a short stay rate with a case mix index of 1.0 for all facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.15"></a><var>409.15</var>residents who stay 14 days or less in lieu of submitting an admission assessment. Facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.16"></a><var>409.16</var>shall make this election annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.409.17"></a><var>409.17</var>(c) Nursing facilities must elect one of the options described in paragraphs (a) and <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.18"></a><var>409.18</var>(b) by reporting to the commissioner of health, as prescribed by the commissioner. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.19"></a><var>409.19</var>election is effective on July 1 each year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.409.20"></a><var>409.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Penalties for late or nonsubmission.</b> (a) A facility that fails to complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.21"></a><var>409.21</var>or submit an assessment according to subdivisions 4 and 5 for a RUG-IV classification <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.22"></a><var>409.22</var>within seven days of the time requirements listed in the Long-Term Care Facility Resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.23"></a><var>409.23</var>Assessment Instrument User's Manual is subject to a reduced rate for that resident. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.24"></a><var>409.24</var>reduced rate shall be the lowest rate for that facility. The reduced rate is effective on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.25"></a><var>409.25</var>day of admission for new admission assessments, on the ARD for significant change in <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.26"></a><var>409.26</var>status assessments, or on the day that the assessment was due for all other assessments and <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.27"></a><var>409.27</var>continues in effect until the first day of the month following the date of submission and <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.28"></a><var>409.28</var>acceptance of the resident's assessment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.409.29"></a><var>409.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If loss of revenue due to penalties incurred by a facility for any period of 92 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.30"></a><var>409.30</var>are equal to or greater than 1.0 percent of the total operating costs on the facility's most <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.31"></a><var>409.31</var>recent annual statistical and cost report, a facility may apply to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.32"></a><var>409.32</var>human services for a reduction in the total penalty amount. The commissioner of human <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.33"></a><var>409.33</var>services, in consultation with the commissioner of health, may, at the sole discretion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.34"></a><var>409.34</var>the commissioner of human services, limit the penalty for residents covered by medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.409.35"></a><var>409.35</var>assistance to 15 days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.410.1"></a><var>410.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Notice of resident reimbursement classification.</b> (a) The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.2"></a><var>410.2</var>of health shall provide to a nursing facility a notice for each resident of the reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.3"></a><var>410.3</var>classification established under subdivision 1. The notice must inform the resident of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.4"></a><var>410.4</var>classification that was assigned, the opportunity to review the documentation supporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.5"></a><var>410.5</var>the classification, the opportunity to obtain clarification from the commissioner, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.6"></a><var>410.6</var>opportunity to request a reconsideration of the classification and the address and telephone <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.7"></a><var>410.7</var>number of the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care. The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.8"></a><var>410.8</var>transmit the notice of resident classification by electronic means to the nursing facility. <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.9"></a><var>410.9</var>A nursing facility is responsible for the distribution of the notice to each resident, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.10"></a><var>410.10</var>person responsible for the payment of the resident's nursing home expenses, or to another <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.11"></a><var>410.11</var>person designated by the resident. This notice must be distributed within three working <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.12"></a><var>410.12</var>days after the facility's receipt of the electronic file of notice of case mix classifications <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.13"></a><var>410.13</var>from the commissioner of health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.410.14"></a><var>410.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If a facility submits a modification to the most recent assessment used to establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.15"></a><var>410.15</var>a case mix classification conducted under subdivision 3 that results in a change in case <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.16"></a><var>410.16</var>mix classification, the facility shall give written notice to the resident or the resident's <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.17"></a><var>410.17</var>representative about the item that was modified and the reason for the modification. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.18"></a><var>410.18</var>notice of modified assessment may be provided at the same time that the resident or <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.19"></a><var>410.19</var>resident's representative is provided the resident's modified notice of classification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.410.20"></a><var>410.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Request for reconsideration of resident classifications.</b> (a) The resident, <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.21"></a><var>410.21</var>or resident's representative, or the nursing facility or boarding care home may request that <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.22"></a><var>410.22</var>the commissioner of health reconsider the assigned reimbursement classification. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.23"></a><var>410.23</var>request for reconsideration must be submitted in writing to the commissioner within <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.24"></a><var>410.24</var>30 days of the day the resident or the resident's representative receives the resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.25"></a><var>410.25</var>classification notice. The request for reconsideration must include the name of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.26"></a><var>410.26</var>resident, the name and address of the facility in which the resident resides, the reasons <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.27"></a><var>410.27</var>for the reconsideration, and documentation supporting the request. The documentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.28"></a><var>410.28</var>accompanying the reconsideration request is limited to a copy of the MDS that determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.29"></a><var>410.29</var>the classification and other documents that would support or change the MDS findings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.410.30"></a><var>410.30</var>(b) Upon request, the nursing facility must give the resident or the resident's <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.31"></a><var>410.31</var>representative a copy of the assessment form and the other documentation that was given <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.32"></a><var>410.32</var>to the commissioner of health to support the assessment findings. The nursing facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.33"></a><var>410.33</var>shall also provide access to and a copy of other information from the resident's record that <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.34"></a><var>410.34</var>has been requested by or on behalf of the resident to support a resident's reconsideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.35"></a><var>410.35</var>request. A copy of any requested material must be provided within three working days of <br />
         		<a id="pl.410.36"></a><var>410.36</var>receipt of a written request for the information. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.1"></a><var>411.1</var>the facility may not charge a fee for providing copies of the requested documentation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.2"></a><var>411.2</var>If a facility fails to provide the material within this time, it is subject to the issuance <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.3"></a><var>411.3</var>of a correction order and penalty assessment under sections 
         <statute_ref>144.653</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>144A.10</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.4"></a><var>411.4</var>Notwithstanding those sections, any correction order issued under this subdivision must <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.5"></a><var>411.5</var>require that the nursing facility immediately comply with the request for information and <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.6"></a><var>411.6</var>that as of the date of the issuance of the correction order, the facility shall forfeit to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.7"></a><var>411.7</var>state a $100 fine for the first day of noncompliance, and an increase in the $100 fine by <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.8"></a><var>411.8</var>$50 increments for each day the noncompliance continues.<br />
         		<a id="pl.411.9"></a><var>411.9</var>(c) In addition to the information required under paragraphs (a) and (b), a <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.10"></a><var>411.10</var>reconsideration request from a nursing facility must contain the following information: (i) <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.11"></a><var>411.11</var>the date the reimbursement classification notices were received by the facility; (ii) the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.12"></a><var>411.12</var>the classification notices were distributed to the resident or the resident's representative; <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.13"></a><var>411.13</var>and (iii) a copy of a notice sent to the resident or to the resident's representative. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.14"></a><var>411.14</var>notice must inform the resident or the resident's representative that a reconsideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.15"></a><var>411.15</var>of the resident's classification is being requested, the reason for the request, that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.16"></a><var>411.16</var>resident's rate will change if the request is approved by the commissioner, the extent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.17"></a><var>411.17</var>change, that copies of the facility's request and supporting documentation are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.18"></a><var>411.18</var>for review, and that the resident also has the right to request a reconsideration. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.19"></a><var>411.19</var>facility fails to provide the required information listed in item (iii) with the reconsideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.20"></a><var>411.20</var>request, the commissioner may request that the facility provide the information within 14 <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.21"></a><var>411.21</var>calendar days. The reconsideration request must be denied if the information is then not <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.22"></a><var>411.22</var>provided, and the facility may not make further reconsideration requests on that specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.23"></a><var>411.23</var>reimbursement classification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.411.24"></a><var>411.24</var>(d) Reconsideration by the commissioner must be made by individuals not <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.25"></a><var>411.25</var>involved in reviewing the assessment, audit, or reconsideration that established the <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.26"></a><var>411.26</var>disputed classification. The reconsideration must be based upon the assessment that <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.27"></a><var>411.27</var>determined the classification and upon the information provided to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.28"></a><var>411.28</var>under paragraphs (a) and (b). If necessary for evaluating the reconsideration request, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.29"></a><var>411.29</var>commissioner may conduct on-site reviews. Within 15 working days of receiving the <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.30"></a><var>411.30</var>request for reconsideration, the commissioner shall affirm or modify the original resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.31"></a><var>411.31</var>classification. The original classification must be modified if the commissioner determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.32"></a><var>411.32</var>that the assessment resulting in the classification did not accurately reflect characteristics <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.33"></a><var>411.33</var>of the resident at the time of the assessment. The resident and the nursing facility or <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.34"></a><var>411.34</var>boarding care home shall be notified within five working days after the decision is made. <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.35"></a><var>411.35</var>A decision by the commissioner under this subdivision is the final administrative decision <br />
         		<a id="pl.411.36"></a><var>411.36</var>of the agency for the party requesting reconsideration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.412.1"></a><var>412.1</var>(e) The resident classification established by the commissioner shall be the <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.2"></a><var>412.2</var>classification that applies to the resident while the request for reconsideration is pending. <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.3"></a><var>412.3</var>If a request for reconsideration applies to an assessment used to determine nursing facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.4"></a><var>412.4</var>level of care under subdivision 4, paragraph (c), the resident shall continue to be eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.5"></a><var>412.5</var>for nursing facility level of care while the request for reconsideration is pending.<br />
         		<a id="pl.412.6"></a><var>412.6</var>(f) The commissioner may request additional documentation regarding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.7"></a><var>412.7</var>reconsideration necessary to make an accurate reconsideration determination.<br />
         		<a id="pl.412.8"></a><var>412.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Audit authority.</b> (a) The commissioner shall audit the accuracy of resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.9"></a><var>412.9</var>assessments performed under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.438</statute_ref> through any of the following: desk <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.10"></a><var>412.10</var>audits; on-site review of residents and their records; and interviews with staff, residents, <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.11"></a><var>412.11</var>or residents' families. The commissioner shall reclassify a resident if the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.12"></a><var>412.12</var>determines that the resident was incorrectly classified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.412.13"></a><var>412.13</var>(b) The commissioner is authorized to conduct on-site audits on an unannounced <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.14"></a><var>412.14</var>basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.412.15"></a><var>412.15</var>(c) A facility must grant the commissioner access to examine the medical records <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.16"></a><var>412.16</var>relating to the resident assessments selected for audit under this subdivision. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.17"></a><var>412.17</var>commissioner may also observe and speak to facility staff and residents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.412.18"></a><var>412.18</var>(d) The commissioner shall consider documentation under the time frames for <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.19"></a><var>412.19</var>coding items on the minimum data set as set out in the Long-Term Care Facility Resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.20"></a><var>412.20</var>Assessment Instrument User's Manual published by the Centers for Medicare and <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.21"></a><var>412.21</var>Medicaid Services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.412.22"></a><var>412.22</var>(e) The commissioner shall develop an audit selection procedure that includes the <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.23"></a><var>412.23</var>following factors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.412.24"></a><var>412.24</var>(1) Each facility shall be audited annually. If a facility has two successive audits in <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.25"></a><var>412.25</var>which the percentage of change is five percent or less and the facility has not been the <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.26"></a><var>412.26</var>subject of a special audit in the past 36 months, the facility may be audited biannually. <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.27"></a><var>412.27</var>A stratified sample of 15 percent, with a minimum of ten assessments, of the most <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.28"></a><var>412.28</var>current assessments shall be selected for audit. If more than 20 percent of the RUG-IV <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.29"></a><var>412.29</var>classifications are changed as a result of the audit, the audit shall be expanded to a second <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.30"></a><var>412.30</var>15 percent sample, with a minimum of ten assessments. If the total change between <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.31"></a><var>412.31</var>the first and second samples is 35 percent or greater, the commissioner may expand the <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.32"></a><var>412.32</var>audit to all of the remaining assessments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.412.33"></a><var>412.33</var>(2) If a facility qualifies for an expanded audit, the commissioner may audit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.34"></a><var>412.34</var>facility again within six months. If a facility has two expanded audits within a 24-month <br />
         		<a id="pl.412.35"></a><var>412.35</var>period, that facility will be audited at least every six months for the next 18 months.<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.1"></a><var>413.1</var>(3) The commissioner may conduct special audits if the commissioner determines <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.2"></a><var>413.2</var>that circumstances exist that could alter or affect the validity of case mix classifications of <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.3"></a><var>413.3</var>residents. These circumstances include, but are not limited to, the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.4"></a><var>413.4</var>(i) frequent changes in the administration or management of the facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.5"></a><var>413.5</var>(ii) an unusually high percentage of residents in a specific case mix classification;<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.6"></a><var>413.6</var>(iii) a high frequency in the number of reconsideration requests received from <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.7"></a><var>413.7</var>a facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.8"></a><var>413.8</var>(iv) frequent adjustments of case mix classifications as the result of reconsiderations <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.9"></a><var>413.9</var>or audits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.10"></a><var>413.10</var>(v) a criminal indictment alleging provider fraud; <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.11"></a><var>413.11</var>(vi) other similar factors that relate to a facility's ability to conduct accurate <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.12"></a><var>413.12</var>assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.13"></a><var>413.13</var>(vii) an atypical pattern of scoring minimum data set items;<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.14"></a><var>413.14</var>(viii) nonsubmission of assessments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.15"></a><var>413.15</var>(ix) late submission of assessments; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.16"></a><var>413.16</var>(x) a previous history of audit changes of 35 percent or greater.<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.17"></a><var>413.17</var>(f) Within 15 working days of completing the audit process, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.18"></a><var>413.18</var>make available electronically the results of the audit to the facility. If the results of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.19"></a><var>413.19</var>audit reflect a change in the resident's case mix classification, a case mix classification <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.20"></a><var>413.20</var>notice will be made available electronically to the facility, using the procedure in <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.21"></a><var>413.21</var>subdivision 7, paragraph (a). The notice must contain the resident's classification and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.22"></a><var>413.22</var>statement informing the resident, the resident's authorized representative, and the facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.23"></a><var>413.23</var>of their right to review the commissioner's documents supporting the classification and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.24"></a><var>413.24</var>request a reconsideration of the classification. This notice must also include the address <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.25"></a><var>413.25</var>and telephone number of the Office of Ombudsman for Long-Term Care.<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.26"></a><var>413.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Transition.</b> After implementation of this section, reconsiderations <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.27"></a><var>413.27</var>requested for classifications made under section 
         <statute_ref>144.0722, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.28"></a><var>413.28</var>determined under section 
         <statute_ref>144.0722, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.29"></a><var>413.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Nursing facility level of care.</b> (a) For purposes of medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.30"></a><var>413.30</var>payment of long-term care services, a recipient must be determined, using assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.31"></a><var>413.31</var>defined in subdivision 4, to meet one of the following nursing facility level of care criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.32"></a><var>413.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the person requires formal clinical monitoring at least once per day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.413.33"></a><var>413.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the person needs the assistance of another person or constant supervision to begin <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.34"></a><var>413.34</var>and complete at least four of the following activities of living: bathing, bed mobility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.413.35"></a><var>413.35</var>dressing, eating, grooming, toileting, transferring, and walking;<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.1"></a><var>414.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the person needs the assistance of another person or constant supervision to begin <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.2"></a><var>414.2</var>and complete toileting, transferring, or positioning and the assistance cannot be scheduled;<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.3"></a><var>414.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the person has significant difficulty with memory, using information, daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.4"></a><var>414.4</var>decision making, or behavioral needs that require intervention;<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.5"></a><var>414.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the person has had a qualifying nursing facility stay of at least 90 days;<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.6"></a><var>414.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the person meets the nursing facility level of care criteria determined 90 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.7"></a><var>414.7</var>after admission or on the first quarterly assessment after admission, whichever is later; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.8"></a><var>414.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the person is determined to be at risk for nursing facility admission or readmission <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.9"></a><var>414.9</var>through a face-to-face long-term care consultation assessment as specified in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.414.10"></a><var>414.10</var>256B.0911, subdivision 3a
         </statute_ref>, 3b, or 4d, by a county, tribe, or managed care organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.11"></a><var>414.11</var>under contract with the Department of Human Services. The person is considered at risk <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.12"></a><var>414.12</var>under this clause if the person currently lives alone or will live alone upon discharge or be <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.13"></a><var>414.13</var>homeless without the person's current housing and also meets one of the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.14"></a><var>414.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the person has experienced a fall resulting in a fracture;<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.15"></a><var>414.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the person has been determined to be at risk of maltreatment or neglect, <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.16"></a><var>414.16</var>including self-neglect; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.17"></a><var>414.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the person has a sensory impairment that substantially impacts functional ability <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.18"></a><var>414.18</var>and maintenance of a community residence.<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.19"></a><var>414.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The assessment used to establish medical assistance payment for nursing facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.20"></a><var>414.20</var>services must be the most recent assessment performed under subdivision 4, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.21"></a><var>414.21</var>(b), that occurred no more than 90 calendar days before the effective date of medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.22"></a><var>414.22</var>assistance eligibility for payment of long-term care services. In no case shall medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.23"></a><var>414.23</var>assistance payment for long-term care services occur prior to the date of the determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.24"></a><var>414.24</var>of nursing facility level of care.<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.25"></a><var>414.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The assessment used to establish medical assistance payment for long-term care <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.26"></a><var>414.26</var>services provided under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref> and alternative care payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.27"></a><var>414.27</var>for services provided under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0913</statute_ref> must be the most recent face-to-face <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.28"></a><var>414.28</var>assessment performed under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0911, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>, 3b, or 4d, that occurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.29"></a><var>414.29</var>no more than 60 calendar days before the effective date of medical assistance eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.30"></a><var>414.30</var>for payment of long-term care services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.31"></a><var>414.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Appeal of nursing facility level of care determination.</b> (a) A resident or <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.32"></a><var>414.32</var>prospective resident whose level of care determination results in a denial of long-term care <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.33"></a><var>414.33</var>services can appeal the determination as outlined in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0911, subdivision 3a</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.34"></a><var>414.34</var>paragraph (h), clause (9).<br />
         		<a id="pl.414.35"></a><var>414.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner of human services shall ensure that notice of changes in <br />
         		<a id="pl.414.36"></a><var>414.36</var>eligibility due to a nursing facility level of care determination is provided to each affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.1"></a><var>415.1</var>recipient or the recipient's guardian at least 30 days before the effective date of the change. <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.2"></a><var>415.2</var>The notice shall include the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.415.3"></a><var>415.3</var>(1) how to obtain further information on the changes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.415.4"></a><var>415.4</var>(2) how to receive assistance in obtaining other services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.415.5"></a><var>415.5</var>(3) a list of community resources; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.415.6"></a><var>415.6</var>(4) appeal rights.<br />
         		<a id="pl.415.7"></a><var>415.7</var>A recipient who meets the criteria in section 256B.0922, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.8"></a><var>415.8</var>clauses (1) and (2), may request continued services pending appeal within the time period <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.9"></a><var>415.9</var>allowed to request an appeal under section 256.045, subdivision 3, paragraph (h). This <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.10"></a><var>415.10</var>paragraph is in effect for appeals filed between January 1, 2015, and December 31, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.415.11"></a><var>415.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.3.0"></a><a id="pl.415.12"></a><var>415.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144A.073, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.13"></a><var>415.13</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.415.14"></a><var>415.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Moratorium exception funding.</b> In fiscal year 2015, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.15"></a><var>415.15</var>of health may approve moratorium exception projects under this section for which the full <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.16"></a><var>415.16</var>annualized state share of medical assistance costs does not exceed $1,000,000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.4.0"></a><a id="pl.415.17"></a><var>415.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 144A.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.415.18"></a><var>415.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Providing educational services.</b> The Minnesota Board on Aging shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.19"></a><var>415.19</var>provide a grant-in-aid to a statewide, independent, nonprofit, consumer-sponsored agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.20"></a><var>415.20</var>to provide educational services to councils.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.5.0"></a><a id="pl.415.21"></a><var>415.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245.8251, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.415.22"></a><var>415.22</var><b>245.8251 </b><b>RULES FOR </b><b>POSITIVE SUPPORT STRATEGIES AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.415.23"></a><var>415.23</var><b>EMERGENCY MANUAL RESTRAINT</b><b> PROHIBITIONS AND LIMITS ON </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.415.24"></a><var>415.24</var><b>RESTRICTIVE INTERVENTIONS</b><b>; LICENSED FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.415.25"></a><var>415.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Rules</b><b> governing the use of positive support strategies and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.415.26"></a><var>415.26</var><b>restrictive interventions</b><b>.</b> The commissioner of human services shall, within 24 months <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.27"></a><var>415.27</var>of May 23, 2013 by August 31, 2015, adopt rules governing to govern the use of positive <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.28"></a><var>415.28</var>support strategies, safety interventions, and ensure the applicability of chapter 245D <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.29"></a><var>415.29</var>prohibitions and limits on the emergency use of manual restraint in and on the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.30"></a><var>415.30</var>restrictive interventions to facilities and services governed by the rules. The rules apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.31"></a><var>415.31</var>to all facilities and services licensed under chapter 245D., and all licensed facilities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.415.32"></a><var>415.32</var>licensed services serving persons with a developmental disability or related condition. <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.1"></a><var>416.1</var>For the purposes of this section, "developmental disability or related condition" has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.2"></a><var>416.2</var>meaning given in Minnesota Rules, part 9525.0016, subpart 2, items A to E.<br />
         		<a id="pl.416.3"></a><var>416.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Data collection.</b> (a) The commissioner shall, with stakeholder input, <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.4"></a><var>416.4</var>develop identify data collection elements specific to incidents of emergency use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.5"></a><var>416.5</var>manual restraint and positive support transition plans for persons receiving services from <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.6"></a><var>416.6</var>providers governed licensed facilities and licensed services  under chapter 245D and in <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.7"></a><var>416.7</var>licensed facilities and licensed services serving persons with a developmental disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.8"></a><var>416.8</var>or related condition as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 9525.0016, subpart 2, effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.9"></a><var>416.9</var>January 1, 2014. Providers Licensed facilities and licensed services shall report the data in <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.10"></a><var>416.10</var>a format and at a frequency determined by the commissioner of human services. Providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.11"></a><var>416.11</var>shall submit the data to the commissioner and the Office of the Ombudsman for Mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.12"></a><var>416.12</var>Health and Developmental Disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.416.13"></a><var>416.13</var>(b) Beginning July 1, 2013, providers licensed facilities and licensed services<br />
         		<a id="pl.416.14"></a><var>416.14</var> regulated under Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.2700 to 9525.2810, shall submit data <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.15"></a><var>416.15</var>regarding the use of all controlled procedures identified in Minnesota Rules, part <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.16"></a><var>416.16</var>9525.2740, in a format and at a frequency determined by the commissioner. Providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.17"></a><var>416.17</var>shall submit the data to the commissioner and the Office of the Ombudsman for Mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.18"></a><var>416.18</var>Health and Developmental Disabilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.416.19"></a><var>416.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>External program review committee.</b> Rules adopted according to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.20"></a><var>416.20</var>section shall establish requirements for an external program review committee appointed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.21"></a><var>416.21</var>the commissioner to monitor the implementation of the rules and make recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.22"></a><var>416.22</var>to the commissioner about any needed policy changes after adoption of the rules.<br />
         		<a id="pl.416.23"></a><var>416.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Interim review panel.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish an interim <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.24"></a><var>416.24</var>review panel by August 15, 2014, for the purpose of reviewing requests for emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.25"></a><var>416.25</var>use of procedures that have been part of an approved positive support transition plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.26"></a><var>416.26</var>when necessary to protect a person from imminent risk of serious injury as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.27"></a><var>416.27</var>section 245.91, subdivision 6, due to self-injurious behavior. The panel must make <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.28"></a><var>416.28</var>recommendations to the commissioner to approve or deny these requests based on criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.29"></a><var>416.29</var>to be established by the interim review panel. The interim review panel shall operate until <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.30"></a><var>416.30</var>the external program review committee is established as required under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.416.31"></a><var>416.31</var>(b) Members of the interim review panel shall be selected based on their expertise <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.32"></a><var>416.32</var>and knowledge related to the use of positive support strategies as alternatives to the use <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.33"></a><var>416.33</var>of restrictive interventions. The commissioner shall seek input and recommendations in <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.34"></a><var>416.34</var>establishing the interim review panel. Members of the interim review panel shall include <br />
         		<a id="pl.416.35"></a><var>416.35</var>the following representatives:<br />
         		<a id="pl.416.36"></a><var>416.36</var>(1) an expert in positive supports;<br />
         		<a id="pl.417.1"></a><var>417.1</var>(2) a mental health professional, as defined in section 245.462;<br />
         		<a id="pl.417.2"></a><var>417.2</var>(3) a licensed health professional as defined in section 245D.02, subdivision 14; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.417.3"></a><var>417.3</var>(4) a representative of the Department of Health.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.6.0"></a><a id="pl.417.4"></a><var>417.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245A.03, subdivision 7, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.5"></a><var>417.5</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.417.6"></a><var>417.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Licensing moratorium.</b> (a) The commissioner shall not issue an initial <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.7"></a><var>417.7</var>license for child foster care licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to 2960.3340, <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.8"></a><var>417.8</var>or adult foster care licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 9555.5105 to 9555.6265, under <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.9"></a><var>417.9</var>this chapter for a physical location that will not be the primary residence of the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.10"></a><var>417.10</var>holder for the entire period of licensure. If a license is issued during this moratorium, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.11"></a><var>417.11</var>the license holder changes the license holder's primary residence away from the physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.12"></a><var>417.12</var>location of the foster care license, the commissioner shall revoke the license according <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.13"></a><var>417.13</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07</statute_ref>. The commissioner shall not issue an initial license for a community <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.14"></a><var>417.14</var>residential setting licensed under chapter 245D. Exceptions to the moratorium include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.417.15"></a><var>417.15</var>(1) foster care settings that are required to be registered under chapter 144D;<br />
         		<a id="pl.417.16"></a><var>417.16</var>(2) foster care licenses replacing foster care licenses in existence on May 15, 2009, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.17"></a><var>417.17</var>community residential setting licenses replacing adult foster care licenses in existence on <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.18"></a><var>417.18</var>December 31, 2013, and determined to be needed by the commissioner under paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.417.19"></a><var>417.19</var>(3) new foster care licenses or community residential setting licenses determined to <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.20"></a><var>417.20</var>be needed by the commissioner under paragraph (b) for the closure of a nursing facility, <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.21"></a><var>417.21</var>ICF/DD, or regional treatment center; restructuring of state-operated services that limits <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.22"></a><var>417.22</var>the capacity of state-operated facilities; or allowing movement to the community for <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.23"></a><var>417.23</var>people who no longer require the level of care provided in state-operated facilities as <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.24"></a><var>417.24</var>provided under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, subdivision 13, or 
         <statute_ref>256B.49, subdivision 24</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.417.25"></a><var>417.25</var>(4) new foster care licenses or community residential setting licenses determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.26"></a><var>417.26</var>to be needed by the commissioner under paragraph (b) for persons requiring hospital <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.27"></a><var>417.27</var>level care; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.417.28"></a><var>417.28</var>(5) new foster care licenses or community residential setting licenses determined to <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.29"></a><var>417.29</var>be needed by the commissioner for the transition of people from personal care assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.30"></a><var>417.30</var>to the home and community-based services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.417.31"></a><var>417.31</var>(b) The commissioner shall determine the need for newly licensed foster care <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.32"></a><var>417.32</var>homes or community residential settings as defined under this subdivision. As part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.33"></a><var>417.33</var>determination, the commissioner shall consider the availability of foster care capacity in <br />
         		<a id="pl.417.34"></a><var>417.34</var>the area in which the licensee seeks to operate, and the recommendation of the local <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.1"></a><var>418.1</var>county board. The determination by the commissioner must be final. A determination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.2"></a><var>418.2</var>need is not required for a change in ownership at the same address.<br />
         		<a id="pl.418.3"></a><var>418.3</var>(c) When an adult resident served by the program moves out of a foster home that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.4"></a><var>418.4</var>not the primary residence of the license holder according to section 
         <statute_ref>256B.49, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.418.5"></a><var>418.5</var>15
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (f), or the adult community residential setting, the county shall immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.6"></a><var>418.6</var>inform the Department of Human Services Licensing Division. The department shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.7"></a><var>418.7</var>decrease the statewide licensed capacity for adult foster care settings where the physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.8"></a><var>418.8</var>location is not the primary residence of the license holder, or for adult community <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.9"></a><var>418.9</var>residential settings, if the voluntary changes described in paragraph (e) are not sufficient to <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.10"></a><var>418.10</var>meet the savings required by reductions in licensed bed capacity under Laws 2011, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.11"></a><var>418.11</var>Special Session chapter 9, article 7, sections 1 and 40, paragraph (f), and maintain statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.12"></a><var>418.12</var>long-term care residential services capacity within budgetary limits. Implementation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.13"></a><var>418.13</var>the statewide licensed capacity reduction shall begin on July 1, 2013. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.14"></a><var>418.14</var>shall delicense up to 128 beds by June 30, 2014, using the needs determination process. <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.15"></a><var>418.15</var>Prior to any involuntary reduction of licensed capacity, the commissioner shall consult <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.16"></a><var>418.16</var>with lead agencies and license holders to determine which adult foster care settings, where <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.17"></a><var>418.17</var>the physical location is not the primary residence of the license holder, or community <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.18"></a><var>418.18</var>residential settings, are licensed for up to five beds, but have operated at less than full <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.19"></a><var>418.19</var>capacity for 12 or more months as of March 1, 2014. The settings that meet these criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.20"></a><var>418.20</var>must be the first to be considered for an involuntary decrease in statewide licensed capacity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.21"></a><var>418.21</var>up to a maximum of 35 beds. If more than 35 beds are identified that meet these criteria, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.22"></a><var>418.22</var>commissioner shall prioritize the selection of those beds to be closed based on the length <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.23"></a><var>418.23</var>of time the beds have been vacant. The longer a bed has been vacant, the higher priority <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.24"></a><var>418.24</var>it must be given for closure. Under this paragraph, the commissioner has the authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.25"></a><var>418.25</var>to reduce unused licensed capacity of a current foster care program, or the community <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.26"></a><var>418.26</var>residential settings, to accomplish the consolidation or closure of settings. Under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.27"></a><var>418.27</var>paragraph, the commissioner has the authority to manage statewide capacity, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.28"></a><var>418.28</var>adjusting the capacity available to each county and adjusting statewide available capacity, <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.29"></a><var>418.29</var>to meet the statewide needs identified through the process in paragraph (e). A decreased <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.30"></a><var>418.30</var>licensed capacity according to this paragraph is not subject to appeal under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.418.31"></a><var>418.31</var>(d) Residential settings that would otherwise be subject to the decreased license <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.32"></a><var>418.32</var>capacity established in paragraph (c) shall be exempt under the following circumstances:<br />
         		<a id="pl.418.33"></a><var>418.33</var>(1) until August 1, 2013, the license holder's beds occupied by residents whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.34"></a><var>418.34</var>primary diagnosis is mental illness and the license holder is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.418.35"></a><var>418.35</var>(i) a provider of assertive community treatment (ACT) or adult rehabilitative mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.418.36"></a><var>418.36</var>health services (ARMHS) as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0623</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.419.1"></a><var>419.1</var>(ii) a mental health center certified under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0750 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.2"></a><var>419.2</var>9520.0870;<br />
         		<a id="pl.419.3"></a><var>419.3</var>(iii) a mental health clinic certified under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0750 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.4"></a><var>419.4</var>9520.0870; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.419.5"></a><var>419.5</var>(iv) a provider of intensive residential treatment services (IRTS) licensed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.6"></a><var>419.6</var>Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0500 to 9520.0670; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.419.7"></a><var>419.7</var>(2) the license holder's beds occupied by residents whose primary diagnosis is <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.8"></a><var>419.8</var>mental illness and the license holder is certified under the requirements in subdivision 6a <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.9"></a><var>419.9</var>or section 
         <statute_ref>245D.33</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.419.10"></a><var>419.10</var>(e) A resource need determination process, managed at the state level, using the <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.11"></a><var>419.11</var>available reports required by section 
         <statute_ref>144A.351</statute_ref>, and other data and information shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.12"></a><var>419.12</var>be used to determine where the reduced capacity required under paragraph (c) will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.13"></a><var>419.13</var>implemented. The commissioner shall consult with the stakeholders described in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.419.14"></a><var>419.14</var>144A.351
         </statute_ref>, and employ a variety of methods to improve the state's capacity to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.15"></a><var>419.15</var>long-term care service needs within budgetary limits, including seeking proposals from <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.16"></a><var>419.16</var>service providers or lead agencies to change service type, capacity, or location to improve <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.17"></a><var>419.17</var>services, increase the independence of residents, and better meet needs identified by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.18"></a><var>419.18</var>long-term care services reports and statewide data and information. By February 1, 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.19"></a><var>419.19</var>and August 1, 2014, and each following year, the commissioner shall provide information <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.20"></a><var>419.20</var>and data on the overall capacity of licensed long-term care services, actions taken under <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.21"></a><var>419.21</var>this subdivision to manage statewide long-term care services and supports resources, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.22"></a><var>419.22</var>any recommendations for change to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.23"></a><var>419.23</var>health and human services budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.419.24"></a><var>419.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) At the time of application and reapplication for licensure, the applicant and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.25"></a><var>419.25</var>license holder that are subject to the moratorium or an exclusion established in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.26"></a><var>419.26</var>(a) are required to inform the commissioner whether the physical location where the foster <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.27"></a><var>419.27</var>care will be provided is or will be the primary residence of the license holder for the entire <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.28"></a><var>419.28</var>period of licensure. If the primary residence of the applicant or license holder changes, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.29"></a><var>419.29</var>applicant or license holder must notify the commissioner immediately. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.30"></a><var>419.30</var>shall print on the foster care license certificate whether or not the physical location is the <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.31"></a><var>419.31</var>primary residence of the license holder.<br />
         		<a id="pl.419.32"></a><var>419.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) License holders of foster care homes identified under paragraph (f) that are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.33"></a><var>419.33</var>the primary residence of the license holder and that also provide services in the foster care <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.34"></a><var>419.34</var>home that are covered by a federally approved home and community-based services <br />
         		<a id="pl.419.35"></a><var>419.35</var>waiver, as authorized under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>, must inform the <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.1"></a><var>420.1</var>human services licensing division that the license holder provides or intends to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.2"></a><var>420.2</var>these waiver-funded services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.7.0"></a><a id="pl.420.3"></a><var>420.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245A.042, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.4"></a><var>420.4</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.420.5"></a><var>420.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Implementation.</b> (a) The commissioner shall implement the <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.6"></a><var>420.6</var>responsibilities of this chapter according to the timelines in paragraphs (b) and (c) <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.7"></a><var>420.7</var>only within the limits of available appropriations or other administrative cost recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.8"></a><var>420.8</var>methodology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.420.9"></a><var>420.9</var>(b) The licensure of home and community-based services according to this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.10"></a><var>420.10</var>shall be implemented January 1, 2014. License applications shall be received and <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.11"></a><var>420.11</var>processed on a phased-in schedule as determined by the commissioner beginning July <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.12"></a><var>420.12</var>1, 2013. Licenses will be issued thereafter upon the commissioner's determination that <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.13"></a><var>420.13</var>the application is complete according to section 
         <statute_ref>245A.04</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.420.14"></a><var>420.14</var>(c) Within the limits of available appropriations or other administrative cost recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.15"></a><var>420.15</var>methodology, implementation of compliance monitoring must be phased in after January <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.16"></a><var>420.16</var>1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.420.17"></a><var>420.17</var>(1) Applicants who do not currently hold a license issued under chapter 245B must <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.18"></a><var>420.18</var>receive an initial compliance monitoring visit after 12 months of the effective date of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.19"></a><var>420.19</var>initial license for the purpose of providing technical assistance on how to achieve and <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.20"></a><var>420.20</var>maintain compliance with the applicable law or rules governing the provision of home and <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.21"></a><var>420.21</var>community-based services under chapter 245D. If during the review the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.22"></a><var>420.22</var>finds that the license holder has failed to achieve compliance with an applicable law or <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.23"></a><var>420.23</var>rule and this failure does not imminently endanger the health, safety, or rights of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.24"></a><var>420.24</var>persons served by the program, the commissioner may issue a licensing review report with <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.25"></a><var>420.25</var>recommendations for achieving and maintaining compliance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.420.26"></a><var>420.26</var>(2) Applicants who do currently hold a license issued under this chapter must receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.27"></a><var>420.27</var>a compliance monitoring visit after 24 months of the effective date of the initial license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.420.28"></a><var>420.28</var>(d) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to limit the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.29"></a><var>420.29</var>authority to suspend or revoke a license or issue a fine at any time under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.30"></a><var>420.30</var>or issue correction orders and make a license conditional for failure to comply with <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.31"></a><var>420.31</var>applicable laws or rules under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.06</statute_ref>, based on the nature, chronicity, or severity <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.32"></a><var>420.32</var>of the violation of law or rule and the effect of the violation on the health, safety, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.33"></a><var>420.33</var>rights of persons served by the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.420.34"></a><var>420.34</var>(e) License holders governed under chapter 245D must ensure compliance with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.420.35"></a><var>420.35</var>following requirements within the stated timelines:<br />
         		<a id="pl.421.1"></a><var>421.1</var>(1) service initiation and service planning requirements must be met at the next <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.2"></a><var>421.2</var>annual meeting of the person's support team or by January 1, 2015, whichever is later, <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.3"></a><var>421.3</var>for the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.421.4"></a><var>421.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) provision of a written notice that identifies the service recipient rights and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.5"></a><var>421.5</var>explanation of those rights as required under section 245D.04, subdivision 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.421.6"></a><var>421.6</var>(ii) service planning for basic support services as required under section 245D.07, <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.7"></a><var>421.7</var>subdivision 2; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.421.8"></a><var>421.8</var>(iii) service planning for intensive support services under section 245D.071, <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.9"></a><var>421.9</var>subdivisions 3 and 4;<br />
         		<a id="pl.421.10"></a><var>421.10</var>(2) staff orientation to program requirements as required under section 245D.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.11"></a><var>421.11</var>subdivision 4, for staff hired before January 1, 2014, must be met by January 1, 2015. <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.12"></a><var>421.12</var>The license holder may otherwise provide documentation verifying these requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.13"></a><var>421.13</var>were met before January 1, 2014;<br />
         		<a id="pl.421.14"></a><var>421.14</var>(3) development of policy and procedures as required under section 245D.11, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.15"></a><var>421.15</var>be completed no later than August 31, 2014;<br />
         		<a id="pl.421.16"></a><var>421.16</var>(4) written or electronic notice and copies of policies and procedures must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.17"></a><var>421.17</var>provided to all persons or their legal representatives and case managers as required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.18"></a><var>421.18</var>section 245D.10, subdivision 4, paragraphs (b) and (c), by September 15, 2014, or within <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.19"></a><var>421.19</var>30 days of development of the required policies and procedures, whichever is earlier; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.421.20"></a><var>421.20</var>(5) all employees must be informed of the revisions and training must be provided on <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.21"></a><var>421.21</var>implementation of the revised policies and procedures as required under section 245D.10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.22"></a><var>421.22</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (d), by September 15, 2014, or within 30 days of development of <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.23"></a><var>421.23</var>the required policies and procedures, whichever is earlier.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.8.0"></a><a id="pl.421.24"></a><var>421.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245A.16, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.25"></a><var>421.25</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.421.26"></a><var>421.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Delegation of authority to agencies.</b> (a) County agencies and <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.27"></a><var>421.27</var>private agencies that have been designated or licensed by the commissioner to perform <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.28"></a><var>421.28</var>licensing functions and activities under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.04</statute_ref> and background studies for family <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.29"></a><var>421.29</var>child care under chapter 245C; to recommend denial of applicants under section 
         <statute_ref>245A.05</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.30"></a><var>421.30</var>to issue correction orders, to issue variances, and recommend a conditional license under <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.31"></a><var>421.31</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245A.06</statute_ref>, or to recommend suspending or revoking a license or issuing a fine under <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.32"></a><var>421.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245A.07</statute_ref>, shall comply with rules and directives of the commissioner governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.33"></a><var>421.33</var>those functions and with this section. The following variances are excluded from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.421.34"></a><var>421.34</var>delegation of variance authority and may be issued only by the commissioner:<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.1"></a><var>422.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) dual licensure of family child care and child foster care, dual licensure of child <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.2"></a><var>422.2</var>and adult foster care, and adult foster care and family child care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.3"></a><var>422.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) adult foster care maximum capacity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.4"></a><var>422.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) adult foster care minimum age requirement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.5"></a><var>422.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) child foster care maximum age requirement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.6"></a><var>422.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) variances regarding disqualified individuals except that county agencies may <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.7"></a><var>422.7</var>issue variances under section 
         <statute_ref>245C.30</statute_ref> regarding disqualified individuals when the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.8"></a><var>422.8</var>is responsible for conducting a consolidated reconsideration according to sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.25 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.422.9"></a><var>422.9</var>and 
         <statute_ref>245C.27, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clauses (a) and (b), of a county maltreatment determination <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.10"></a><var>422.10</var>and a disqualification based on serious or recurring maltreatment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.11"></a><var>422.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the required presence of a caregiver in the adult foster care residence during <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.12"></a><var>422.12</var>normal sleeping hours; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.13"></a><var>422.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) variances for community residential setting licenses under chapter 245D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.14"></a><var>422.14</var>Except as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.14, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (e), a county agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.15"></a><var>422.15</var>must not grant a license holder a variance to exceed the maximum allowable family child <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.16"></a><var>422.16</var>care license capacity of 14 children.<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.17"></a><var>422.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) County agencies must report information about disqualification reconsiderations <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.18"></a><var>422.18</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>245C.25</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245C.27, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraphs (a) and (b), and variances <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.19"></a><var>422.19</var>granted under paragraph (a), clause (5), to the commissioner at least monthly in a format <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.20"></a><var>422.20</var>prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.21"></a><var>422.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) For family day care programs, the commissioner may authorize licensing reviews <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.22"></a><var>422.22</var>every two years after a licensee has had at least one annual review.<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.23"></a><var>422.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For family adult day services programs, the commissioner may authorize <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.24"></a><var>422.24</var>licensing reviews every two years after a licensee has had at least one annual review.<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.25"></a><var>422.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A license issued under this section may be issued for up to two years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.26"></a><var>422.26</var>(f) During implementation of chapter 245D, the commissioner shall consider:<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.27"></a><var>422.27</var>(1) the role of counties in quality assurance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.28"></a><var>422.28</var>(2) the duties of county licensing staff; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.29"></a><var>422.29</var>(3) the possible use of joint powers agreements, according to section 
         <statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref>, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.30"></a><var>422.30</var>counties through which some licensing duties under chapter 245D may be delegated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.31"></a><var>422.31</var>the commissioner to the counties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.32"></a><var>422.32</var>Any consideration related to this paragraph must meet all of the requirements of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.33"></a><var>422.33</var>corrective action plan ordered by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.422.34"></a><var>422.34</var>(g) Licensing authority specific to section 245D.06, subdivisions 5, 6, 7, and 8, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.35"></a><var>422.35</var>successor provisions; and section 245D.061 or successor provisions, for family child <br />
         		<a id="pl.422.36"></a><var>422.36</var>foster care programs providing out-of-home respite, as identified in section 245D.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.1"></a><var>423.1</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause (1), is excluded from the delegation of authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.2"></a><var>423.2</var>to county and private agencies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.9.0"></a><a id="pl.423.3"></a><var>423.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.02, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.4"></a><var>423.4</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.423.5"></a><var>423.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Case manager.</b> "Case manager" means the individual designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.6"></a><var>423.6</var>to provide waiver case management services, care coordination, or long-term care <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.7"></a><var>423.7</var>consultation, as specified in sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0913</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.8"></a><var>423.8</var>or successor provisions. For purposes of this chapter, "case manager" includes case <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.9"></a><var>423.9</var>management services as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 9520.0902, subpart 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.10.0"></a><a id="pl.423.10"></a><var>423.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.02, subdivision 4b, <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.11"></a><var>423.11</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.423.12"></a><var>423.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4b. <b>Coordinated service and support plan.</b> "Coordinated service and <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.13"></a><var>423.13</var>support plan" has the meaning given in sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0913, subdivision 8</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915, <br />
            		<a id="pl.423.14"></a><var>423.14</var>subdivision 
         </statute_ref>6; 
         <statute_ref>256B.092, subdivision 1b</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, or successor <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.15"></a><var>423.15</var>provisions. For purposes of this chapter, "coordinated service and support plan" includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.16"></a><var>423.16</var>the individual program plan or individual treatment plan as defined in Minnesota Rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.17"></a><var>423.17</var>part 9520.0510, subpart 12.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.11.0"></a><a id="pl.423.18"></a><var>423.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.02, subdivision 8b, <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.19"></a><var>423.19</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.423.20"></a><var>423.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8b. <b>Expanded support team.</b> "Expanded support team" means the members <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.21"></a><var>423.21</var>of the support team defined in subdivision 46 34 and a licensed health or mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.22"></a><var>423.22</var>professional or other licensed, certified, or qualified professionals or consultants working <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.23"></a><var>423.23</var>with the person and included in the team at the request of the person or the person's legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.24"></a><var>423.24</var>representative.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.12.0"></a><a id="pl.423.25"></a><var>423.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.02, subdivision 11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.26"></a><var>423.26</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.423.27"></a><var>423.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Incident.</b> "Incident" means an occurrence which involves a person and <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.28"></a><var>423.28</var>requires the program to make a response that is not a part of the program's ordinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.423.29"></a><var>423.29</var>provision of services to that person, and includes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.423.30"></a><var>423.30</var>(1) serious injury of a person as determined by section 
         <statute_ref>245.91, subdivision 6</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.423.31"></a><var>423.31</var>(2) a person's death;<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.1"></a><var>424.1</var>(3) any medical emergency, unexpected serious illness, or significant unexpected <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.2"></a><var>424.2</var>change in an illness or medical condition of a person that requires the program to call <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.3"></a><var>424.3</var>911, physician treatment, or hospitalization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.4"></a><var>424.4</var>(4) any mental health crisis that requires the program to call 911 or, a mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.5"></a><var>424.5</var>health crisis intervention team, or a similar mental health response team or service when <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.6"></a><var>424.6</var>available and appropriate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.7"></a><var>424.7</var>(5) an act or situation involving a person that requires the program to call 911, <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.8"></a><var>424.8</var>law enforcement, or the fire department;<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.9"></a><var>424.9</var>(6) a person's unauthorized or unexplained absence from a program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.10"></a><var>424.10</var>(7) conduct by a person receiving services against another person receiving services <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.11"></a><var>424.11</var>that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.12"></a><var>424.12</var>(i) is so severe, pervasive, or objectively offensive that it substantially interferes with <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.13"></a><var>424.13</var>a person's opportunities to participate in or receive service or support;<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.14"></a><var>424.14</var>(ii) places the person in actual and reasonable fear of harm;<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.15"></a><var>424.15</var>(iii) places the person in actual and reasonable fear of damage to property of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.16"></a><var>424.16</var>person; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.17"></a><var>424.17</var>(iv) substantially disrupts the orderly operation of the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.18"></a><var>424.18</var>(8) any sexual activity between persons receiving services involving force or <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.19"></a><var>424.19</var>coercion as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>609.341, subdivisions 3</statute_ref> and 14;<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.20"></a><var>424.20</var>(9) any emergency use of manual restraint as identified in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.061</statute_ref> or <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.21"></a><var>424.21</var>successor provisions; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.22"></a><var>424.22</var>(10) a report of alleged or suspected child or vulnerable adult maltreatment under <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.23"></a><var>424.23</var>section 
         <statute_ref>626.556</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.13.0"></a><a id="pl.424.24"></a><var>424.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.02, subdivision 15b, <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.25"></a><var>424.25</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.424.26"></a><var>424.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15b. <b>Mechanical restraint.</b> (a) Except for devices worn by the person that <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.27"></a><var>424.27</var>trigger electronic alarms to warn staff that a person is leaving a room or area, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.28"></a><var>424.28</var>do not, in and of themselves, restrict freedom of movement, or the use of adaptive aids <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.29"></a><var>424.29</var>or equipment or orthotic devices ordered by a health care professional used to treat or <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.30"></a><var>424.30</var>manage a medical condition, "Mechanical restraint" means the use of devices, materials, <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.31"></a><var>424.31</var>or equipment attached or adjacent to the person's body, or the use of practices that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.32"></a><var>424.32</var>intended to restrict freedom of movement or normal access to one's body or body parts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.33"></a><var>424.33</var>or limits a person's voluntary movement or holds a person immobile as an intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.34"></a><var>424.34</var>precipitated by a person's behavior. The term applies to the use of mechanical restraint <br />
         		<a id="pl.424.35"></a><var>424.35</var>used to prevent injury with persons who engage in self-injurious behaviors, such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.1"></a><var>425.1</var>head-banging, gouging, or other actions resulting in tissue damage that have caused or <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.2"></a><var>425.2</var>could cause medical problems resulting from the self-injury.<br />
         		<a id="pl.425.3"></a><var>425.3</var>(b) Mechanical restraint does not include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.425.4"></a><var>425.4</var>(1) devices worn by the person that trigger electronic alarms to warn staff that a <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.5"></a><var>425.5</var>person is leaving a room or area, which do not, in and of themselves, restrict freedom of <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.6"></a><var>425.6</var>movement; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.425.7"></a><var>425.7</var>(2) the use of adaptive aids or equipment or orthotic devices ordered by a health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.8"></a><var>425.8</var>professional used to treat or manage a medical condition.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.14.0"></a><a id="pl.425.9"></a><var>425.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.02, subdivision 23, <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.10"></a><var>425.10</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.425.11"></a><var>425.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 23. <b>Person with a disability.</b> "Person with a disability" means a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.12"></a><var>425.12</var>determined to have a disability by the commissioner's state medical review team as <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.13"></a><var>425.13</var>identified in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.055, subdivision 7</statute_ref>, the Social Security Administration, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.14"></a><var>425.14</var>person is determined to have a developmental disability as defined in Minnesota Rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.15"></a><var>425.15</var>part 9525.0016, subpart 2, item B, or a related condition as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>252.27, <br />
            		<a id="pl.425.16"></a><var>425.16</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref> Minnesota Rules, part 9525.0016, subpart 2, items A to E.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.15.0"></a><a id="pl.425.17"></a><var>425.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.02, subdivision 29, <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.18"></a><var>425.18</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.425.19"></a><var>425.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 29. <b>Seclusion.</b> "Seclusion" means the placement of a person alone in: (1) <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.20"></a><var>425.20</var>removing a person involuntarily to a room from which exit is prohibited by a staff person <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.21"></a><var>425.21</var>or a mechanism such as a lock, a device, or an object positioned to hold the door closed <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.22"></a><var>425.22</var>or otherwise prevent the person from leaving the room.; or (2) otherwise involuntarily <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.23"></a><var>425.23</var>removing or separating a person from an area, activity, situation, or social contact with <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.24"></a><var>425.24</var>others and blocking or preventing the person's return.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.16.0"></a><a id="pl.425.25"></a><var>425.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.02, subdivision 34, <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.26"></a><var>425.26</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.425.27"></a><var>425.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 34. <b>Support team.</b> "Support team" means the service planning team <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.28"></a><var>425.28</var>identified in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.49, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, or; the interdisciplinary team identified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.29"></a><var>425.29</var>Minnesota Rules, part 9525.0004, subpart 14; or the case management team as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.30"></a><var>425.30</var>Minnesota Rules, part 9520.0902, subpart 6.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.17.0"></a><a id="pl.425.31"></a><var>425.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.02, subdivision 34a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.425.32"></a><var>425.32</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.426.1"></a><var>426.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 34a. <b>Time out.</b> "Time out" means removing a person involuntarily from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.2"></a><var>426.2</var>ongoing activity to a room, either locked or unlocked, or otherwise separating a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.3"></a><var>426.3</var>from others in a way that prevents social contact and prevents the person from leaving the <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.4"></a><var>426.4</var>situation if the person chooses the involuntary removal of a person for a period of time to <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.5"></a><var>426.5</var>a designated area from which the person is not prevented from leaving. For the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.6"></a><var>426.6</var>this chapter, "time out" does not mean voluntary removal or self-removal for the purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.7"></a><var>426.7</var>of calming, prevention of escalation, or de-escalation of behavior for a period of up to 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.8"></a><var>426.8</var>minutes. "Time out" does not include a person voluntarily moving from an ongoing activity <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.9"></a><var>426.9</var>to an unlocked room or otherwise separating from a situation or social contact with others <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.10"></a><var>426.10</var>if the person chooses. For the purposes of this definition, "voluntarily" means without <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.11"></a><var>426.11</var>being forced, compelled, or coerced.; nor does it mean taking a brief break or rest from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.12"></a><var>426.12</var>activity for the purpose of providing the person an opportunity to regain self-control. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.18.0"></a><a id="pl.426.13"></a><var>426.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.02, is amended by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.14"></a><var>426.14</var>a subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.426.15"></a><var>426.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 35b. <b>Unlicensed staff.</b> "Unlicensed staff" means individuals not otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.16"></a><var>426.16</var>licensed or certified by a governmental health board or agency.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.19.0"></a><a id="pl.426.17"></a><var>426.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.03, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.18"></a><var>426.18</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.426.19"></a><var>426.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability. </b> (a) The commissioner shall regulate the provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.20"></a><var>426.20</var>home and community-based services to persons with disabilities and persons age 65 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.21"></a><var>426.21</var>older pursuant to this chapter. The licensing standards in this chapter govern the provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.22"></a><var>426.22</var>of basic support services and intensive support services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.426.23"></a><var>426.23</var>(b) Basic support services provide the level of assistance, supervision, and care that <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.24"></a><var>426.24</var>is necessary to ensure the health and safety of the person and do not include services that <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.25"></a><var>426.25</var>are specifically directed toward the training, treatment, habilitation, or rehabilitation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.26"></a><var>426.26</var>the person. Basic support services include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.426.27"></a><var>426.27</var>(1) in-home and out-of-home respite care services as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.02</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.28"></a><var>426.28</var>subdivision 15, and under the brain injury, community alternative care, community <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.29"></a><var>426.29</var>alternatives for disabled individuals, developmental disability, and elderly waiver plans, <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.30"></a><var>426.30</var>excluding out-of-home respite care provided to children in a family child foster care home <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.31"></a><var>426.31</var>licensed under Minnesota Rules, parts 2960.3000 to 2960.3100, when the child foster care <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.32"></a><var>426.32</var>license holder complies with the requirements under section 245D.06, subdivisions 5, 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.426.33"></a><var>426.33</var>7, and 8, or successor provisions; and section 245D.061 or successor provisions, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.1"></a><var>427.1</var>must be stipulated in the statement of intended use required under Minnesota Rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.2"></a><var>427.2</var>part 2960.3000, subpart 4;<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.3"></a><var>427.3</var>(2) adult companion services as defined under the brain injury, community <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.4"></a><var>427.4</var>alternatives for disabled individuals, and elderly waiver plans, excluding adult companion <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.5"></a><var>427.5</var>services provided under the Corporation for National and Community Services Senior <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.6"></a><var>427.6</var>Companion Program established under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.7"></a><var>427.7</var>Public Law 98-288;<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.8"></a><var>427.8</var>(3) personal support as defined under the developmental disability waiver plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.9"></a><var>427.9</var>(4) 24-hour emergency assistance, personal emergency response as defined under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.10"></a><var>427.10</var>community alternatives for disabled individuals and developmental disability waiver plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.11"></a><var>427.11</var>(5) night supervision services as defined under the brain injury waiver plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.12"></a><var>427.12</var>(6) homemaker services as defined under the community alternatives for disabled <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.13"></a><var>427.13</var>individuals, brain injury, community alternative care, developmental disability, and elderly <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.14"></a><var>427.14</var>waiver plans, excluding providers licensed by the Department of Health under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.15"></a><var>427.15</var>144A and those providers providing cleaning services only.<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.16"></a><var>427.16</var>(c) Intensive support services provide assistance, supervision, and care that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.17"></a><var>427.17</var>necessary to ensure the health and safety of the person and services specifically directed <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.18"></a><var>427.18</var>toward the training, habilitation, or rehabilitation of the person. Intensive support services <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.19"></a><var>427.19</var>include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.20"></a><var>427.20</var>(1) intervention services, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.21"></a><var>427.21</var>(i) behavioral support services as defined under the brain injury and community <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.22"></a><var>427.22</var>alternatives for disabled individuals waiver plans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.23"></a><var>427.23</var>(ii) in-home or out-of-home crisis respite services as defined under the developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.24"></a><var>427.24</var>disability waiver plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.25"></a><var>427.25</var>(iii) specialist services as defined under the current developmental disability waiver <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.26"></a><var>427.26</var>plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.27"></a><var>427.27</var>(2) in-home support services, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.28"></a><var>427.28</var>(i) in-home family support and supported living services as defined under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.29"></a><var>427.29</var>developmental disability waiver plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.30"></a><var>427.30</var>(ii) independent living services training as defined under the brain injury and <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.31"></a><var>427.31</var>community alternatives for disabled individuals waiver plans; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.32"></a><var>427.32</var>(iii) semi-independent living services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.33"></a><var>427.33</var>(3) residential supports and services, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.427.34"></a><var>427.34</var>(i) supported living services as defined under the developmental disability waiver <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.35"></a><var>427.35</var>plan provided in a family or corporate child foster care residence, a family adult foster <br />
         		<a id="pl.427.36"></a><var>427.36</var>care residence, a community residential setting, or a supervised living facility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.428.1"></a><var>428.1</var>(ii) foster care services as defined in the brain injury, community alternative care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.2"></a><var>428.2</var>and community alternatives for disabled individuals waiver plans provided in a family or <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.3"></a><var>428.3</var>corporate child foster care residence, a family adult foster care residence, or a community <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.4"></a><var>428.4</var>residential setting; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.428.5"></a><var>428.5</var>(iii) residential services provided to more than four persons with developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.6"></a><var>428.6</var>disabilities in a supervised living facility that is certified by the Department of Health as <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.7"></a><var>428.7</var>an ICF/DD, including ICFs/DD;<br />
         		<a id="pl.428.8"></a><var>428.8</var>(4) day services, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.428.9"></a><var>428.9</var>(i) structured day services as defined under the brain injury waiver plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.428.10"></a><var>428.10</var>(ii) day training and habilitation services under sections 
         <statute_ref>252.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>252.46</statute_ref>, and as <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.11"></a><var>428.11</var>defined under the developmental disability waiver plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.428.12"></a><var>428.12</var>(iii) prevocational services as defined under the brain injury and community <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.13"></a><var>428.13</var>alternatives for disabled individuals waiver plans; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.428.14"></a><var>428.14</var>(5) supported employment as defined under the brain injury, developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.15"></a><var>428.15</var>disability, and community alternatives for disabled individuals waiver plans.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.20.0"></a><a id="pl.428.16"></a><var>428.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.03, is amended by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.17"></a><var>428.17</var>a subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.428.18"></a><var>428.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Effect.</b> The home and community-based services standards establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.19"></a><var>428.19</var>health, safety, welfare, and rights protections for persons receiving services governed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.20"></a><var>428.20</var>this chapter. The standards recognize the diversity of persons receiving these services and <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.21"></a><var>428.21</var>require that these services are provided in a manner that meets each person's individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.22"></a><var>428.22</var>needs and ensures continuity in service planning, care, and coordination between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.23"></a><var>428.23</var>license holder and members of each person's support team or expanded support team.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.21.0"></a><a id="pl.428.24"></a><var>428.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.03, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.25"></a><var>428.25</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.428.26"></a><var>428.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Relationship to other standards governing home and community-based </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.428.27"></a><var>428.27</var><b>services.</b> (a) A license holder governed by this chapter is also subject to the licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.28"></a><var>428.28</var>requirements under chapter 245A.<br />
         		<a id="pl.428.29"></a><var>428.29</var>(b) A corporate or family child foster care site controlled by a license holder and <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.30"></a><var>428.30</var>providing services governed by this chapter is exempt from compliance with section <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.31"></a><var>428.31</var><statute_ref>245D.04</statute_ref>. This exemption applies to foster care homes where at least one resident is <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.32"></a><var>428.32</var>receiving residential supports and services licensed according to this chapter. This chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.33"></a><var>428.33</var>does not apply to corporate or family child foster care homes that do not provide services <br />
         		<a id="pl.428.34"></a><var>428.34</var>licensed under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.429.1"></a><var>429.1</var>(c) A family adult foster care site controlled by a license holder and providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.2"></a><var>429.2</var>services governed by this chapter is exempt from compliance with Minnesota Rules, <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.3"></a><var>429.3</var>parts 9555.6185; 9555.6225, subpart 8; 9555.6245; 9555.6255; and 9555.6265. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.4"></a><var>429.4</var>exemptions apply to family adult foster care homes where at least one resident is receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.5"></a><var>429.5</var>residential supports and services licensed according to this chapter. This chapter does <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.6"></a><var>429.6</var>not apply to family adult foster care homes that do not provide services licensed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.7"></a><var>429.7</var>this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.429.8"></a><var>429.8</var>(d) A license holder providing services licensed according to this chapter in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.9"></a><var>429.9</var>supervised living facility is exempt from compliance with sections section 
         <statute_ref>245D.04</statute_ref>; <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.10"></a><var>429.10</var><statute_ref>245D.05</statute_ref>, subdivision 2; and 
         <statute_ref>245D.06, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clauses (1), (4), and (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.429.11"></a><var>429.11</var>(e) A license holder providing residential services to persons in an ICF/DD is exempt <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.12"></a><var>429.12</var>from compliance with sections 
         <statute_ref>245D.04</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>245D.05, subdivision 1b</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>245D.06, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.429.13"></a><var>429.13</var>2
         </statute_ref>, clauses (4) and (5); 
         <statute_ref>245D.071, subdivisions 4</statute_ref> and 5; 
         <statute_ref>245D.081, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>245D.09</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.14"></a><var>429.14</var>subdivision 7; 
         <statute_ref>245D.095, subdivision 2</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>245D.11, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.429.15"></a><var>429.15</var>(f) A license holder providing homemaker services licensed according to this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.16"></a><var>429.16</var>and registered according to chapter 144A is exempt from compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>245D.04</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.429.17"></a><var>429.17</var>(g) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a license holder from concurrently serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.18"></a><var>429.18</var>persons without disabilities or people who are or are not age 65 and older, provided this <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.19"></a><var>429.19</var>chapter's standards are met as well as other relevant standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.429.20"></a><var>429.20</var>(h) The documentation required under sections 
         <statute_ref>245D.07</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245D.071</statute_ref> must meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.21"></a><var>429.21</var>the individual program plan requirements identified in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref> or successor <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.22"></a><var>429.22</var>provisions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.22.0"></a><a id="pl.429.23"></a><var>429.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.03, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.24"></a><var>429.24</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.429.25"></a><var>429.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Variance.</b> If the conditions in section 
         <statute_ref>245A.04, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, are met, <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.26"></a><var>429.26</var>the commissioner may grant a variance to any of the requirements in this chapter, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.27"></a><var>429.27</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245D.04</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>245D.06, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), and subdivision 6, or successor <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.28"></a><var>429.28</var>provisions; and 
         <statute_ref>245D.061, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or provisions governing data practices and <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.29"></a><var>429.29</var>information rights of persons.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.23.0"></a><a id="pl.429.30"></a><var>429.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.04, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.31"></a><var>429.31</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.429.32"></a><var>429.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Protection-related rights.</b> (a) A person's protection-related rights include <br />
         		<a id="pl.429.33"></a><var>429.33</var>the right to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.1"></a><var>430.1</var>(1) have personal, financial, service, health, and medical information kept private, <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.2"></a><var>430.2</var>and be advised of disclosure of this information by the license holder;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.3"></a><var>430.3</var>(2) access records and recorded information about the person in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.4"></a><var>430.4</var>applicable state and federal law, regulation, or rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.5"></a><var>430.5</var>(3) be free from maltreatment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.6"></a><var>430.6</var>(4) be free from restraint, time out, or seclusion, restrictive intervention, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.7"></a><var>430.7</var>prohibited procedure identified in section 245D.06, subdivision 5, or successor provisions,<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.8"></a><var>430.8</var> except for: (i) emergency use of manual restraint to protect the person from imminent <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.9"></a><var>430.9</var>danger to self or others according to the requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.06</statute_ref>; 245D.061 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.10"></a><var>430.10</var>successor provisions; or (ii) the use of safety interventions as part of a positive support <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.11"></a><var>430.11</var>transition plan under section 245D.06, subdivision 8, or successor provisions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.12"></a><var>430.12</var>(5) receive services in a clean and safe environment when the license holder is the <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.13"></a><var>430.13</var>owner, lessor, or tenant of the service site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.14"></a><var>430.14</var>(6) be treated with courtesy and respect and receive respectful treatment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.15"></a><var>430.15</var>person's property;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.16"></a><var>430.16</var>(7) reasonable observance of cultural and ethnic practice and religion;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.17"></a><var>430.17</var>(8) be free from bias and harassment regarding race, gender, age, disability, <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.18"></a><var>430.18</var>spirituality, and sexual orientation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.19"></a><var>430.19</var>(9) be informed of and use the license holder's grievance policy and procedures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.20"></a><var>430.20</var>including knowing how to contact persons responsible for addressing problems and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.21"></a><var>430.21</var>appeal under section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.22"></a><var>430.22</var>(10) know the name, telephone number, and the Web site, e-mail, and street <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.23"></a><var>430.23</var>addresses of protection and advocacy services, including the appropriate state-appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.24"></a><var>430.24</var>ombudsman, and a brief description of how to file a complaint with these offices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.25"></a><var>430.25</var>(11) assert these rights personally, or have them asserted by the person's family, <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.26"></a><var>430.26</var>authorized representative, or legal representative, without retaliation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.27"></a><var>430.27</var>(12) give or withhold written informed consent to participate in any research or <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.28"></a><var>430.28</var>experimental treatment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.29"></a><var>430.29</var>(13) associate with other persons of the person's choice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.30"></a><var>430.30</var>(14) personal privacy; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.31"></a><var>430.31</var>(15) engage in chosen activities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.32"></a><var>430.32</var>(b) For a person residing in a residential site licensed according to chapter 245A, <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.33"></a><var>430.33</var>or where the license holder is the owner, lessor, or tenant of the residential service site, <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.34"></a><var>430.34</var>protection-related rights also include the right to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.430.35"></a><var>430.35</var>(1) have daily, private access to and use of a non-coin-operated telephone for local <br />
         		<a id="pl.430.36"></a><var>430.36</var>calls and long-distance calls made collect or paid for by the person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.431.1"></a><var>431.1</var>(2) receive and send, without interference, uncensored, unopened mail or electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.2"></a><var>431.2</var>correspondence or communication;<br />
         		<a id="pl.431.3"></a><var>431.3</var>(3) have use of and free access to common areas in the residence; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.431.4"></a><var>431.4</var>(4) privacy for visits with the person's spouse, next of kin, legal counsel, religious <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.5"></a><var>431.5</var>advisor, or others, in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>363A.09</statute_ref> of the Human Rights Act, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.6"></a><var>431.6</var>privacy in the person's bedroom.<br />
         		<a id="pl.431.7"></a><var>431.7</var>(c) Restriction of a person's rights under subdivision 2, clause (10), or paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.8"></a><var>431.8</var>clauses (13) to (15), or paragraph (b) is allowed only if determined necessary to ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.9"></a><var>431.9</var>the health, safety, and well-being of the person. Any restriction of those rights must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.10"></a><var>431.10</var>documented in the person's coordinated service and support plan or coordinated service <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.11"></a><var>431.11</var>and support plan addendum. The restriction must be implemented in the least restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.12"></a><var>431.12</var>alternative manner necessary to protect the person and provide support to reduce or <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.13"></a><var>431.13</var>eliminate the need for the restriction in the most integrated setting and inclusive manner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.14"></a><var>431.14</var>The documentation must include the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.431.15"></a><var>431.15</var>(1) the justification for the restriction based on an assessment of the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.16"></a><var>431.16</var>vulnerability related to exercising the right without restriction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.431.17"></a><var>431.17</var>(2) the objective measures set as conditions for ending the restriction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.431.18"></a><var>431.18</var>(3) a schedule for reviewing the need for the restriction based on the conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.19"></a><var>431.19</var>for ending the restriction to occur semiannually from the date of initial approval, at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.20"></a><var>431.20</var>minimum, or more frequently if requested by the person, the person's legal representative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.21"></a><var>431.21</var>if any, and case manager; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.431.22"></a><var>431.22</var>(4) signed and dated approval for the restriction from the person, or the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.23"></a><var>431.23</var>legal representative, if any. A restriction may be implemented only when the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.24"></a><var>431.24</var>approval has been obtained. Approval may be withdrawn at any time. If approval is <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.25"></a><var>431.25</var>withdrawn, the right must be immediately and fully restored.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.24.0"></a><a id="pl.431.26"></a><var>431.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.05, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.27"></a><var>431.27</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.431.28"></a><var>431.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Health needs.</b> (a) The license holder is responsible for meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.29"></a><var>431.29</var>health service needs assigned in the coordinated service and support plan or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.30"></a><var>431.30</var>coordinated service and support plan addendum, consistent with the person's health needs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.31"></a><var>431.31</var>The license holder is responsible for promptly notifying the person's legal representative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.32"></a><var>431.32</var>if any, and the case manager of changes in a person's physical and mental health needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.33"></a><var>431.33</var>affecting health service needs assigned to the license holder in the coordinated service and <br />
         		<a id="pl.431.34"></a><var>431.34</var>support plan or the coordinated service and support plan addendum, when discovered by <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.1"></a><var>432.1</var>the license holder, unless the license holder has reason to know the change has already <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.2"></a><var>432.2</var>been reported. The license holder must document when the notice is provided.<br />
         		<a id="pl.432.3"></a><var>432.3</var>(b) If responsibility for meeting the person's health service needs has been assigned <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.4"></a><var>432.4</var>to the license holder in the coordinated service and support plan or the coordinated service <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.5"></a><var>432.5</var>and support plan addendum, the license holder must maintain documentation on how the <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.6"></a><var>432.6</var>person's health needs will be met, including a description of the procedures the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.7"></a><var>432.7</var>holder will follow in order to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.432.8"></a><var>432.8</var>(1) provide medication setup, assistance, or medication administration according <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.9"></a><var>432.9</var>to this chapter. Unlicensed staff responsible for medication setup or medication <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.10"></a><var>432.10</var>administration under this section must complete training according to section 245D.09, <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.11"></a><var>432.11</var>subdivision 4a, paragraph (d);<br />
         		<a id="pl.432.12"></a><var>432.12</var>(2) monitor health conditions according to written instructions from a licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.13"></a><var>432.13</var>health professional;<br />
         		<a id="pl.432.14"></a><var>432.14</var>(3) assist with or coordinate medical, dental, and other health service appointments; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.432.15"></a><var>432.15</var>(4) use medical equipment, devices, or adaptive aides or technology safely and <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.16"></a><var>432.16</var>correctly according to written instructions from a licensed health professional.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.25.0"></a><a id="pl.432.17"></a><var>432.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.05, subdivision 1a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.18"></a><var>432.18</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.432.19"></a><var>432.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Medication setup.</b> (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, "medication <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.20"></a><var>432.20</var>setup" means the arranging of medications according to instructions from the pharmacy, <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.21"></a><var>432.21</var>the prescriber, or a licensed nurse, for later administration when the license holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.22"></a><var>432.22</var>is assigned responsibility for medication assistance or medication administration in <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.23"></a><var>432.23</var>the coordinated service and support plan or the coordinated service and support plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.24"></a><var>432.24</var>addendum. A prescription label or the prescriber's written or electronically recorded order <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.25"></a><var>432.25</var>for the prescription is sufficient to constitute written instructions from the prescriber.<br />
         		<a id="pl.432.26"></a><var>432.26</var>(b) If responsibility for medication setup is assigned to the license holder in <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.27"></a><var>432.27</var>the coordinated service and support plan or the coordinated service and support plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.28"></a><var>432.28</var>addendum, or if the license holder provides it as part of medication assistance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.29"></a><var>432.29</var>medication administration, the license holder must document in the person's medication <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.30"></a><var>432.30</var>administration record: dates of setup, name of medication, quantity of dose, times to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.31"></a><var>432.31</var>administered, and route of administration at time of setup; and, when the person will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.32"></a><var>432.32</var>away from home, to whom the medications were given.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.26.0"></a><a id="pl.432.33"></a><var>432.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.05, subdivision 1b, <br />
         		<a id="pl.432.34"></a><var>432.34</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.1"></a><var>433.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1b. <b>Medication assistance.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "medication <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.2"></a><var>433.2</var>assistance" means any of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.3"></a><var>433.3</var>(1) bringing to the person and opening a container of previously set up medications, <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.4"></a><var>433.4</var>emptying the container into the person's hand, or opening and giving the medications in <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.5"></a><var>433.5</var>the original container to the person under the direction of the person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.6"></a><var>433.6</var>(2) bringing to the person liquids or food to accompany the medication; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.7"></a><var>433.7</var>(3) providing reminders, in person, remotely, or through programming devices <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.8"></a><var>433.8</var>such as telephones, alarms, or medication boxes, to take regularly scheduled medication <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.9"></a><var>433.9</var>or perform regularly scheduled treatments and exercises.<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.10"></a><var>433.10</var>(b) If responsibility for medication assistance is assigned to the license holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.11"></a><var>433.11</var>in the coordinated service and support plan or the coordinated service and support <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.12"></a><var>433.12</var>plan addendum, the license holder must ensure that the requirements of subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.13"></a><var>433.13</var>paragraph (b), have been met when staff provides medication assistance to enable is <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.14"></a><var>433.14</var>provided in a manner that enables a person to self-administer medication or treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.15"></a><var>433.15</var>when the person is capable of directing the person's own care, or when the person's legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.16"></a><var>433.16</var>representative is present and able to direct care for the person. For the purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.17"></a><var>433.17</var>subdivision, "medication assistance" means any of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.18"></a><var>433.18</var>(1) bringing to the person and opening a container of previously set up medications, <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.19"></a><var>433.19</var>emptying the container into the person's hand, or opening and giving the medications in <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.20"></a><var>433.20</var>the original container to the person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.21"></a><var>433.21</var>(2) bringing to the person liquids or food to accompany the medication; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.22"></a><var>433.22</var>(3) providing reminders to take regularly scheduled medication or perform regularly <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.23"></a><var>433.23</var>scheduled treatments and exercises.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.27.0"></a><a id="pl.433.24"></a><var>433.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.05, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.25"></a><var>433.25</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.26"></a><var>433.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Medication administration.</b> (a) If responsibility for medication <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.27"></a><var>433.27</var>administration is assigned to the license holder in the coordinated service and support <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.28"></a><var>433.28</var>plan or the coordinated service and support plan addendum, the license holder must <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.29"></a><var>433.29</var>implement the following medication administration procedures to ensure a person takes <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.30"></a><var>433.30</var>medications and treatments as prescribed For purposes of this subdivision, "medication <br />
         		<a id="pl.433.31"></a><var>433.31</var>administration" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.32"></a><var>433.32</var>(1) checking the person's medication record;<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.33"></a><var>433.33</var>(2) preparing the medication as necessary;<br />
         		<a id="pl.433.34"></a><var>433.34</var>(3) administering the medication or treatment to the person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.434.1"></a><var>434.1</var>(4) documenting the administration of the medication or treatment or the reason for <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.2"></a><var>434.2</var>not administering the medication or treatment; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.434.3"></a><var>434.3</var>(5) reporting to the prescriber or a nurse any concerns about the medication or <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.4"></a><var>434.4</var>treatment, including side effects, effectiveness, or a pattern of the person refusing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.5"></a><var>434.5</var>take the medication or treatment as prescribed. Adverse reactions must be immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.6"></a><var>434.6</var>reported to the prescriber or a nurse.<br />
         		<a id="pl.434.7"></a><var>434.7</var>(b)(1) If responsibility for medication administration is assigned to the license holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.8"></a><var>434.8</var>in the coordinated service and support plan or the coordinated service and support plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.9"></a><var>434.9</var>addendum, the license holder must implement medication administration procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.10"></a><var>434.10</var>to ensure a person takes medications and treatments as prescribed. The license holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.11"></a><var>434.11</var>must ensure that the requirements in clauses (2) to (4) and (3) have been met before <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.12"></a><var>434.12</var>administering medication or treatment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.434.13"></a><var>434.13</var>(2) The license holder must obtain written authorization from the person or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.14"></a><var>434.14</var>person's legal representative to administer medication or treatment and must obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.15"></a><var>434.15</var>reauthorization annually as needed. This authorization shall remain in effect unless it is <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.16"></a><var>434.16</var>withdrawn in writing and may be withdrawn at any time. If the person or the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.17"></a><var>434.17</var>legal representative refuses to authorize the license holder to administer medication, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.18"></a><var>434.18</var>medication must not be administered. The refusal to authorize medication administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.19"></a><var>434.19</var>must be reported to the prescriber as expediently as possible.<br />
         		<a id="pl.434.20"></a><var>434.20</var>(3) The staff person responsible for administering the medication or treatment must <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.21"></a><var>434.21</var>complete medication administration training according to section 
         <statute_ref>245D.09, subdivision<br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.434.22"></a><var>434.22</var> 4a, paragraphs (a) and (c), and, as applicable to the person, paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.434.23"></a><var>434.23</var>(4) (3) For a license holder providing intensive support services, the medication or <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.24"></a><var>434.24</var>treatment must be administered according to the license holder's medication administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.25"></a><var>434.25</var>policy and procedures as required under section 
         <statute_ref>245D.11, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (3).<br />
         		<a id="pl.434.26"></a><var>434.26</var>(c) The license holder must ensure the following information is documented in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.27"></a><var>434.27</var>person's medication administration record:<br />
         		<a id="pl.434.28"></a><var>434.28</var>(1) the information on the current prescription label or the prescriber's current <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.29"></a><var>434.29</var>written or electronically recorded order or prescription that includes the person's name, <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.30"></a><var>434.30</var>description of the medication or treatment to be provided, and the frequency and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.31"></a><var>434.31</var>information needed to safely and correctly administer the medication or treatment to <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.32"></a><var>434.32</var>ensure effectiveness;<br />
         		<a id="pl.434.33"></a><var>434.33</var>(2) information on any risks or other side effects that are reasonable to expect, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.34"></a><var>434.34</var>any contraindications to its use. This information must be readily available to all staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.434.35"></a><var>434.35</var>administering the medication;<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.1"></a><var>435.1</var>(3) the possible consequences if the medication or treatment is not taken or <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.2"></a><var>435.2</var>administered as directed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.3"></a><var>435.3</var>(4) instruction on when and to whom to report the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.4"></a><var>435.4</var>(i) if a dose of medication is not administered or treatment is not performed as <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.5"></a><var>435.5</var>prescribed, whether by error by the staff or the person or by refusal by the person; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.6"></a><var>435.6</var>(ii) the occurrence of possible adverse reactions to the medication or treatment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.7"></a><var>435.7</var>(5) notation of any occurrence of a dose of medication not being administered or <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.8"></a><var>435.8</var>treatment not performed as prescribed, whether by error by the staff or the person or by <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.9"></a><var>435.9</var>refusal by the person, or of adverse reactions, and when and to whom the report was <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.10"></a><var>435.10</var>made; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.11"></a><var>435.11</var>(6) notation of when a medication or treatment is started, administered, changed, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.12"></a><var>435.12</var>discontinued.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.28.0"></a><a id="pl.435.13"></a><var>435.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.05, subdivision 4, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.14"></a><var>435.14</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.15"></a><var>435.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Reviewing and reporting medication and treatment issues.</b> (a) When <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.16"></a><var>435.16</var>assigned responsibility for medication administration, the license holder must ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.17"></a><var>435.17</var>that the information maintained in the medication administration record is current and <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.18"></a><var>435.18</var>is regularly reviewed to identify medication administration errors. At a minimum, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.19"></a><var>435.19</var>review must be conducted every three months, or more frequently as directed in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.20"></a><var>435.20</var>coordinated service and support plan or coordinated service and support plan addendum <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.21"></a><var>435.21</var>or as requested by the person or the person's legal representative. Based on the review, <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.22"></a><var>435.22</var>the license holder must develop and implement a plan to correct patterns of medication <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.23"></a><var>435.23</var>administration errors when identified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.24"></a><var>435.24</var>(b) If assigned responsibility for medication assistance or medication administration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.25"></a><var>435.25</var>the license holder must report the following to the person's legal representative and case <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.26"></a><var>435.26</var>manager as they occur or as otherwise directed in the coordinated service and support plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.27"></a><var>435.27</var>or the coordinated service and support plan addendum:<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.28"></a><var>435.28</var>(1) any reports made to the person's physician or prescriber required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.29"></a><var>435.29</var>subdivision 2, paragraph (c), clause (4);<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.30"></a><var>435.30</var>(2) a person's refusal or failure to take or receive medication or treatment as <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.31"></a><var>435.31</var>prescribed; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.435.32"></a><var>435.32</var>(3) concerns about a person's self-administration of medication or treatment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.29.0"></a><a id="pl.435.33"></a><var>435.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.05, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.435.34"></a><var>435.34</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.436.1"></a><var>436.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Injectable medications.</b> Injectable medications may be administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.2"></a><var>436.2</var>according to a prescriber's order and written instructions when one of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.3"></a><var>436.3</var>conditions has been met:<br />
         		<a id="pl.436.4"></a><var>436.4</var>(1) a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse will administer the subcutaneous or <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.5"></a><var>436.5</var>intramuscular injection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.436.6"></a><var>436.6</var>(2) a supervising registered nurse with a physician's order has delegated the <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.7"></a><var>436.7</var>administration of subcutaneous injectable medication to an unlicensed staff member <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.8"></a><var>436.8</var>and has provided the necessary training; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.436.9"></a><var>436.9</var>(3) there is an agreement signed by the license holder, the prescriber, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.10"></a><var>436.10</var>person or the person's legal representative specifying what subcutaneous injections may <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.11"></a><var>436.11</var>be given, when, how, and that the prescriber must retain responsibility for the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.12"></a><var>436.12</var>holder's giving the injections. A copy of the agreement must be placed in the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.13"></a><var>436.13</var>service recipient record.<br />
         		<a id="pl.436.14"></a><var>436.14</var>Only licensed health professionals are allowed to administer psychotropic <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.15"></a><var>436.15</var>medications by injection.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.30.0"></a><a id="pl.436.16"></a><var>436.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.051, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.436.17"></a><var>436.17</var><b>245D.051 PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION USE AND MONITORING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.436.18"></a><var>436.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Conditions for psychotropic medication administration.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.19"></a><var>436.19</var>When a person is prescribed a psychotropic medication and the license holder is assigned <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.20"></a><var>436.20</var>responsibility for administration of the medication in the person's coordinated service <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.21"></a><var>436.21</var>and support plan or the coordinated service and support plan addendum, the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.22"></a><var>436.22</var>holder must ensure that the requirements in paragraphs (b) to (d) and section 
         <statute_ref>245D.05</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.23"></a><var>436.23</var>subdivision 2, are met.<br />
         		<a id="pl.436.24"></a><var>436.24</var>(b) Use of the medication must be included in the person's coordinated service and <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.25"></a><var>436.25</var>support plan or in the coordinated service and support plan addendum and based on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.26"></a><var>436.26</var>prescriber's current written or electronically recorded prescription.<br />
         		<a id="pl.436.27"></a><var>436.27</var>(c) (b) The license holder must develop, implement, and maintain the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.28"></a><var>436.28</var>documentation in the person's coordinated service and support plan addendum according <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.29"></a><var>436.29</var>to the requirements in sections 
         <statute_ref>245D.07</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245D.071</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.436.30"></a><var>436.30</var>(1) a description of the target symptoms that the psychotropic medication is to <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.31"></a><var>436.31</var>alleviate; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.436.32"></a><var>436.32</var>(2) documentation methods the license holder will use to monitor and measure <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.33"></a><var>436.33</var>changes in the target symptoms that are to be alleviated by the psychotropic medication if <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.34"></a><var>436.34</var>required by the prescriber. The license holder must collect and report on medication and <br />
         		<a id="pl.436.35"></a><var>436.35</var>symptom-related data as instructed by the prescriber. The license holder must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.1"></a><var>437.1</var>the monitoring data to the expanded support team for review every three months, or as <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.2"></a><var>437.2</var>otherwise requested by the person or the person's legal representative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.437.3"></a><var>437.3</var>For the purposes of this section, "target symptom" refers to any perceptible <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.4"></a><var>437.4</var>diagnostic criteria for a person's diagnosed mental disorder, as defined by the Diagnostic <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.5"></a><var>437.5</var>and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) or <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.6"></a><var>437.6</var>successive editions, that has been identified for alleviation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.437.7"></a><var>437.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Refusal to authorize psychotropic medication.</b> If the person or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.8"></a><var>437.8</var>person's legal representative refuses to authorize the administration of a psychotropic <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.9"></a><var>437.9</var>medication as ordered by the prescriber, the license holder must follow the requirement in <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.10"></a><var>437.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245D.05, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), clause (2).  not administer the medication. <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.11"></a><var>437.11</var>The refusal to authorize medication administration must be reported to the prescriber as <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.12"></a><var>437.12</var>expediently as possible. After reporting the refusal to the prescriber, the license holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.13"></a><var>437.13</var>must follow any directives or orders given by the prescriber. A court order must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.14"></a><var>437.14</var>obtained to override the refusal. A refusal may not be overridden without a court order. <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.15"></a><var>437.15</var>Refusal to authorize administration of a specific psychotropic medication is not grounds <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.16"></a><var>437.16</var>for service termination and does not constitute an emergency. A decision to terminate <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.17"></a><var>437.17</var>services must be reached in compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>245D.10, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.31.0"></a><a id="pl.437.18"></a><var>437.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.06, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.19"></a><var>437.19</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.437.20"></a><var>437.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Incident response and reporting. </b> (a) The license holder must <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.21"></a><var>437.21</var>respond to incidents under section 
         <statute_ref>245D.02, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, that occur while providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.22"></a><var>437.22</var>services to protect the health and safety of and minimize risk of harm to the person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.437.23"></a><var>437.23</var>(b) The license holder must maintain information about and report incidents to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.24"></a><var>437.24</var>person's legal representative or designated emergency contact and case manager within <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.25"></a><var>437.25</var>24 hours of an incident occurring while services are being provided, within 24 hours of <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.26"></a><var>437.26</var>discovery or receipt of information that an incident occurred, unless the license holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.27"></a><var>437.27</var>has reason to know that the incident has already been reported, or as otherwise directed <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.28"></a><var>437.28</var>in a person's coordinated service and support plan or coordinated service and support <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.29"></a><var>437.29</var>plan addendum. An incident of suspected or alleged maltreatment must be reported as <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.30"></a><var>437.30</var>required under paragraph (d), and an incident of serious injury or death must be reported <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.31"></a><var>437.31</var>as required under paragraph (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.437.32"></a><var>437.32</var>(c) When the incident involves more than one person, the license holder must not <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.33"></a><var>437.33</var>disclose personally identifiable information about any other person when making the report <br />
         		<a id="pl.437.34"></a><var>437.34</var>to each person and case manager unless the license holder has the consent of the person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.438.1"></a><var>438.1</var>(d) Within 24 hours of reporting maltreatment as required under section 
         <statute_ref>626.556 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.438.2"></a><var>438.2</var>or 
         <statute_ref>626.557</statute_ref>, the license holder must inform the case manager of the report unless there is <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.3"></a><var>438.3</var>reason to believe that the case manager is involved in the suspected maltreatment. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.4"></a><var>438.4</var>license holder must disclose the nature of the activity or occurrence reported and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.5"></a><var>438.5</var>agency that received the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.438.6"></a><var>438.6</var>(e) The license holder must report the death or serious injury of the person as <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.7"></a><var>438.7</var>required in paragraph (b) and to the Department of Human Services Licensing Division, <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.8"></a><var>438.8</var>and the Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities as <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.9"></a><var>438.9</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>245.94, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>, within 24 hours of the death, or receipt of <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.10"></a><var>438.10</var>information that the death occurred, unless the license holder has reason to know that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.11"></a><var>438.11</var>death has already been reported.<br />
         		<a id="pl.438.12"></a><var>438.12</var>(f) When a death or serious injury occurs in a facility certified as an intermediate <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.13"></a><var>438.13</var>care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, the death or serious injury must <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.14"></a><var>438.14</var>be reported to the Department of Health, Office of Health Facility Complaints, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.15"></a><var>438.15</var>Office of Ombudsman for Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, as required <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.16"></a><var>438.16</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>245.91</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245.94, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>, unless the license holder has reason to <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.17"></a><var>438.17</var>know that the death has already been reported.<br />
         		<a id="pl.438.18"></a><var>438.18</var>(g) The license holder must conduct an internal review of incident reports of deaths <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.19"></a><var>438.19</var>and serious injuries that occurred while services were being provided and that were not <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.20"></a><var>438.20</var>reported by the program as alleged or suspected maltreatment, for identification of incident <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.21"></a><var>438.21</var>patterns, and implementation of corrective action as necessary to reduce occurrences. <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.22"></a><var>438.22</var>The review must include an evaluation of whether related policies and procedures were <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.23"></a><var>438.23</var>followed, whether the policies and procedures were adequate, whether there is a need for <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.24"></a><var>438.24</var>additional staff training, whether the reported event is similar to past events with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.25"></a><var>438.25</var>persons or the services involved, and whether there is a need for corrective action by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.26"></a><var>438.26</var>license holder to protect the health and safety of persons receiving services. Based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.27"></a><var>438.27</var>the results of this review, the license holder must develop, document, and implement a <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.28"></a><var>438.28</var>corrective action plan designed to correct current lapses and prevent future lapses in <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.29"></a><var>438.29</var>performance by staff or the license holder, if any.<br />
         		<a id="pl.438.30"></a><var>438.30</var>(h) The license holder must verbally report the emergency use of manual restraint <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.31"></a><var>438.31</var>of a person as required in paragraph (b) within 24 hours of the occurrence. The license <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.32"></a><var>438.32</var>holder must ensure the written report and internal review of all incident reports of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.438.33"></a><var>438.33</var>emergency use of manual restraints are completed according to the requirements in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.438.34"></a><var>438.34</var>245D.061
         </statute_ref> or successor provisions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.32.0"></a><a id="pl.439.1"></a><var>439.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.06, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.2"></a><var>439.2</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.439.3"></a><var>439.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Environment and safety.</b> The license holder must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.439.4"></a><var>439.4</var>(1) ensure the following when the license holder is the owner, lessor, or tenant <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.5"></a><var>439.5</var>of the service site:<br />
         		<a id="pl.439.6"></a><var>439.6</var>(i) the service site is a safe and hazard-free environment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.439.7"></a><var>439.7</var>(ii) that toxic substances or dangerous items are inaccessible to persons served by <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.8"></a><var>439.8</var>the program only to protect the safety of a person receiving services when a known safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.9"></a><var>439.9</var>threat exists and not as a substitute for staff supervision or interactions with a person who <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.10"></a><var>439.10</var>is receiving services. If toxic substances or dangerous items are made inaccessible, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.11"></a><var>439.11</var>license holder must document an assessment of the physical plant, its environment, and its <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.12"></a><var>439.12</var>population identifying the risk factors which require toxic substances or dangerous items <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.13"></a><var>439.13</var>to be inaccessible and a statement of specific measures to be taken to minimize the safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.14"></a><var>439.14</var>risk to persons receiving services and to restore accessibility to all persons receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.15"></a><var>439.15</var>services at the service site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.439.16"></a><var>439.16</var>(iii) doors are locked from the inside to prevent a person from exiting only when <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.17"></a><var>439.17</var>necessary to protect the safety of a person receiving services and not as a substitute for <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.18"></a><var>439.18</var>staff supervision or interactions with the person. If doors are locked from the inside, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.19"></a><var>439.19</var>license holder must document an assessment of the physical plant, the environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.20"></a><var>439.20</var>the population served, identifying the risk factors which require the use of locked doors, <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.21"></a><var>439.21</var>and a statement of specific measures to be taken to minimize the safety risk to persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.22"></a><var>439.22</var>receiving services at the service site; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.439.23"></a><var>439.23</var>(iv) a staff person is available at the service site who is trained in basic first aid and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.24"></a><var>439.24</var>when required in a person's coordinated service and support plan or coordinated service <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.25"></a><var>439.25</var>and support plan addendum, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) whenever persons are <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.26"></a><var>439.26</var>present and staff are required to be at the site to provide direct support service. The CPR <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.27"></a><var>439.27</var>training must include in-person instruction, hands-on practice, and an observed skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.28"></a><var>439.28</var>assessment under the direct supervision of a CPR instructor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.439.29"></a><var>439.29</var>(2) maintain equipment, vehicles, supplies, and materials owned or leased by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.30"></a><var>439.30</var>license holder in good condition when used to provide services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.439.31"></a><var>439.31</var>(3) follow procedures to ensure safe transportation, handling, and transfers of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.32"></a><var>439.32</var>person and any equipment used by the person, when the license holder is responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.33"></a><var>439.33</var>transportation of a person or a person's equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.439.34"></a><var>439.34</var>(4) be prepared for emergencies and follow emergency response procedures to <br />
         		<a id="pl.439.35"></a><var>439.35</var>ensure the person's safety in an emergency; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.440.1"></a><var>440.1</var>(5) follow universal precautions and sanitary practices, including hand washing, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.2"></a><var>440.2</var>infection prevention and control, and to prevent communicable diseases.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.33.0"></a><a id="pl.440.3"></a><var>440.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.06, subdivision 4, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.4"></a><var>440.4</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.440.5"></a><var>440.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Funds and property</b><b>; legal representative restrictions</b><b>.</b> (a) Whenever the <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.6"></a><var>440.6</var>license holder assists a person with the safekeeping of funds or other property according <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.7"></a><var>440.7</var>to section 
         <statute_ref>245A.04, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, the license holder must obtain written authorization <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.8"></a><var>440.8</var>to do so from the person or the person's legal representative and the case manager. <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.9"></a><var>440.9</var>Authorization must be obtained within five working days of service initiation and renewed <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.10"></a><var>440.10</var>annually thereafter. At the time initial authorization is obtained, the license holder must <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.11"></a><var>440.11</var>survey, document, and implement the preferences of the person or the person's legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.12"></a><var>440.12</var>representative and the case manager for frequency of receiving a statement that itemizes <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.13"></a><var>440.13</var>receipts and disbursements of funds or other property. The license holder must document <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.14"></a><var>440.14</var>changes to these preferences when they are requested.<br />
         		<a id="pl.440.15"></a><var>440.15</var>(b) A license holder or staff person may not accept powers-of-attorney from a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.16"></a><var>440.16</var>receiving services from the license holder for any purpose. This does not apply to license <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.17"></a><var>440.17</var>holders that are Minnesota counties or other units of government or to staff persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.18"></a><var>440.18</var>employed by license holders who were acting as attorney-in-fact for specific individuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.19"></a><var>440.19</var>prior to implementation of this chapter. The license holder must maintain documentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.20"></a><var>440.20</var>of the power-of-attorney in the service recipient record.<br />
         		<a id="pl.440.21"></a><var>440.21</var>(c) A license holder or staff person is restricted from accepting an appointment <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.22"></a><var>440.22</var>as a guardian as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.440.23"></a><var>440.23</var>(1) under section 524.5-309 of the Uniform Probate Code, any individual or agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.24"></a><var>440.24</var>that provides residence, custodial care, medical care, employment training, or other care <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.25"></a><var>440.25</var>or services for which the individual or agency receives a fee may not be appointed as <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.26"></a><var>440.26</var>guardian unless related to the respondent by blood, marriage, or adoption; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.440.27"></a><var>440.27</var>(2) under section 245A.03, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), a related <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.28"></a><var>440.28</var>individual as defined under section 245A.02, subdivision 13, is excluded from licensure. <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.29"></a><var>440.29</var>Services provided by a license holder to a person under the license holder's guardianship <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.30"></a><var>440.30</var>are not licensed services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.440.31"></a><var>440.31</var>(c) (d) Upon the transfer or death of a person, any funds or other property of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.32"></a><var>440.32</var>person must be surrendered to the person or the person's legal representative, or given to <br />
         		<a id="pl.440.33"></a><var>440.33</var>the executor or administrator of the estate in exchange for an itemized receipt.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.34.0"></a><a id="pl.441.1"></a><var>441.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.06, subdivision 6, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.2"></a><var>441.2</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.3"></a><var>441.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Restricted procedures.</b> (a) The following procedures are allowed when <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.4"></a><var>441.4</var>the procedures are implemented in compliance with the standards governing their use as <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.5"></a><var>441.5</var>identified in clauses (1) to (3). Allowed but restricted procedures include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.6"></a><var>441.6</var>(1) permitted actions and procedures subject to the requirements in subdivision 7;<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.7"></a><var>441.7</var>(2) procedures identified in a positive support transition plan subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.8"></a><var>441.8</var>requirements in subdivision 8; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.9"></a><var>441.9</var>(3) emergency use of manual restraint subject to the requirements in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.441.10"></a><var>441.10</var>245D.061
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.11"></a><var>441.11</var>For purposes of this chapter, this section supersedes the requirements identified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.12"></a><var>441.12</var>Minnesota Rules, part 9525.2740.<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.13"></a><var>441.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A restricted procedure identified in paragraph (a) must not:<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.14"></a><var>441.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) be implemented with a child in a manner that constitutes sexual abuse, neglect, <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.15"></a><var>441.15</var>physical abuse, or mental injury, as defined in section 626.556, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.16"></a><var>441.16</var>(2) be implemented with an adult in a manner that constitutes abuse or neglect as <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.17"></a><var>441.17</var>defined in section 626.5572, subdivision 2 or 17;<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.18"></a><var>441.18</var>(3) be implemented in a manner that violates a person's rights identified in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.19"></a><var>441.19</var>245D.04;<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.20"></a><var>441.20</var>(4) restrict a person's normal access to a nutritious diet, drinking water, adequate <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.21"></a><var>441.21</var>ventilation, necessary medical care, ordinary hygiene facilities, normal sleeping <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.22"></a><var>441.22</var>conditions, necessary clothing, or any protection required by state licensing standards or <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.23"></a><var>441.23</var>federal regulations governing the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.24"></a><var>441.24</var>(5) deny the person visitation or ordinary contact with legal counsel, a legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.25"></a><var>441.25</var>representative, or next of kin;<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.26"></a><var>441.26</var>(6) be used for the convenience of staff, as punishment, as a substitute for adequate <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.27"></a><var>441.27</var>staffing, or as a consequence if the person refuses to participate in the treatment or services <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.28"></a><var>441.28</var>provided by the program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.29"></a><var>441.29</var>(7) use prone restraint. For purposes of this section, "prone restraint" means use <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.30"></a><var>441.30</var>of manual restraint that places a person in a face-down position. Prone restraint does <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.31"></a><var>441.31</var>not include brief physical holding of a person who, during an emergency use of manual <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.32"></a><var>441.32</var>restraint, rolls into a prone position, if the person is restored to a standing, sitting, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.33"></a><var>441.33</var>side-lying position as quickly as possible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.441.34"></a><var>441.34</var>(8) apply back or chest pressure while a person is in a prone position as identified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.441.35"></a><var>441.35</var>clause (7), supine position, or side-lying position; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.1"></a><var>442.1</var>(9) be implemented in a manner that is contraindicated for any of the person's known <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.2"></a><var>442.2</var>medical or psychological limitations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.35.0"></a><a id="pl.442.3"></a><var>442.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.06, subdivision 7, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.4"></a><var>442.4</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.5"></a><var>442.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Permitted actions and procedures.</b> (a) Use of the instructional techniques <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.6"></a><var>442.6</var>and intervention procedures as identified in paragraphs (b) and (c) is permitted when used <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.7"></a><var>442.7</var>on an intermittent or continuous basis. When used on a continuous basis, it must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.8"></a><var>442.8</var>addressed in a person's coordinated service and support plan addendum as identified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.9"></a><var>442.9</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>245D.07</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>245D.071</statute_ref>. For purposes of this chapter, the requirements of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.10"></a><var>442.10</var>subdivision supersede the requirements identified in Minnesota Rules, part 9525.2720.<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.11"></a><var>442.11</var>(b) Physical contact or instructional techniques must use the least restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.12"></a><var>442.12</var>alternative possible to meet the needs of the person and may be used:<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.13"></a><var>442.13</var>(1) to calm or comfort a person by holding that person with no resistance from <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.14"></a><var>442.14</var>that person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.15"></a><var>442.15</var>(2) to protect a person known to be at risk or of  injury due to frequent falls as a result <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.16"></a><var>442.16</var>of a medical condition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.17"></a><var>442.17</var>(3) to facilitate the person's completion of a task or response when the person does <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.18"></a><var>442.18</var>not resist or the person's resistance is minimal in intensity and duration; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.19"></a><var>442.19</var>(4) to briefly block or redirect a person's limbs or body without holding the person or <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.20"></a><var>442.20</var>limiting the person's movement to interrupt the person's behavior that may result in injury <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.21"></a><var>442.21</var>to self or others. with less than 60 seconds of physical contact by staff; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.22"></a><var>442.22</var>(5) to redirect a person's behavior when the behavior does not pose a serious threat <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.23"></a><var>442.23</var>to the person or others and the behavior is effectively redirected with less than 60 seconds <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.24"></a><var>442.24</var>of physical contact by staff.<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.25"></a><var>442.25</var>(c) Restraint may be used as an intervention procedure to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.26"></a><var>442.26</var>(1) allow a licensed health care professional to safely conduct a medical examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.27"></a><var>442.27</var>or to provide medical treatment ordered by a licensed health care professional to a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.28"></a><var>442.28</var>necessary to promote healing or recovery from an acute, meaning short-term, medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.29"></a><var>442.29</var>condition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.30"></a><var>442.30</var>(2) assist in the safe evacuation or redirection of a person in the event of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.31"></a><var>442.31</var>emergency and the person is at imminent risk of harm.; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.32"></a><var>442.32</var>Any use of manual restraint as allowed in this paragraph must comply with the restrictions <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.33"></a><var>442.33</var>identified in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.061, subdivision 3</statute_ref>; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.442.34"></a><var>442.34</var>(3) position a person with physical disabilities in a manner specified in the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.442.35"></a><var>442.35</var>coordinated service and support plan addendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.443.1"></a><var>443.1</var>Any use of manual restraint as allowed in this paragraph must comply with the restrictions <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.2"></a><var>443.2</var>identified in subdivision 6, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.443.3"></a><var>443.3</var>(d) Use of adaptive aids or equipment, orthotic devices, or other medical equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.4"></a><var>443.4</var>ordered by a licensed health professional to treat a diagnosed medical condition do not in <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.5"></a><var>443.5</var>and of themselves constitute the use of mechanical restraint.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.36.0"></a><a id="pl.443.6"></a><var>443.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.06, subdivision 8, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.7"></a><var>443.7</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.443.8"></a><var>443.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Positive support transition plan.</b> (a) License holders must develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.9"></a><var>443.9</var>a positive support transition plan on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.10"></a><var>443.10</var>commissioner for a person who requires intervention in order to maintain safety when <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.11"></a><var>443.11</var>it is known that the person's behavior poses an immediate risk of physical harm to self <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.12"></a><var>443.12</var>or others. The positive support transition plan forms and instructions will supersede the <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.13"></a><var>443.13</var>requirements in Minnesota Rules, parts 9525.2750; 9525.2760; and 9525.2780. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.14"></a><var>443.14</var>positive support transition plan must phase out any existing plans for the emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.15"></a><var>443.15</var>or programmatic use of aversive or deprivation procedures restrictive interventions<br />
         		<a id="pl.443.16"></a><var>443.16</var> prohibited under this chapter within the following timelines:<br />
         		<a id="pl.443.17"></a><var>443.17</var>(1) for persons receiving services from the license holder before January 1, 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.18"></a><var>443.18</var>the plan must be developed and implemented by February 1, 2014, and phased out no <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.19"></a><var>443.19</var>later than December 31, 2014; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.443.20"></a><var>443.20</var>(2) for persons admitted to the program on or after January 1, 2014, the plan must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.21"></a><var>443.21</var>developed and implemented within 30 calendar days of service initiation and phased out <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.22"></a><var>443.22</var>no later than 11 months from the date of plan implementation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.443.23"></a><var>443.23</var>(b) The commissioner has limited authority to grant approval for the emergency use <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.24"></a><var>443.24</var>of procedures identified in subdivision 6 that had been part of an approved positive support <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.25"></a><var>443.25</var>transition plan when a person is at imminent risk of serious injury as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.26"></a><var>443.26</var>245.91, subdivision 6, due to self-injurious behavior and the following conditions are met:<br />
         		<a id="pl.443.27"></a><var>443.27</var>(1) the person's expanded support team approves the emergency use of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.28"></a><var>443.28</var>procedures; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.443.29"></a><var>443.29</var>(2) the interim review panel established in section 245.8251, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.30"></a><var>443.30</var>recommends commissioner approval of the emergency use of the procedures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.443.31"></a><var>443.31</var>(c) Written requests for the emergency use of the procedures must be developed <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.32"></a><var>443.32</var>and submitted to the commissioner by the designated coordinator with input from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.33"></a><var>443.33</var>person's expanded support team in accordance with the requirements set by the interim <br />
         		<a id="pl.443.34"></a><var>443.34</var>review panel, in addition to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.1"></a><var>444.1</var>(1) a copy of the person's current positive support transition plan and copies of <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.2"></a><var>444.2</var>each positive support transition plan review containing data on the progress of the plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.3"></a><var>444.3</var>from the previous year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.4"></a><var>444.4</var>(2) documentation of a good faith effort to eliminate the use of the procedures that <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.5"></a><var>444.5</var>had been part of an approved positive support transition plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.6"></a><var>444.6</var>(3) justification for the continued use of the procedures that identifies the imminent <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.7"></a><var>444.7</var>risk of serious injury due to the person's self-injurious behavior if the procedures were <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.8"></a><var>444.8</var>eliminated;<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.9"></a><var>444.9</var>(4) documentation of the clinicians consulted in creating and maintaining the <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.10"></a><var>444.10</var>positive support transition plan; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.11"></a><var>444.11</var>(5) documentation of the expanded support team's approval and the recommendation <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.12"></a><var>444.12</var>from the interim panel required under paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.13"></a><var>444.13</var>(d) A copy of the written request, supporting documentation, and the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.14"></a><var>444.14</var>final determination on the request must be maintained in the person's service recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.15"></a><var>444.15</var>record.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.37.0"></a><a id="pl.444.16"></a><var>444.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.071, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.17"></a><var>444.17</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.18"></a><var>444.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Assessment and initial service planning.</b> (a) Within 15 days of service <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.19"></a><var>444.19</var>initiation the license holder must complete a preliminary coordinated service and support <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.20"></a><var>444.20</var>plan addendum based on the coordinated service and support plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.21"></a><var>444.21</var>(b) Within 45 days of service initiation the license holder must meet with the person, <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.22"></a><var>444.22</var>the person's legal representative, the case manager, and other members of the support team <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.23"></a><var>444.23</var>or expanded support team to assess and determine the following based on the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.24"></a><var>444.24</var>coordinated service and support plan and the requirements in subdivision 4 and section <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.25"></a><var>444.25</var><statute_ref>245D.07, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.26"></a><var>444.26</var>(1) the scope of the services to be provided to support the person's daily needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.27"></a><var>444.27</var>and activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.28"></a><var>444.28</var>(2) the person's desired outcomes and the supports necessary to accomplish the <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.29"></a><var>444.29</var>person's desired outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.30"></a><var>444.30</var>(3) the person's preferences for how services and supports are provided;<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.31"></a><var>444.31</var>(4) whether the current service setting is the most integrated setting available and <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.32"></a><var>444.32</var>appropriate for the person; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.444.33"></a><var>444.33</var>(5) how services must be coordinated across other providers licensed under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.444.34"></a><var>444.34</var>chapter serving the same person to ensure continuity of care for the person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.445.1"></a><var>445.1</var>(c) Within the scope of services, the license holder must, at a minimum, assess <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.2"></a><var>445.2</var>the following areas:<br />
         		<a id="pl.445.3"></a><var>445.3</var>(1) the person's ability to self-manage health and medical needs to maintain or <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.4"></a><var>445.4</var>improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being, including, when applicable, allergies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.5"></a><var>445.5</var>seizures, choking, special dietary needs, chronic medical conditions, self-administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.6"></a><var>445.6</var>of medication or treatment orders, preventative screening, and medical and dental <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.7"></a><var>445.7</var>appointments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.445.8"></a><var>445.8</var>(2) the person's ability to self-manage personal safety to avoid injury or accident in <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.9"></a><var>445.9</var>the service setting, including, when applicable, risk of falling, mobility, regulating water <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.10"></a><var>445.10</var>temperature, community survival skills, water safety skills, and sensory disabilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.445.11"></a><var>445.11</var>(3) the person's ability to self-manage symptoms or behavior that may otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.12"></a><var>445.12</var>result in an incident as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.02, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, clauses (4) to <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.13"></a><var>445.13</var>(7), suspension or termination of services by the license holder, or other symptoms <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.14"></a><var>445.14</var>or behaviors that may jeopardize the health and safety of the person or others. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.15"></a><var>445.15</var>assessments must produce information about the person that is descriptive of the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.16"></a><var>445.16</var>overall strengths, functional skills and abilities, and behaviors or symptoms.<br />
         		<a id="pl.445.17"></a><var>445.17</var>(b) Within the scope of services, the license holder must, at a minimum, complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.18"></a><var>445.18</var>assessments in the following areas before the 45-day planning meeting:<br />
         		<a id="pl.445.19"></a><var>445.19</var>(1) the person's ability to self-manage health and medical needs to maintain or <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.20"></a><var>445.20</var>improve physical, mental, and emotional well-being, including, when applicable, allergies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.21"></a><var>445.21</var>seizures, choking, special dietary needs, chronic medical conditions, self-administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.22"></a><var>445.22</var>of medication or treatment orders, preventative screening, and medical and dental <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.23"></a><var>445.23</var>appointments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.445.24"></a><var>445.24</var>(2) the person's ability to self-manage personal safety to avoid injury or accident in <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.25"></a><var>445.25</var>the service setting, including, when applicable, risk of falling, mobility, regulating water <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.26"></a><var>445.26</var>temperature, community survival skills, water safety skills, and sensory disabilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.445.27"></a><var>445.27</var>(3) the person's ability to self-manage symptoms or behavior that may otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.28"></a><var>445.28</var>result in an incident as defined in section 245D.02, subdivision 11, clauses (4) to (7), <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.29"></a><var>445.29</var>suspension or termination of services by the license holder, or other symptoms or <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.30"></a><var>445.30</var>behaviors that may jeopardize the health and safety of the person or others.<br />
         		<a id="pl.445.31"></a><var>445.31</var>Assessments must produce information about the person that describes the person's overall <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.32"></a><var>445.32</var>strengths, functional skills and abilities, and behaviors or symptoms. Assessments must <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.33"></a><var>445.33</var>be based on the person's status within the last 12 months at the time of service initiation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.34"></a><var>445.34</var>Assessments based on older information must be documented and justified. Assessments <br />
         		<a id="pl.445.35"></a><var>445.35</var>must be conducted annually at a minimum or within 30 days of a written request from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.1"></a><var>446.1</var>person or the person's legal representative or case manager. The results must be reviewed <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.2"></a><var>446.2</var>by the support team or expanded support team as part of a service plan review.<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.3"></a><var>446.3</var>(c) Within 45 days of service initiation, the license holder must meet with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.4"></a><var>446.4</var>person, the person's legal representative, the case manager, and other members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.5"></a><var>446.5</var>support team or expanded support team to determine the following based on information <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.6"></a><var>446.6</var>obtained from the assessments identified in paragraph (b), the person's identified needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.7"></a><var>446.7</var>in the coordinated service and support plan, and the requirements in subdivision 4 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.8"></a><var>446.8</var>section 245D.07, subdivision 1a:<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.9"></a><var>446.9</var>(1) the scope of the services to be provided to support the person's daily needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.10"></a><var>446.10</var>and activities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.11"></a><var>446.11</var>(2) the person's desired outcomes and the supports necessary to accomplish the <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.12"></a><var>446.12</var>person's desired outcomes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.13"></a><var>446.13</var>(3) the person's preferences for how services and supports are provided;<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.14"></a><var>446.14</var>(4) whether the current service setting is the most integrated setting available and <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.15"></a><var>446.15</var>appropriate for the person; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.16"></a><var>446.16</var>(5) how services must be coordinated across other providers licensed under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.17"></a><var>446.17</var>chapter serving the person and members of the support team or expanded support team to <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.18"></a><var>446.18</var>ensure continuity of care and coordination of services for the person.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.38.0"></a><a id="pl.446.19"></a><var>446.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.071, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.20"></a><var>446.20</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.21"></a><var>446.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Service outcomes and supports.</b> (a) Within ten working days of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.22"></a><var>446.22</var>45-day planning meeting, the license holder must develop and document a service plan that <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.23"></a><var>446.23</var>documents the service outcomes and supports based on the assessments completed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.24"></a><var>446.24</var>subdivision 3 and the requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.07, subdivision 1a</statute_ref>. The outcomes and <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.25"></a><var>446.25</var>supports must be included in the coordinated service and support plan addendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.26"></a><var>446.26</var>(b) The license holder must document the supports and methods to be implemented <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.27"></a><var>446.27</var>to support the accomplishment of person and accomplish outcomes related to acquiring, <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.28"></a><var>446.28</var>retaining, or improving skills and physical, mental, and emotional health and well-being. <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.29"></a><var>446.29</var>The documentation must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.30"></a><var>446.30</var>(1) the methods or actions that will be used to support the person and to accomplish <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.31"></a><var>446.31</var>the service outcomes, including information about:<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.32"></a><var>446.32</var>(i) any changes or modifications to the physical and social environments necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.446.33"></a><var>446.33</var>when the service supports are provided;<br />
         		<a id="pl.446.34"></a><var>446.34</var>(ii) any equipment and materials required; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.447.1"></a><var>447.1</var>(iii) techniques that are consistent with the person's communication mode and <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.2"></a><var>447.2</var>learning style;<br />
         		<a id="pl.447.3"></a><var>447.3</var>(2) the measurable and observable criteria for identifying when the desired outcome <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.4"></a><var>447.4</var>has been achieved and how data will be collected;<br />
         		<a id="pl.447.5"></a><var>447.5</var>(3) the projected starting date for implementing the supports and methods and <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.6"></a><var>447.6</var>the date by which progress towards accomplishing the outcomes will be reviewed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.7"></a><var>447.7</var>evaluated; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.447.8"></a><var>447.8</var>(4) the names of the staff or position responsible for implementing the supports <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.9"></a><var>447.9</var>and methods.<br />
         		<a id="pl.447.10"></a><var>447.10</var>(c) Within 20 working days of the 45-day meeting, the license holder must obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.11"></a><var>447.11</var>dated signatures from the person or the person's legal representative and case manager <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.12"></a><var>447.12</var>to document completion and approval of the assessment and coordinated service and <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.13"></a><var>447.13</var>support plan addendum.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.39.0"></a><a id="pl.447.14"></a><var>447.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.071, subdivision 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.15"></a><var>447.15</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.447.16"></a><var>447.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Progress reviews</b><b> Service plan review and evaluation</b><b>.</b> (a) The license <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.17"></a><var>447.17</var>holder must give the person or the person's legal representative and case manager an <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.18"></a><var>447.18</var>opportunity to participate in the ongoing review and development of the service plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.19"></a><var>447.19</var>and the methods used to support the person and accomplish outcomes identified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.20"></a><var>447.20</var>subdivisions 3 and 4. The license holder, in coordination with the person's support team <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.21"></a><var>447.21</var>or expanded support team, must meet with the person, the person's legal representative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.22"></a><var>447.22</var>and the case manager, and participate in progress service plan review meetings following <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.23"></a><var>447.23</var>stated timelines established in the person's coordinated service and support plan or <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.24"></a><var>447.24</var>coordinated service and support plan addendum or within 30 days of a written request <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.25"></a><var>447.25</var>by the person, the person's legal representative, or the case manager, at a minimum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.26"></a><var>447.26</var>once per year. The purpose of the service plan review is to determine whether changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.27"></a><var>447.27</var>are needed to the service plan based on the assessment information, the license holder's <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.28"></a><var>447.28</var>evaluation of progress towards accomplishing outcomes, or other information provided by <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.29"></a><var>447.29</var>the support team or expanded support team.<br />
         		<a id="pl.447.30"></a><var>447.30</var>(b) The license holder must summarize the person's status and progress toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.31"></a><var>447.31</var>achieving the identified outcomes and make recommendations and identify the rationale <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.32"></a><var>447.32</var>for changing, continuing, or discontinuing implementation of supports and methods <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.33"></a><var>447.33</var>identified in subdivision 4 in a written report sent to the person or the person's legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.447.34"></a><var>447.34</var>representative and case manager five working days prior to the review meeting, unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.1"></a><var>448.1</var>the person, the person's legal representative, or the case manager requests to receive the <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.2"></a><var>448.2</var>report at the time of the meeting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.448.3"></a><var>448.3</var>(c) Within ten working days of the progress review meeting, the license holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.4"></a><var>448.4</var>must obtain dated signatures from the person or the person's legal representative and <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.5"></a><var>448.5</var>the case manager to document approval of any changes to the coordinated service and <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.6"></a><var>448.6</var>support plan addendum.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.40.0"></a><a id="pl.448.7"></a><var>448.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.081, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.8"></a><var>448.8</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.448.9"></a><var>448.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Coordination and evaluation of individual service delivery.</b> (a) Delivery <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.10"></a><var>448.10</var>and evaluation of services provided by the license holder must be coordinated by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.11"></a><var>448.11</var>designated staff person. The designated coordinator must provide supervision, support, <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.12"></a><var>448.12</var>and evaluation of activities that include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.448.13"></a><var>448.13</var>(1) oversight of the license holder's responsibilities assigned in the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.14"></a><var>448.14</var>coordinated service and support plan and the coordinated service and support plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.15"></a><var>448.15</var>addendum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.448.16"></a><var>448.16</var>(2) taking the action necessary to facilitate the accomplishment of the outcomes <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.17"></a><var>448.17</var>according to the requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.07</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.448.18"></a><var>448.18</var>(3) instruction and assistance to direct support staff implementing the coordinated <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.19"></a><var>448.19</var>service and support plan and the service outcomes, including direct observation of service <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.20"></a><var>448.20</var>delivery sufficient to assess staff competency; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.448.21"></a><var>448.21</var>(4) evaluation of the effectiveness of service delivery, methodologies, and progress on <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.22"></a><var>448.22</var>the person's outcomes based on the measurable and observable criteria for identifying when <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.23"></a><var>448.23</var>the desired outcome has been achieved according to the requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.07</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.448.24"></a><var>448.24</var>(b) The license holder must ensure that the designated coordinator is competent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.25"></a><var>448.25</var>perform the required duties identified in paragraph (a) through education and, training <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.26"></a><var>448.26</var>in human services and disability-related fields, and work experience in providing direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.27"></a><var>448.27</var>care services and supports to persons with disabilities relevant to the primary disability of <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.28"></a><var>448.28</var>persons served by the license holder and the individual persons for whom the designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.29"></a><var>448.29</var>coordinator is responsible. The designated coordinator must have the skills and ability <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.30"></a><var>448.30</var>necessary to develop effective plans and to design and use data systems to measure <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.31"></a><var>448.31</var>effectiveness of services and supports. The license holder must verify and document <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.32"></a><var>448.32</var>competence according to the requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.09, subdivision </statute_ref>3. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.448.33"></a><var>448.33</var>designated coordinator must minimally have:<br />
         		<a id="pl.449.1"></a><var>449.1</var>(1) a baccalaureate degree in a field related to human services, and one year of <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.2"></a><var>449.2</var>full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.3"></a><var>449.3</var>persons age 65 and older;<br />
         		<a id="pl.449.4"></a><var>449.4</var>(2) an associate degree in a field related to human services, and two years of <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.5"></a><var>449.5</var>full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.6"></a><var>449.6</var>persons age 65 and older;<br />
         		<a id="pl.449.7"></a><var>449.7</var>(3) a diploma in a field related to human services from an accredited postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.8"></a><var>449.8</var>institution and three years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.9"></a><var>449.9</var>persons with disabilities or persons age 65 and older; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.449.10"></a><var>449.10</var>(4) a minimum of 50 hours of education and training related to human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.11"></a><var>449.11</var>and disabilities; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.449.12"></a><var>449.12</var>(5) four years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.13"></a><var>449.13</var>with disabilities or persons age 65 and older under the supervision of a staff person who <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.14"></a><var>449.14</var>meets the qualifications identified in clauses (1) to (3).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.41.0"></a><a id="pl.449.15"></a><var>449.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.09, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.16"></a><var>449.16</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.449.17"></a><var>449.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Staff qualifications.</b> (a) The license holder must ensure that staff providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.18"></a><var>449.18</var>direct support, or staff who have responsibilities related to supervising or managing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.19"></a><var>449.19</var>provision of direct support service, are competent as demonstrated through skills and <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.20"></a><var>449.20</var>knowledge training, experience, and education relevant to the primary disability of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.21"></a><var>449.21</var>person and to meet the person's needs and additional requirements as written in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.22"></a><var>449.22</var>coordinated service and support plan or coordinated service and support plan addendum, <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.23"></a><var>449.23</var>or when otherwise required by the case manager or the federal waiver plan. The license <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.24"></a><var>449.24</var>holder must verify and maintain evidence of staff competency, including documentation of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.449.25"></a><var>449.25</var>(1) education and experience qualifications relevant to the job responsibilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.26"></a><var>449.26</var>assigned to the staff and to the needs of the general population primary disability of <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.27"></a><var>449.27</var>persons served by the program, including a valid degree and transcript, or a current license, <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.28"></a><var>449.28</var>registration, or certification, when a degree or licensure, registration, or certification is <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.29"></a><var>449.29</var>required by this chapter or in the coordinated service and support plan or coordinated <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.30"></a><var>449.30</var>service and support plan addendum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.449.31"></a><var>449.31</var>(2) demonstrated competency in the orientation and training areas required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.32"></a><var>449.32</var>this chapter, and when applicable, completion of continuing education required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.33"></a><var>449.33</var>maintain professional licensure, registration, or certification requirements. Competency in <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.34"></a><var>449.34</var>these areas is determined by the license holder through knowledge testing and or observed <br />
         		<a id="pl.449.35"></a><var>449.35</var>skill assessment conducted by the trainer or instructor; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.450.1"></a><var>450.1</var>(3) except for a license holder who is the sole direct support staff, periodic <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.2"></a><var>450.2</var>performance evaluations completed by the license holder of the direct support staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.3"></a><var>450.3</var>person's ability to perform the job functions based on direct observation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.450.4"></a><var>450.4</var>(b) Staff under 18 years of age may not perform overnight duties or administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.5"></a><var>450.5</var>medication.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.42.0"></a><a id="pl.450.6"></a><var>450.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.09, subdivision 4a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.7"></a><var>450.7</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.450.8"></a><var>450.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4a. <b>Orientation to individual service recipient needs.</b> (a) Before having <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.9"></a><var>450.9</var>unsupervised direct contact with a person served by the program, or for whom the staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.10"></a><var>450.10</var>person has not previously provided direct support, or any time the plans or procedures <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.11"></a><var>450.11</var>identified in paragraphs (b) to (f) (g) are revised, the staff person must review and receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.12"></a><var>450.12</var>instruction on the requirements in paragraphs (b) to (f) (g) as they relate to the staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.13"></a><var>450.13</var>person's job functions for that person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.450.14"></a><var>450.14</var>(b) Training and competency evaluations must include the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.450.15"></a><var>450.15</var>(1) appropriate and safe techniques in personal hygiene and grooming, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.16"></a><var>450.16</var>hair care; bathing; care of teeth, gums, and oral prosthetic devices; and other activities of <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.17"></a><var>450.17</var>daily living (ADLs) as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0659, subdivision 1</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.450.18"></a><var>450.18</var>(2) an understanding of what constitutes a healthy diet according to data from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.19"></a><var>450.19</var>Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the skills necessary to prepare that diet;<br />
         		<a id="pl.450.20"></a><var>450.20</var>(3) skills necessary to provide appropriate support in instrumental activities of daily <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.21"></a><var>450.21</var>living (IADLs) as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0659, subdivision 1</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.450.22"></a><var>450.22</var>(4) demonstrated competence in providing first aid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.450.23"></a><var>450.23</var>(c) The staff person must review and receive instruction on the person's coordinated <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.24"></a><var>450.24</var>service and support plan or coordinated service and support plan addendum as it relates <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.25"></a><var>450.25</var>to the responsibilities assigned to the license holder, and when applicable, the person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.26"></a><var>450.26</var>individual abuse prevention plan, to achieve and demonstrate an understanding of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.27"></a><var>450.27</var>person as a unique individual, and how to implement those plans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.450.28"></a><var>450.28</var>(d) The staff person must review and receive instruction on medication setup, <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.29"></a><var>450.29</var>assistance, or administration procedures established for the person when medication <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.30"></a><var>450.30</var>administration is assigned to the license holder according to section 
         <statute_ref>245D.05, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.450.31"></a><var>450.31</var>1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b). Unlicensed staff may administer medications perform medication setup <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.32"></a><var>450.32</var>or medication administration only after successful completion of a medication setup or <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.33"></a><var>450.33</var>medication administration training, from a training curriculum developed by a registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.34"></a><var>450.34</var>nurse, clinical nurse specialist in psychiatric and mental health nursing, certified nurse <br />
         		<a id="pl.450.35"></a><var>450.35</var>practitioner, physician's assistant, or physician or appropriate licensed health professional. <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.1"></a><var>451.1</var>The training curriculum must incorporate an observed skill assessment conducted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.2"></a><var>451.2</var>trainer to ensure unlicensed staff demonstrate the ability to safely and correctly follow <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.3"></a><var>451.3</var>medication procedures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.451.4"></a><var>451.4</var>Medication administration must be taught by a registered nurse, clinical nurse <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.5"></a><var>451.5</var>specialist, certified nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, or physician if, at the time of <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.6"></a><var>451.6</var>service initiation or any time thereafter, the person has or develops a health care condition <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.7"></a><var>451.7</var>that affects the service options available to the person because the condition requires:<br />
         		<a id="pl.451.8"></a><var>451.8</var>(1) specialized or intensive medical or nursing supervision; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.451.9"></a><var>451.9</var>(2) nonmedical service providers to adapt their services to accommodate the health <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.10"></a><var>451.10</var>and safety needs of the person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.451.11"></a><var>451.11</var>(e) The staff person must review and receive instruction on the safe and correct <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.12"></a><var>451.12</var>operation of medical equipment used by the person to sustain life, including but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.13"></a><var>451.13</var>limited to ventilators, feeding tubes, or endotracheal tubes. The training must be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.14"></a><var>451.14</var>by a licensed health care professional or a manufacturer's representative and incorporate <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.15"></a><var>451.15</var>an observed skill assessment to ensure staff demonstrate the ability to safely and correctly <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.16"></a><var>451.16</var>operate the equipment according to the treatment orders and the manufacturer's instructions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.451.17"></a><var>451.17</var>(f) The staff person must review and receive instruction on what constitutes use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.18"></a><var>451.18</var>restraints, time out, and seclusion, including chemical restraint, and staff responsibilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.19"></a><var>451.19</var>related to the prohibitions of their use according to the requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.06</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.20"></a><var>451.20</var>subdivision 5 or successor provisions, why such procedures are not effective for reducing <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.21"></a><var>451.21</var>or eliminating symptoms or undesired behavior and why they are not safe, and the safe <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.22"></a><var>451.22</var>and correct use of manual restraint on an emergency basis according to the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.23"></a><var>451.23</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.061</statute_ref> or successor provisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.451.24"></a><var>451.24</var>(g) The staff person must review and receive instruction on mental health crisis <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.25"></a><var>451.25</var>response, de-escalation techniques, and suicide intervention when providing direct support <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.26"></a><var>451.26</var>to a person with a serious mental illness.<br />
         		<a id="pl.451.27"></a><var>451.27</var>(g) (h) In the event of an emergency service initiation, the license holder must ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.28"></a><var>451.28</var>the training required in this subdivision occurs within 72 hours of the direct support staff <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.29"></a><var>451.29</var>person first having unsupervised contact with the person receiving services. The license <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.30"></a><var>451.30</var>holder must document the reason for the unplanned or emergency service initiation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.31"></a><var>451.31</var>maintain the documentation in the person's service recipient record.<br />
         		<a id="pl.451.32"></a><var>451.32</var>(h) (i) License holders who provide direct support services themselves must <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.33"></a><var>451.33</var>complete the orientation required in subdivision 4, clauses (3) to (7).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.43.0"></a><a id="pl.451.34"></a><var>451.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.091, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.451.35"></a><var>451.35</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.1"></a><var>452.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Behavior professional qualifications.</b> A behavior professional providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.2"></a><var>452.2</var>behavioral support services as identified in section 245D.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.3"></a><var>452.3</var>clause (1), item (i), as defined in the brain injury and community alternatives for disabled <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.4"></a><var>452.4</var>individuals waiver plans or successor plans, must have competencies in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.5"></a><var>452.5</var>areas related to as required under the brain injury and community alternatives for disabled <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.6"></a><var>452.6</var>individuals waiver plans or successor plans:<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.7"></a><var>452.7</var>(1) ethical considerations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.8"></a><var>452.8</var>(2) functional assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.9"></a><var>452.9</var>(3) functional analysis;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.10"></a><var>452.10</var>(4) measurement of behavior and interpretation of data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.11"></a><var>452.11</var>(5) selecting intervention outcomes and strategies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.12"></a><var>452.12</var>(6) behavior reduction and elimination strategies that promote least restrictive <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.13"></a><var>452.13</var>approved alternatives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.14"></a><var>452.14</var>(7) data collection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.15"></a><var>452.15</var>(8) staff and caregiver training;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.16"></a><var>452.16</var>(9) support plan monitoring;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.17"></a><var>452.17</var>(10) co-occurring mental disorders or neurocognitive disorder;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.18"></a><var>452.18</var>(11) demonstrated expertise with populations being served; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.19"></a><var>452.19</var>(12) must be a:<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.20"></a><var>452.20</var>(i) psychologist licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>148.88</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>148.98</statute_ref>, who has stated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.21"></a><var>452.21</var>Board of Psychology competencies in the above identified areas;<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.22"></a><var>452.22</var>(ii) clinical social worker licensed as an independent clinical social worker under <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.23"></a><var>452.23</var>chapter 148D, or a person with a master's degree in social work from an accredited college <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.24"></a><var>452.24</var>or university, with at least 4,000 hours of post-master's supervised experience in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.25"></a><var>452.25</var>delivery of clinical services in the areas identified in clauses (1) to (11);<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.26"></a><var>452.26</var>(iii) physician licensed under chapter 147 and certified by the American Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.27"></a><var>452.27</var>of Psychiatry and Neurology or eligible for board certification in psychiatry with <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.28"></a><var>452.28</var>competencies in the areas identified in clauses (1) to (11);<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.29"></a><var>452.29</var>(iv) licensed professional clinical counselor licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>148B.29</statute_ref> to <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.452.30"></a><var>452.30</var>148B.39
         </statute_ref> with at least 4,000 hours of post-master's supervised experience in the delivery <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.31"></a><var>452.31</var>of clinical services who has demonstrated competencies in the areas identified in clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.32"></a><var>452.32</var>(1) to (11);<br />
         		<a id="pl.452.33"></a><var>452.33</var>(v) person with a master's degree from an accredited college or university in one <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.34"></a><var>452.34</var>of the behavioral sciences or related fields, with at least 4,000 hours of post-master's <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.35"></a><var>452.35</var>supervised experience in the delivery of clinical services with demonstrated competencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.452.36"></a><var>452.36</var>in the areas identified in clauses (1) to (11); or<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.1"></a><var>453.1</var>(vi) registered nurse who is licensed under sections 
         <statute_ref>148.171</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>148.285</statute_ref>, and who is <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.2"></a><var>453.2</var>certified as a clinical specialist or as a nurse practitioner in adult or family psychiatric and <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.3"></a><var>453.3</var>mental health nursing by a national nurse certification organization, or who has a master's <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.4"></a><var>453.4</var>degree in nursing or one of the behavioral sciences or related fields from an accredited <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.5"></a><var>453.5</var>college or university or its equivalent, with at least 4,000 hours of post-master's supervised <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.6"></a><var>453.6</var>experience in the delivery of clinical services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.44.0"></a><a id="pl.453.7"></a><var>453.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.091, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.8"></a><var>453.8</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.9"></a><var>453.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Behavior analyst qualifications.</b> (a) A behavior analyst providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.10"></a><var>453.10</var>behavioral support services as identified in section 245D.03, subdivision 1, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.11"></a><var>453.11</var>(c), clause (1), item (i), as defined in the brain injury and community alternatives for <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.12"></a><var>453.12</var>disabled individuals waiver plans or successor plans, must have competencies in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.13"></a><var>453.13</var>following areas as required under the brain injury and community alternatives for disabled <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.14"></a><var>453.14</var>individuals waiver plans or successor plans:<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.15"></a><var>453.15</var>(1) have obtained a baccalaureate degree, master's degree, or PhD in a social services <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.16"></a><var>453.16</var>discipline; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.17"></a><var>453.17</var>(2) meet the qualifications of a mental health practitioner as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.453.18"></a><var>453.18</var>245.462, subdivision 17
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.19"></a><var>453.19</var>(b) In addition, a behavior analyst must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.20"></a><var>453.20</var>(1) have four years of supervised experience working with individuals who exhibit <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.21"></a><var>453.21</var>challenging behaviors as well as co-occurring mental disorders or neurocognitive disorder;<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.22"></a><var>453.22</var>(2) have received ten hours of instruction in functional assessment and functional <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.23"></a><var>453.23</var>analysis;<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.24"></a><var>453.24</var>(3) have received 20 hours of instruction in the understanding of the function of <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.25"></a><var>453.25</var>behavior;<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.26"></a><var>453.26</var>(4) have received ten hours of instruction on design of positive practices behavior <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.27"></a><var>453.27</var>support strategies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.28"></a><var>453.28</var>(5) have received 20 hours of instruction on the use of behavior reduction approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.29"></a><var>453.29</var>strategies used only in combination with behavior positive practices strategies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.30"></a><var>453.30</var>(6) be determined by a behavior professional to have the training and prerequisite <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.31"></a><var>453.31</var>skills required to provide positive practice strategies as well as behavior reduction <br />
         		<a id="pl.453.32"></a><var>453.32</var>approved and permitted intervention to the person who receives behavioral support; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.453.33"></a><var>453.33</var>(7) be under the direct supervision of a behavior professional.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.45.0"></a><a id="pl.454.1"></a><var>454.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.091, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.2"></a><var>454.2</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.3"></a><var>454.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Behavior specialist qualifications.</b> (a) A behavior specialist providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.4"></a><var>454.4</var>behavioral support services as identified in section 245D.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.5"></a><var>454.5</var>clause (1), item (i), as defined in the brain injury and community alternatives for disabled <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.6"></a><var>454.6</var>individuals waiver plans or successor plans, must meet the following qualifications have <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.7"></a><var>454.7</var>competencies in the following areas as required under the brain injury and community <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.8"></a><var>454.8</var>alternatives for disabled individuals waiver plans or successor plans:<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.9"></a><var>454.9</var>(1) have an associate's degree in a social services discipline; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.10"></a><var>454.10</var>(2) have two years of supervised experience working with individuals who exhibit <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.11"></a><var>454.11</var>challenging behaviors as well as co-occurring mental disorders or neurocognitive disorder.<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.12"></a><var>454.12</var>(b) In addition, a behavior specialist must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.13"></a><var>454.13</var>(1) have received a minimum of four hours of training in functional assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.14"></a><var>454.14</var>(2) have received 20 hours of instruction in the understanding of the function of <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.15"></a><var>454.15</var>behavior;<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.16"></a><var>454.16</var>(3) have received ten hours of instruction on design of positive practices behavioral <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.17"></a><var>454.17</var>support strategies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.18"></a><var>454.18</var>(4) be determined by a behavior professional to have the training and prerequisite <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.19"></a><var>454.19</var>skills required to provide positive practices strategies as well as behavior reduction <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.20"></a><var>454.20</var>approved intervention to the person who receives behavioral support; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.21"></a><var>454.21</var>(5) be under the direct supervision of a behavior professional.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.46.0"></a><a id="pl.454.22"></a><var>454.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.10, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.23"></a><var>454.23</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.24"></a><var>454.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Service suspension and service termination.</b> (a) The license holder must <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.25"></a><var>454.25</var>establish policies and procedures for temporary service suspension and service termination <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.26"></a><var>454.26</var>that promote continuity of care and service coordination with the person and the case <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.27"></a><var>454.27</var>manager and with other licensed caregivers, if any, who also provide support to the person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.28"></a><var>454.28</var>(b) The policy must include the following requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.29"></a><var>454.29</var>(1) the license holder must notify the person or the person's legal representative and <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.30"></a><var>454.30</var>case manager in writing of the intended termination or temporary service suspension, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.31"></a><var>454.31</var>the person's right to seek a temporary order staying the termination of service according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.32"></a><var>454.32</var>the procedures in section 
         <statute_ref>256.045, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>, or 6, paragraph (c);<br />
         		<a id="pl.454.33"></a><var>454.33</var>(2) notice of the proposed termination of services, including those situations that <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.34"></a><var>454.34</var>began with a temporary service suspension, must be given at least 60 days before the <br />
         		<a id="pl.454.35"></a><var>454.35</var>proposed termination is to become effective when a license holder is providing intensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.1"></a><var>455.1</var>supports and services identified in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.03</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), and 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.2"></a><var>455.2</var>days prior to termination for all other services licensed under this chapter. This notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.3"></a><var>455.3</var>may be given in conjunction with a notice of temporary service suspension;<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.4"></a><var>455.4</var>(3) notice of temporary service suspension must be given on the first day of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.5"></a><var>455.5</var>service suspension;<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.6"></a><var>455.6</var>(3) (4) the license holder must provide information requested by the person or case <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.7"></a><var>455.7</var>manager when services are temporarily suspended or upon notice of termination;<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.8"></a><var>455.8</var>(4) (5) prior to giving notice of service termination or temporary service suspension, <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.9"></a><var>455.9</var>the license holder must document actions taken to minimize or eliminate the need for <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.10"></a><var>455.10</var>service suspension or termination;<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.11"></a><var>455.11</var>(5) (6) during the temporary service suspension or service termination notice period, <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.12"></a><var>455.12</var>the license holder will must work with the appropriate county agency support team or <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.13"></a><var>455.13</var>expanded support team to develop reasonable alternatives to protect the person and others;<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.14"></a><var>455.14</var>(6) (7) the license holder must maintain information about the service suspension or <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.15"></a><var>455.15</var>termination, including the written termination notice, in the service recipient record; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.16"></a><var>455.16</var>(7) (8) the license holder must restrict temporary service suspension to situations in <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.17"></a><var>455.17</var>which the person's conduct poses an imminent risk of physical harm to self or others and <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.18"></a><var>455.18</var>less restrictive or positive support strategies would not achieve and maintain safety.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.47.0"></a><a id="pl.455.19"></a><var>455.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.10, subdivision 4, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.20"></a><var>455.20</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.21"></a><var>455.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Availability of current written policies and procedures.</b> (a) The license <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.22"></a><var>455.22</var>holder must review and update, as needed, the written policies and procedures required <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.23"></a><var>455.23</var>under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.24"></a><var>455.24</var>(b) (1) The license holder must inform the person and case manager of the policies <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.25"></a><var>455.25</var>and procedures affecting a person's rights under section 
         <statute_ref>245D.04</statute_ref>, and provide copies of <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.26"></a><var>455.26</var>those policies and procedures, within five working days of service initiation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.27"></a><var>455.27</var>(2) If a license holder only provides basic services and supports, this includes the:<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.28"></a><var>455.28</var>(i) grievance policy and procedure required under subdivision 2; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.29"></a><var>455.29</var>(ii) service suspension and termination policy and procedure required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.455.30"></a><var>455.30</var>subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.31"></a><var>455.31</var>(3) For all other license holders this includes the:<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.32"></a><var>455.32</var>(i) policies and procedures in clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.33"></a><var>455.33</var>(ii) emergency use of manual restraints policy and procedure required under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.455.34"></a><var>455.34</var>245D.061, subdivision 10, or successor provisions
         </statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.455.35"></a><var>455.35</var>(iii) data privacy requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>245D.11, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.1"></a><var>456.1</var>(c) The license holder must provide a written notice to all persons or their legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.2"></a><var>456.2</var>representatives and case managers at least 30 days before implementing any procedural <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.3"></a><var>456.3</var>revisions to policies affecting a person's service-related or protection-related rights under <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.4"></a><var>456.4</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245D.04</statute_ref> and maltreatment reporting policies and procedures. The notice must <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.5"></a><var>456.5</var>explain the revision that was made and include a copy of the revised policy and procedure. <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.6"></a><var>456.6</var>The license holder must document the reasonable cause for not providing the notice at <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.7"></a><var>456.7</var>least 30 days before implementing the revisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.8"></a><var>456.8</var>(d) Before implementing revisions to required policies and procedures, the license <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.9"></a><var>456.9</var>holder must inform all employees of the revisions and provide training on implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.10"></a><var>456.10</var>of the revised policies and procedures.<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.11"></a><var>456.11</var>(e) The license holder must annually notify all persons, or their legal representatives, <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.12"></a><var>456.12</var>and case managers of any procedural revisions to policies required under this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.13"></a><var>456.13</var>other than those in paragraph (c). Upon request, the license holder must provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.14"></a><var>456.14</var>person, or the person's legal representative, and case manager with copies of the revised <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.15"></a><var>456.15</var>policies and procedures.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.48.0"></a><a id="pl.456.16"></a><var>456.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 245D.11, subdivision 2, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.17"></a><var>456.17</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.18"></a><var>456.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Health and safety.</b> The license holder must establish policies and <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.19"></a><var>456.19</var>procedures that promote health and safety by ensuring:<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.20"></a><var>456.20</var>(1) use of universal precautions and sanitary practices in compliance with section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.456.21"></a><var>456.21</var>245D.06, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clause (5);<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.22"></a><var>456.22</var>(2) if the license holder operates a residential program, health service coordination <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.23"></a><var>456.23</var>and care according to the requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.05, subdivision 1</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.24"></a><var>456.24</var>(3) safe medication assistance and administration according to the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.25"></a><var>456.25</var>in sections 
         <statute_ref>245D.05, subdivisions 1a</statute_ref>, 2, and 5, and 
         <statute_ref>245D.051</statute_ref>, that are established in <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.26"></a><var>456.26</var>consultation with a registered nurse, nurse practitioner, physician's assistant, or medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.27"></a><var>456.27</var>doctor and require completion of medication administration training according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.28"></a><var>456.28</var>requirements in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.09, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>, paragraph (d). Medication assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.456.29"></a><var>456.29</var>and administration includes, but is not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.30"></a><var>456.30</var>(i) providing medication-related services for a person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.31"></a><var>456.31</var>(ii) medication setup;<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.32"></a><var>456.32</var>(iii) medication administration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.33"></a><var>456.33</var>(iv) medication storage and security;<br />
         		<a id="pl.456.34"></a><var>456.34</var>(v) medication documentation and charting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.1"></a><var>457.1</var>(vi) verification and monitoring of effectiveness of systems to ensure safe medication <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.2"></a><var>457.2</var>handling and administration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.3"></a><var>457.3</var>(vii) coordination of medication refills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.4"></a><var>457.4</var>(viii) handling changes to prescriptions and implementation of those changes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.5"></a><var>457.5</var>(ix) communicating with the pharmacy; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.6"></a><var>457.6</var>(x) coordination and communication with prescriber;<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.7"></a><var>457.7</var>(4) safe transportation, when the license holder is responsible for transportation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.8"></a><var>457.8</var>persons, with provisions for handling emergency situations according to the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.9"></a><var>457.9</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.06, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clauses (2) to (4);<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.10"></a><var>457.10</var>(5) a plan for ensuring the safety of persons served by the program in emergencies as <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.11"></a><var>457.11</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.02, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, and procedures for staff to report emergencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.12"></a><var>457.12</var>to the license holder. A license holder with a community residential setting or a day service <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.13"></a><var>457.13</var>facility license must ensure the policy and procedures comply with the requirements in <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.14"></a><var>457.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>245D.22, subdivision 4</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.15"></a><var>457.15</var>(6) a plan for responding to all incidents as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245D.02, subdivision <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.457.16"></a><var>457.16</var>11; and reporting all incidents required to be reported according to section 
         <statute_ref>245D.06</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.17"></a><var>457.17</var>subdivision 1. The plan must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.18"></a><var>457.18</var>(i) provide the contact information of a source of emergency medical care and <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.19"></a><var>457.19</var>transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.20"></a><var>457.20</var>(ii) require staff to first call 911 when the staff believes a medical emergency may <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.21"></a><var>457.21</var>be life threatening, or to call the mental health crisis intervention team or similar mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.22"></a><var>457.22</var>health response team or service when such a team is available and appropriate when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.23"></a><var>457.23</var>person is experiencing a mental health crisis; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.24"></a><var>457.24</var>(7) a procedure for the review of incidents and emergencies to identify trends or <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.25"></a><var>457.25</var>patterns, and corrective action if needed. The license holder must establish and maintain <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.26"></a><var>457.26</var>a record-keeping system for the incident and emergency reports. Each incident and <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.27"></a><var>457.27</var>emergency report file must contain a written summary of the incident. The license holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.28"></a><var>457.28</var>must conduct a review of incident reports for identification of incident patterns, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.29"></a><var>457.29</var>implementation of corrective action as necessary to reduce occurrences. Each incident <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.30"></a><var>457.30</var>report must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.31"></a><var>457.31</var>(i) the name of the person or persons involved in the incident. It is not necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.32"></a><var>457.32</var>to identify all persons affected by or involved in an emergency unless the emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.457.33"></a><var>457.33</var>resulted in an incident;<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.34"></a><var>457.34</var>(ii) the date, time, and location of the incident or emergency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.457.35"></a><var>457.35</var>(iii) a description of the incident or emergency;<br />
         		<a id="pl.458.1"></a><var>458.1</var>(iv) a description of the response to the incident or emergency and whether a person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.2"></a><var>458.2</var>coordinated service and support plan addendum or program policies and procedures were <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.3"></a><var>458.3</var>implemented as applicable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.458.4"></a><var>458.4</var>(v) the name of the staff person or persons who responded to the incident or <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.5"></a><var>458.5</var>emergency; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.458.6"></a><var>458.6</var>(vi) the determination of whether corrective action is necessary based on the results <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.7"></a><var>458.7</var>of the review.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.49.0"></a><a id="pl.458.8"></a><var>458.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 252.27, subdivision 2a, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.9"></a><var>458.9</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.458.10"></a><var>458.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Contribution amount.</b> (a) The natural or adoptive parents of a minor <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.11"></a><var>458.11</var>child, including a child determined eligible for medical assistance without consideration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.12"></a><var>458.12</var>parental income, must contribute to the cost of services used by making monthly payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.13"></a><var>458.13</var>on a sliding scale based on income, unless the child is married or has been married, parental <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.14"></a><var>458.14</var>rights have been terminated, or the child's adoption is subsidized according to chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.15"></a><var>458.15</var>259A or through title IV-E of the Social Security Act. The parental contribution is a partial <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.16"></a><var>458.16</var>or full payment for medical services provided for diagnostic, therapeutic, curing, treating, <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.17"></a><var>458.17</var>mitigating, rehabilitation, maintenance, and personal care services as defined in United <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.18"></a><var>458.18</var>States Code, title 26, section 213, needed by the child with a chronic illness or disability.<br />
         		<a id="pl.458.19"></a><var>458.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For households with adjusted gross income equal to or greater than 275 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.20"></a><var>458.20</var>of federal poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be computed by applying the <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.21"></a><var>458.21</var>following schedule of rates to the adjusted gross income of the natural or adoptive parents:<br />
         		<a id="pl.458.22"></a><var>458.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) if the adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than 275 percent of federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.23"></a><var>458.23</var>poverty guidelines and less than or equal to 545 percent of federal poverty guidelines, <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.24"></a><var>458.24</var>the parental contribution shall be determined using a sliding fee scale established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.25"></a><var>458.25</var>commissioner of human services which begins at 
         <statute_ref>2.76</statute_ref> 2.48 percent of adjusted gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.26"></a><var>458.26</var>income at 275 percent of federal poverty guidelines and increases to 7.5 6.75 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.27"></a><var>458.27</var>adjusted gross income for those with adjusted gross income up to 545 percent of federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.28"></a><var>458.28</var>poverty guidelines;<br />
         		<a id="pl.458.29"></a><var>458.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) if the adjusted gross income is greater than 545 percent of federal poverty <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.30"></a><var>458.30</var>guidelines and less than 675 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.31"></a><var>458.31</var>contribution shall be 7.5 6.75 percent of adjusted gross income;<br />
         		<a id="pl.458.32"></a><var>458.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) if the adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than 675 percent of federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.33"></a><var>458.33</var>poverty guidelines and less than 975 percent of federal poverty guidelines, the parental <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.34"></a><var>458.34</var>contribution shall be determined using a sliding fee scale established by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.458.35"></a><var>458.35</var>of human services which begins at 7.5 6.75 percent of adjusted gross income at 675 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.1"></a><var>459.1</var>of federal poverty guidelines and increases to ten nine percent of adjusted gross income <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.2"></a><var>459.2</var>for those with adjusted gross income up to 975 percent of federal poverty guidelines; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.459.3"></a><var>459.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) if the adjusted gross income is equal to or greater than 975 percent of federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.4"></a><var>459.4</var>poverty guidelines, the parental contribution shall be 12.5 11.25 percent of adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.5"></a><var>459.5</var>gross income.<br />
         		<a id="pl.459.6"></a><var>459.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If the child lives with the parent, the annual adjusted gross income is reduced by <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.7"></a><var>459.7</var>$2,400 prior to calculating the parental contribution. If the child resides in an institution <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.8"></a><var>459.8</var>specified in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.35</statute_ref>, the parent is responsible for the personal needs allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.9"></a><var>459.9</var>specified under that section in addition to the parental contribution determined under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.10"></a><var>459.10</var>section. The parental contribution is reduced by any amount required to be paid directly to <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.11"></a><var>459.11</var>the child pursuant to a court order, but only if actually paid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.459.12"></a><var>459.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The household size to be used in determining the amount of contribution under <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.13"></a><var>459.13</var>paragraph (b) includes natural and adoptive parents and their dependents, including the <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.14"></a><var>459.14</var>child receiving services. Adjustments in the contribution amount due to annual changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.15"></a><var>459.15</var>in the federal poverty guidelines shall be implemented on the first day of July following <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.16"></a><var>459.16</var>publication of the changes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.459.17"></a><var>459.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For purposes of paragraph (b), "income" means the adjusted gross income of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.18"></a><var>459.18</var>natural or adoptive parents determined according to the previous year's federal tax form, <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.19"></a><var>459.19</var>except, effective retroactive to July 1, 2003, taxable capital gains to the extent the funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.20"></a><var>459.20</var>have been used to purchase a home shall not be counted as income.<br />
         		<a id="pl.459.21"></a><var>459.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The contribution shall be explained in writing to the parents at the time eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.22"></a><var>459.22</var>for services is being determined. The contribution shall be made on a monthly basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.23"></a><var>459.23</var>effective with the first month in which the child receives services. Annually upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.24"></a><var>459.24</var>redetermination or at termination of eligibility, if the contribution exceeded the cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.25"></a><var>459.25</var>services provided, the local agency or the state shall reimburse that excess amount to <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.26"></a><var>459.26</var>the parents, either by direct reimbursement if the parent is no longer required to pay a <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.27"></a><var>459.27</var>contribution, or by a reduction in or waiver of parental fees until the excess amount is <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.28"></a><var>459.28</var>exhausted. All reimbursements must include a notice that the amount reimbursed may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.29"></a><var>459.29</var>taxable income if the parent paid for the parent's fees through an employer's health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.30"></a><var>459.30</var>flexible spending account under the Internal Revenue Code, section 125, and that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.31"></a><var>459.31</var>parent is responsible for paying the taxes owed on the amount reimbursed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.459.32"></a><var>459.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The monthly contribution amount must be reviewed at least every 12 months; <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.33"></a><var>459.33</var>when there is a change in household size; and when there is a loss of or gain in income <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.34"></a><var>459.34</var>from one month to another in excess of ten percent. The local agency shall mail a written <br />
         		<a id="pl.459.35"></a><var>459.35</var>notice 30 days in advance of the effective date of a change in the contribution amount. <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.1"></a><var>460.1</var>A decrease in the contribution amount is effective in the month that the parent verifies a <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.2"></a><var>460.2</var>reduction in income or change in household size.<br />
         		<a id="pl.460.3"></a><var>460.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Parents of a minor child who do not live with each other shall each pay the <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.4"></a><var>460.4</var>contribution required under paragraph (a). An amount equal to the annual court-ordered <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.5"></a><var>460.5</var>child support payment actually paid on behalf of the child receiving services shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.6"></a><var>460.6</var>deducted from the adjusted gross income of the parent making the payment prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.7"></a><var>460.7</var>calculating the parental contribution under paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.460.8"></a><var>460.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The contribution under paragraph (b) shall be increased by an additional five <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.9"></a><var>460.9</var>percent if the local agency determines that insurance coverage is available but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.10"></a><var>460.10</var>obtained for the child. For purposes of this section, "available" means the insurance is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.11"></a><var>460.11</var>benefit of employment for a family member at an annual cost of no more than five percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.12"></a><var>460.12</var>of the family's annual income. For purposes of this section, "insurance" means health <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.13"></a><var>460.13</var>and accident insurance coverage, enrollment in a nonprofit health service plan, health <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.14"></a><var>460.14</var>maintenance organization, self-insured plan, or preferred provider organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.460.15"></a><var>460.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Parents who have more than one child receiving services shall not be required <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.16"></a><var>460.16</var>to pay more than the amount for the child with the highest expenditures. There shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.17"></a><var>460.17</var>be no resource contribution from the parents. The parent shall not be required to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.18"></a><var>460.18</var>a contribution in excess of the cost of the services provided to the child, not counting <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.19"></a><var>460.19</var>payments made to school districts for education-related services. Notice of an increase in <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.20"></a><var>460.20</var>fee payment must be given at least 30 days before the increased fee is due.<br />
         		<a id="pl.460.21"></a><var>460.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The contribution under paragraph (b) shall be reduced by $300 per fiscal year if, <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.22"></a><var>460.22</var>in the 12 months prior to July 1:<br />
         		<a id="pl.460.23"></a><var>460.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the parent applied for insurance for the child;<br />
         		<a id="pl.460.24"></a><var>460.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the insurer denied insurance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.460.25"></a><var>460.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the parents submitted a complaint or appeal, in writing to the insurer, submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.26"></a><var>460.26</var>a complaint or appeal, in writing, to the commissioner of health or the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.27"></a><var>460.27</var>commerce, or litigated the complaint or appeal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.460.28"></a><var>460.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) as a result of the dispute, the insurer reversed its decision and granted insurance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.460.29"></a><var>460.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this section, "insurance" has the meaning given in paragraph (h).<br />
         		<a id="pl.460.30"></a><var>460.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A parent who has requested a reduction in the contribution amount under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.31"></a><var>460.31</var>paragraph shall submit proof in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner or <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.32"></a><var>460.32</var>county agency, including, but not limited to, the insurer's denial of insurance, the written <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.33"></a><var>460.33</var>letter or complaint of the parents, court documents, and the written response of the insurer <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.34"></a><var>460.34</var>approving insurance. The determinations of the commissioner or county agency under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.460.35"></a><var>460.35</var>paragraph are not rules subject to chapter 14.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.50.0"></a><a id="pl.461.1"></a><var>461.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 252.451, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.461.2"></a><var>461.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Vendor participation and reimbursement.</b> Notwithstanding requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.3"></a><var>461.3</var>in chapter chapters 245A and 245D, and sections 
         <statute_ref>252.28</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>252.40</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>252.46</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256B.501</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.4"></a><var>461.4</var>vendors of day training and habilitation services may enter into written agreements with <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.5"></a><var>461.5</var>qualified businesses to provide additional training and supervision needed by individuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.6"></a><var>461.6</var>to maintain their employment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.51.0"></a><a id="pl.461.7"></a><var>461.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256.9752, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.461.8"></a><var>461.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Authority.</b> The Minnesota Board on Aging shall allocate to area agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.9"></a><var>461.9</var>on aging the state and federal funds which are received for the senior nutrition programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.10"></a><var>461.10</var>of congregate dining and home-delivered meals in a manner consistent with federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.11"></a><var>461.11</var>requirements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.52.0"></a><a id="pl.461.12"></a><var>461.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.0949, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.13"></a><var>461.13</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.461.14"></a><var>461.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Diagnosis.</b> (a) A diagnosis must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.461.15"></a><var>461.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) be based upon current DSM criteria including direct observations of the child <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.16"></a><var>461.16</var>and reports from parents or primary caregivers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.461.17"></a><var>461.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) be completed by both either (i) a licensed physician or advanced practice <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.18"></a><var>461.18</var>registered nurse and or (ii) a mental health professional.<br />
         		<a id="pl.461.19"></a><var>461.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Additional diagnostic assessment information may be considered including from <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.20"></a><var>461.20</var>special education evaluations and licensed school personnel, and from professionals <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.21"></a><var>461.21</var>licensed in the fields of medicine, speech and language, psychology, occupational therapy, <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.22"></a><var>461.22</var>and physical therapy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.461.23"></a><var>461.23</var>(c) If the commissioner determines there are access problems or delays in diagnosis <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.24"></a><var>461.24</var>for a geographic area due to the lack of qualified professionals, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.25"></a><var>461.25</var>waive the requirement in paragraph (a), clause (2), for two professionals and allow a <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.26"></a><var>461.26</var>diagnosis to be made by one professional for that geographic area. This exception must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.27"></a><var>461.27</var>limited to a specific period of time until, with stakeholder input as described in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.28"></a><var>461.28</var>8, there is a determination of an adequate number of professionals available to require two <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.29"></a><var>461.29</var>professionals for each diagnosis.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.53.0"></a><a id="pl.461.30"></a><var>461.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.0949, subdivision 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.461.31"></a><var>461.31</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.462.1"></a><var>462.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Diagnostic assessment.</b> The following information and assessments must <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.2"></a><var>462.2</var>be performed, reviewed, and relied upon for the eligibility determination, treatment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.3"></a><var>462.3</var>services recommendations, and treatment plan development for the child:<br />
         		<a id="pl.462.4"></a><var>462.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) an assessment of the child's developmental skills, functional behavior, needs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.5"></a><var>462.5</var>and capacities based on direct observation of the child which must be administered by <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.6"></a><var>462.6</var>a licensed mental health professional, must include medical or assessment information <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.7"></a><var>462.7</var>from the child's physician or advanced practice registered nurse and may also include <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.8"></a><var>462.8</var>observations from family members, school personnel, child care providers, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.9"></a><var>462.9</var>caregivers, as well as any medical or assessment information from other licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.10"></a><var>462.10</var>professionals such as the child's physician, rehabilitation therapists, licensed school <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.11"></a><var>462.11</var>personnel, or mental health professionals; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.462.12"></a><var>462.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) an assessment of parental or caregiver capacity to participate in therapy including <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.13"></a><var>462.13</var>the type and level of parental or caregiver involvement and training recommended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.54.0"></a><a id="pl.462.14"></a><var>462.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.0949, subdivision 11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.15"></a><var>462.15</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.462.16"></a><var>462.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Federal approval of the autism benefit.</b> (a) The provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.17"></a><var>462.17</var>subdivision 9 this section shall apply to state plan services under title XIX of the Social <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.18"></a><var>462.18</var>Security Act when federal approval is granted under a 1915(i) waiver or other authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.19"></a><var>462.19</var>which allows children eligible for medical assistance through the TEFRA option under <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.20"></a><var>462.20</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.055</statute_ref>, subdivision 12, to qualify and includes children eligible for medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.21"></a><var>462.21</var>assistance in families over 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.462.22"></a><var>462.22</var>(b) The commissioner may use the federal authority for a Medicaid state plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.23"></a><var>462.23</var>amendment under Early and Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT), <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.24"></a><var>462.24</var>United States Code, title 42, section 1396D(R)(5), or other Medicaid provision for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.25"></a><var>462.25</var>aspect or type of treatment covered in this section if new federal guidance is helpful <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.26"></a><var>462.26</var>in achieving one or more of the purposes of this section in a cost-effective manner. <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.27"></a><var>462.27</var>Notwithstanding subdivisions 2 and 3, any treatment services submitted for federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.28"></a><var>462.28</var>approval under EPSDT shall include appropriate medical criteria to qualify for the service <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.29"></a><var>462.29</var>and shall cover children through age 20.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.55.0"></a><a id="pl.462.30"></a><var>462.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.0949, is amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.31"></a><var>462.31</var>adding a subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.462.32"></a><var>462.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Autism benefit; training provided.</b> After approval of the autism early <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.33"></a><var>462.33</var>intensive intervention benefit under this section by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.462.34"></a><var>462.34</var>Services, the commissioner shall provide statewide training on the benefit for culturally <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.1"></a><var>463.1</var>and linguistically diverse communities. Training for autism service providers on culturally <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.2"></a><var>463.2</var>appropriate practices must be online, accessible, and available in multiple languages. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.3"></a><var>463.3</var>training for families, lead agencies, advocates, and other interested parties must provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.4"></a><var>463.4</var>information about the benefit and how to access it.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.56.0"></a><a id="pl.463.5"></a><var>463.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.439, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.6"></a><var>463.6</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.463.7"></a><var>463.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Development and implementation of quality profiles.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.8"></a><var>463.8</var>commissioner of human services, in cooperation with the commissioner of health, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.9"></a><var>463.9</var>develop and implement quality profiles for nursing facilities and, beginning not later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.10"></a><var>463.10</var>July 1, 2014, for home and community-based services providers, except when the quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.11"></a><var>463.11</var>profile system would duplicate requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.5011</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.5012</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.463.12"></a><var>463.12</var>256B.5013
         </statute_ref>. For purposes of this section, home and community-based services providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.13"></a><var>463.13</var>are defined as providers of home and community-based services under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, <br />
            		<a id="pl.463.14"></a><var>463.14</var>subdivisions 6a, 7, and 19a; 256B.0913
         </statute_ref>,; 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>,; 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, and; 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>,; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.15"></a><var>463.15</var>256B.85, and intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.16"></a><var>463.16</var>providers under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.5013</statute_ref>. To the extent possible, quality profiles must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.17"></a><var>463.17</var>developed for providers of services to older adults and people with disabilities, regardless <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.18"></a><var>463.18</var>of payor source, for the purposes of providing information to consumers. The quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.19"></a><var>463.19</var>profiles must be developed using existing data sets maintained by the commissioners of <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.20"></a><var>463.20</var>health and human services to the extent possible. The profiles must incorporate or be <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.21"></a><var>463.21</var>coordinated with information on quality maintained by area agencies on aging, long-term <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.22"></a><var>463.22</var>care trade associations, the ombudsman offices, counties, tribes, health plans, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.23"></a><var>463.23</var>entities and the long-term care database maintained under section 
         <statute_ref>256.975, subdivision 7</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.24"></a><var>463.24</var>The profiles must be designed to provide information on quality to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.463.25"></a><var>463.25</var>(1) consumers and their families to facilitate informed choices of service providers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.463.26"></a><var>463.26</var>(2) providers to enable them to measure the results of their quality improvement <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.27"></a><var>463.27</var>efforts and compare quality achievements with other service providers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.463.28"></a><var>463.28</var>(3) public and private purchasers of long-term care services to enable them to <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.29"></a><var>463.29</var>purchase high-quality care.<br />
         		<a id="pl.463.30"></a><var>463.30</var>(b) The profiles must be developed in consultation with the long-term care task <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.31"></a><var>463.31</var>force, area agencies on aging, and representatives of consumers, providers, and labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.32"></a><var>463.32</var>unions. Within the limits of available appropriations, the commissioners may employ <br />
         		<a id="pl.463.33"></a><var>463.33</var>consultants to assist with this project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.463.34"></a><var>463.34</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from February 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.57.0"></a><a id="pl.464.1"></a><var>464.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.439, subdivision 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.2"></a><var>464.2</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.464.3"></a><var>464.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Calculation of home and community-based services quality add-on. </b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.464.4"></a><var>464.4</var>Effective On July 1, 2015, the commissioner shall determine the quality add-on rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.5"></a><var>464.5</var>change and adjust payment rates for participating all home and community-based services <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.6"></a><var>464.6</var>providers for services rendered on or after that date. The adjustment to a provider payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.7"></a><var>464.7</var>rate determined under this subdivision shall become part of the ongoing rate paid to that <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.8"></a><var>464.8</var>provider. The payment rate for the quality add-on shall be a variable amount based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.9"></a><var>464.9</var>each provider's quality score as determined in subdivisions 1 and 2a. All home and <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.10"></a><var>464.10</var>community-based services providers shall receive a minimum rate increase under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.11"></a><var>464.11</var>subdivision. In addition to a minimum rate increase, a home and community-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.12"></a><var>464.12</var>services provider shall receive a quality add-on payment. The commissioner shall limit <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.13"></a><var>464.13</var>the types of home and community-based services providers that may receive the quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.14"></a><var>464.14</var>add-on and based on availability of quality measures and outcome data. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.15"></a><var>464.15</var>shall limit the amount of the minimum rate increase and quality add-on payments to <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.16"></a><var>464.16</var>operate the quality add-on within funds appropriated for this purpose and based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.17"></a><var>464.17</var>availability of the quality measures the equivalent of a one percent rate increase for all <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.18"></a><var>464.18</var>home and community-based services providers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.58.0"></a><a id="pl.464.19"></a><var>464.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.441, subdivision 63, <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.20"></a><var>464.20</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.464.21"></a><var>464.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 63. <b>Critical access nursing facilities.</b> (a) The commissioner, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.22"></a><var>464.22</var>with the commissioner of health, may designate certain nursing facilities as critical access <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.23"></a><var>464.23</var>nursing facilities. The designation shall be granted on a competitive basis, within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.24"></a><var>464.24</var>limits of funds appropriated for this purpose.<br />
         		<a id="pl.464.25"></a><var>464.25</var>(b) The commissioner shall request proposals from nursing facilities every <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.26"></a><var>464.26</var>two years. Proposals must be submitted in the form and according to the timelines <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.27"></a><var>464.27</var>established by the commissioner. In selecting applicants to designate, the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.28"></a><var>464.28</var>in consultation with the commissioner of health, and with input from stakeholders, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.29"></a><var>464.29</var>develop criteria designed to preserve access to nursing facility services in isolated areas, <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.30"></a><var>464.30</var>rebalance long-term care, and improve quality. Beginning in fiscal year 2015, to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.31"></a><var>464.31</var>extent practicable, the commissioner shall ensure an even distribution of designations <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.32"></a><var>464.32</var>across the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.464.33"></a><var>464.33</var>(c) The commissioner shall allow the benefits in clauses (1) to (5) for nursing <br />
         		<a id="pl.464.34"></a><var>464.34</var>facilities designated as critical access nursing facilities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.465.1"></a><var>465.1</var>(1) partial rebasing, with the commissioner allowing a designated facility operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.2"></a><var>465.2</var>payment rates being the sum of  up to 60 percent of the operating payment rate determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.3"></a><var>465.3</var>in accordance with subdivision 54 and at least 40 percent, with the sum of the two portions <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.4"></a><var>465.4</var>being equal to 100 percent, of the operating payment rate that would have been allowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.5"></a><var>465.5</var>had the facility not been designated. The commissioner may adjust these percentages by <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.6"></a><var>465.6</var>up to 20 percent and may approve a request for less than the amount allowed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.465.7"></a><var>465.7</var>(2) enhanced payments for leave days. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>256B.431</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.8"></a><var>465.8</var>subdivision 2r, upon designation as a critical access nursing facility, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.9"></a><var>465.9</var>shall limit payment for leave days to 60 percent of that nursing facility's total payment rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.10"></a><var>465.10</var>for the involved resident, and shall allow this payment only when the occupancy of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.11"></a><var>465.11</var>nursing facility, inclusive of bed hold days, is equal to or greater than 90 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.465.12"></a><var>465.12</var>(3) two designated critical access nursing facilities, with up to 100 beds in active <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.13"></a><var>465.13</var>service, may jointly apply to the commissioner of health for a waiver of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.14"></a><var>465.14</var>Rules, part 4658.0500, subpart 2, in order to jointly employ a director of nursing. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.15"></a><var>465.15</var>commissioner of health will consider each waiver request independently based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.16"></a><var>465.16</var>criteria under Minnesota Rules, part 4658.0040;<br />
         		<a id="pl.465.17"></a><var>465.17</var>(4) the minimum threshold under section 256B.431, subdivision 15, paragraph (e), <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.18"></a><var>465.18</var>shall be 40 percent of the amount that would otherwise apply; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.465.19"></a><var>465.19</var>(5) notwithstanding subdivision 58, beginning October 1, 2014, the quality-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.20"></a><var>465.20</var>rate limits under subdivision 50 shall apply to designated critical access nursing facilities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.465.21"></a><var>465.21</var>(d) Designation of a critical access nursing facility shall be for a period of two <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.22"></a><var>465.22</var>years, after which the benefits allowed under paragraph (c) shall be removed. Designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.23"></a><var>465.23</var>facilities may apply for continued designation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.59.0"></a><a id="pl.465.24"></a><var>465.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.441, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.25"></a><var>465.25</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.465.26"></a><var>465.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 64. <b>Rate adjustments for compensation-related costs.</b> (a) Operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.27"></a><var>465.27</var>payment rates of all nursing facilities that are reimbursed under this section or section <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.28"></a><var>465.28</var>256B.434 shall be increased effective for rate years beginning on and after October 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.29"></a><var>465.29</var>2014, to address changes in compensation costs for nursing facility employees paid less <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.30"></a><var>465.30</var>than $14 per hour in accordance with this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.465.31"></a><var>465.31</var>(b) Based on the application in paragraph (d), the commissioner shall calculate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.32"></a><var>465.32</var>allowable annualized compensation costs by adding the totals of clauses (1), (2), and (3). <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.33"></a><var>465.33</var>The result must be divided by the standardized or resident days from the most recently <br />
         		<a id="pl.465.34"></a><var>465.34</var>available cost report to determine per diem amounts, which must be included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.1"></a><var>466.1</var>operating portion of the total payment rate and allocated to direct care or other operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.2"></a><var>466.2</var>as determined by the commissioner: <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.3"></a><var>466.3</var>(1) the sum of the difference between $8 and any hourly wage rate less than $8 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.4"></a><var>466.4</var>October 1, 2014; between $9 and any hourly wage rate less than $9 for October 1, 2015; <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.5"></a><var>466.5</var>between $9.50 and any hourly wage rate less than $9.50 for October 1, 2016; and between <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.6"></a><var>466.6</var>the indexed value of the minimum wage, as defined in section 177.24, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.7"></a><var>466.7</var>paragraph (f), and any hourly wage less than that indexed value for rate years beginning on <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.8"></a><var>466.8</var>and after October 1, 2017; multiplied by the number of compensated hours at that wage rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.9"></a><var>466.9</var>(2) using wages and hours in effect during the first three months of calendar year <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.10"></a><var>466.10</var>2014, beginning with the first pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2014; 33.3 <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.11"></a><var>466.11</var>percent of the sum of items (i) to (viii) for October 1, 2014; 44.4 percent of the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.12"></a><var>466.12</var>items (i) to (viii) for October 1, 2015; and 22.2 percent of the sum of items (i) to (viii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.13"></a><var>466.13</var>for October 1, 2016;<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.14"></a><var>466.14</var>(i) for all compensated hours from $8 to $8.49 per hour, the number of compensated <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.15"></a><var>466.15</var>hours is multiplied by $0.13;<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.16"></a><var>466.16</var>(ii) for all compensated hours from $8.50 to $8.99 per hour, the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.17"></a><var>466.17</var>compensated hours is multiplied by $0.25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.18"></a><var>466.18</var>(iii) for all compensated hours from $9 to $9.49 per hour, the number of compensated <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.19"></a><var>466.19</var>hours is multiplied by $0.38;<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.20"></a><var>466.20</var>(iv) for all compensated hours from $9.50 to $10.49 per hour, the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.21"></a><var>466.21</var>compensated hours is multiplied by $0.50;<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.22"></a><var>466.22</var>(v) for all compensated hours from $10.50 to $10.99 per hour, the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.23"></a><var>466.23</var>compensated hours is multiplied by $0.40;<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.24"></a><var>466.24</var>(vi) for all compensated hours from $11 to $11.49 per hour, the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.25"></a><var>466.25</var>compensated hours is multiplied by $0.30;<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.26"></a><var>466.26</var>(vii) for all compensated hours from $11.50 to $11.99 per hour, the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.27"></a><var>466.27</var>compensated hours is multiplied by $0.20; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.28"></a><var>466.28</var>(viii) for all compensated hours from $12 to $13.00 per hour, the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.29"></a><var>466.29</var>compensated hours is multiplied by $0.10; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.30"></a><var>466.30</var>(3) the sum of the employer's share of FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, state and federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.31"></a><var>466.31</var>unemployment taxes, workers' compensation, pensions, and contributions to employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.32"></a><var>466.32</var>retirement accounts attributable to the amounts in clauses (1) and (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.466.33"></a><var>466.33</var>(c) For the rate years beginning October 1, 2014, and later, nursing facilities that <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.34"></a><var>466.34</var>receive approval of the applications in paragraph (d) must receive rate adjustments <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.35"></a><var>466.35</var>according to paragraph (b). The rate adjustments must be used to pay compensation costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.466.36"></a><var>466.36</var>for nursing facility employees paid less than $14 per hour.<br />
         		<a id="pl.467.1"></a><var>467.1</var>(d) To receive a rate adjustment, nursing facilities must submit applications to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.2"></a><var>467.2</var>commissioner in a form and manner determined by the commissioner. The applications for <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.3"></a><var>467.3</var>the rate adjustments shall include specified data, and spending plans that describe how the <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.4"></a><var>467.4</var>funds from the rate adjustments will be allocated for compensation to employees paid less <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.5"></a><var>467.5</var>than $14 per hour. The applications must be submitted within three months of the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.6"></a><var>467.6</var>date of any operating payment rate adjustment under this subdivision. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.7"></a><var>467.7</var>may request any additional information needed to determine the rate adjustment within <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.8"></a><var>467.8</var>three weeks of receiving a complete application. The nursing facility must provide any <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.9"></a><var>467.9</var>additional information requested by the commissioner within six months of the effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.10"></a><var>467.10</var>date of any operating payment rate adjustment under this subdivision. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.11"></a><var>467.11</var>may waive the deadlines in this subdivision under extraordinary circumstances.<br />
         		<a id="pl.467.12"></a><var>467.12</var>(e) For nursing facilities in which employees are represented by an exclusive <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.13"></a><var>467.13</var>bargaining representative, the commissioner shall approve the applications submitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.14"></a><var>467.14</var>under this subdivision only upon receipt of a letter or letters of acceptance of the spending <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.15"></a><var>467.15</var>plans in regard to members of the bargaining unit, signed by the exclusive bargaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.16"></a><var>467.16</var>agent and dated after May 31, 2014. Upon receipt of the letter or letters of acceptance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.17"></a><var>467.17</var>the commissioner shall deem all requirements of this subdivision as having been met in <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.18"></a><var>467.18</var>regard to the members of the bargaining unit.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.60.0"></a><a id="pl.467.19"></a><var>467.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.4912, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.20"></a><var>467.20</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.467.21"></a><var>467.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Provider qualifications.</b> (a) For the home and community-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.22"></a><var>467.22</var>waivers providing services to seniors and individuals with disabilities under sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.467.23"></a><var>467.23</var>256B.0913
         </statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.0915</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall establish:<br />
         		<a id="pl.467.24"></a><var>467.24</var>(1) agreements with enrolled waiver service providers to ensure providers meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.25"></a><var>467.25</var>Minnesota health care program requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.467.26"></a><var>467.26</var>(2) regular reviews of provider qualifications, and including requests of proof of <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.27"></a><var>467.27</var>documentation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.467.28"></a><var>467.28</var>(3) processes to gather the necessary information to determine provider qualifications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.467.29"></a><var>467.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Beginning July 1, 2012, staff that provide direct contact, as defined in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.467.30"></a><var>467.30</var>245C.02, subdivision 11
         </statute_ref>, for services specified in the federally approved waiver plans <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.31"></a><var>467.31</var>must meet the requirements of chapter 245C prior to providing waiver services and as <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.32"></a><var>467.32</var>part of ongoing enrollment. Upon federal approval, this requirement must also apply to <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.33"></a><var>467.33</var>consumer-directed community supports.<br />
         		<a id="pl.467.34"></a><var>467.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Beginning January 1, 2014, service owners and managerial officials overseeing <br />
         		<a id="pl.467.35"></a><var>467.35</var>the management or policies of services that provide direct contact as specified in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.1"></a><var>468.1</var>federally approved waiver plans must meet the requirements of chapter 245C prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.2"></a><var>468.2</var>reenrollment or revalidation or, for new providers, prior to initial enrollment if they have <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.3"></a><var>468.3</var>not already done so as a part of service licensure requirements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.61.0"></a><a id="pl.468.4"></a><var>468.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.5"></a><var>468.5</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.468.6"></a><var>468.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4a. <b>Rate stabilization adjustment.</b> (a) For purposes of this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.7"></a><var>468.7</var>"implementation period" shall mean means the period beginning January 1, 2014, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.8"></a><var>468.8</var>ending on the last day of the month in which the rate management system is populated <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.9"></a><var>468.9</var>with the data necessary to calculate rates for substantially all individuals receiving home <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.10"></a><var>468.10</var>and community-based waiver services under sections 256B.092 and 256B.49. "Banding <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.11"></a><var>468.11</var>period" means the time period beginning on January 1, 2014, and ending upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.12"></a><var>468.12</var>expiration of the 12-month period defined in paragraph (c), clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.468.13"></a><var>468.13</var>(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the banding value historical rate for all service <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.14"></a><var>468.14</var>recipients shall mean means the individual reimbursement rate for a recipient in effect on <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.15"></a><var>468.15</var>December 1, 2013, except that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.468.16"></a><var>468.16</var>(1)(i) for day training and habilitation pilot program service recipients, the banding <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.17"></a><var>468.17</var>value shall be the authorized rate for the provider in the county of service effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.18"></a><var>468.18</var>December 1, 2013, if the for a day service recipient: who was not authorized to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.19"></a><var>468.19</var>these waiver services prior to January 1, 2014; added a new service or services on or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.20"></a><var>468.20</var>January 1, 2014; or changed providers on or after January 1, 2014, the historical rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.21"></a><var>468.21</var>must be the authorized rate for the provider in the county of service, effective December <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.22"></a><var>468.22</var>1, 2013; and or<br />
         		<a id="pl.468.23"></a><var>468.23</var>(ii) for all other unit or day service recipients, the banding value shall be the <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.24"></a><var>468.24</var>weighted average authorized rate for each provider number in the county of service <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.25"></a><var>468.25</var>effective December 1, 2013, if the (2) for a unit-based service with programming or <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.26"></a><var>468.26</var>a unit-based service without programming recipient: who was not authorized to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.27"></a><var>468.27</var>these waiver services prior to January 1, 2014; added a new service or services on or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.28"></a><var>468.28</var>January 1, 2014; or changed providers on or after January 1, 2014, the historical rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.29"></a><var>468.29</var>must be the weighted average authorized rate for each provider number in the county of <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.30"></a><var>468.30</var>service, effective December 1, 2013; and or<br />
         		<a id="pl.468.31"></a><var>468.31</var>(2) (3) for residential service recipients who change providers on or after January <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.32"></a><var>468.32</var>1, 2014, the banding value shall historical rate must be set by each lead agency within <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.33"></a><var>468.33</var>their county aggregate budget using their respective methodology for residential services <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.34"></a><var>468.34</var>effective December 1, 2013, for determining the provider rate for a similarly situated <br />
         		<a id="pl.468.35"></a><var>468.35</var>recipient being served by that provider.<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.1"></a><var>469.1</var>(c) The commissioner shall adjust individual reimbursement rates determined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.2"></a><var>469.2</var>this section so that the unit rate is no higher or lower than:<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.3"></a><var>469.3</var>(1) 0.5 percent from the banding value historical rate for the implementation period;<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.4"></a><var>469.4</var>(2) 0.5 percent from the rate in effect in clause (1), for the 12-month period <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.5"></a><var>469.5</var>immediately following the time period of clause (1);<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.6"></a><var>469.6</var>(3) 1.0 percent from the rate in effect in clause (2), for the 12-month period <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.7"></a><var>469.7</var>immediately following the time period of clause (2);<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.8"></a><var>469.8</var>(4) 1.0 percent from the rate in effect in clause (3), for the 12-month period <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.9"></a><var>469.9</var>immediately following the time period of clause (3); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.10"></a><var>469.10</var>(5) 1.0 percent from the rate in effect in clause (4), for the 12-month period <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.11"></a><var>469.11</var>immediately following the time period of clause (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.12"></a><var>469.12</var>(d) The commissioner shall review all changes to rates that were in effect on <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.13"></a><var>469.13</var>December 1, 2013, to verify that  the rates in effect produce the equivalent level of spending <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.14"></a><var>469.14</var>and service unit utilization on an annual basis as those in effect on October 31, 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.15"></a><var>469.15</var>(e) By December 31, 2014, the commissioner shall complete the review in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.16"></a><var>469.16</var>(d), adjust rates to provide equivalent annual spending and make appropriate adjustments. <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.17"></a><var>469.17</var>(f) During the banding period, the Medicaid Management Information System <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.18"></a><var>469.18</var>(MMIS) service agreement rate must be adjusted to account for change in an individual's <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.19"></a><var>469.19</var>need. The commissioner shall adjust the Medicaid Management Information System <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.20"></a><var>469.20</var>(MMIS) service agreement rate by:<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.21"></a><var>469.21</var>(1) calculating a service rate under section 256B.4914, subdivision 6, 7, 8, or 9, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.22"></a><var>469.22</var>the individual with variables reflecting the level of service in effect on December 1, 2013;<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.23"></a><var>469.23</var>(2) calculating a service rate under section 256B.4914, subdivision 6, 7, 8, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.24"></a><var>469.24</var>9, for the individual with variables reflecting the updated level of service at the time <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.25"></a><var>469.25</var>of application; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.26"></a><var>469.26</var>(3) adding to or subtracting from the Medicaid Management Information System <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.27"></a><var>469.27</var>(MMIS) service agreement rate, the difference between the values in clauses (1) and (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.28"></a><var>469.28</var>(g) This subdivision shall must not apply to rates for recipients served by providers <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.29"></a><var>469.29</var>new to a given county after January 1, 2014. Providers of personal supports services who <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.30"></a><var>469.30</var>also acted as fiscal support entities must be treated as new providers as of January 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.62.0"></a><a id="pl.469.31"></a><var>469.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.32"></a><var>469.32</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.33"></a><var>469.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.469.34"></a><var>469.34</var>meanings given them, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.<br />
         		<a id="pl.469.35"></a><var>469.35</var>(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of human services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.470.1"></a><var>470.1</var>(c) "Component value" means underlying factors that are part of the cost of providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.2"></a><var>470.2</var>services that are built into the waiver rates methodology to calculate service rates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.470.3"></a><var>470.3</var>(d) "Customized living tool" means a methodology for setting service rates that <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.4"></a><var>470.4</var>delineates and documents the amount of each component service included in a recipient's <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.5"></a><var>470.5</var>customized living service plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.470.6"></a><var>470.6</var>(e) "Disability waiver rates system" means a statewide system that establishes rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.7"></a><var>470.7</var>that are based on uniform processes and captures the individualized nature of waiver <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.8"></a><var>470.8</var>services and recipient needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.470.9"></a><var>470.9</var>(f) "Individual staffing" means the time spent as a one-to-one interaction specific to <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.10"></a><var>470.10</var>an individual recipient by staff brought in solely to provide direct support and assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.11"></a><var>470.11</var>with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, and training to <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.12"></a><var>470.12</var>participants, and is based on the requirements in each individual's coordinated service and <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.13"></a><var>470.13</var>support plan under section 245D.02, subdivision 4b; any coordinated service and support <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.14"></a><var>470.14</var>plan addendum under section 245D.02, subdivision 4c; an assessment tool; and provider <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.15"></a><var>470.15</var>observation of an individual's needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.470.16"></a><var>470.16</var>(g) "Lead agency" means a county, partnership of counties, or tribal agency charged <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.17"></a><var>470.17</var>with administering waivered services under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.470.18"></a><var>470.18</var>(g) (h) "Median" means the amount that divides distribution into two equal groups, <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.19"></a><var>470.19</var>one-half above the median and one-half below the median.<br />
         		<a id="pl.470.20"></a><var>470.20</var>(h) (i) "Payment or rate" means reimbursement to an eligible provider for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.21"></a><var>470.21</var>provided to a qualified individual based on an approved service authorization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.470.22"></a><var>470.22</var>(i) (j) "Rates management system" means a Web-based software application that <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.23"></a><var>470.23</var>uses a framework and component values, as determined by the commissioner, to establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.24"></a><var>470.24</var>service rates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.470.25"></a><var>470.25</var>(j) (k) "Recipient" means a person receiving home and community-based services <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.26"></a><var>470.26</var>funded under any of the disability waivers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.470.27"></a><var>470.27</var>(l) "Shared staffing" means time spent by employees, not defined under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.28"></a><var>470.28</var>(f), providing or available to provide more than one individual with direct support and <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.29"></a><var>470.29</var>assistance with activities of daily living as defined under section 256B.0659, subdivision 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.30"></a><var>470.30</var>paragraph (b); instrumental activities of daily living as defined under section 256B.0659, <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.31"></a><var>470.31</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (i); ancillary activities needed to support individual services; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.32"></a><var>470.32</var>training to participants, and is based on the requirements in each individual's coordinated <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.33"></a><var>470.33</var>service and support plan under section 245D.02, subdivision 4b; any coordinated service <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.34"></a><var>470.34</var>and support plan addendum under section 245D.02, subdivision 4c; an assessment tool; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.35"></a><var>470.35</var>provider observation of an individual's service need. Total shared staffing hours are divided <br />
         		<a id="pl.470.36"></a><var>470.36</var>proportionally by the number of individuals who receive the shared service provisions. <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.1"></a><var>471.1</var>(m) "Staffing ratio" means the number of recipients a service provider employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.2"></a><var>471.2</var>supports during a unit of service based on a uniform assessment tool, provider observation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.3"></a><var>471.3</var>case history, and the recipient's services of choice, and not based on the staffing ratios <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.4"></a><var>471.4</var>under section 245D.31.<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.5"></a><var>471.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) "Unit of service" means the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.6"></a><var>471.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) for residential support services under subdivision 6, a unit of service is a day. <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.7"></a><var>471.7</var>Any portion of any calendar day, within allowable Medicaid rules, where an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.8"></a><var>471.8</var>spends time in a residential setting is billable as a day;<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.9"></a><var>471.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) for day services under subdivision 7:<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.10"></a><var>471.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) for day training and habilitation services, a unit of service is either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.11"></a><var>471.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(A) a day unit of service is defined as six or more hours of time spent providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.12"></a><var>471.12</var>direct services and transportation; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.13"></a><var>471.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(B) a partial day unit of service is defined as fewer than six hours of time spent <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.14"></a><var>471.14</var>providing direct services and transportation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.15"></a><var>471.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(C) for new day service recipients after January 1, 2014, 15 minute units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.16"></a><var>471.16</var>service must be used for fewer than six hours of time spent providing direct services <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.17"></a><var>471.17</var>and transportation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.18"></a><var>471.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) for adult day and structured day services, a unit of service is a day or 15 minutes. <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.19"></a><var>471.19</var>A day unit of service is six or more hours of time spent providing direct services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.20"></a><var>471.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) for prevocational services, a unit of service is a day or an hour. A day unit of <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.21"></a><var>471.21</var>service is six or more hours of time spent providing direct service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.22"></a><var>471.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) for unit-based services with programming under subdivision 8:<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.23"></a><var>471.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) for supported living services, a unit of service is a day or 15 minutes. When a <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.24"></a><var>471.24</var>day rate is authorized, any portion of a calendar day where an individual receives services <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.25"></a><var>471.25</var>is billable as a day; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.26"></a><var>471.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) for all other services, a unit of service is 15 minutes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.27"></a><var>471.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) for unit-based services without programming under subdivision 9:<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.28"></a><var>471.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) for respite services, a unit of service is a day or 15 minutes. When a day rate is <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.29"></a><var>471.29</var>authorized, any portion of a calendar day when an individual receives services is billable <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.30"></a><var>471.30</var>as a day; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.471.31"></a><var>471.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) for all other services, a unit of service is 15 minutes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.63.0"></a><a id="pl.471.32"></a><var>471.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.471.33"></a><var>471.33</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.1"></a><var>472.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Data collection for rate determination.</b> (a) Rates for applicable home <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.2"></a><var>472.2</var>and community-based waivered services, including rate exceptions under subdivision 12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.3"></a><var>472.3</var>are set by the rates management system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.4"></a><var>472.4</var>(b) Data for services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.4913, subdivision 4a</statute_ref>, shall be collected in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.5"></a><var>472.5</var>manner prescribed by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.6"></a><var>472.6</var>(c) Data and information in the rates management system may be used to calculate <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.7"></a><var>472.7</var>an individual's rate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.8"></a><var>472.8</var>(d) Service providers, with information from the community support plan and <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.9"></a><var>472.9</var>oversight by lead agencies, shall provide values and information needed to calculate an <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.10"></a><var>472.10</var>individual's rate into the rates management system. These The determination of service <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.11"></a><var>472.11</var>levels must be part of a discussion with members of the support team as defined in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.12"></a><var>472.12</var>245D.02, subdivision 34.This discussion must occur prior to the final establishment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.13"></a><var>472.13</var>each individual's rate. The values and information include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.14"></a><var>472.14</var>(1) shared staffing hours;<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.15"></a><var>472.15</var>(2) individual staffing hours;<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.16"></a><var>472.16</var>(3) direct RN registered nurse hours;<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.17"></a><var>472.17</var>(4) direct LPN licensed practical nurse hours;<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.18"></a><var>472.18</var>(5) staffing ratios;<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.19"></a><var>472.19</var>(6) information to document variable levels of service qualification for variable <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.20"></a><var>472.20</var>levels of reimbursement in each framework;<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.21"></a><var>472.21</var>(7) shared or individualized arrangements for unit-based services, including the <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.22"></a><var>472.22</var>staffing ratio;<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.23"></a><var>472.23</var>(8) number of trips and miles for transportation services; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.24"></a><var>472.24</var>(9) service hours provided through monitoring technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.25"></a><var>472.25</var>(e) Updates to individual data shall must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.26"></a><var>472.26</var>(1) data for each individual that is updated annually when renewing service plans; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.27"></a><var>472.27</var>(2) requests by individuals or lead agencies to update a rate whenever there is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.28"></a><var>472.28</var>change in an individual's service needs, with accompanying documentation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.472.29"></a><var>472.29</var>(f) Lead agencies shall review and approve all services reflecting each individual's <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.30"></a><var>472.30</var>needs, and the values to calculate the final payment rate for services with variables under <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.31"></a><var>472.31</var>subdivisions 6, 7, 8, and 9 for each individual. Lead agencies must notify the individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.32"></a><var>472.32</var>and the service provider of the final agreed-upon values and rate, and provide information <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.33"></a><var>472.33</var>that is identical to what was entered into the rates management system. If a value used <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.34"></a><var>472.34</var>was mistakenly or erroneously entered and used to calculate a rate, a provider may <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.35"></a><var>472.35</var>petition lead agencies to correct it. Lead agencies must respond to these requests. When <br />
         		<a id="pl.472.36"></a><var>472.36</var>responding to the request, the lead agency must consider:<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.1"></a><var>473.1</var>(1) meeting the health and welfare needs of the individual or individuals receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.2"></a><var>473.2</var>services by service site, identified in their coordinated service and support plan under <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.3"></a><var>473.3</var>section 245D.02, subdivision 4b, and any addendum under section 245D.02, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.4"></a><var>473.4</var>4c;<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.5"></a><var>473.5</var>(2) meeting the requirements for staffing under subdivision 2, paragraphs (f), (i), <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.6"></a><var>473.6</var>and (m); and meeting or exceeding the licensing standards for staffing required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.7"></a><var>473.7</var>section 245D.09, subdivision 1; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.8"></a><var>473.8</var>(3) meeting the staffing ratio requirements under subdivision 2, paragraph (n), and <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.9"></a><var>473.9</var>meeting or exceeding the licensing standards for staffing required under section 245D.31.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.64.0"></a><a id="pl.473.10"></a><var>473.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.11"></a><var>473.11</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.12"></a><var>473.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Base wage index and standard component values.</b> (a) The base wage <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.13"></a><var>473.13</var>index is established to determine staffing costs associated with providing services to <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.14"></a><var>473.14</var>individuals receiving home and community-based services. For purposes of developing <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.15"></a><var>473.15</var>and calculating the proposed base wage, Minnesota-specific wages taken from job <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.16"></a><var>473.16</var>descriptions and standard occupational classification (SOC) codes from the Bureau of <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.17"></a><var>473.17</var>Labor Statistics as defined in the most recent edition of the Occupational Handbook shall<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.18"></a><var>473.18</var> must be used. The base wage index shall must be calculated as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.19"></a><var>473.19</var>(1) for residential direct care staff, the sum of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.20"></a><var>473.20</var>(i) 15 percent of the subtotal of 50 percent of the median wage for personal and <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.21"></a><var>473.21</var>home health aide (SOC code 39-9021); 30 percent of the median wage for nursing aide <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.22"></a><var>473.22</var>(SOC code 31-1012); and 20 percent of the median wage for social and human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.23"></a><var>473.23</var>aide (SOC code 21-1093); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.24"></a><var>473.24</var>(ii) 85 percent of the subtotal of 20 percent of the median wage for home health aide <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.25"></a><var>473.25</var>(SOC code 31-1011); 20 percent of the median wage for personal and home health aide <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.26"></a><var>473.26</var>(SOC code 39-9021); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code 31-1012); <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.27"></a><var>473.27</var>20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); and 20 <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.28"></a><var>473.28</var>percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.29"></a><var>473.29</var>(2) for day services, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.30"></a><var>473.30</var>31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.31"></a><var>473.31</var>and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.32"></a><var>473.32</var>(3) for residential asleep-overnight staff, the wage will be $7.66 per hour, except in <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.33"></a><var>473.33</var>a family foster care setting, the wage is $2.80 per hour;<br />
         		<a id="pl.473.34"></a><var>473.34</var>(4) for behavior program analyst staff, 100 percent of the median wage for mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.473.35"></a><var>473.35</var>health counselors (SOC code 21-1014);<br />
         		<a id="pl.474.1"></a><var>474.1</var>(5) for behavior program professional staff, 100 percent of the median wage for <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.2"></a><var>474.2</var>clinical counseling and school psychologist (SOC code 19-3031);<br />
         		<a id="pl.474.3"></a><var>474.3</var>(6) for behavior program specialist staff, 100 percent of the median wage for <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.4"></a><var>474.4</var>psychiatric technicians (SOC code 29-2053);<br />
         		<a id="pl.474.5"></a><var>474.5</var>(7) for supportive living services staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.6"></a><var>474.6</var>aide (SOC code 31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.7"></a><var>474.7</var>code 29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.8"></a><var>474.8</var>(SOC code 21-1093);<br />
         		<a id="pl.474.9"></a><var>474.9</var>(8) for housing access coordination staff, 50 percent of the median wage for <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.10"></a><var>474.10</var>community and social services specialist (SOC code 21-1099); and 50 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.11"></a><var>474.11</var>median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);<br />
         		<a id="pl.474.12"></a><var>474.12</var>(9) for in-home family support staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.13"></a><var>474.13</var>aide (SOC code 31-1012); 30 percent of the median wage for community social service <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.14"></a><var>474.14</var>specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 40 percent of the median wage for social and human <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.15"></a><var>474.15</var>services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for psychiatric <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.16"></a><var>474.16</var>technician (SOC code 29-2053);<br />
         		<a id="pl.474.17"></a><var>474.17</var>(10) for independent living skills staff, 40 percent of the median wage for community <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.18"></a><var>474.18</var>social service specialist (SOC code 21-1099); 50 percent of the median wage for social <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.19"></a><var>474.19</var>and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093); and ten percent of the median wage for <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.20"></a><var>474.20</var>psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053);<br />
         		<a id="pl.474.21"></a><var>474.21</var>(11) for supported employment staff, 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.22"></a><var>474.22</var>(SOC code 31-1012); 20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.23"></a><var>474.23</var>code 29-2053); and 60 percent of the median wage for social and human services aide <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.24"></a><var>474.24</var>(SOC code 21-1093);<br />
         		<a id="pl.474.25"></a><var>474.25</var>(12) for adult companion staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.26"></a><var>474.26</var>care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides, <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.27"></a><var>474.27</var>orderlies, and attendants (SOC code 31-1012);<br />
         		<a id="pl.474.28"></a><var>474.28</var>(13) for night supervision staff, 20 percent of the median wage for home health aide <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.29"></a><var>474.29</var>(SOC code 31-1011); 20 percent of the median wage for personal and home health aide <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.30"></a><var>474.30</var>(SOC code 39-9021); 20 percent of the median wage for nursing aide (SOC code 31-1012); <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.31"></a><var>474.31</var>20 percent of the median wage for psychiatric technician (SOC code 29-2053); and 20 <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.32"></a><var>474.32</var>percent of the median wage for social and human services aide (SOC code 21-1093);<br />
         		<a id="pl.474.33"></a><var>474.33</var>(14) for respite staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home care aide <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.34"></a><var>474.34</var>(SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides, orderlies, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.474.35"></a><var>474.35</var>attendants (SOC code 31-1012);<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.1"></a><var>475.1</var>(15) for personal support staff, 50 percent of the median wage for personal and home <br />
         		<a id="pl.475.2"></a><var>475.2</var>care aide (SOC code 39-9021); and 50 percent of the median wage for nursing aides, <br />
         		<a id="pl.475.3"></a><var>475.3</var>orderlies, and attendants (SOC code 31-1012);<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.4"></a><var>475.4</var>(16) for supervisory staff, the basic wage is $17.43 per hour with exception of <br />
         		<a id="pl.475.5"></a><var>475.5</var>the supervisor of behavior analyst and behavior specialists, which shall must be $30.75 <br />
         		<a id="pl.475.6"></a><var>475.6</var>per hour;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.7"></a><var>475.7</var>(17) for RN registered nurse, the basic wage is $30.82 per hour; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.8"></a><var>475.8</var>(18) for LPN licensed practical nurse, the basic wage is $18.64 per hour.<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.9"></a><var>475.9</var>(b) Component values for residential support services are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.10"></a><var>475.10</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.11"></a><var>475.11</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.12"></a><var>475.12</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.13"></a><var>475.13</var>(4) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.14"></a><var>475.14</var>(5) program-related expense ratio: 1.3 percent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.15"></a><var>475.15</var>(6) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.16"></a><var>475.16</var>(c) Component values for family foster care are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.17"></a><var>475.17</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.18"></a><var>475.18</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.19"></a><var>475.19</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.20"></a><var>475.20</var>(4) general administrative support ratio: 3.3 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.21"></a><var>475.21</var>(5) program-related expense ratio: 1.3 percent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.22"></a><var>475.22</var>(6) absence factor: 1.7 percent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.23"></a><var>475.23</var>(d) Component values for day services for all services are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.24"></a><var>475.24</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.25"></a><var>475.25</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.26"></a><var>475.26</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.27"></a><var>475.27</var>(4) program plan support ratio: 5.6 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.28"></a><var>475.28</var>(5) client programming and support ratio: ten percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.29"></a><var>475.29</var>(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.30"></a><var>475.30</var>(7) program-related expense ratio: 1.8 percent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.31"></a><var>475.31</var>(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.32"></a><var>475.32</var>(e) Component values for unit-based services with programming are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.33"></a><var>475.33</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.34"></a><var>475.34</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.35"></a><var>475.35</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.475.36"></a><var>475.36</var>(4) program plan supports ratio: 3.1 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.1"></a><var>476.1</var>(5) client programming and supports ratio: 8.6 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.2"></a><var>476.2</var>(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.3"></a><var>476.3</var>(7) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.4"></a><var>476.4</var>(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.5"></a><var>476.5</var>(f) Component values for unit-based services without programming except respite <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.6"></a><var>476.6</var>are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.7"></a><var>476.7</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.8"></a><var>476.8</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.9"></a><var>476.9</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.10"></a><var>476.10</var>(4) program plan support ratio: 3.1 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.11"></a><var>476.11</var>(5) client programming and support ratio: 8.6 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.12"></a><var>476.12</var>(6) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.13"></a><var>476.13</var>(7) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.14"></a><var>476.14</var>(8) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.15"></a><var>476.15</var>(g) Component values for unit-based services without programming for respite are:<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.16"></a><var>476.16</var>(1) supervisory span of control ratio: 11 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.17"></a><var>476.17</var>(2) employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio: 8.71 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.18"></a><var>476.18</var>(3) employee-related cost ratio: 23.6 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.19"></a><var>476.19</var>(4) general administrative support ratio: 13.25 percent;<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.20"></a><var>476.20</var>(5) program-related expense ratio: 6.1 percent; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.21"></a><var>476.21</var>(6) absence and utilization factor ratio: 3.9 percent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.22"></a><var>476.22</var>(h) On July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall update the base wage index in paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.23"></a><var>476.23</var>(b) (a) based on the wage data by standard occupational code (SOC) from the Bureau of <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.24"></a><var>476.24</var>Labor Statistics available on December 31, 2016. The commissioner shall publish these <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.25"></a><var>476.25</var>updated values and load them into the rate management system. This adjustment occurs <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.26"></a><var>476.26</var>every five years. For adjustments in 2021 and beyond, the commissioner shall use the data <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.27"></a><var>476.27</var>available on December 31 of the calendar year five years prior.<br />
         		<a id="pl.476.28"></a><var>476.28</var>(i) On July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall update the framework components in <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.29"></a><var>476.29</var>paragraph (c) paragraphs (b) to (g); subdivision 6, clauses (8) and (9); and subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.30"></a><var>476.30</var>7, clauses (16) and (17), for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.31"></a><var>476.31</var>will adjust these values higher or lower by the percentage change in the Consumer Price <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.32"></a><var>476.32</var>Index-All Items, United States city average (CPI-U) from January 1, 2014, to January 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.33"></a><var>476.33</var>2017. The commissioner shall publish these updated values and load them into the rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.34"></a><var>476.34</var>management system. This adjustment occurs every five years. For adjustments in 2021 <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.35"></a><var>476.35</var>and beyond, the commissioner shall use the data available on January 1 of the calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.476.36"></a><var>476.36</var>year four years prior and January 1 of the current calendar year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.65.0"></a><a id="pl.477.1"></a><var>477.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.2"></a><var>477.2</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.3"></a><var>477.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Payments for residential support services.</b> (a) Payments for residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.4"></a><var>477.4</var>support services, as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.092, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.5"></a><var>477.5</var>subdivision 22, must be calculated as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.6"></a><var>477.6</var>(1) determine the number of shared staffing and individual direct staff hours to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.7"></a><var>477.7</var>a recipient's needs provided on-site or through monitoring technology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.8"></a><var>477.8</var>(2) personnel hourly wage rate must be based on the 2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.9"></a><var>477.9</var>Minnesota-specific rates or rates derived by the commissioner as provided in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.10"></a><var>477.10</var>5. This is defined as the direct-care rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.11"></a><var>477.11</var>(3) for a recipient requiring customization for deaf and hard-of-hearing language <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.12"></a><var>477.12</var>accessibility under subdivision 12, add the customization rate provided in subdivision 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.13"></a><var>477.13</var>to the result of clause (2). This is defined as the customized direct-care rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.14"></a><var>477.14</var>(4) multiply the number of shared and individual direct staff hours provided on-site <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.15"></a><var>477.15</var>or through monitoring technology and direct nursing hours by the appropriate staff wages <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.16"></a><var>477.16</var>in subdivision 5, paragraph (a), or the customized direct-care rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.17"></a><var>477.17</var>(5) multiply the number of shared and individual direct staff hours provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.18"></a><var>477.18</var>on-site or through monitoring technology and direct nursing hours by the product of <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.19"></a><var>477.19</var>the supervision span of control ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (1), and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.20"></a><var>477.20</var>appropriate supervision wage in subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (16);<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.21"></a><var>477.21</var>(6) combine the results of clauses (4) and (5), excluding any shared and individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.22"></a><var>477.22</var>direct staff hours provided through monitoring technology, and multiply the result by one <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.23"></a><var>477.23</var>plus the employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.24"></a><var>477.24</var>(b), clause (2). This is defined as the direct staffing cost;<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.25"></a><var>477.25</var>(7) for employee-related expenses, multiply the direct staffing cost, excluding any <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.26"></a><var>477.26</var>shared and individual direct staff hours provided through monitoring technology, by one <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.27"></a><var>477.27</var>plus the employee-related cost ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (3);<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.28"></a><var>477.28</var>(8) for client programming and supports, the commissioner shall add $2,179; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.29"></a><var>477.29</var>(9) for transportation, if provided, the commissioner shall add $1,680, or $3,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.30"></a><var>477.30</var>if customized for adapted transport, per year based on the resident with the highest <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.31"></a><var>477.31</var>assessed need.<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.32"></a><var>477.32</var>(b) The total rate shall must be calculated using the following steps:<br />
         		<a id="pl.477.33"></a><var>477.33</var>(1) subtotal paragraph (a), clauses (7) to (9), and the direct staffing cost of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.34"></a><var>477.34</var>shared and individual direct staff hours provided through monitoring technology that <br />
         		<a id="pl.477.35"></a><var>477.35</var>was excluded in clause (7);<br />
         		<a id="pl.478.1"></a><var>478.1</var>(2) sum the standard general and administrative rate, the program-related expense <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.2"></a><var>478.2</var>ratio, and the absence and utilization ratio;<br />
         		<a id="pl.478.3"></a><var>478.3</var>(3) divide the result of clause (1) by one minus the result of clause (2). This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.4"></a><var>478.4</var>the total payment amount; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.478.5"></a><var>478.5</var>(4) adjust the result of clause (3) by a factor to be determined by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.6"></a><var>478.6</var>to adjust for regional differences in the cost of providing services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.478.7"></a><var>478.7</var>(c) The payment methodology for customized living, 24-hour customized living, <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.8"></a><var>478.8</var>and residential care services shall must be the customized living tool. Revisions to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.9"></a><var>478.9</var>customized living tool shall must be made to reflect the services and activities unique to <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.10"></a><var>478.10</var>disability-related recipient needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.478.11"></a><var>478.11</var>(d) The commissioner shall establish a Monitoring Technology Review Panel to <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.12"></a><var>478.12</var>annually review and approve the plans, safeguards, and rates that include residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.13"></a><var>478.13</var>direct care provided remotely through monitoring technology. Lead agencies shall submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.14"></a><var>478.14</var>individual service plans that include supervision using monitoring technology to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.15"></a><var>478.15</var>Monitoring Technology Review Panel for approval. Individual service plans that include <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.16"></a><var>478.16</var>supervision using monitoring technology as of December 31, 2013, shall be submitted to <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.17"></a><var>478.17</var>the Monitoring Technology Review Panel, but the plans are not subject to approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.478.18"></a><var>478.18</var>(e) For individuals enrolled prior to January 1, 2014, the days of service authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.19"></a><var>478.19</var>must meet or exceed the days of service used to convert service agreements in effect on <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.20"></a><var>478.20</var>December 1, 2013, and must not result in a reduction in spending or service utilization due <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.21"></a><var>478.21</var>to conversion during the implementation period under section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a. <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.22"></a><var>478.22</var>If during the implementation period, an individual's historical rate, including adjustments <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.23"></a><var>478.23</var>required under section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a, paragraph (c), is equal to or greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.24"></a><var>478.24</var>than the rate determined in this subdivision, the number of days authorized for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.25"></a><var>478.25</var>individual is 365.<br />
         		<a id="pl.478.26"></a><var>478.26</var>(f) The number of days authorized for all individuals enrolling after January 1, 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.27"></a><var>478.27</var>in residential services must include every day that services start and end.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.66.0"></a><a id="pl.478.28"></a><var>478.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.29"></a><var>478.29</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.478.30"></a><var>478.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Payments for day programs.</b> Payments for services with day programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.31"></a><var>478.31</var>including adult day care, day treatment and habilitation, prevocational services, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.32"></a><var>478.32</var>structured day services must be calculated as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.478.33"></a><var>478.33</var>(1) determine the number of units of service and staffing ratio to meet a recipient's <br />
         		<a id="pl.478.34"></a><var>478.34</var>needs:<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.1"></a><var>479.1</var>(i) the staffing ratios for the units of service provided to a recipient in a typical week <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.2"></a><var>479.2</var>must be averaged to determine an individual's staffing ratio; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.3"></a><var>479.3</var>(ii) the commissioner, in consultation with service providers, shall develop a uniform <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.4"></a><var>479.4</var>staffing ratio worksheet to be used to determine staffing ratios under this subdivision;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.5"></a><var>479.5</var>(2) personnel hourly wage rates must be based on the 2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.6"></a><var>479.6</var>Minnesota-specific rates or rates derived by the commissioner as provided in subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.7"></a><var>479.7</var>(3) for a recipient requiring customization for deaf and hard-of-hearing language <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.8"></a><var>479.8</var>accessibility under subdivision 12, add the customization rate provided in subdivision 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.9"></a><var>479.9</var>to the result of clause (2). This is defined as the customized direct-care rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.10"></a><var>479.10</var>(4) multiply the number of day program direct staff hours and direct nursing hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.11"></a><var>479.11</var>by the appropriate staff wage in subdivision 5, paragraph (a), or the customized direct-care <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.12"></a><var>479.12</var>rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.13"></a><var>479.13</var>(5) multiply the number of day direct staff hours by the product of the supervision <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.14"></a><var>479.14</var>span of control ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (d), clause (1), and the appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.15"></a><var>479.15</var>supervision wage in subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (16);<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.16"></a><var>479.16</var>(6) combine the results of clauses (4) and (5), and multiply the result by one plus <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.17"></a><var>479.17</var>the employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (d), <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.18"></a><var>479.18</var>clause (2). This is defined as the direct staffing rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.19"></a><var>479.19</var>(7) for program plan support, multiply the result of clause (6) by one plus the <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.20"></a><var>479.20</var>program plan support ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (d), clause (4);<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.21"></a><var>479.21</var>(8) for employee-related expenses, multiply the result of clause (7) by one plus the <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.22"></a><var>479.22</var>employee-related cost ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (d), clause (3);<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.23"></a><var>479.23</var>(9) for client programming and supports, multiply the result of clause (8) by one plus <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.24"></a><var>479.24</var>the client programming and support ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (d), clause (5);<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.25"></a><var>479.25</var>(10) for program facility costs, add $19.30 per week with consideration of staffing <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.26"></a><var>479.26</var>ratios to meet individual needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.27"></a><var>479.27</var>(11) for adult day bath services, add $7.01 per 15 minute unit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.28"></a><var>479.28</var>(12) this is the subtotal rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.29"></a><var>479.29</var>(13) sum the standard general and administrative rate, the program-related expense <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.30"></a><var>479.30</var>ratio, and the absence and utilization factor ratio;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.31"></a><var>479.31</var>(14) divide the result of clause (12) by one minus the result of clause (13). This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.32"></a><var>479.32</var>the total payment amount;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.33"></a><var>479.33</var>(15) adjust the result of clause (14) by a factor to be determined by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.34"></a><var>479.34</var>to adjust for regional differences in the cost of providing services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.479.35"></a><var>479.35</var>(16) for transportation provided as part of day training and habilitation for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.479.36"></a><var>479.36</var>individual who does not require a lift, add:<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.1"></a><var>480.1</var>(i) $10.50 for a trip between zero and ten miles for a nonshared ride in a vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.2"></a><var>480.2</var>without a lift, $8.83 for a shared ride in a vehicle without a lift, and $9.25 for a shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.3"></a><var>480.3</var>ride in a vehicle with a lift;<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.4"></a><var>480.4</var>(ii) $15.75 for a trip between 11 and 20 miles for a nonshared ride in a vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.5"></a><var>480.5</var>without a lift, $10.58 for a shared ride in a vehicle without a lift, and $11.88 for a shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.6"></a><var>480.6</var>ride in a vehicle with a lift;<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.7"></a><var>480.7</var>(iii) $25.75 for a trip between 21 and 50 miles for a nonshared ride in a vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.8"></a><var>480.8</var>without a lift, $13.92 for a shared ride in a vehicle without a lift, and $16.88 for a shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.9"></a><var>480.9</var>ride in a vehicle with a lift; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.10"></a><var>480.10</var>(iv) $33.50 for a trip of 51 miles or more for a nonshared ride in a vehicle without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.11"></a><var>480.11</var>lift, $16.50 for a shared ride in a vehicle without a lift, and $20.75 for a shared ride in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.12"></a><var>480.12</var>vehicle with a lift;<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.13"></a><var>480.13</var>(17) for transportation provided as part of day training and habilitation for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.14"></a><var>480.14</var>individual who does require a lift, add:<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.15"></a><var>480.15</var>(i) $19.05 for a trip between zero and ten miles for a nonshared ride in a vehicle with <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.16"></a><var>480.16</var>a lift, and $15.05 for a shared ride in a vehicle with a lift;<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.17"></a><var>480.17</var>(ii) $32.16 for a trip between 11 and 20 miles for a nonshared ride in a vehicle with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.18"></a><var>480.18</var>lift, and $28.16 for a shared ride in a vehicle with a lift;<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.19"></a><var>480.19</var>(iii) $58.76 for a trip between 21 and 50 miles for a nonshared ride in a vehicle with <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.20"></a><var>480.20</var>a lift, and $58.76 for a shared ride in a vehicle with a lift; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.21"></a><var>480.21</var>(iv) $80.93 for a trip of 51 miles or more for a nonshared ride in a vehicle with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.22"></a><var>480.22</var>lift, and $80.93 for a shared ride in a vehicle with a lift.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.67.0"></a><a id="pl.480.23"></a><var>480.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 9, <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.24"></a><var>480.24</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.25"></a><var>480.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Payments for unit-based services without programming.</b> Payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.26"></a><var>480.26</var>for unit-based without program services, including night supervision, personal support, <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.27"></a><var>480.27</var>respite, and companion care provided to an individual outside of any day or residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.28"></a><var>480.28</var>service plan must be calculated as follows unless the services are authorized separately <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.29"></a><var>480.29</var>under subdivision 6 or 7:<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.30"></a><var>480.30</var>(1) for all services except respite, determine the number of units of service to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.31"></a><var>480.31</var>a recipient's needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.480.32"></a><var>480.32</var>(2) personnel hourly wage rates must be based on the 2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics <br />
         		<a id="pl.480.33"></a><var>480.33</var>Minnesota-specific rate or rates derived by the commissioner as provided in subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.1"></a><var>481.1</var>(3) for a recipient requiring customization for deaf and hard-of-hearing language <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.2"></a><var>481.2</var>accessibility under subdivision 12, add the customization rate provided in subdivision 12 <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.3"></a><var>481.3</var>to the result of clause (2). This is defined as the customized direct care rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.4"></a><var>481.4</var>(4) multiply the number of direct staff hours by the appropriate staff wage in <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.5"></a><var>481.5</var>subdivision 5 or the customized direct care rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.6"></a><var>481.6</var>(5) multiply the number of direct staff hours by the product of the supervision span <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.7"></a><var>481.7</var>of control ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (f), clause (1), and the appropriate supervision <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.8"></a><var>481.8</var>wage in subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (16);<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.9"></a><var>481.9</var>(6) combine the results of clauses (4) and (5), and multiply the result by one plus <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.10"></a><var>481.10</var>the employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (f), <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.11"></a><var>481.11</var>clause (2). This is defined as the direct staffing rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.12"></a><var>481.12</var>(7) for program plan support, multiply the result of clause (6) by one plus the <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.13"></a><var>481.13</var>program plan support ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (f), clause (4);<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.14"></a><var>481.14</var>(8) for employee-related expenses, multiply the result of clause (7) by one plus the <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.15"></a><var>481.15</var>employee-related cost ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (f), clause (3);<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.16"></a><var>481.16</var>(9) for client programming and supports, multiply the result of clause (8) by one plus <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.17"></a><var>481.17</var>the client programming and support ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (f), clause (5);<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.18"></a><var>481.18</var>(10) this is the subtotal rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.19"></a><var>481.19</var>(11) sum the standard general and administrative rate, the program-related expense <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.20"></a><var>481.20</var>ratio, and the absence and utilization factor ratio;<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.21"></a><var>481.21</var>(12) divide the result of clause (10) by one minus the result of clause (11). This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.22"></a><var>481.22</var>the total payment amount;<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.23"></a><var>481.23</var>(13) for respite services, determine the number of daily day  units of service to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.24"></a><var>481.24</var>an individual's needs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.25"></a><var>481.25</var>(14) personnel hourly wage rates must be based on the 2009 Bureau of Labor Statistics <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.26"></a><var>481.26</var>Minnesota-specific rate or rates derived by the commissioner as provided in subdivision 5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.27"></a><var>481.27</var>(15) for a recipient requiring deaf and hard-of-hearing customization under <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.28"></a><var>481.28</var>subdivision 12, add the customization rate provided in subdivision 12 to the result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.29"></a><var>481.29</var>clause (14). This is defined as the customized direct care rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.30"></a><var>481.30</var>(16) multiply the number of direct staff hours by the appropriate staff wage in <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.31"></a><var>481.31</var>subdivision 5, paragraph (a);<br />
         		<a id="pl.481.32"></a><var>481.32</var>(17) multiply the number of direct staff hours by the product of the supervisory span <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.33"></a><var>481.33</var>of control ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (g), clause (1), and the appropriate supervision <br />
         		<a id="pl.481.34"></a><var>481.34</var>wage in subdivision 5, paragraph (a), clause (16);<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.1"></a><var>482.1</var>(18) combine the results of clauses (16) and (17), and multiply the result by one plus <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.2"></a><var>482.2</var>the employee vacation, sick, and training allowance ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (g), <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.3"></a><var>482.3</var>clause (2). This is defined as the direct staffing rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.4"></a><var>482.4</var>(19) for employee-related expenses, multiply the result of clause (18) by one plus <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.5"></a><var>482.5</var>the employee-related cost ratio in subdivision 5, paragraph (g), clause (3);<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.6"></a><var>482.6</var>(20) this is the subtotal rate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.7"></a><var>482.7</var>(21) sum the standard general and administrative rate, the program-related expense <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.8"></a><var>482.8</var>ratio, and the absence and utilization factor ratio;<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.9"></a><var>482.9</var>(22) divide the result of clause (20) by one minus the result of clause (21). This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.10"></a><var>482.10</var>the total payment amount; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.11"></a><var>482.11</var>(23) adjust the result of clauses (12) and (22) by a factor to be determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.12"></a><var>482.12</var>commissioner to adjust for regional differences in the cost of providing services.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.68.0"></a><a id="pl.482.13"></a><var>482.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.14"></a><var>482.14</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.15"></a><var>482.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Updating payment values and additional information.</b> (a) From <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.16"></a><var>482.16</var>January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2017, the commissioner shall develop and <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.17"></a><var>482.17</var>implement uniform procedures to refine terms and adjust values used to calculate payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.18"></a><var>482.18</var>rates in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.19"></a><var>482.19</var>(b) No later than July 1, 2014, the commissioner shall, within available resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.20"></a><var>482.20</var>begin to conduct research and gather data and information from existing state systems or <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.21"></a><var>482.21</var>other outside sources on the following items:<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.22"></a><var>482.22</var>(1) differences in the underlying cost to provide services and care across the state; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.23"></a><var>482.23</var>(2) mileage and utilization, vehicle type, lift requirements, incidents of individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.24"></a><var>482.24</var>and shared rides, and units of transportation for all day and unit-based services, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.25"></a><var>482.25</var>must be collected from providers using the rate management worksheet and entered into <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.26"></a><var>482.26</var>the rates management system; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.27"></a><var>482.27</var>(3) the distinct underlying costs for services provided by a license holder certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.28"></a><var>482.28</var>under section 245D.33.<br />
         		<a id="pl.482.29"></a><var>482.29</var>(c) Using a statistically valid set of rates management system data, the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.30"></a><var>482.30</var>in consultation with stakeholders, shall analyze for each service the average difference <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.31"></a><var>482.31</var>in the rate on December 31, 2013, and the framework rate at the individual, provider, <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.32"></a><var>482.32</var>lead agency, and state levels. The commissioner shall issue semiannual reports to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.33"></a><var>482.33</var>stakeholders on the difference in rates by service and by county during the banding period <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.34"></a><var>482.34</var>under section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a. The commissioner shall issue the first report <br />
         		<a id="pl.482.35"></a><var>482.35</var>by October 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.1"></a><var>483.1</var>(d) No later than July 1, 2014, the commissioner, in consultation with stakeholders, <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.2"></a><var>483.2</var>shall begin the review and evaluate evaluation of the following values already in <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.3"></a><var>483.3</var>subdivisions 6 to 9, or issues that impact all services, including, but not limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.4"></a><var>483.4</var>(1) values for transportation rates for day services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.5"></a><var>483.5</var>(2) values for transportation rates in residential services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.6"></a><var>483.6</var>(3) values for services where monitoring technology replaces staff time;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.7"></a><var>483.7</var>(4) values for indirect services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.8"></a><var>483.8</var>(5) values for nursing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.9"></a><var>483.9</var>(6) component values for independent living skills;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.10"></a><var>483.10</var>(7) component values for family foster care that reflect licensing requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.11"></a><var>483.11</var>(8) adjustments to other components to replace the budget neutrality factor;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.12"></a><var>483.12</var>(9) remote monitoring technology for nonresidential services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.13"></a><var>483.13</var>(10) values for basic and intensive services in residential services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.14"></a><var>483.14</var>(11) values for the facility use rate in day services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.15"></a><var>483.15</var>(12) values for workers' compensation as part of employee-related expenses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.16"></a><var>483.16</var>(13) values for unemployment insurance as part of employee-related expenses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.17"></a><var>483.17</var>(14) a component value to reflect costs for individuals with rates previously adjusted <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.18"></a><var>483.18</var>for the inclusion of group residential housing rate 3 costs, only for any individual enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.19"></a><var>483.19</var>as of December 31, 2013; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.20"></a><var>483.20</var>(15) any changes in state or federal law with an impact on the underlying cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.21"></a><var>483.21</var>providing home and community-based services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.22"></a><var>483.22</var>(e) The commissioner shall report to the chairs and the ranking minority members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.23"></a><var>483.23</var>the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over health and human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.24"></a><var>483.24</var>policy and finance with the information and data gathered under paragraphs (b) to (d) <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.25"></a><var>483.25</var>on the following dates:<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.26"></a><var>483.26</var>(1) January 15, 2015, with preliminary results and data;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.27"></a><var>483.27</var>(2) January 15, 2016, with a status implementation update, and additional data <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.28"></a><var>483.28</var>and summary information;<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.29"></a><var>483.29</var>(3) January 15, 2017, with the full report; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.30"></a><var>483.30</var>(4) January 15, 2019, with another full report, and a full report once every four <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.31"></a><var>483.31</var>years thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.483.32"></a><var>483.32</var>(f) Based on the commissioner's evaluation of the information and data collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.33"></a><var>483.33</var>in paragraphs (b) to (d), the commissioner may shall make recommendations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.34"></a><var>483.34</var>the legislature to address any potential issues by January 15, 2015, to address any <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.35"></a><var>483.35</var>issues identified during the first year of implementation. After January 15, 2015, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.483.36"></a><var>483.36</var>commissioner may make recommendations to the legislature to address potential issues.<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.1"></a><var>484.1</var>(g) The commissioner shall implement a regional adjustment factor to all rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.2"></a><var>484.2</var>calculations in subdivisions 6 to 9, effective no later than January 1, 2015. Prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.3"></a><var>484.3</var>implementation, the commissioner shall consult with stakeholders on the methodology to <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.4"></a><var>484.4</var>calculate the adjustment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.5"></a><var>484.5</var>(h) The commissioner shall provide a public notice via LISTSERV in October of <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.6"></a><var>484.6</var>each year beginning October 1, 2014, containing information detailing legislatively <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.7"></a><var>484.7</var>approved changes in:<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.8"></a><var>484.8</var>(1) calculation values including derived wage rates and related employee and <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.9"></a><var>484.9</var>administrative factors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.10"></a><var>484.10</var>(2) service utilization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.11"></a><var>484.11</var>(3) county and tribal allocation changes; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.12"></a><var>484.12</var>(4) information on adjustments made to calculation values and the timing of those <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.13"></a><var>484.13</var>adjustments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.14"></a><var>484.14</var>The information in this notice shall must be effective January 1 of the following year.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.69.0"></a><a id="pl.484.15"></a><var>484.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.4914, subdivision 15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.16"></a><var>484.16</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.17"></a><var>484.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>County or tribal allocations.</b> (a) Upon implementation of the disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.18"></a><var>484.18</var>waiver rates management system on January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.19"></a><var>484.19</var>a method of tracking and reporting the fiscal impact of the disability waiver rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.20"></a><var>484.20</var>management system on individual lead agencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.21"></a><var>484.21</var>(b) Beginning January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall make annual adjustments to <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.22"></a><var>484.22</var>lead agencies' home and community-based waivered service budget allocations to adjust <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.23"></a><var>484.23</var>for rate differences and the resulting impact on county allocations upon implementation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.24"></a><var>484.24</var>the disability waiver rates system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.25"></a><var>484.25</var>(c) During the first two years of implementation under section 256B.4913, lead <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.26"></a><var>484.26</var>agencies exceeding their allocations under sections 256B.092 and 256B.49 shall only be <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.27"></a><var>484.27</var>held liable for spending in excess of their allocations after a reallocation of resources by <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.28"></a><var>484.28</var>the commissioner under paragraph (b). The commissioner shall reallocate resources under <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.29"></a><var>484.29</var>sections 256B.092, subdivision 12, and 256B.49, subdivision 11a. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.484.30"></a><var>484.30</var>shall notify lead agencies of this process by July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.70.0"></a><a id="pl.484.31"></a><var>484.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.492, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.484.32"></a><var>484.32</var><b>256B.492 HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS FOR PEOPLE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.484.33"></a><var>484.33</var><b>WITH DISABILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.485.1"></a><var>485.1</var>(a) Individuals receiving services under a home and community-based waiver under <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.2"></a><var>485.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref> may receive services in the following settings:<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.3"></a><var>485.3</var>(1) an individual's own home or family home;<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.4"></a><var>485.4</var>(2) a licensed adult foster care or child foster care setting of up to five people; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.5"></a><var>485.5</var>(3) community living settings as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>, subdivision 23, where <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.6"></a><var>485.6</var>individuals with disabilities may reside in all of the units in a building of four or fewer units, <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.7"></a><var>485.7</var>and  who receive services under a home and community-based waiver occupy no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.8"></a><var>485.8</var>than the greater of four or 25 percent of the units in a multifamily building of more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.9"></a><var>485.9</var>four units, unless required by the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.10"></a><var>485.10</var>(b) The settings in paragraph (a) must not:<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.11"></a><var>485.11</var>(1) be located in a building that is a publicly or privately operated facility that <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.12"></a><var>485.12</var>provides institutional treatment or custodial care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.13"></a><var>485.13</var>(2) be located in a building on the grounds of or adjacent to a public or private <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.14"></a><var>485.14</var>institution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.15"></a><var>485.15</var>(3) be a housing complex designed expressly around an individual's diagnosis or <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.16"></a><var>485.16</var>disability, unless required by the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.17"></a><var>485.17</var>(4) be segregated based on a disability, either physically or because of setting <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.18"></a><var>485.18</var>characteristics, from the larger community; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.19"></a><var>485.19</var>(5) have the qualities of an institution which include, but are not limited to: <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.20"></a><var>485.20</var>regimented meal and sleep times, limitations on visitors, and lack of privacy. Restrictions <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.21"></a><var>485.21</var>agreed to and documented in the person's individual service plan shall not result in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.22"></a><var>485.22</var>residence having the qualities of an institution as long as the restrictions for the person are <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.23"></a><var>485.23</var>not imposed upon others in the same residence and are the least restrictive alternative, <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.24"></a><var>485.24</var>imposed for the shortest possible time to meet the person's needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.25"></a><var>485.25</var>(c) The provisions of paragraphs (a) and (b) do not apply to any setting in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.26"></a><var>485.26</var>individuals receive services under a home and community-based waiver as of July 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.27"></a><var>485.27</var>2012, and the setting does not meet the criteria of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.28"></a><var>485.28</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a program in Hennepin County established as <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.29"></a><var>485.29</var>part of a Hennepin County demonstration project is qualified for the exception allowed <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.30"></a><var>485.30</var>under paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.485.31"></a><var>485.31</var>(e)  Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), a program in Hennepin County, located <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.32"></a><var>485.32</var>in the city of Golden Valley, within the city of Golden Valley's Highway 55 West <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.33"></a><var>485.33</var>redevelopment area, that is not a provider-owned or controlled home and community-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.34"></a><var>485.34</var>setting, and is scheduled to open by July 1, 2016, is exempt from the restrictions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.35"></a><var>485.35</var>paragraphs (a) and (b). If the program fails to comply with the Centers for Medicare and <br />
         		<a id="pl.485.36"></a><var>485.36</var>Medicaid Services rules for home and community-based settings, the exemption is void.<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.1"></a><var>486.1</var>(f) The commissioner shall submit an amendment to the waiver plan no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.2"></a><var>486.2</var>December 31, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.71.0"></a><a id="pl.486.3"></a><var>486.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.5012, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.4"></a><var>486.4</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.5"></a><var>486.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>ICF/DD rate increases effective July 1, 2014. </b> (a) For the rate period <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.6"></a><var>486.6</var>beginning July 1, 2014, the commissioner shall increase operating payments for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.7"></a><var>486.7</var>facility reimbursed under this section equal to five percent of the operating payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.8"></a><var>486.8</var>rates in effect on June 30, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.9"></a><var>486.9</var>(b) For each facility, the commissioner shall apply the rate increase based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.10"></a><var>486.10</var>occupied beds, using the percentage specified in this subdivision multiplied by the total <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.11"></a><var>486.11</var>payment rate, including the variable rate but excluding the property-related payment rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.12"></a><var>486.12</var>in effect on June 30, 2014. The total rate increase shall include the adjustment provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.13"></a><var>486.13</var>section 256B.501, subdivision 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.14"></a><var>486.14</var>(c) To receive the rate increase under paragraph (a), each facility reimbursed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.15"></a><var>486.15</var>this section must submit to the commissioner documentation that identifies a quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.16"></a><var>486.16</var>improvement project that the facility will implement by June 30, 2015. Documentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.17"></a><var>486.17</var>must be provided in a format specified by the commissioner. Projects must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.18"></a><var>486.18</var>(1) improve the quality of life of intermediate care facility residents in a meaningful <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.19"></a><var>486.19</var>way;<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.20"></a><var>486.20</var>(2) improve the quality of services in a measurable way; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.21"></a><var>486.21</var>(3) deliver good quality service more efficiently while using the savings to enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.22"></a><var>486.22</var>services for the participants served.<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.23"></a><var>486.23</var>(d) For a facility that fails to submit the documentation described in paragraph (c) <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.24"></a><var>486.24</var>by a date or in a format specified by the commissioner, the commissioner shall reduce <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.25"></a><var>486.25</var>the facility's rate by one percent effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.26"></a><var>486.26</var>(e) Facilities that receive a rate increase under this subdivision shall use 80 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.27"></a><var>486.27</var>of the additional revenue to increase compensation-related costs for employees directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.28"></a><var>486.28</var>employed by the facility on or after July 1, 2014, except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.29"></a><var>486.29</var>(1) persons employed in the central office of a corporation or entity that has an <br />
         		<a id="pl.486.30"></a><var>486.30</var>ownership interest in the facility or exercises control over the facility; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.31"></a><var>486.31</var>(2) persons paid by the facility under a management contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.32"></a><var>486.32</var>This requirement is subject to audit by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.33"></a><var>486.33</var>(f) Compensation-related costs include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.486.34"></a><var>486.34</var>(1) wages and salaries;<br />
         		<a id="pl.487.1"></a><var>487.1</var>(2) the employer's share of FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, state and federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.2"></a><var>487.2</var>unemployment taxes, workers' compensation, and mileage reimbursement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.487.3"></a><var>487.3</var>(3) the employer's share of health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.4"></a><var>487.4</var>insurance, long-term care insurance, uniform allowance, pensions, and contributions to <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.5"></a><var>487.5</var>employee retirement accounts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.487.6"></a><var>487.6</var>(4) other benefits provided and workforce needs, including the recruiting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.7"></a><var>487.7</var>training of employees as specified in the distribution plan required under paragraph (i).<br />
         		<a id="pl.487.8"></a><var>487.8</var>(g) For public employees under a collective bargaining agreement, the increase for <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.9"></a><var>487.9</var>wages and benefits is available and pay rates must be increased only to the extent that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.10"></a><var>487.10</var>increases comply with laws governing public employees' collective bargaining. Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.11"></a><var>487.11</var>received by a facility under paragraph (e) for pay increases for public employees must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.12"></a><var>487.12</var>used only for pay increases implemented between July 1, 2014, and August 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.487.13"></a><var>487.13</var>(h) For a facility that has employees that are represented by an exclusive bargaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.14"></a><var>487.14</var>representative, the provider shall obtain a letter of acceptance of the distribution plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.15"></a><var>487.15</var>required under paragraph (i), in regard to the members of the bargaining unit, signed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.16"></a><var>487.16</var>the exclusive bargaining agent. Upon receipt of the letter of acceptance, the facility shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.17"></a><var>487.17</var>be deemed to have met all the requirements of this subdivision in regard to the members <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.18"></a><var>487.18</var>of the bargaining unit. Upon request, the facility shall produce the letter of acceptance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.19"></a><var>487.19</var>the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.487.20"></a><var>487.20</var>(i) A facility that receives a rate adjustment under paragraph (a) that is subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.21"></a><var>487.21</var>paragraph (e) shall prepare, and upon request submit to the commissioner, a distribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.22"></a><var>487.22</var>plan that specifies the amount of money the facility expects to receive that is subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.23"></a><var>487.23</var>requirements of paragraph (e), including how that money will be distributed to increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.24"></a><var>487.24</var>compensation for employees. The commissioner may recover funds from a facility that <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.25"></a><var>487.25</var>fails to comply with this requirement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.487.26"></a><var>487.26</var>(j) By January 1, 2015, the facility shall post the distribution plan required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.27"></a><var>487.27</var>paragraph (i) for a period of at least six weeks in an area of the facility's operation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.28"></a><var>487.28</var>which all eligible employees have access and shall provide instructions for employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.29"></a><var>487.29</var>who do not believe they have received the wage and other compensation-related increases <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.30"></a><var>487.30</var>specified in the distribution plan. The instructions must include a mailing address, e-mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.31"></a><var>487.31</var>address, and telephone number that an employee may use to contact the commissioner or <br />
         		<a id="pl.487.32"></a><var>487.32</var>the commissioner's representative.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.72.0"></a><a id="pl.487.33"></a><var>487.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 72. Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 4, section 47, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.488.1"></a><var>488.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. <b>COMMISSIONER TO SEEK AMENDMENT FOR EXCEPTION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.488.2"></a><var>488.2</var><b>TO CONSUMER-DIRECTED COMMUNITY SUPPORTS BUDGET </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.488.3"></a><var>488.3</var><b>METHODOLOGY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.488.4"></a><var>488.4</var>By July 1, 2012 2014, if necessary, the commissioner shall request an amendment to <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.5"></a><var>488.5</var>the home and community-based services waivers authorized under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.6"></a><var>488.6</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.092</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256B.49</statute_ref>, to establish an exception to the consumer-directed <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.7"></a><var>488.7</var>community supports budget methodology to provide up to 20 percent more funds for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.8"></a><var>488.8</var>participants who have their 21st birthday and graduate from high school during between <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.9"></a><var>488.9</var> 2013 to 2015 and are authorized for more services under consumer-directed community <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.10"></a><var>488.10</var>supports prior to graduation than what the amount  they are eligible to receive under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.11"></a><var>488.11</var>current consumer-directed community supports budget methodology. The exception is <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.12"></a><var>488.12</var>limited to those who can demonstrate that they will have to leave consumer-directed <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.13"></a><var>488.13</var>community supports and use other waiver services because their need for day or <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.14"></a><var>488.14</var>employment supports cannot be met within the consumer-directed community supports <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.15"></a><var>488.15</var>budget limits. The commissioner shall consult with the stakeholder group authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.16"></a><var>488.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0657, subdivision 11</statute_ref>, to implement this provision. <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.17"></a><var>488.17</var>The exception process shall be effective upon federal approval for persons eligible during <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.18"></a><var>488.18</var>2013 and 2014 through June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.73.0"></a><a id="pl.488.19"></a><var>488.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 73. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 7, section 14, the effective date, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.20"></a><var>488.20</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.488.21"></a><var>488.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivisions 1 to 7 and 9, are effective upon federal approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.22"></a><var>488.22</var>consistent with subdivision 11, but no earlier than March July 1, 2014. Subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.23"></a><var>488.23</var>8, 10, and 11 are effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.488.24"></a><var>488.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from March 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.74.0"></a><a id="pl.488.25"></a><var>488.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 74. <b>HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS TRANSITION PLAN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.488.26"></a><var>488.26</var>The commissioner of human services shall develop a transition plan to comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.27"></a><var>488.27</var>with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services final rule defining home and <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.28"></a><var>488.28</var>community-based settings published on January 16, 2014, Code of Federal Regulations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.29"></a><var>488.29</var>title 42, section 441.301(c)(4)-(5).  In developing the plan, the commissioner shall consult <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.30"></a><var>488.30</var>with individuals with disabilities, seniors, and other stakeholders, including, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.31"></a><var>488.31</var>limited to advocates, providers, lead agencies, other state agencies, and the Olmstead <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.32"></a><var>488.32</var>subcabinet.  The commissioner shall submit the plan to the Centers for Medicare and <br />
         		<a id="pl.488.33"></a><var>488.33</var>Medicaid Services by December 31, 2014. <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.1"></a><var>489.1</var>By January 15, 2015, the commissioner shall provide a report with the plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.2"></a><var>489.2</var>submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, as well as any changes as <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.3"></a><var>489.3</var>a result of negotiations that have occurred with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.4"></a><var>489.4</var>Services, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.5"></a><var>489.5</var>senate policy and finance committees with jurisdiction over health and human services.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.6"></a><var>489.6</var>This report must contain any recommended legislation and funding requests necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.7"></a><var>489.7</var>to implement the transition plan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.75.0"></a><a id="pl.489.8"></a><var>489.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 75. <b> PROVIDER RATE AND GRANT INCREASES EFFECTIVE JULY </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.489.9"></a><var>489.9</var><b>1, 2014.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.489.10"></a><var>489.10</var>(a) The commissioner of human services shall increase reimbursement rates, grants, <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.11"></a><var>489.11</var>allocations, individual limits, and rate limits, as applicable, by five percent for the rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.12"></a><var>489.12</var>period beginning July 1, 2014, for services rendered on or after July 1, 2014. County or <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.13"></a><var>489.13</var>tribal contracts for services, grants, and programs under paragraph (b) must be amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.14"></a><var>489.14</var>pass through these rate increases by September 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.15"></a><var>489.15</var>(b) The rate changes described in this section must be provided to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.16"></a><var>489.16</var>(1) home and community-based waivered services for persons with developmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.17"></a><var>489.17</var>disabilities, including consumer-directed community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.18"></a><var>489.18</var>section 256B.092;<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.19"></a><var>489.19</var>(2) waivered services under community alternatives for disabled individuals, <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.20"></a><var>489.20</var>including consumer-directed community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.21"></a><var>489.21</var>256B.49;<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.22"></a><var>489.22</var>(3) community alternative care waivered services, including consumer-directed <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.23"></a><var>489.23</var>community supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.49;<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.24"></a><var>489.24</var>(4) brain injury waivered services, including consumer-directed community <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.25"></a><var>489.25</var>supports, under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.49;<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.26"></a><var>489.26</var>(5) home and community-based waivered services for the elderly under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.27"></a><var>489.27</var>Statutes, section 256B.0915;<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.28"></a><var>489.28</var>(6) nursing services and home health services under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.29"></a><var>489.29</var>256B.0625, subdivision 6a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.30"></a><var>489.30</var>(7) personal care services and qualified professional supervision of personal care <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.31"></a><var>489.31</var>services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, subdivisions 6a and 19a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.32"></a><var>489.32</var>(8) private duty nursing services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, <br />
         		<a id="pl.489.33"></a><var>489.33</var>subdivision 7;<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.34"></a><var>489.34</var>(9) community first services and supports under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.85;<br />
         		<a id="pl.489.35"></a><var>489.35</var>(10) essential community supports under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0922;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.1"></a><var>490.1</var>(11) day training and habilitation services for adults with developmental disabilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.2"></a><var>490.2</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 252.41 to 252.46, including the additional cost to <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.3"></a><var>490.3</var>counties of the rate adjustments on day training and habilitation services, provided as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.4"></a><var>490.4</var>social service;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.5"></a><var>490.5</var>(12) alternative care services under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0913;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.6"></a><var>490.6</var>(13) living skills training programs for persons with intractable epilepsy who need <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.7"></a><var>490.7</var>assistance in the transition to independent living under Laws 1988, chapter 689;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.8"></a><var>490.8</var>(14) semi-independent living services (SILS) under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.9"></a><var>490.9</var>252.275;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.10"></a><var>490.10</var>(15) consumer support grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.476;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.11"></a><var>490.11</var>(16) family support grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 252.32;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.12"></a><var>490.12</var>(17) housing access grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0658;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.13"></a><var>490.13</var>(18) self-advocacy grants under Laws 2009, chapter 101;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.14"></a><var>490.14</var>(19) technology grants under Laws 2009, chapter 79;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.15"></a><var>490.15</var>(20) aging grants under Minnesota Statutes, sections 256.975 to 256.977 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.16"></a><var>490.16</var>256B.0917;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.17"></a><var>490.17</var>(21) deaf and hard-of-hearing grants, including community support services for deaf <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.18"></a><var>490.18</var>and hard-of-hearing adults with mental illness who use or wish to use sign language as their <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.19"></a><var>490.19</var>primary means of communication under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.01, subdivision 2;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.20"></a><var>490.20</var>(22) deaf and hard-of-hearing grants under Minnesota Statutes, sections 256C.233, <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.21"></a><var>490.21</var>256C.25, and 256C.261;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.22"></a><var>490.22</var>(23) Disability Linkage Line grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.01, <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.23"></a><var>490.23</var>subdivision 24;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.24"></a><var>490.24</var>(24) transition initiative grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256.478;<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.25"></a><var>490.25</var>(25) employment support grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.021, <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.26"></a><var>490.26</var>subdivision 6; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.27"></a><var>490.27</var>(26) grants provided to people who are eligible for the Housing Opportunities for <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.28"></a><var>490.28</var>Persons with AIDS program under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.492.<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.29"></a><var>490.29</var>(c) A managed care plan or county-based purchasing plan receiving state payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.30"></a><var>490.30</var>for the services grants and programs in paragraph (b) must include these increases in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.31"></a><var>490.31</var>payments to providers. To implement the rate increase in paragraph (a), capitation rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.32"></a><var>490.32</var>paid by the commissioner to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans under <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.33"></a><var>490.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.69, shall reflect a five percent increase for the services <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.34"></a><var>490.34</var>and programs specified in paragraph (b) for the period beginning July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.490.35"></a><var>490.35</var>(d) Counties shall increase the budget for each recipient of consumer-directed <br />
         		<a id="pl.490.36"></a><var>490.36</var>community supports by the amount in paragraph (a) on July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.1"></a><var>491.1</var>(e) To receive the rate increase described in this section, providers under paragraphs <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.2"></a><var>491.2</var>(a) and (b) must submit to the commissioner documentation that identifies a quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.3"></a><var>491.3</var>improvement project that the provider will implement by June 30, 2015. Documentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.4"></a><var>491.4</var>must be provided in a format specified by the commissioner. Projects must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.5"></a><var>491.5</var>(1) improve the quality of life of home and community-based services recipients in <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.6"></a><var>491.6</var>a meaningful way;<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.7"></a><var>491.7</var>(2) improve the quality of services in a measurable way; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.8"></a><var>491.8</var>(3) deliver good quality service more efficiently while using the savings to enhance <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.9"></a><var>491.9</var>services for the participants served.<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.10"></a><var>491.10</var>Providers listed in paragraph (b), clauses (7), (9), (10), and (13) to (26), are not subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.11"></a><var>491.11</var>to this requirement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.12"></a><var>491.12</var>(f) For a provider that fails to submit documentation described in paragraph (e) by <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.13"></a><var>491.13</var>a date or in a format specified by the commissioner, the commissioner shall reduce the <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.14"></a><var>491.14</var>provider's rate by one percent effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.15"></a><var>491.15</var>(g) Providers that receive a rate increase under paragraph (a) shall use 80 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.16"></a><var>491.16</var>of the additional revenue to increase compensation-related costs for employees directly <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.17"></a><var>491.17</var>employed by the program on or after July 1, 2014, except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.18"></a><var>491.18</var>(1) persons employed in the central office of a corporation or entity that has an <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.19"></a><var>491.19</var>ownership interest in the provider or exercises control over the provider; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.20"></a><var>491.20</var>(2) persons paid by the provider under a management contract.<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.21"></a><var>491.21</var>This requirement is subject to audit by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.22"></a><var>491.22</var>(h) Compensation-related costs include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.23"></a><var>491.23</var>(1) wages and salaries;<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.24"></a><var>491.24</var>(2) the employer's share of FICA taxes, Medicare taxes, state and federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.25"></a><var>491.25</var>unemployment taxes, workers' compensation, and mileage reimbursement;<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.26"></a><var>491.26</var>(3) the employer's share of health and dental insurance, life insurance, disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.27"></a><var>491.27</var>insurance, long-term care insurance, uniform allowance, pensions, and contributions to <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.28"></a><var>491.28</var>employee retirement accounts; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.29"></a><var>491.29</var>(4) other benefits provided and workforce needs, including the recruiting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.30"></a><var>491.30</var>training of employees as specified in the distribution plan required under paragraph (m).<br />
         		<a id="pl.491.31"></a><var>491.31</var>(i) For public employees under a collective bargaining agreement, the increase for <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.32"></a><var>491.32</var>wages and benefits is available and pay rates must be increased only to the extent that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.33"></a><var>491.33</var>increases comply with laws governing public employees' collective bargaining. Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.34"></a><var>491.34</var>received by a provider for pay increases for public employees under paragraph (g) must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.491.35"></a><var>491.35</var>used only for pay increases implemented between July 1, 2014, and August 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.492.1"></a><var>492.1</var>(j) For a provider that has employees that are represented by an exclusive bargaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.2"></a><var>492.2</var>representative, the provider shall obtain a letter of acceptance of the distribution plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.3"></a><var>492.3</var>required under paragraph (m), in regard to the members of the bargaining unit, signed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.4"></a><var>492.4</var>the exclusive bargaining agent. Upon receipt of the letter of acceptance, the provider shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.5"></a><var>492.5</var>be deemed to have met all the requirements of this section in regard to the members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.6"></a><var>492.6</var>the bargaining unit. Upon request, the provider shall produce the letter of acceptance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.7"></a><var>492.7</var>the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.492.8"></a><var>492.8</var>(k) The commissioner shall amend state grant contracts that include direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.9"></a><var>492.9</var>personnel-related grant expenditures to include the allocation for the portion of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.10"></a><var>492.10</var>contract related to employee compensation. Grant contracts for compensation-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.11"></a><var>492.11</var>services must be amended to pass through these adjustments by September 1, 2014, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.12"></a><var>492.12</var>must be retroactive to July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.492.13"></a><var>492.13</var>(l) The Board on Aging and its area agencies on aging shall amend their grants that <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.14"></a><var>492.14</var>include direct personnel-related grant expenditures to include the rate adjustment for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.15"></a><var>492.15</var>portion of the grant related to employee compensation. Grants for compensation-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.16"></a><var>492.16</var>services must be amended to pass through these adjustments by September 1, 2014, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.17"></a><var>492.17</var>must be retroactive to July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.492.18"></a><var>492.18</var>(m) A provider that receives a rate adjustment under paragraph (a) that is subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.19"></a><var>492.19</var>paragraph (g) shall prepare, and upon request submit to the commissioner, a distribution <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.20"></a><var>492.20</var>plan that specifies the amount of money the provider expects to receive that is subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.21"></a><var>492.21</var>to the requirements of paragraph (g), including how that money will be distributed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.22"></a><var>492.22</var>increase compensation for employees. The commissioner may recover funds from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.23"></a><var>492.23</var>provider that fails to comply with this requirement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.492.24"></a><var>492.24</var>(n) By January 1, 2015, the provider shall post the distribution plan required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.25"></a><var>492.25</var>paragraph (m) for a period of at least six weeks in an area of the provider's operation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.26"></a><var>492.26</var>which all eligible employees have access and shall provide instructions for employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.27"></a><var>492.27</var>who do not believe they have received the wage and other compensation-related increases <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.28"></a><var>492.28</var>specified in the distribution plan. The instructions must include a mailing address, e-mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.29"></a><var>492.29</var>address, and telephone number that the employee may use to contact the commissioner or <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.30"></a><var>492.30</var>the commissioner's representative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.492.31"></a><var>492.31</var>(o) For providers with rates established under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.32"></a><var>492.32</var>256B.4914, and with a historical rate established under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.33"></a><var>492.33</var>256B.4913, subdivision 4a, paragraph (b), that is greater than the rate established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.34"></a><var>492.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4914, the requirements in paragraph (g) must only apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.492.35"></a><var>492.35</var>to the portion of the rate increase that exceeds the difference between the rate established <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.1"></a><var>493.1</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4914, and the banding value established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.2"></a><var>493.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.76.0"></a><a id="pl.493.3"></a><var>493.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 76. <b>DISABILITY WAIVER REIMBURSEMENT RATE ADJUSTMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.493.4"></a><var>493.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Historical rate.</b> The commissioner of human services shall adjust <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.5"></a><var>493.5</var>the historical rates calculated in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4913, subdivision 4a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.6"></a><var>493.6</var>paragraph (b), in effect during the banding period under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.7"></a><var>493.7</var>256B.4913, subdivision 4a, paragraph (a), for the reimbursement rate increases effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.8"></a><var>493.8</var>April 1, 2014, and any rate modification enacted during the 2014 legislative session.<br />
         		<a id="pl.493.9"></a><var>493.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Residential support services.</b> The commissioner of human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.10"></a><var>493.10</var>shall adjust the rates calculated in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4914, subdivision 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.11"></a><var>493.11</var>paragraphs (b), clause (4), and (c), for the reimbursement rate increases effective April 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.12"></a><var>493.12</var>2014, and any rate modification enacted during the 2014 legislative session.<br />
         		<a id="pl.493.13"></a><var>493.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Day programs.</b> The commissioner of human services shall adjust the rates <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.14"></a><var>493.14</var>calculated in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4914, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clauses <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.15"></a><var>493.15</var>(15) to (17), for the reimbursement rate increases effective April 1, 2014, and any rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.16"></a><var>493.16</var>modification enacted during the 2014 legislative session.<br />
         		<a id="pl.493.17"></a><var>493.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Unit-based services with programming.</b> The commissioner of human <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.18"></a><var>493.18</var>services shall adjust the rate calculated in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4914, <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.19"></a><var>493.19</var>subdivision 8, paragraph (a), clause (14), for the reimbursement rate increases effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.20"></a><var>493.20</var>April 1, 2014, and any rate modification enacted during the 2014 legislative session.<br />
         		<a id="pl.493.21"></a><var>493.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Unit-based services without programming.</b> The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.22"></a><var>493.22</var>human services shall adjust the rate calculated in Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.4914, <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.23"></a><var>493.23</var>subdivision 9, paragraph (a), clause (23), for the reimbursement rate increases effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.24"></a><var>493.24</var>April 1, 2014, and any rate modification enacted during the 2014 legislative session.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.27.77.0"></a><a id="pl.493.25"></a><var>493.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 77. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.493.26"></a><var>493.26</var>(a) In each section of Minnesota Statutes or part of Minnesota Rules referred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.27"></a><var>493.27</var>in column A, the revisor of statutes shall delete the word or phrase in column B and <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.28"></a><var>493.28</var>insert the phrase in column C. The revisor shall also make related grammatical changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.493.29"></a><var>493.29</var>and changes in headnotes.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="22"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.493.30"></a><var>493.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Column A<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Column B<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Column C<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.493.31"></a><var>493.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.493.32"></a><var>493.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>section 158.13<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>defective persons<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>persons with developmental <br />
                  		disabilities<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.494.1"></a><var>494.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.494.2"></a><var>494.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>section 158.14<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>defective persons<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>persons with developmental <br />
                  		disabilities<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.494.3"></a><var>494.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.494.4"></a><var>494.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>section 158.17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>defective persons<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>persons with developmental <br />
                  		disabilities<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.494.5"></a><var>494.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.494.6"></a><var>494.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>section 158.18<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>persons not defective<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>persons without <br />
                  		developmental disabilities<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.494.7"></a><var>494.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.494.8"></a><var>494.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>defective person<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>person with developmental <br />
                  		disabilities<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.494.9"></a><var>494.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.494.10"></a><var>494.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>defective persons<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>persons with developmental <br />
                  		disabilities<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.494.11"></a><var>494.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.494.12"></a><var>494.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>section 158.19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>defective<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>person with developmental <br />
                  		disabilities<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.494.13"></a><var>494.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.494.14"></a><var>494.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>section 256.94<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>defective<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>children with developmental <br />
                  		disabilities and<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.494.15"></a><var>494.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.494.16"></a><var>494.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>section 257.175<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>defective<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>children with developmental <br />
                  		disabilities and<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.494.17"></a><var>494.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>part 2911.1350<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>retardation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>developmental disability<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.494.18"></a><var>494.18</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall change the term "health and safety" to "health and <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.19"></a><var>494.19</var>welfare" in the following statutes: Minnesota Statutes, sections 245D.03, 245D.061, <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.20"></a><var>494.20</var>245D.071, 245D.10, 245D.11, 245D.31, 256B.0915, and 256B.092.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.494.21"></a><var>494.21</var><b>ARTICLE 28</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.494.22"></a><var>494.22</var><b>PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SIMPLIFICATION</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.28.1.0"></a><a id="pl.494.23"></a><var>494.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 254B.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.494.24"></a><var>494.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Amount of contribution.</b> The commissioner shall adopt a sliding fee scale <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.25"></a><var>494.25</var>to determine the amount of contribution to be required from persons under this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.26"></a><var>494.26</var>The commissioner may adopt rules to amend existing fee scales. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.27"></a><var>494.27</var>may establish a separate fee scale for recipients of chemical dependency transitional and <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.28"></a><var>494.28</var>extended care rehabilitation services that provides for the collection of fees for board and <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.29"></a><var>494.29</var>lodging expenses. The fee schedule shall ensure that employed persons are allowed the <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.30"></a><var>494.30</var>income disregards and savings accounts that are allowed residents of community mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.31"></a><var>494.31</var>illness facilities under section 256D.06, subdivisions subdivision 1 and 1b. The fee scale <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.32"></a><var>494.32</var>must not provide assistance to persons whose income is more than 115 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.33"></a><var>494.33</var>state median income. Payments of liabilities under this section are medical expenses for <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.34"></a><var>494.34</var>purposes of determining spenddown under sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.055</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.056</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>256B.06</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.494.35"></a><var>494.35</var>256D.01
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256D.21</statute_ref>. The required amount of contribution established by the fee scale in <br />
         		<a id="pl.494.36"></a><var>494.36</var>this subdivision is also the cost of care responsibility subject to collection under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.494.37"></a><var>494.37</var>254B.06, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.494.38"></a><var>494.38</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.2.0"></a><a id="pl.495.1"></a><var>495.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.02, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.495.2"></a><var>495.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Income.</b> "Income" means any form of income, including remuneration <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.3"></a><var>495.3</var>for services performed as an employee and net earnings earned income from rental <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.4"></a><var>495.4</var>income and self-employment earnings, reduced by the amount attributable to employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.5"></a><var>495.5</var>expenses as defined by the commissioner. The amount attributable to employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.6"></a><var>495.6</var>expenses shall include amounts paid or withheld for federal and state personal income <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.7"></a><var>495.7</var>taxes and federal Social Security taxes as described under section 256P.05.<br />
         		<a id="pl.495.8"></a><var>495.8</var>Income includes any payments received as an annuity, retirement, or disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.9"></a><var>495.9</var>benefit, including veteran's or workers' compensation; old age, survivors, and disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.10"></a><var>495.10</var>insurance; railroad retirement benefits; unemployment benefits; and benefits under any <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.11"></a><var>495.11</var>federally aided categorical assistance program, supplementary security income, or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.12"></a><var>495.12</var>assistance program; rents, dividends, interest and royalties; and support and maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.13"></a><var>495.13</var>payments. Such payments may not be considered as available to meet the needs of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.14"></a><var>495.14</var>person other than the person for whose benefit they are received, unless that person is <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.15"></a><var>495.15</var>a family member or a spouse and the income is not excluded under section 
         <statute_ref>256D.01, <br />
            		<a id="pl.495.16"></a><var>495.16</var>subdivision 1a
         </statute_ref>. Goods and services provided in lieu of cash payment shall be excluded <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.17"></a><var>495.17</var>from the definition of income, except that payments made for room, board, tuition or <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.18"></a><var>495.18</var>fees by a parent, on behalf of a child enrolled as a full-time student in a postsecondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.19"></a><var>495.19</var>institution, and payments made on behalf of an applicant or recipient participant which <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.20"></a><var>495.20</var>the applicant or recipient participant could legally demand to receive personally in cash, <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.21"></a><var>495.21</var>must be included as income. Benefits of an applicant or recipient participant, such as those <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.22"></a><var>495.22</var>administered by the Social Security Administration, that are paid to a representative <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.23"></a><var>495.23</var>payee, and are spent on behalf of the applicant or recipient participant, are considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.24"></a><var>495.24</var>available income of the applicant or recipient participant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.495.25"></a><var>495.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective February 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.3.0"></a><a id="pl.495.26"></a><var>495.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.02, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.495.27"></a><var>495.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>County</b><b> Agency.</b> "County agency" means the agency designated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.28"></a><var>495.28</var>county board of commissioners, human services boards, local social services agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.29"></a><var>495.29</var>in the several counties of the state or multicounty local social services agencies or <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.30"></a><var>495.30</var>departments where those have been established in accordance with law "Agency" has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.31"></a><var>495.31</var>meaning given in section 256P.01, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.4.0"></a><a id="pl.495.32"></a><var>495.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.05, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.495.33"></a><var>495.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Transfers of property.</b> The equity value of real and personal property <br />
         		<a id="pl.495.34"></a><var>495.34</var>transferred without reasonable compensation within 12 months preceding the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.1"></a><var>496.1</var>application for general assistance must be included in determining the resources of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.2"></a><var>496.2</var>assistance unit in the same manner as in the Minnesota family investment program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.3"></a><var>496.3</var>chapter 256J as described in section 256P.02, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.496.4"></a><var>496.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.5.0"></a><a id="pl.496.5"></a><var>496.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.496.6"></a><var>496.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility; amount of assistance.</b> General assistance shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.7"></a><var>496.7</var>granted in an amount that when added to the nonexempt income actually available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.8"></a><var>496.8</var>assistance unit, the total amount equals the applicable standard of assistance for general <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.9"></a><var>496.9</var>assistance. In determining eligibility for and the amount of assistance for an individual or <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.10"></a><var>496.10</var>married couple, the county agency shall apply the earned income disregard the first $50 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.11"></a><var>496.11</var>earned income per month as determined in section 256P.03.<br />
         		<a id="pl.496.12"></a><var>496.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.6.0"></a><a id="pl.496.13"></a><var>496.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.496.14"></a><var>496.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility</b><b>; excluded resources</b><b>.</b> In determining eligibility of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.15"></a><var>496.15</var>assistance unit, the following resources shall be excluded:<br />
         		<a id="pl.496.16"></a><var>496.16</var>(1) real or personal property or liquid assets which do not exceed $1,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.496.17"></a><var>496.17</var>(2) other property which has been determined, according to limitations contained in <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.18"></a><var>496.18</var>rules promulgated by the commissioner, to be essential to the assistance unit as a means of <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.19"></a><var>496.19</var>self-support or self-care or which is producing income that is being used for the support <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.20"></a><var>496.20</var>of the assistance unit. The commissioner shall further provide by rule the conditions for <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.21"></a><var>496.21</var>those situations in which property not excluded under this subdivision may be retained by <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.22"></a><var>496.22</var>the assistance unit where there is a reasonable probability that in the foreseeable future the <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.23"></a><var>496.23</var>property will be used for the self-support of the assistance unit; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.496.24"></a><var>496.24</var>(3) payments, made according to litigation and subsequent appropriation by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.25"></a><var>496.25</var>United States Congress, of funds to compensate members of Indian tribes for the taking of <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.26"></a><var>496.26</var>tribal land by the federal government. To establish eligibility for general assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.27"></a><var>496.27</var>this chapter, an agency must use the procedures established in section 256P.02.<br />
         		<a id="pl.496.28"></a><var>496.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.7.0"></a><a id="pl.496.29"></a><var>496.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.08, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.30"></a><var>496.30</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.496.31"></a><var>496.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Verification.</b>  To verify eligibility for general assistance under this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.496.32"></a><var>496.32</var>an agency must use the procedures established in section 256P.04.<br />
         		<a id="pl.497.1"></a><var>497.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective February 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.8.0"></a><a id="pl.497.2"></a><var>497.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.497.3"></a><var>497.3</var><b>256D.10 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING PRIOR TO ADVERSE ACTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.497.4"></a><var>497.4</var>No grant of general assistance except one made pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>256D.06, <br />
            		<a id="pl.497.5"></a><var>497.5</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>; or 
         <statute_ref>256D.08, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, shall be reduced, terminated, or suspended <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.6"></a><var>497.6</var>unless the recipient receives notice and is afforded an opportunity to be heard prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.7"></a><var>497.7</var>any action by the county agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.497.8"></a><var>497.8</var>Nothing herein shall deprive a recipient of the right to full administrative and judicial <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.9"></a><var>497.9</var>review of an order or determination of a county agency as provided for in section 
         <statute_ref>256.045</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.10"></a><var>497.10</var>subsequent to any action taken by a county agency after a prior hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.497.11"></a><var>497.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.9.0"></a><a id="pl.497.12"></a><var>497.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.405, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.497.13"></a><var>497.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Verification</b><b> of information</b><b>.</b> The county agency shall request, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.14"></a><var>497.14</var>applicants and recipients shall provide and verify, all information necessary to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.15"></a><var>497.15</var>initial and continuing eligibility and assistance payment amounts. If necessary, the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.16"></a><var>497.16</var>agency shall assist the applicant or recipient in obtaining verifications. If the applicant or <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.17"></a><var>497.17</var>recipient refuses or fails without good cause to provide the information or verification, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.18"></a><var>497.18</var>county agency shall deny or terminate assistance An agency must apply section 256P.04 <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.19"></a><var>497.19</var>when documenting, verifying, and recertifying eligibility under this chapter. An agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.20"></a><var>497.20</var>must only require verification of information necessary to determine eligibility under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.21"></a><var>497.21</var>chapter and the amount of the assistance payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.497.22"></a><var>497.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective February 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.10.0"></a><a id="pl.497.23"></a><var>497.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.405, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.497.24"></a><var>497.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Reports.</b> Recipients Participants must report changes in circumstances that <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.25"></a><var>497.25</var>affect eligibility or assistance payment amounts within ten days of the change. Recipients<br />
         		<a id="pl.497.26"></a><var>497.26</var> Participants who do not receive SSI because of excess income must complete a monthly <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.27"></a><var>497.27</var>report form if they have earned income, if they have income deemed to them from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.28"></a><var>497.28</var>financially responsible relative with whom the recipient participant resides, or if they have <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.29"></a><var>497.29</var>income deemed to them by a sponsor. If the report form is not received before the end of <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.30"></a><var>497.30</var>the month in which it is due, the county agency must terminate assistance. The termination <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.31"></a><var>497.31</var>shall be effective on the first day of the month following the month in which the report <br />
         		<a id="pl.497.32"></a><var>497.32</var>was due. If a complete report is received within the month the assistance was terminated, <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.1"></a><var>498.1</var>the assistance unit is considered to have continued its application for assistance, effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.2"></a><var>498.2</var>the first day of the month the assistance was terminated.<br />
         		<a id="pl.498.3"></a><var>498.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective February 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.11.0"></a><a id="pl.498.4"></a><var>498.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.425, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.498.5"></a><var>498.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Resource standards.</b> (a) For persons receiving supplemental security <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.6"></a><var>498.6</var>income benefits, the resource standards and restrictions for supplemental aid under <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.7"></a><var>498.7</var>this section shall be those used to determine eligibility for disabled individuals in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.8"></a><var>498.8</var>supplemental security income program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.498.9"></a><var>498.9</var>(b) For persons not receiving supplemental security income benefits due to excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.10"></a><var>498.10</var>income or resources, but whose income and resources are within the limits of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.11"></a><var>498.11</var>supplemental aid program, the resource standards shall be those in section 256P.02.<br />
         		<a id="pl.498.12"></a><var>498.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.12.0"></a><a id="pl.498.13"></a><var>498.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256I.03, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.14"></a><var>498.14</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.498.15"></a><var>498.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Agency.</b> "Agency" has the meaning given in section 256P.01, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.16"></a><var>498.16</var>2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.13.0"></a><a id="pl.498.17"></a><var>498.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256I.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.498.18"></a><var>498.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Individual eligibility requirements.</b> An individual is eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.19"></a><var>498.19</var>and entitled to a group residential housing payment to be made on the individual's behalf <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.20"></a><var>498.20</var>if the county agency has approved the individual's residence in a group residential housing <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.21"></a><var>498.21</var>setting and the individual meets the requirements in paragraph (a) or (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.498.22"></a><var>498.22</var>(a) The individual is aged, blind, or is over 18 years of age and disabled as <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.23"></a><var>498.23</var>determined under the criteria used by the title II program of the Social Security Act, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.24"></a><var>498.24</var>meets the resource restrictions and standards of the supplemental security income program<br />
         		<a id="pl.498.25"></a><var>498.25</var> section 256P.02, and the individual's countable income after deducting the (1) exclusions <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.26"></a><var>498.26</var>and disregards of the SSI program, (2) the medical assistance personal needs allowance <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.27"></a><var>498.27</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.35</statute_ref>, and (3) an amount equal to the income actually made available to <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.28"></a><var>498.28</var>a community spouse by an elderly waiver recipient participant under the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.29"></a><var>498.29</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>256B.0575, paragraph (a)</statute_ref>, clause (4), and 
         <statute_ref>256B.058, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, is less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.30"></a><var>498.30</var>the monthly rate specified in the county agency's agreement with the provider of group <br />
         		<a id="pl.498.31"></a><var>498.31</var>residential housing in which the individual resides.<br />
         		<a id="pl.499.1"></a><var>499.1</var>(b) The individual meets a category of eligibility under section 
         <statute_ref>256D.05, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.499.2"></a><var>499.2</var>1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (a), and the individual's resources are less than the standards specified by <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.3"></a><var>499.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256D.08</statute_ref> 256P.02, and the individual's countable income as determined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.4"></a><var>499.4</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>256D.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256D.21</statute_ref>, less the medical assistance personal needs allowance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.5"></a><var>499.5</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256B.35</statute_ref> is less than the monthly rate specified in the county agency's agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.6"></a><var>499.6</var>with the provider of group residential housing in which the individual resides.<br />
         		<a id="pl.499.7"></a><var>499.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.14.0"></a><a id="pl.499.8"></a><var>499.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.08, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.9"></a><var>499.9</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.499.10"></a><var>499.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Agency.</b> "Agency" has the meaning given in section 256P.01, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.11"></a><var>499.11</var>2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.15.0"></a><a id="pl.499.12"></a><var>499.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.08, subdivision 47, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.499.13"></a><var>499.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 47. <b>Income.</b> "Income" means cash or in-kind benefit, whether earned or <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.14"></a><var>499.14</var>unearned, received by or available to an applicant or participant that is not an asset<br />
         		<a id="pl.499.15"></a><var>499.15</var> property under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.20</statute_ref> 256P.02.<br />
         		<a id="pl.499.16"></a><var>499.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.16.0"></a><a id="pl.499.17"></a><var>499.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.08, subdivision 57, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.499.18"></a><var>499.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 57. <b>Minnesota family investment program or MFIP.</b> "Minnesota family <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.19"></a><var>499.19</var>investment program" or "MFIP" means the assistance program authorized in this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.20"></a><var>499.20</var>and chapter 256K.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.17.0"></a><a id="pl.499.21"></a><var>499.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.08, subdivision 83, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.499.22"></a><var>499.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 83. <b>Significant change.</b> "Significant change" means a decline in gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.23"></a><var>499.23</var>income of the amount of the disregard as defined in subdivision 24 section 256P.03 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.499.24"></a><var>499.24</var>more from the income used to determine the grant for the current month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.499.25"></a><var>499.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.18.0"></a><a id="pl.499.26"></a><var>499.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.499.27"></a><var>499.27</var><b>256J.10 MFIP ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.500.1"></a><var>500.1</var>To be eligible for MFIP, applicants must meet the general eligibility requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.2"></a><var>500.2</var>in sections 
         <statute_ref>256J.11</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256J.15</statute_ref>, the property limitations in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.20</statute_ref> 256P.02, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.3"></a><var>500.3</var>the income limitations in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.21</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.500.4"></a><var>500.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.19.0"></a><a id="pl.500.5"></a><var>500.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256J.21, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.6"></a><var>500.6</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.500.7"></a><var>500.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Initial income test.</b> The county agency shall determine initial eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.8"></a><var>500.8</var>by considering all earned and unearned income that is not excluded under subdivision 2. <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.9"></a><var>500.9</var>To be eligible for MFIP, the assistance unit's countable income minus the earned income <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.10"></a><var>500.10</var>disregards in paragraphs paragraph (a) and (b) section 256P.03 must be below the family <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.11"></a><var>500.11</var>wage level according to section 
         <statute_ref>256J.24</statute_ref> for that size assistance unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.500.12"></a><var>500.12</var>(a) The initial eligibility determination must disregard the following items:<br />
         		<a id="pl.500.13"></a><var>500.13</var>(1) the employment earned income disregard is 18 percent of the gross earned <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.14"></a><var>500.14</var>income whether or not the member is working full time or part time as determined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.15"></a><var>500.15</var>section 256P.03;<br />
         		<a id="pl.500.16"></a><var>500.16</var>(2) dependent care costs must be deducted from gross earned income for the actual <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.17"></a><var>500.17</var>amount paid for dependent care up to a maximum of $200 per month for each child less <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.18"></a><var>500.18</var>than two years of age, and $175 per month for each child two years of age and older under <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.19"></a><var>500.19</var>this chapter and chapter 119B;<br />
         		<a id="pl.500.20"></a><var>500.20</var>(3) all payments made according to a court order for spousal support or the support <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.21"></a><var>500.21</var>of children not living in the assistance unit's household shall be disregarded from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.22"></a><var>500.22</var>income of the person with the legal obligation to pay support, provided that, if there has <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.23"></a><var>500.23</var>been a change in the financial circumstances of the person with the legal obligation to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.24"></a><var>500.24</var>support since the support order was entered, the person with the legal obligation to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.25"></a><var>500.25</var>support has petitioned for a modification of the support order; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.500.26"></a><var>500.26</var>(4) an allocation for the unmet need of an ineligible spouse or an ineligible child <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.27"></a><var>500.27</var>under the age of 21 for whom the caregiver is financially responsible and who lives with <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.28"></a><var>500.28</var>the caregiver according to section 
         <statute_ref>256J.36</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.500.29"></a><var>500.29</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when determining initial eligibility for applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.30"></a><var>500.30</var>units when at least one member has received MFIP in this state within four months of <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.31"></a><var>500.31</var>the most recent application for MFIP, apply the disregard as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.08, <br />
            		<a id="pl.500.32"></a><var>500.32</var>subdivision 24
         </statute_ref>, for all unit members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.500.33"></a><var>500.33</var>After initial eligibility is established, the assistance payment calculation is based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.500.34"></a><var>500.34</var>the monthly income test.<br />
         		<a id="pl.501.1"></a><var>501.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.20.0"></a><a id="pl.501.2"></a><var>501.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.21, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.501.3"></a><var>501.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Monthly income test and determination of assistance payment.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.501.4"></a><var>501.4</var>The county agency shall determine ongoing eligibility and the assistance payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.5"></a><var>501.5</var>amount according to the monthly income test. To be eligible for MFIP, the result of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.6"></a><var>501.6</var>computations in paragraphs (a) to (e) must be at least $1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.501.7"></a><var>501.7</var>(a) Apply an income disregard as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.08, subdivision 24</statute_ref> 256P.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.8"></a><var>501.8</var>to gross earnings and subtract this amount from the family wage level. If the difference is <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.9"></a><var>501.9</var>equal to or greater than the MFIP transitional standard of need, the assistance payment is <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.10"></a><var>501.10</var>equal to the MFIP transitional standard of need. If the difference is less than the MFIP <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.11"></a><var>501.11</var>transitional standard of need, the assistance payment is equal to the difference. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.12"></a><var>501.12</var>employment earned income disregard in this paragraph must be deducted every month <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.13"></a><var>501.13</var>there is earned income.<br />
         		<a id="pl.501.14"></a><var>501.14</var>(b) All payments made according to a court order for spousal support or the support <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.15"></a><var>501.15</var>of children not living in the assistance unit's household must be disregarded from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.16"></a><var>501.16</var>income of the person with the legal obligation to pay support, provided that, if there has <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.17"></a><var>501.17</var>been a change in the financial circumstances of the person with the legal obligation to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.18"></a><var>501.18</var>support since the support order was entered, the person with the legal obligation to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.19"></a><var>501.19</var>support has petitioned for a modification of the court order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.501.20"></a><var>501.20</var>(c) An allocation for the unmet need of an ineligible spouse or an ineligible child <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.21"></a><var>501.21</var>under the age of 21 for whom the caregiver is financially responsible and who lives with <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.22"></a><var>501.22</var>the caregiver must be made according to section 
         <statute_ref>256J.36</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.501.23"></a><var>501.23</var>(d) Subtract unearned income dollar for dollar from the MFIP transitional standard <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.24"></a><var>501.24</var>of need to determine the assistance payment amount.<br />
         		<a id="pl.501.25"></a><var>501.25</var>(e) When income is both earned and unearned, the amount of the assistance payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.26"></a><var>501.26</var>must be determined by first treating gross earned income as specified in paragraph (a). <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.27"></a><var>501.27</var>After determining the amount of the assistance payment under paragraph (a), unearned <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.28"></a><var>501.28</var>income must be subtracted from that amount dollar for dollar to determine the assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.29"></a><var>501.29</var>payment amount.<br />
         		<a id="pl.501.30"></a><var>501.30</var>(f) When the monthly income is greater than the MFIP transitional standard of need<br />
         		<a id="pl.501.31"></a><var>501.31</var> after deductions and the income will only exceed the standard for one month, the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.501.32"></a><var>501.32</var>agency must suspend the assistance payment for the payment month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.501.33"></a><var>501.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.21.0"></a><a id="pl.501.34"></a><var>501.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.30, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.1"></a><var>502.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Participant's completion of recertification of eligibility form.</b> A <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.2"></a><var>502.2</var>participant must complete forms prescribed by the commissioner which are required <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.3"></a><var>502.3</var>for recertification of eligibility according to section 
         <statute_ref>256J.32, subdivision 6</statute_ref> 256P.04, <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.4"></a><var>502.4</var>subdivisions 8 and 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.5"></a><var>502.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective February 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.22.0"></a><a id="pl.502.6"></a><var>502.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256J.30, subdivision 9, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.7"></a><var>502.7</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.8"></a><var>502.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Changes that must be reported.</b> A caregiver must report the changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.9"></a><var>502.9</var>or anticipated changes specified in clauses (1) to (16) (15) within ten days of the date <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.10"></a><var>502.10</var>they occur, at the time of the periodic recertification of eligibility under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.32, <br />
            		<a id="pl.502.11"></a><var>502.11</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref> 256P.04, subdivisions 8 and 9, or within eight calendar days of a reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.12"></a><var>502.12</var>period as in subdivision 5, whichever occurs first. A caregiver must report other changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.13"></a><var>502.13</var>at the time of the periodic recertification of eligibility under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.32, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.502.14"></a><var>502.14</var>6
         </statute_ref> 256P.04, subdivisions 8 and 9, or at the end of a reporting period under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.15"></a><var>502.15</var>5, as applicable. A caregiver must make these reports in writing to the county agency. <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.16"></a><var>502.16</var>When a county an agency could have reduced or terminated assistance for one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.17"></a><var>502.17</var>payment months if a delay in reporting a change specified under clauses (1) to (15) (14)<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.18"></a><var>502.18</var> had not occurred, the county agency must determine whether a timely notice under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.502.19"></a><var>502.19</var>256J.31, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, could have been issued on the day that the change occurred. When <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.20"></a><var>502.20</var>a timely notice could have been issued, each month's overpayment subsequent to that <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.21"></a><var>502.21</var>notice must be considered a client error overpayment under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.38</statute_ref>. Calculation <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.22"></a><var>502.22</var>of overpayments for late reporting under clause (16) (15) is specified in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.09, <br />
            		<a id="pl.502.23"></a><var>502.23</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>. Changes in circumstances which must be reported within ten days must <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.24"></a><var>502.24</var>also be reported on the MFIP household report form for the reporting period in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.25"></a><var>502.25</var>those changes occurred. Within ten days, a caregiver must report:<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.26"></a><var>502.26</var>(1) a change in initial employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.27"></a><var>502.27</var>(2) a change in initial receipt of unearned income;<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.28"></a><var>502.28</var>(3) a recurring change in unearned income;<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.29"></a><var>502.29</var>(4) a nonrecurring change of unearned income that exceeds $30;<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.30"></a><var>502.30</var>(5) the receipt of a lump sum;<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.31"></a><var>502.31</var>(6) an increase in assets that may cause the assistance unit to exceed asset limits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.502.32"></a><var>502.32</var>(7) a change in the physical or mental status of an incapacitated member of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.33"></a><var>502.33</var>assistance unit if the physical or mental status is the basis for reducing the hourly <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.34"></a><var>502.34</var>participation requirements under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.55, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or the type of activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.502.35"></a><var>502.35</var>included in an employment plan under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.521, subdivision 2</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.1"></a><var>503.1</var>(8) a change in employment status;<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.2"></a><var>503.2</var>(9) information affecting an exception under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.24, subdivision 9</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.3"></a><var>503.3</var>(10) (9) the marriage or divorce of an assistance unit member;<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.4"></a><var>503.4</var>(11) (10) the death of a parent, minor child, or financially responsible person;<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.5"></a><var>503.5</var>(12) (11) a change in address or living quarters of the assistance unit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.6"></a><var>503.6</var>(13) (12) the sale, purchase, or other transfer of property;<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.7"></a><var>503.7</var>(14) (13) a change in school attendance of a caregiver under age 20 or an employed <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.8"></a><var>503.8</var>child;<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.9"></a><var>503.9</var>(15) (14) filing a lawsuit, a workers' compensation claim, or a monetary claim <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.10"></a><var>503.10</var>against a third party; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.11"></a><var>503.11</var>(16) (15) a change in household composition, including births, returns to and <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.12"></a><var>503.12</var>departures from the home of assistance unit members and financially responsible persons, <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.13"></a><var>503.13</var>or a change in the custody of a minor child.<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.14"></a><var>503.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.23.0"></a><a id="pl.503.15"></a><var>503.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.16"></a><var>503.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Verification of information.</b> A county An agency must apply section <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.17"></a><var>503.17</var>256P.04 when documenting, verifying, and recertifying MFIP eligibility. An agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.18"></a><var>503.18</var>only require verification of information necessary to determine MFIP eligibility and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.19"></a><var>503.19</var>amount of the assistance payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.20"></a><var>503.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective February 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.24.0"></a><a id="pl.503.21"></a><var>503.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.33, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.22"></a><var>503.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Prospective eligibility.</b> A county An agency must determine whether the <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.23"></a><var>503.23</var>eligibility requirements that pertain to an assistance unit, including those in sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.503.24"></a><var>503.24</var>256J.11
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256J.15</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>256J.20</statute_ref> 256P.02, will be met prospectively for the payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.25"></a><var>503.25</var>month. Except for the provisions in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.34, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the income test will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.26"></a><var>503.26</var>applied retrospectively.<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.27"></a><var>503.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.25.0"></a><a id="pl.503.28"></a><var>503.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.37, as amended by Laws 2013, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.503.29"></a><var>503.29</var>107, article 4, section 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.503.30"></a><var>503.30</var><b>256J.37 TREATMENT OF INCOME AND LUMP SUMS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.504.1"></a><var>504.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Deemed income from ineligible </b><b>household</b><b> assistance unit</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.504.2"></a><var>504.2</var><b> members.</b> Unless otherwise provided under subdivision 1a or 1b, The income of ineligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.3"></a><var>504.3</var>household assistance unit members must be deemed after allowing the following disregards:<br />
         		<a id="pl.504.4"></a><var>504.4</var>(1) the first 18 percent of the ineligible family member's gross an earned income<br />
         		<a id="pl.504.5"></a><var>504.5</var> disregard as determined under section 256P.03;<br />
         		<a id="pl.504.6"></a><var>504.6</var>(2) amounts the ineligible person actually paid to individuals not living in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.7"></a><var>504.7</var>same household but whom the ineligible person claims or could claim as dependents for <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.8"></a><var>504.8</var>determining federal personal income tax liability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.504.9"></a><var>504.9</var>(3) (2) all payments made by the ineligible person according to a court order for <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.10"></a><var>504.10</var>spousal support or the support of children not living in the assistance unit's household, <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.11"></a><var>504.11</var>provided that, if there has been a change in the financial circumstances of the ineligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.12"></a><var>504.12</var>person since the support order was entered, the ineligible person has petitioned for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.13"></a><var>504.13</var>modification of the support order; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.504.14"></a><var>504.14</var>(4) (3) an amount for the unmet needs of the ineligible person and other persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.15"></a><var>504.15</var>who live in the household but are not included in the assistance unit and are or could be <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.16"></a><var>504.16</var>claimed by an ineligible person as dependents for determining federal personal income <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.17"></a><var>504.17</var>tax liability who, if eligible, would be assistance unit members under section 256J.24, <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.18"></a><var>504.18</var>subdivision 2 or 4, paragraph (b). This amount is equal to the difference between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.19"></a><var>504.19</var>MFIP transitional standard of need when the ineligible person is persons are included in <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.20"></a><var>504.20</var>the assistance unit and the MFIP transitional standard of need when the ineligible person <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.21"></a><var>504.21</var>is persons are not included in the assistance unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.504.22"></a><var>504.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Deemed income from disqualified</b><b> assistance unit</b><b> members.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.23"></a><var>504.23</var>income of disqualified members must be deemed after allowing the following disregards:<br />
         		<a id="pl.504.24"></a><var>504.24</var>(1) the first 18 percent of the disqualified member's gross an earned income disregard <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.25"></a><var>504.25</var>as determined under section 256P.03;<br />
         		<a id="pl.504.26"></a><var>504.26</var>(2) amounts the disqualified member actually paid to individuals not living in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.27"></a><var>504.27</var>same household but whom the disqualified member claims or could claim as dependents <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.28"></a><var>504.28</var>for determining federal personal income tax liability;<br />
         		<a id="pl.504.29"></a><var>504.29</var>(3) (2) all payments made by the disqualified member according to a court order for <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.30"></a><var>504.30</var>spousal support or the support of children not living in the assistance unit's household, <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.31"></a><var>504.31</var>provided that, if there has been a change in the financial circumstances of the disqualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.32"></a><var>504.32</var>member's legal obligation to pay support since the support order was entered, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.33"></a><var>504.33</var>disqualified member has petitioned for a modification of the support order; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.504.34"></a><var>504.34</var>(4) (3) an amount for the unmet needs of other ineligible persons who live in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.35"></a><var>504.35</var>household but are not included in the assistance unit and are or could be claimed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.504.36"></a><var>504.36</var>disqualified member as dependents for determining federal personal income tax liability<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.1"></a><var>505.1</var> who, if eligible, would be assistance unit members under section 256J.24, subdivision 2 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.2"></a><var>505.2</var>4, paragraph (b). This amount is equal to the difference between the MFIP transitional <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.3"></a><var>505.3</var>standard of need when the ineligible person is persons are included in the assistance unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.4"></a><var>505.4</var>and the MFIP transitional standard of need when the ineligible person is persons are<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.5"></a><var>505.5</var> not included in the assistance unit. An amount shall not be allowed for the needs of a<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.6"></a><var>505.6</var> disqualified member members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.7"></a><var>505.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1b. <b>Deemed income from parents of minor caregivers.</b> In households <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.8"></a><var>505.8</var>where minor caregivers live with a parent or parents who do not receive MFIP for <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.9"></a><var>505.9</var>themselves or their minor children, the income of the parents must be deemed after <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.10"></a><var>505.10</var>allowing the following disregards:<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.11"></a><var>505.11</var>(1) income of the parents equal to 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.12"></a><var>505.12</var>family size not including the minor parent and the minor parent's child in the household <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.13"></a><var>505.13</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>256J.21, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (43); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.14"></a><var>505.14</var>(2) 18 percent of the parents' gross earned income;<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.15"></a><var>505.15</var>(3) amounts the parents actually paid to individuals not living in the same household <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.16"></a><var>505.16</var>but whom the parents claim or could claim as dependents for determining federal personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.17"></a><var>505.17</var>income tax liability; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.18"></a><var>505.18</var>(4) (2) all payments made by parents according to a court order for spousal support <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.19"></a><var>505.19</var>or the support of children not living in the parent's household, provided that, if there has <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.20"></a><var>505.20</var>been a change in the financial circumstances of the parent's legal obligation to pay support <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.21"></a><var>505.21</var>since the support order was entered, the parents have petitioned for a modification of <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.22"></a><var>505.22</var>the support order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.23"></a><var>505.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Deemed income and assets of sponsor of noncitizens.</b> (a) If a noncitizen <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.24"></a><var>505.24</var>applies for or receives MFIP, the county agency must deem the income and assets of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.25"></a><var>505.25</var>noncitizen's sponsor and the sponsor's spouse as provided in this paragraph and paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.26"></a><var>505.26</var>(b) or (c), whichever is applicable. The deemed income of a sponsor and the sponsor's <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.27"></a><var>505.27</var>spouse is considered unearned income of the noncitizen. The deemed assets of a sponsor <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.28"></a><var>505.28</var>and the sponsor's spouse are considered available assets of the noncitizen.<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.29"></a><var>505.29</var>(b) The income and assets of a sponsor who signed an affidavit of support under title <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.30"></a><var>505.30</var>IV, sections 421, 422, and 423, of Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.31"></a><var>505.31</var>Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, and the income and assets of the sponsor's <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.32"></a><var>505.32</var>spouse, must be deemed to the noncitizen to the extent required by those sections of <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.33"></a><var>505.33</var>Public Law 104-193.<br />
         		<a id="pl.505.34"></a><var>505.34</var>(c) The income and assets of a sponsor and the sponsor's spouse to whom the <br />
         		<a id="pl.505.35"></a><var>505.35</var>provisions of paragraph (b) do not apply must be deemed to the noncitizen to the full <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.1"></a><var>506.1</var>extent allowed under title V, section 5505, of Public Law 105-33, the Balanced Budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.2"></a><var>506.2</var>Act of 1997.<br />
         		<a id="pl.506.3"></a><var>506.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Earned income of wage, salary, and contractual employees.</b> The county<br />
         		<a id="pl.506.4"></a><var>506.4</var> agency must include gross earned income less any disregards in the initial and monthly <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.5"></a><var>506.5</var>income test. Gross earned income received by persons employed on a contractual basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.6"></a><var>506.6</var>must be prorated over the period covered by the contract even when payments are received <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.7"></a><var>506.7</var>over a lesser period of time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.506.8"></a><var>506.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Rental subsidies; unearned income.</b> (a) Effective July 1, 2003, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.9"></a><var>506.9</var>county agency shall count $50 of the value of public and assisted rental subsidies provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.10"></a><var>506.10</var>through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as unearned income <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.11"></a><var>506.11</var>to the cash portion of the MFIP grant. The full amount of the subsidy must be counted as <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.12"></a><var>506.12</var>unearned income when the subsidy is less than $50. The income from this subsidy shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.13"></a><var>506.13</var>be budgeted according to section 
         <statute_ref>256J.34</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.506.14"></a><var>506.14</var>(b) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to an MFIP assistance unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.15"></a><var>506.15</var>which includes a participant who is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.506.16"></a><var>506.16</var>(1) age 60 or older;<br />
         		<a id="pl.506.17"></a><var>506.17</var>(2) a caregiver who is suffering from an illness, injury, or incapacity that has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.18"></a><var>506.18</var>certified by a qualified professional when the illness, injury, or incapacity is expected <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.19"></a><var>506.19</var>to continue for more than 30 days and severely limits the person's ability to obtain or <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.20"></a><var>506.20</var>maintain suitable employment; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.506.21"></a><var>506.21</var>(3) a caregiver whose presence in the home is required due to the illness or <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.22"></a><var>506.22</var>incapacity of another member in the assistance unit, a relative in the household, or a foster <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.23"></a><var>506.23</var>child in the household when the illness or incapacity and the need for the participant's <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.24"></a><var>506.24</var>presence in the home has been certified by a qualified professional and is expected to <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.25"></a><var>506.25</var>continue for more than 30 days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.506.26"></a><var>506.26</var>(c) The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to an MFIP assistance unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.27"></a><var>506.27</var>where the parental caregiver is an SSI recipient participant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.506.28"></a><var>506.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Self-employment.</b> Self-employed individuals are those who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.29"></a><var>506.29</var>responsible for their own work schedule and do not have coverage under an employer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.30"></a><var>506.30</var>liability insurance or workers' compensation. Self-employed individuals generally work <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.31"></a><var>506.31</var>for themselves rather than an employer. However, individuals employed in some types of <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.32"></a><var>506.32</var>services may be self-employed even if they have an employer or work out of another's <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.33"></a><var>506.33</var>business location. For example, real estate sales people, individuals who work for <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.34"></a><var>506.34</var>commission sales, manufacturer's representatives, and independent contractors may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.35"></a><var>506.35</var>self-employed. Self-employed individuals may or may not have FICA deducted from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.506.36"></a><var>506.36</var>check issued to them by an employer or another party.<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.1"></a><var>507.1</var>Self-employed individuals may own a business singularly or in partnership. <br />
         		<a id="pl.507.2"></a><var>507.2</var>Individuals operating more than one self-employment business may use the loss from <br />
         		<a id="pl.507.3"></a><var>507.3</var>one business to offset self-employment income from another business. A loss from a <br />
         		<a id="pl.507.4"></a><var>507.4</var>self-employment business may not offset income earned under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.5"></a><var>507.5</var>Self-employment has the meaning given in section 256P.01, subdivision 7.<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.6"></a><var>507.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Self-employment earnings.</b> The county agency must determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.507.7"></a><var>507.7</var>self-employment income according to the following: section 256P.05, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.8"></a><var>507.8</var>(a) Subtract allowable business expenses from total gross receipts. Allowable <br />
         		<a id="pl.507.9"></a><var>507.9</var>business expenses include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.10"></a><var>507.10</var>(1) interest on mortgages and loans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.11"></a><var>507.11</var>(2) employee wages, except for persons who are part of the assistance unit or whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.507.12"></a><var>507.12</var>income is deemed to the participant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.13"></a><var>507.13</var>(3) FICA funds paid on employees' wages, payment of employee workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.507.14"></a><var>507.14</var>compensation, and unemployment benefits;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.15"></a><var>507.15</var>(4) livestock and veterinary or breeding fees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.16"></a><var>507.16</var>(5) raw material;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.17"></a><var>507.17</var>(6) seed and fertilizer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.18"></a><var>507.18</var>(7) maintenance and repairs that are not capital expenditures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.19"></a><var>507.19</var>(8) tax return preparation fees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.20"></a><var>507.20</var>(9) license fees, professional fees, franchise fees, and professional dues;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.21"></a><var>507.21</var>(10) tools and supplies that are not capital expenditures;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.22"></a><var>507.22</var>(11) fuel and transportation expenses other than fuel costs covered by the flat rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.507.23"></a><var>507.23</var>transportation deduction;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.24"></a><var>507.24</var>(12) advertising costs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.25"></a><var>507.25</var>(13) meals eaten when required to be away from the local work site;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.26"></a><var>507.26</var>(14) property expenses such as rent, insurance, taxes, and utilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.27"></a><var>507.27</var>(15) postage;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.28"></a><var>507.28</var>(16) purchase cost of inventory at time of sale;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.29"></a><var>507.29</var>(17) loss from another self-employment business;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.30"></a><var>507.30</var>(18) attorney fees allowed by the Internal Revenue Service; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.31"></a><var>507.31</var>(19) tuition for classes necessary to maintain or improve job skills or required by <br />
         		<a id="pl.507.32"></a><var>507.32</var>law to maintain job status or salary as allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.33"></a><var>507.33</var>(b) The county agency shall not allow a deduction for the following expenses:<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.34"></a><var>507.34</var>(1) purchases of capital assets;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.35"></a><var>507.35</var>(2) payments on the principals of loans for capital assets;<br />
         		<a id="pl.507.36"></a><var>507.36</var>(3) depreciation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.1"></a><var>508.1</var>(4) amortization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.2"></a><var>508.2</var>(5) the wholesale costs of items purchased, processed, or manufactured which are <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.3"></a><var>508.3</var>unsold inventory;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.4"></a><var>508.4</var>(6) transportation costs that exceed the maximum standard mileage rate allowed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.5"></a><var>508.5</var>use of a personal car in the Internal Revenue Code;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.6"></a><var>508.6</var>(7) costs, in any amount, for mileage between an applicant's or participant's home <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.7"></a><var>508.7</var>and place of employment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.8"></a><var>508.8</var>(8) salaries and other employment deductions made for members of an assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.9"></a><var>508.9</var>unit or persons who live in the household for whom an employer is legally responsible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.10"></a><var>508.10</var>(9) monthly expenses in excess of $71 for each roomer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.11"></a><var>508.11</var>(10) monthly expenses in excess of the Thrifty Food Plan amount for one person for <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.12"></a><var>508.12</var>each boarder. For purposes of this clause and clause (11), "Thrifty Food Plan" has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.13"></a><var>508.13</var>meaning given it in Code of Federal Regulations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.14"></a><var>508.14</var>(11) monthly expenses in excess of the roomer rate plus the Thrifty Food Plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.15"></a><var>508.15</var>amount for one person for each roomer-boarder. If there is more than one boarder or <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.16"></a><var>508.16</var>roomer-boarder, use the total number of boarders as the unit size to determine the Thrifty <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.17"></a><var>508.17</var>Food Plan amount;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.18"></a><var>508.18</var>(12) an amount greater than actual expenses or two percent of the estimated market <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.19"></a><var>508.19</var>value on a county tax assessment form, whichever is greater, as a deduction for upkeep <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.20"></a><var>508.20</var>and repair against rental income;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.21"></a><var>508.21</var>(13) expenses not allowed by the Internal Revenue Code;<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.22"></a><var>508.22</var>(14) expenses in excess of 60 percent of gross receipts for in-home child care unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.23"></a><var>508.23</var>a higher amount can be documented; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.24"></a><var>508.24</var>(15) expenses that are reimbursed under the child and adult care food program as <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.25"></a><var>508.25</var>authorized under the National School Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42.<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.26"></a><var>508.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Self-employment budget period.</b> The self-employment budget period <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.27"></a><var>508.27</var>begins in the month of application or in the first month of self-employment. Gross receipts <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.28"></a><var>508.28</var>must be budgeted in the month received. Expenses must be budgeted against gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.29"></a><var>508.29</var>receipts in the month the expenses are paid, except for paragraphs (a) to (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.30"></a><var>508.30</var>(a) The purchase cost of inventory items, including materials which are processed <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.31"></a><var>508.31</var>or manufactured, must be deducted as an expense at the time payment is received for <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.32"></a><var>508.32</var>the sale of the inventory items.<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.33"></a><var>508.33</var>(b) A 12-month rolling average based on clauses (1) to (3) must be used to budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.34"></a><var>508.34</var>monthly income.<br />
         		<a id="pl.508.35"></a><var>508.35</var>(1) For a business in operation for at least 12 months, the county agency shall use <br />
         		<a id="pl.508.36"></a><var>508.36</var>the average monthly self-employment income from the most current income tax report for <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.1"></a><var>509.1</var>the 12 months before the month of application. The county agency shall determine a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.2"></a><var>509.2</var>monthly average by adding in the actual self-employment income and expenses from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.3"></a><var>509.3</var>previous month and dropping the first month from the averaging period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.509.4"></a><var>509.4</var>(2) For a business in operation for less than 12 months, the county agency shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.5"></a><var>509.5</var>compute the average for the number of months the business has been in operation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.6"></a><var>509.6</var>determine a monthly average. When data are available for 12 or more months, average <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.7"></a><var>509.7</var>monthly self-employment income is determined under clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.509.8"></a><var>509.8</var>(3) If the business undergoes a major change, the county agency shall compute a new <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.9"></a><var>509.9</var>rolling average beginning with the first month of the major change. For the purpose of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.10"></a><var>509.10</var>clause, major change means a change that affects the nature and scale of the business and <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.11"></a><var>509.11</var>is not merely the result of normal business fluctuations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.509.12"></a><var>509.12</var>(c) For seasonal self-employment, the caregiver may choose whether to use actual <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.13"></a><var>509.13</var>income in the month of receipt and expenses in the month incurred or the rolling average <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.14"></a><var>509.14</var>method of computation. The choice must be made once per year at the time of application <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.15"></a><var>509.15</var>or recertification. For the purpose of this paragraph, seasonal means working six or less <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.16"></a><var>509.16</var>months per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.509.17"></a><var>509.17</var>The agency must budget self-employment earned income according to section <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.18"></a><var>509.18</var>256P.05, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.509.19"></a><var>509.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Farm income.</b> Farm income is the difference between gross receipts <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.20"></a><var>509.20</var>and operating expenses. The county agency must not allow a deduction for expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.21"></a><var>509.21</var>listed in subdivision 5, paragraph (b). Gross receipts include sales, rents, subsidies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.22"></a><var>509.22</var>soil conservation payments, production derived from livestock, and income from <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.23"></a><var>509.23</var>home-produced food Farm income shall be treated as self-employment income under <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.24"></a><var>509.24</var>section 256P.05, subdivision 2. The agency must budget farm income as self-employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.25"></a><var>509.25</var>earned income according to section 256P.05, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.509.26"></a><var>509.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Rental income.</b> The county agency must treat income from rental property <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.27"></a><var>509.27</var>as earned or unearned income. Income from rental property is unearned income unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.28"></a><var>509.28</var>assistance unit spends an average of ten hours per week on maintenance or management <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.29"></a><var>509.29</var>of the property. When the owner spends more than ten hours per week on maintenance <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.30"></a><var>509.30</var>or repairs, the earnings are considered self-employment earnings. An amount must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.31"></a><var>509.31</var>deducted for upkeep and repairs, as specified in subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.32"></a><var>509.32</var>(12), real estate taxes, insurance, utilities, and interest on principal payments. When the <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.33"></a><var>509.33</var>applicant or participant lives on the rental property, expenses for upkeep, taxes, insurance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.34"></a><var>509.34</var>utilities, and interest must be divided by the number of rooms to determine expense per <br />
         		<a id="pl.509.35"></a><var>509.35</var>room and expenses deducted must be deducted only for the number of rooms rented<br />
         		<a id="pl.509.36"></a><var>509.36</var> Rental income is subject to the requirements of section 256P.05.<br />
         		<a id="pl.510.1"></a><var>510.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Unearned income.</b> (a) The county agency must apply unearned income <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.2"></a><var>510.2</var>to the MFIP transitional standard of need. When determining the amount of unearned <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.3"></a><var>510.3</var>income, the county agency must deduct the costs necessary to secure payments of <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.4"></a><var>510.4</var>unearned income. These costs include legal fees, medical fees, and mandatory deductions <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.5"></a><var>510.5</var>such as federal and state income taxes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.510.6"></a><var>510.6</var>(b) The county agency must convert unearned income received on a periodic basis to <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.7"></a><var>510.7</var>monthly amounts by prorating the income over the number of months represented by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.8"></a><var>510.8</var>frequency of the payments. The county agency must begin counting the monthly amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.9"></a><var>510.9</var>in the month the periodic payment is received and budget it according to the assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.10"></a><var>510.10</var>unit's budget cycle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.510.11"></a><var>510.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Treatment of lump sums.</b> (a) The county agency must treat lump-sum <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.12"></a><var>510.12</var>payments as earned or unearned income. If the lump-sum payment is included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.13"></a><var>510.13</var>category of income identified in subdivision 9, it must be treated as unearned income. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.14"></a><var>510.14</var>lump sum is counted as income in the month received and budgeted either prospectively or <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.15"></a><var>510.15</var>retrospectively depending on the budget cycle at the time of receipt. When an individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.16"></a><var>510.16</var>receives a lump-sum payment, that lump sum must be combined with all other earned and <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.17"></a><var>510.17</var>unearned income received in the same budget month, and it must be applied according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.18"></a><var>510.18</var>paragraphs (a) to (c). A lump sum may not be carried over into subsequent months. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.19"></a><var>510.19</var>funds that remain in the third month after the month of receipt are counted in the asset limit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.510.20"></a><var>510.20</var>(b) For a lump sum received by an applicant during the first two months, prospective <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.21"></a><var>510.21</var>budgeting is used to determine the payment and the lump sum must be combined with <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.22"></a><var>510.22</var>other earned or unearned income received and budgeted in that prospective month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.510.23"></a><var>510.23</var>(c) For a lump sum received by a participant after the first two months of MFIP <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.24"></a><var>510.24</var>eligibility, the lump sum must be combined with other income received in that budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.25"></a><var>510.25</var>month, and the combined amount must be applied retrospectively against the applicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.26"></a><var>510.26</var>payment month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.510.27"></a><var>510.27</var>(d) When a lump sum, combined with other income under paragraphs (b) and (c), is <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.28"></a><var>510.28</var>less than the MFIP transitional standard of need for the appropriate payment month, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.29"></a><var>510.29</var>assistance payment must be reduced according to the amount of the countable income. <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.30"></a><var>510.30</var>When the countable income is greater than the MFIP standard or family wage level, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.31"></a><var>510.31</var>assistance payment must be suspended for the payment month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.510.32"></a><var>510.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>The amendments to subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, and 2 are effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.33"></a><var>510.33</var>October 1, 2015. The amendments to subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 are effective February <br />
         		<a id="pl.510.34"></a><var>510.34</var>1, 2015. The amendments to subdivisions 9 and 10 are effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.26.0"></a><a id="pl.510.35"></a><var>510.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.425, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.511.1"></a><var>511.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) To be eligible for a hardship extension, a participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.2"></a><var>511.2</var>in an assistance unit subject to the time limit under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.42, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.3"></a><var>511.3</var>be in compliance in the participant's 60th counted month. For purposes of determining <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.4"></a><var>511.4</var>eligibility for a hardship extension, a participant is in compliance in any month that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.5"></a><var>511.5</var>participant has not been sanctioned. In order to maintain eligibility for any of the hardship <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.6"></a><var>511.6</var>extension categories a participant shall develop and comply with either an employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.7"></a><var>511.7</var>plan or a family stabilization services plan, whichever is appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.511.8"></a><var>511.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If one participant in a two-parent assistance unit is determined to be ineligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.9"></a><var>511.9</var>a hardship extension, the county shall give the assistance unit the option of disqualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.10"></a><var>511.10</var>the ineligible participant from MFIP. In that case, the assistance unit shall be treated as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.11"></a><var>511.11</var>one-parent assistance unit and the assistance unit's MFIP grant shall be calculated using <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.12"></a><var>511.12</var>the shared household standard under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.08, subdivision 82a</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.511.13"></a><var>511.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Prior to denying an extension, the county must review the sanction status and <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.14"></a><var>511.14</var>determine whether the sanction is appropriate or if good cause exists under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.57</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.15"></a><var>511.15</var>If the sanction was inappropriately applied or the participant is granted a good cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.16"></a><var>511.16</var>exception before the end of month 60, the participant shall be considered for an extension.<br />
         		<a id="pl.511.17"></a><var>511.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.27.0"></a><a id="pl.511.18"></a><var>511.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.425, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.511.19"></a><var>511.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Status of disqualified participants.</b> (a) An assistance unit that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.20"></a><var>511.20</var>disqualified under subdivision 6, paragraph (a), may be approved for MFIP if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.21"></a><var>511.21</var>participant complies with MFIP program requirements and demonstrates compliance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.22"></a><var>511.22</var>up to one month. No assistance shall be paid during this period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.511.23"></a><var>511.23</var>(b) An assistance unit that is disqualified under subdivision 6, paragraph (a), and that <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.24"></a><var>511.24</var>reapplies under paragraph (a) is subject to sanction under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.46, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.511.25"></a><var>511.25</var>1
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (c), clause (1), for a first occurrence of noncompliance. A subsequent <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.26"></a><var>511.26</var>occurrence of noncompliance results in a permanent disqualification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.511.27"></a><var>511.27</var>(c) If one participant in a two-parent assistance unit receiving assistance under a <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.28"></a><var>511.28</var>hardship extension under subdivision 3 or 4 is determined to be out of compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.29"></a><var>511.29</var>the employment and training services requirements under sections 
         <statute_ref>256J.521</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>256J.57</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.30"></a><var>511.30</var>the county shall give the assistance unit the option of disqualifying the noncompliant <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.31"></a><var>511.31</var>participant from MFIP. In that case, the assistance unit shall be treated as a one-parent <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.32"></a><var>511.32</var>assistance unit for the purposes of meeting the work requirements under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.33"></a><var>511.33</var>4 and the assistance unit's MFIP grant shall be calculated using the shared household <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.34"></a><var>511.34</var>standard under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.08, subdivision 82a</statute_ref>. An applicant who is disqualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.511.35"></a><var>511.35</var>from receiving assistance under this paragraph may reapply under paragraph (a). If a <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.1"></a><var>512.1</var>participant is disqualified from MFIP under this subdivision a second time, the participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.2"></a><var>512.2</var>is permanently disqualified from MFIP.<br />
         		<a id="pl.512.3"></a><var>512.3</var>(d) Prior to a disqualification under this subdivision, a county agency must review <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.4"></a><var>512.4</var>the participant's case to determine if the employment plan is still appropriate and attempt <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.5"></a><var>512.5</var>to meet with the participant face-to-face. If a face-to-face meeting is not conducted, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.6"></a><var>512.6</var>county agency must send the participant a notice of adverse action as provided in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.512.7"></a><var>512.7</var>256J.31
         </statute_ref>. During the face-to-face meeting, the county agency must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.512.8"></a><var>512.8</var>(1) determine whether the continued noncompliance can be explained and mitigated <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.9"></a><var>512.9</var>by providing a needed preemployment activity, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.49, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.512.10"></a><var>512.10</var>13
         </statute_ref>, clause (9);<br />
         		<a id="pl.512.11"></a><var>512.11</var>(2) determine whether the participant qualifies for a good cause exception under <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.12"></a><var>512.12</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256J.57</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.512.13"></a><var>512.13</var>(3) inform the participant of the family violence waiver criteria and make appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.14"></a><var>512.14</var>referrals if the waiver is requested;<br />
         		<a id="pl.512.15"></a><var>512.15</var>(4) inform the participant of the participant's sanction status and explain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.16"></a><var>512.16</var>consequences of continuing noncompliance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.512.17"></a><var>512.17</var>(5) identify other resources that may be available to the participant to meet the <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.18"></a><var>512.18</var>needs of the family; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.512.19"></a><var>512.19</var>(6) inform the participant of the right to appeal under section 
         <statute_ref>256J.40</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.512.20"></a><var>512.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.28.0"></a><a id="pl.512.21"></a><var>512.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.95, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.512.22"></a><var>512.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Verification requirements.</b> (a) A county agency must only require <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.23"></a><var>512.23</var>verification of information necessary to determine DWP eligibility and the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.24"></a><var>512.24</var>the payment. The applicant or participant must document the information required or <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.25"></a><var>512.25</var>authorize the county agency to verify the information. The applicant or participant has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.26"></a><var>512.26</var>burden of providing documentary evidence to verify eligibility. The county agency shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.27"></a><var>512.27</var>assist the applicant or participant in obtaining required documents when the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.28"></a><var>512.28</var>or participant is unable to do so.<br />
         		<a id="pl.512.29"></a><var>512.29</var>(b) A county agency must not request information about an applicant or participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.30"></a><var>512.30</var>that is not a matter of public record from a source other than county agencies, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.31"></a><var>512.31</var>Department of Human Services, or the United States Department of Health and Human <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.32"></a><var>512.32</var>Services without the person's prior written consent. An applicant's signature on an <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.33"></a><var>512.33</var>application form constitutes consent for contact with the sources specified on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.512.34"></a><var>512.34</var>application. A county agency may use a single consent form to contact a group of similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.1"></a><var>513.1</var>sources, but the sources to be contacted must be identified by the county agency prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.2"></a><var>513.2</var>requesting an applicant's consent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.513.3"></a><var>513.3</var>(c) Factors to be verified shall follow section 256J.32, subdivision 256P.04, <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.4"></a><var>513.4</var>subdivisions 4 and 5. Except for personal needs, family maintenance needs must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.5"></a><var>513.5</var>verified before the expense can be allowed in the calculation of the DWP grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.513.6"></a><var>513.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective February 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.29.0"></a><a id="pl.513.7"></a><var>513.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.95, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.513.8"></a><var>513.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Property and income limitations.</b> The asset limits and exclusions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.9"></a><var>513.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256J.20</statute_ref> 256P.02 apply to applicants and recipients participants of DWP. All <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.10"></a><var>513.10</var>payments, unless excluded in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.21</statute_ref>, must be counted as income to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.11"></a><var>513.11</var>eligibility for the diversionary work program. The county agency shall treat income as <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.12"></a><var>513.12</var>outlined in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.37</statute_ref>, except for subdivision 3a. The initial income test and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.13"></a><var>513.13</var>disregards in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.21, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, shall be followed for determining eligibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.14"></a><var>513.14</var>for the diversionary work program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.513.15"></a><var>513.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.30.0"></a><a id="pl.513.16"></a><var>513.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256J.95, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.513.17"></a><var>513.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Diversionary work program grant.</b> (a) The amount of cash benefits that <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.18"></a><var>513.18</var>a family unit is eligible for under the diversionary work program is based on the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.19"></a><var>513.19</var>of persons in the family unit, the family maintenance needs, personal needs allowance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.20"></a><var>513.20</var>and countable income. The county agency shall evaluate the income of the family unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.21"></a><var>513.21</var>that is requesting payments under the diversionary work program. Countable income <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.22"></a><var>513.22</var>means gross earned and unearned income not excluded or disregarded under MFIP. <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.23"></a><var>513.23</var>The same disregards for earned income that are allowed under MFIP are allowed for <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.24"></a><var>513.24</var>the diversionary work program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.513.25"></a><var>513.25</var>(b) The DWP grant is based on the family maintenance needs for which the DWP <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.26"></a><var>513.26</var>family unit is responsible plus a personal needs allowance. Housing and utilities, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.27"></a><var>513.27</var>for telephone service, shall be vendor paid. Unless otherwise stated in this section, actual <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.28"></a><var>513.28</var>housing and utility expenses shall be used when determining the amount of the DWP grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.513.29"></a><var>513.29</var>(c) The maximum monthly benefit amount available under the diversionary work <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.30"></a><var>513.30</var>program is the difference between the family unit's needs under paragraph (b) and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.31"></a><var>513.31</var>family unit's countable income not to exceed the cash portion of the MFIP transitional <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.32"></a><var>513.32</var>standard of need as defined in section sections 
         <statute_ref>256J.08</statute_ref>, subdivision 55a 85, and 256J.24, <br />
         		<a id="pl.513.33"></a><var>513.33</var>subdivision 5, for the family unit's size.<br />
         		<a id="pl.514.1"></a><var>514.1</var>(d) Once the county has determined a grant amount, the DWP grant amount will <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.2"></a><var>514.2</var>not be decreased if the determination is based on the best information available at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.3"></a><var>514.3</var>time of approval and shall not be decreased because of any additional income to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.4"></a><var>514.4</var>family unit. The grant must be increased if a participant later verifies an increase in family <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.5"></a><var>514.5</var>maintenance needs or family unit size. The minimum cash benefit amount, if income and <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.6"></a><var>514.6</var>asset tests are met, is $10. Benefits of $10 shall not be vendor paid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.514.7"></a><var>514.7</var>(e) When all criteria are met, including the development of an employment plan as <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.8"></a><var>514.8</var>described in subdivision 14 and eligibility exists for the month of application, the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.9"></a><var>514.9</var>of benefits for the diversionary work program retroactive to the date of application is as <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.10"></a><var>514.10</var>specified in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.35</statute_ref>, paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.514.11"></a><var>514.11</var>(f) Any month during the four-month DWP period that a person receives a DWP <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.12"></a><var>514.12</var>benefit directly or through a vendor payment made on the person's behalf, that person is <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.13"></a><var>514.13</var>ineligible for MFIP or any other TANF cash assistance program except for benefits defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.14"></a><var>514.14</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>256J.626, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.514.15"></a><var>514.15</var>If during the four-month period a family unit that receives DWP benefits moves to <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.16"></a><var>514.16</var>a county that has not established a diversionary work program, the family unit may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.17"></a><var>514.17</var>eligible for MFIP the month following the last month of the issuance of the DWP benefit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.514.18"></a><var>514.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.31.0"></a><a id="pl.514.19"></a><var>514.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>[256P.001] APPLICABILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.514.20"></a><var>514.20</var>General assistance and Minnesota supplemental aid under chapter 256D and <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.21"></a><var>514.21</var>programs governed by chapter 256I or 256J are subject to the requirements of this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.22"></a><var>514.22</var>unless otherwise specified or exempted.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.32.0"></a><a id="pl.514.23"></a><var>514.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b>[256P.01] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.514.24"></a><var>514.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.25"></a><var>514.25</var>have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.514.26"></a><var>514.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Agency.</b> "Agency" means any county, federally recognized Indian tribe, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.27"></a><var>514.27</var>multicounty social services collaboratives.<br />
         		<a id="pl.514.28"></a><var>514.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Earned income.</b> "Earned income" means cash or in-kind income earned <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.29"></a><var>514.29</var>through the receipt of wages, salary, commissions, profit from employment activities, net <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.30"></a><var>514.30</var>profit from self-employment activities, payments made by an employer for regularly <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.31"></a><var>514.31</var>accrued vacation or sick leave, and any other profit from activity earned through effort or <br />
         		<a id="pl.514.32"></a><var>514.32</var>labor. The income must be in return for, or as a result of, legal activity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.515.1"></a><var>515.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Earned income disregard.</b> "Earned income disregard" means earned <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.2"></a><var>515.2</var>income that is not counted according to section 256P.03 when determining eligibility and <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.3"></a><var>515.3</var>calculating the amount of the assistance payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.515.4"></a><var>515.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Equity value.</b> "Equity value" means the amount of equity in personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.5"></a><var>515.5</var>property owned by a person and is determined by subtracting any outstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.6"></a><var>515.6</var>encumbrances from the fair market value of the personal property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.515.7"></a><var>515.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Personal property.</b> "Personal property" means an item of value that <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.8"></a><var>515.8</var>is not real property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.515.9"></a><var>515.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Self-employment.</b> "Self-employment" means employment by an <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.10"></a><var>515.10</var>individual who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.515.11"></a><var>515.11</var>(1) incurs costs in producing income and deducts these costs in order to equate the <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.12"></a><var>515.12</var>individual's income with income from sources where there are no production costs; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.515.13"></a><var>515.13</var>(2) controls the individual's work by working either independently of an employer or <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.14"></a><var>515.14</var>freelance, or by running the business; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.515.15"></a><var>515.15</var>(3) pays self-employment taxes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.33.0"></a><a id="pl.515.16"></a><var>515.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b>[256P.02] PERSONAL PROPERTY LIMITATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.515.17"></a><var>515.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Property ownership.</b> (a) The agency must apply paragraphs (b) to <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.18"></a><var>515.18</var>(e) to determine the value of personal property. The agency must use the equity value <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.19"></a><var>515.19</var>of legally available personal property to determine whether an applicant or participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.20"></a><var>515.20</var>is eligible for assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.515.21"></a><var>515.21</var>(b) When personal property is jointly owned by two or more persons, the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.22"></a><var>515.22</var>shall assume that each person owns an equal share, except that either person owns <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.23"></a><var>515.23</var>the entire sum of a joint personal checking or savings account. When an applicant or <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.24"></a><var>515.24</var>participant documents greater or lesser ownership, the agency must use that greater or <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.25"></a><var>515.25</var>lesser share to determine the equity value held by the applicant or participant. Other types <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.26"></a><var>515.26</var>of ownership must be evaluated according to law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.515.27"></a><var>515.27</var>(c) Personal property owned by the applicant or participant must be presumed legally <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.28"></a><var>515.28</var>available to the applicant or participant unless the applicant or participant documents <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.29"></a><var>515.29</var>that the property is not legally available to the applicant or participant. When personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.30"></a><var>515.30</var>property is not legally available, its equity value must not be applied against the limits of <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.31"></a><var>515.31</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.515.32"></a><var>515.32</var>(d) An applicant must disclose whether the applicant has transferred personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.33"></a><var>515.33</var>property valued in excess of the property limits in subdivision 2 for which reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.34"></a><var>515.34</var>compensation was not received within one year prior to application. A participant must <br />
         		<a id="pl.515.35"></a><var>515.35</var>disclose all transfers of property valued in excess of these limits, according to the reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.1"></a><var>516.1</var>requirements in section 256J.30, subdivision 9. When a transfer of personal property <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.2"></a><var>516.2</var>without reasonable compensation has occurred:<br />
         		<a id="pl.516.3"></a><var>516.3</var>(1) the person who transferred the property must provide the property's description, <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.4"></a><var>516.4</var>information needed to determine the property's equity value, the names of the persons who <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.5"></a><var>516.5</var>received the property, and the circumstances of and reasons for the transfer; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.516.6"></a><var>516.6</var>(2) when the transferred property can be reasonably reacquired, or when reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.7"></a><var>516.7</var>compensation can be secured, the property is presumed legally available to the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.8"></a><var>516.8</var>or participant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.516.9"></a><var>516.9</var>(e) A participant may build the equity value of personal property to the limits in <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.10"></a><var>516.10</var>subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.516.11"></a><var>516.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Personal property limitations.</b> (a) The equity value of an assistance unit's <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.12"></a><var>516.12</var>personal property listed in clauses (1) to (4) must not exceed $10,000 for applicants and <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.13"></a><var>516.13</var>participants. For purposes of this subdivision, personal property is limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.516.14"></a><var>516.14</var>(1) cash;<br />
         		<a id="pl.516.15"></a><var>516.15</var>(2) bank accounts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.516.16"></a><var>516.16</var>(3) liquid stocks and bonds that can be readily accessed without a financial penalty; <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.17"></a><var>516.17</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.516.18"></a><var>516.18</var>(4) vehicles not excluded under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.516.19"></a><var>516.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Vehicle exception.</b> One vehicle per assistance unit member age 16 or older <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.20"></a><var>516.20</var>shall be excluded when determining the equity value of personal property. If the assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.21"></a><var>516.21</var>unit owns more than one vehicle per assistance unit member age 16 or older, the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.22"></a><var>516.22</var>shall determine the trade-in values of all additional vehicles and apply the values to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.23"></a><var>516.23</var>personal property limitations in subdivision 2. To establish the trade-in values of vehicles, <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.24"></a><var>516.24</var>an agency must use the National Automobile Dealers Association online car values and <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.25"></a><var>516.25</var>car prices guide. When a vehicle is not listed in the online guide, or when the applicant or <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.26"></a><var>516.26</var>participant disputes the trade-in value listed in the online guide as unreasonable given the <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.27"></a><var>516.27</var>condition of the particular vehicle, the agency may require the applicant or participant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.28"></a><var>516.28</var>document the trade-in value by securing a written statement from a motor vehicle dealer <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.29"></a><var>516.29</var>licensed under section 168.27, stating the amount that the dealer would pay to purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.30"></a><var>516.30</var>the vehicle. The agency shall reimburse the applicant or participant for the cost of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.516.31"></a><var>516.31</var>written statement that documents a lower loan value.<br />
         		<a id="pl.516.32"></a><var>516.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.34.0"></a><a id="pl.516.33"></a><var>516.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. <b>[256P.03] EARNED INCOME DISREGARD.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.517.1"></a><var>517.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Exempted programs.</b> Participants who qualify for Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.2"></a><var>517.2</var>supplemental aid under chapter 256D and for group residential housing under chapter 256I <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.3"></a><var>517.3</var>on the basis of eligibility for Supplemental Security Income are exempt from this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.4"></a><var>517.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Earned income disregard.</b> The agency shall disregard the first $65 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.5"></a><var>517.5</var>earned income plus one-half of the remaining earned income per month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.6"></a><var>517.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective October 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.35.0"></a><a id="pl.517.7"></a><var>517.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. <b>[256P.04] DOCUMENTING, VERIFYING, AND RECERTIFYING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.517.8"></a><var>517.8</var><b>ELIGIBILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.517.9"></a><var>517.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Exemption.</b> Participants who receive Minnesota supplemental aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.10"></a><var>517.10</var>and who maintain Supplemental Security Income eligibility under chapters 256D and <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.11"></a><var>517.11</var>256I are exempt from the reporting requirements of this section, except that the policies <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.12"></a><var>517.12</var>and procedures for transfers of assets are those used by the medical assistance program <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.13"></a><var>517.13</var>under section 256B.0595.<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.14"></a><var>517.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Verification of information.</b> An agency must only require verification of <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.15"></a><var>517.15</var>information necessary to determine eligibility and the amount of the assistance payment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.16"></a><var>517.16</var>If necessary, the agency shall assist the applicant or participant in obtaining verifications <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.17"></a><var>517.17</var>and required documents when the applicant or participant is unable to do so.<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.18"></a><var>517.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Documentation.</b> The applicant or participant must document the <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.19"></a><var>517.19</var>information required under subdivisions 4 to 7 or authorize the agency to verify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.20"></a><var>517.20</var>information. The applicant or participant has the burden of providing documentary <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.21"></a><var>517.21</var>evidence to verify eligibility. The agency must accept a signed personal statement from <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.22"></a><var>517.22</var>the applicant or participant when determining personal property values under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.23"></a><var>517.23</var>256P.02. The signed personal statement must include general penalty warnings and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.24"></a><var>517.24</var>disclaimer that any false or misrepresented information is subject to prosecution for fraud <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.25"></a><var>517.25</var>under sections 609.52 and 609.821 and perjury under section 609.48.<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.26"></a><var>517.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Factors to be verified.</b> (a) The agency shall verify the following at <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.27"></a><var>517.27</var>application:<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.28"></a><var>517.28</var>(1) identity of adults;<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.29"></a><var>517.29</var>(2) age, if necessary to determine eligibility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.30"></a><var>517.30</var>(3) immigration status;<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.31"></a><var>517.31</var>(4) income;<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.32"></a><var>517.32</var>(5) spousal support and child support payments made to persons outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.517.33"></a><var>517.33</var>household;<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.34"></a><var>517.34</var>(6) vehicles;<br />
         		<a id="pl.517.35"></a><var>517.35</var>(7) checking and savings accounts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.1"></a><var>518.1</var>(8) inconsistent information, if related to eligibility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.2"></a><var>518.2</var>(9) residence; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.3"></a><var>518.3</var>(10) Social Security number.<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.4"></a><var>518.4</var>(b) Applicants who are qualified noncitizens and victims of domestic violence as <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.5"></a><var>518.5</var>defined under section 256J.08, subdivision 73, clause (7), are not required to verify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.6"></a><var>518.6</var>information in paragraph (a), clause (10). When a Social Security number is not provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.7"></a><var>518.7</var>to the agency for verification, this requirement is satisfied when each member of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.8"></a><var>518.8</var>assistance unit cooperates with the procedures for verification of Social Security numbers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.9"></a><var>518.9</var>issuance of duplicate cards, and issuance of new numbers which have been established <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.10"></a><var>518.10</var>jointly between the Social Security Administration and the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.11"></a><var>518.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>MFIP-only verifications.</b> In addition to subdivision 4, the agency shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.12"></a><var>518.12</var>verify the following for programs under chapter 256J:<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.13"></a><var>518.13</var>(1) the presence of the minor child in the home, if questionable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.14"></a><var>518.14</var>(2) the relationship of a minor child to caregivers in the assistance unit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.15"></a><var>518.15</var>(3) pregnancy, if related to eligibility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.16"></a><var>518.16</var>(4) school attendance, if related to eligibility;<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.17"></a><var>518.17</var>(5) a claim of family violence, if used as a basis to qualify for the family violence <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.18"></a><var>518.18</var>waiver under chapter 256J; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.19"></a><var>518.19</var>(6) disability, if used as the basis for reducing the hourly participation requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.20"></a><var>518.20</var>under section 256J.55, subdivision 1, or for the type of activity included in an employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.21"></a><var>518.21</var>plan under section 256J.521, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.22"></a><var>518.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Personal property inconsistent information.</b> If there is inconsistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.23"></a><var>518.23</var>information known to the agency when reporting personal property under section 256P.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.24"></a><var>518.24</var>an agency must require the applicant or participant to document the information required <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.25"></a><var>518.25</var>under section 256P.02 or authorize the county agency to verify the information. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.26"></a><var>518.26</var>applicant or participant has the burden of providing documentary evidence to verify <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.27"></a><var>518.27</var>eligibility. The agency shall assist the applicant or participant in obtaining required <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.28"></a><var>518.28</var>documents when the applicant or participant is unable to do so.<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.29"></a><var>518.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Documenting and verifying inconsistent information.</b> When the <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.30"></a><var>518.30</var>agency verifies inconsistent information under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (8); <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.31"></a><var>518.31</var>subdivision 6; or subdivision 8, clause (3), the reason for verifying the information must <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.32"></a><var>518.32</var>be documented in the financial case record.<br />
         		<a id="pl.518.33"></a><var>518.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Recertification.</b> The agency shall recertify eligibility in an annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.34"></a><var>518.34</var>interview with the participant. The interview may be conducted by telephone, by Internet <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.35"></a><var>518.35</var>telepresence, or face-to-face in the county office or in another location mutually agreed <br />
         		<a id="pl.518.36"></a><var>518.36</var>upon. A participant must be given the option of a telephone interview or Internet <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.1"></a><var>519.1</var>telepresence to recertify eligibility. During the interview, the agency shall verify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.2"></a><var>519.2</var>following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.3"></a><var>519.3</var>(1) income, unless excluded, including self-employment earnings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.4"></a><var>519.4</var>(2) assets when the value is within $200 of the asset limit; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.5"></a><var>519.5</var>(3) inconsistent information, if related to eligibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.6"></a><var>519.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>MFIP-only recertification.</b> In addition to subdivision 8, the agency shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.7"></a><var>519.7</var>verify the following for programs under chapter 256J:<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.8"></a><var>519.8</var>(1) the presence of the minor child in the home, if questionable; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.9"></a><var>519.9</var>(2) whether a single-caregiver household meets the requirements in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.10"></a><var>519.10</var>256J.575, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.11"></a><var>519.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Participant's completion of form for recertification of eligibility.</b> A <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.12"></a><var>519.12</var>participant must complete forms prescribed by the commissioner which are required <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.13"></a><var>519.13</var>for recertification of eligibility according to subdivisions 8 and 9. An agency must end <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.14"></a><var>519.14</var>benefits when the participant fails to submit the recertification form and verifications <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.15"></a><var>519.15</var>before the end of the certification period. If the participant submits the recertification <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.16"></a><var>519.16</var>form within 30 days of the termination of benefits, benefits must be reinstated and made <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.17"></a><var>519.17</var>available retroactively for the full benefit month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.18"></a><var>519.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Participant's completion of household report form.</b> (a) When a <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.19"></a><var>519.19</var>participant is required to complete a household report form, the following paragraphs apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.20"></a><var>519.20</var>(b) If the agency receives an incomplete household report form, the agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.21"></a><var>519.21</var>immediately return the incomplete form and clearly state what the participant must do for <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.22"></a><var>519.22</var>the form to be complete.<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.23"></a><var>519.23</var>(c) The automated eligibility system must send a notice of proposed termination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.24"></a><var>519.24</var>assistance to the participant if a complete household report form is not received by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.25"></a><var>519.25</var>agency. The automated notice must be mailed to the participant by approximately the 16th <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.26"></a><var>519.26</var>of the month. When a participant submits an incomplete form on or after the date a notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.27"></a><var>519.27</var>of proposed termination has been sent, the termination is valid unless the participant <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.28"></a><var>519.28</var>submits a complete form before the end of the month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.29"></a><var>519.29</var>(d) The submission of a household report form is considered to have continued the <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.30"></a><var>519.30</var>participant's application for assistance if a complete household report form is received <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.31"></a><var>519.31</var>within a calendar month after the month in which the form was due. Assistance shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.32"></a><var>519.32</var>paid for the period beginning with the first day of that calendar month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.519.33"></a><var>519.33</var>(e) An agency must allow good cause exemptions for a participant required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.34"></a><var>519.34</var>complete a household report form when any of the following factors cause a participant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.35"></a><var>519.35</var>fail to submit a completed household report form before the end of the month in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.519.36"></a><var>519.36</var>the form is due:<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.1"></a><var>520.1</var>(1) an employer delays completion of employment verification;<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.2"></a><var>520.2</var>(2) the agency does not help a participant complete the household report form when <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.3"></a><var>520.3</var>the participant asks for help;<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.4"></a><var>520.4</var>(3) a participant does not receive a household report form due to a mistake on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.5"></a><var>520.5</var>part of the department or the agency or a reported change in address;<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.6"></a><var>520.6</var>(4) a participant is ill or physically or mentally incapacitated; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.7"></a><var>520.7</var>(5) some other circumstance occurs that a participant could not avoid with reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.8"></a><var>520.8</var>care which prevents the participant from providing a completed household report form <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.9"></a><var>520.9</var>before the end of the month in which the form is due.<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.10"></a><var>520.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Contacting third parties.</b> An agency must not request information <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.11"></a><var>520.11</var>about an applicant or participant that is not of public record from a source other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.12"></a><var>520.12</var>agencies, the department, or the United States Department of Health and Human Services <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.13"></a><var>520.13</var>without the applicant's or participant's prior written consent. An applicant's signature <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.14"></a><var>520.14</var>on an application form constitutes consent for contact with the sources specified on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.15"></a><var>520.15</var>application. An agency may use a single consent form to contact a group of similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.16"></a><var>520.16</var>sources, such as banks or insurance agencies, but the sources to be contacted must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.17"></a><var>520.17</var>identified by the agency prior to requesting an applicant's consent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.18"></a><var>520.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Notice to undocumented persons; release of private data.</b> Agencies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.19"></a><var>520.19</var>in consultation with the commissioner of human services, shall provide notification <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.20"></a><var>520.20</var>to undocumented persons regarding the release of personal data to the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.21"></a><var>520.21</var>Citizenship and Immigration Services and develop protocols regarding the release or <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.22"></a><var>520.22</var>sharing of data about undocumented persons with the United States Citizenship and <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.23"></a><var>520.23</var>Immigration Services as required under sections 404, 411A, and 434 of the Personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.24"></a><var>520.24</var>Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.25"></a><var>520.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Requirement to report to United States Citizenship and Immigration </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.520.26"></a><var>520.26</var><b>Services.</b> The commissioner shall comply with the reporting requirements under United <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.27"></a><var>520.27</var>States Code, title 42, section 611a, and any federal regulation or guidance adopted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.28"></a><var>520.28</var>that law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.29"></a><var>520.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Personal statement.</b> The agency may accept a signed personal statement <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.30"></a><var>520.30</var>from the applicant or participant explaining the reasons that the documentation requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.31"></a><var>520.31</var>in subdivision 3 is unavailable as sufficient documentation at the time of application, <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.32"></a><var>520.32</var>recertification, or change related to eligibility only for the following factors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.33"></a><var>520.33</var>(1) a claim of family violence, if used as a basis to qualify for the family violence <br />
         		<a id="pl.520.34"></a><var>520.34</var>waiver;<br />
         		<a id="pl.520.35"></a><var>520.35</var>(2) relationship of a minor child to caregivers in the assistance unit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.521.1"></a><var>521.1</var>(3) citizenship status from a noncitizen who reports to be, or is identified as, a victim <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.2"></a><var>521.2</var>of severe forms of trafficking in persons, if the noncitizen reports that the noncitizen's <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.3"></a><var>521.3</var>immigration documents are being held by an individual or group of individuals against the <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.4"></a><var>521.4</var>noncitizen's will. The noncitizen must follow up with the Office of Refugee Resettlement <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.5"></a><var>521.5</var>(ORR) to pursue certification. If verification that certification is being pursued is <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.6"></a><var>521.6</var>not received within 30 days, the case must be closed and the agency shall pursue <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.7"></a><var>521.7</var>overpayments. The ORR documents certifying the noncitizen's status as a victim of severe <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.8"></a><var>521.8</var>forms of trafficking in persons, or the reason for the delay in processing, must be received <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.9"></a><var>521.9</var>within 90 days, or the case must be closed and the agency shall pursue overpayments; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.521.10"></a><var>521.10</var>(4) other documentation unavailable for reasons beyond the control of the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.11"></a><var>521.11</var>or participant. The applicant or participant must have made reasonable attempts to obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.12"></a><var>521.12</var>the documents requested under subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.521.13"></a><var>521.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Excluded resources.</b> Payments of funds made according to litigation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.14"></a><var>521.14</var>subsequent appropriation by the United States Congress to compensate members of Indian <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.15"></a><var>521.15</var>tribes for the taking of tribal lands by the federal government are excluded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.521.16"></a><var>521.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective February 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.36.0"></a><a id="pl.521.17"></a><var>521.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. <b>[256P.05] SELF-EMPLOYMENT EARNINGS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.521.18"></a><var>521.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Exempted programs.</b> Participants who qualify for Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.19"></a><var>521.19</var>supplemental aid under chapter 256D and for group residential housing under chapter 256I <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.20"></a><var>521.20</var>on the basis of eligibility for Supplemental Security Income are exempt from this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.521.21"></a><var>521.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Self-employment income determinations.</b> An agency must determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.22"></a><var>521.22</var>self-employment income, which is either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.521.23"></a><var>521.23</var>(1) one-half of gross earnings from self-employment; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.521.24"></a><var>521.24</var>(2) taxable income as determined from an Internal Revenue Service tax form that <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.25"></a><var>521.25</var>has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service within the last year. A 12-month average <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.26"></a><var>521.26</var>using net taxable income shall be used to budget monthly income.<br />
         		<a id="pl.521.27"></a><var>521.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Self-employment budgeting.</b> (a) The self-employment budget period <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.28"></a><var>521.28</var>begins in the month of application or in the first month of self-employment. Applicants <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.29"></a><var>521.29</var>and participants must choose one of the methods described in subdivision 2 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.30"></a><var>521.30</var>determining self-employment earned income.<br />
         		<a id="pl.521.31"></a><var>521.31</var>(b) Applicants and participants who elect to use taxable income as described in <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.32"></a><var>521.32</var>subdivision 2, clause (2), to determine self-employment income must continue to use this <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.33"></a><var>521.33</var>method until recertification, unless there is an unforeseen significant change in gross <br />
         		<a id="pl.521.34"></a><var>521.34</var>income equaling a decline in gross income of the amount equal to or greater than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.1"></a><var>522.1</var>earned income disregard as defined in section 256P.03 from the income used to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.2"></a><var>522.2</var>the benefit for the current month.<br />
         		<a id="pl.522.3"></a><var>522.3</var>(c) For applicants and participants who elect to use one-half of gross earnings as <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.4"></a><var>522.4</var>described in subdivision 2, clause (1), to determine self-employment income, earnings <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.5"></a><var>522.5</var>must be counted as income in the month received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.522.6"></a><var>522.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective February 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.28.37.0"></a><a id="pl.522.7"></a><var>522.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.522.8"></a><var>522.8</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 256J.08, subdivisions 55a and 82a; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.9"></a><var>522.9</var>256J.24, subdivision 9, are repealed effective January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.522.10"></a><var>522.10</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 256D.405, subdivisions 1a and 2; 256J.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.11"></a><var>522.11</var>subdivision 42; and 256J.32, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5a, 6, 7, 7a, and 8, are repealed effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.12"></a><var>522.12</var>February 1, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.522.13"></a><var>522.13</var>(c) Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256D.06, subdivision 1b, is repealed effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.14"></a><var>522.14</var>October 1, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.522.15"></a><var>522.15</var>(d) Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256J.08, subdivision 24, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.16"></a><var>522.16</var>repealed effective October 1, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.522.17"></a><var>522.17</var>(e) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 256D.08, subdivision 2; and 256J.20, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.18"></a><var>522.18</var>repealed effective June 1, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.522.19"></a><var>522.19</var><b>ARTICLE 29</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.522.20"></a><var>522.20</var><b>CHEMICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.29.1.0"></a><a id="pl.522.21"></a><var>522.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245.466, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.22"></a><var>522.22</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.522.23"></a><var>522.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Transition plan related to termination of contract.</b> Counties must <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.24"></a><var>522.24</var>prepare a transition plan that provides for continuity of care in the event of contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.25"></a><var>522.25</var>termination with a community mental health center under section 245.715, or a community <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.26"></a><var>522.26</var>support services program under section 245.462, subdivision 6. The county shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.27"></a><var>522.27</var>at least 90 days' notice of the termination to the contracted agency and the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.28"></a><var>522.28</var>of human services. The transition plan must provide information to clients on how to <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.29"></a><var>522.29</var>access medical records and how to transfer to other providers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.2.0"></a><a id="pl.522.30"></a><var>522.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 245A.04, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.31"></a><var>522.31</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.522.32"></a><var>522.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15a. <b>Plan for transfer of clients and records upon closure.</b> (a) Except for <br />
         		<a id="pl.522.33"></a><var>522.33</var>child care providers, an applicant for initial or continuing licensure must submit a written <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.1"></a><var>523.1</var>plan indicating how the agency will provide for the transfer of clients and records for both <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.2"></a><var>523.2</var>open and closed cases if the agency closes. The plan must provide for managing private <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.3"></a><var>523.3</var>and confidential information concerning agency clients. The plan must also provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.4"></a><var>523.4</var>for notifying affected clients of the closure at least 25 days prior to closure, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.5"></a><var>523.5</var>information on how to access their medical records. A controlling individual of the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.6"></a><var>523.6</var>must annually review and sign the plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.523.7"></a><var>523.7</var>(b) Plans for the transfer of open cases and case records must specify arrangements <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.8"></a><var>523.8</var>the agency will make to transfer clients to another agency or county agency for <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.9"></a><var>523.9</var>continuation of services and to transfer the case record with the client.<br />
         		<a id="pl.523.10"></a><var>523.10</var>(c) Plans for the transfer of closed case records must be accompanied by a signed <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.11"></a><var>523.11</var>agreement or other documentation indicating that a county or a similarly licensed agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.12"></a><var>523.12</var>has agreed to accept and maintain the agency's closed case records and to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.13"></a><var>523.13</var>follow-up services as necessary to affected clients.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.3.0"></a><a id="pl.523.14"></a><var>523.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 253B.066, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.523.15"></a><var>523.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Treatment alternatives.</b> If the court orders early intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.16"></a><var>523.16</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>253B.065, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, the court may include in its order a variety of <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.17"></a><var>523.17</var>treatment alternatives including, but not limited to, day treatment, medication compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.18"></a><var>523.18</var>monitoring, assertive community treatment, crisis assessment and stabilization, partial <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.19"></a><var>523.19</var>hospitalization, and short-term hospitalization not to exceed 21 days.<br />
         		<a id="pl.523.20"></a><var>523.20</var>If the court orders short-term hospitalization and the proposed patient will not go <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.21"></a><var>523.21</var>voluntarily, the court may direct a health officer, peace officer, or other person to take the <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.22"></a><var>523.22</var>person into custody and transport the person to the hospital.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.4.0"></a><a id="pl.523.23"></a><var>523.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 254B.12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.523.24"></a><var>523.24</var><b>254B.12 RATE METHODOLOGY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.523.25"></a><var>523.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>CCDTF rate methodology established.</b> The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.26"></a><var>523.26</var>establish a new rate methodology for the consolidated chemical dependency treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.27"></a><var>523.27</var>fund. The new methodology must replace county-negotiated rates with a uniform <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.28"></a><var>523.28</var>statewide methodology that must include a graduated reimbursement scale based on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.29"></a><var>523.29</var>patients' level of acuity and complexity. At least biennially, the commissioner shall review <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.30"></a><var>523.30</var>the financial information provided by vendors to determine the need for rate adjustments.<br />
         		<a id="pl.523.31"></a><var>523.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Payment methodology for highly specialized vendors.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.32"></a><var>523.32</var>Notwithstanding subdivision 1, the commissioner shall seek federal authority to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.33"></a><var>523.33</var>separate payment methodologies for chemical dependency treatment services provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.523.34"></a><var>523.34</var>under the consolidated chemical dependency treatment fund: (1) by a state-operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.1"></a><var>524.1</var>vendor; or (2) for persons who have been civilly committed to the commissioner, present <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.2"></a><var>524.2</var>the most complex and difficult care needs, and are a potential threat to the community. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.3"></a><var>524.3</var>payment methodology under this subdivision is effective for services provided on or after <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.4"></a><var>524.4</var>October 1, 2015, or on or after the receipt of federal approval, whichever is later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.5"></a><var>524.5</var>(b) Before implementing an approved payment methodology under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.6"></a><var>524.6</var>(a), the commissioner must also receive any necessary legislative approval of required <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.7"></a><var>524.7</var>changes to state law or funding.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.5.0"></a><a id="pl.524.8"></a><var>524.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, section 256B.06, subdivision 4, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.9"></a><var>524.9</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.10"></a><var>524.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Citizenship requirements.</b> (a) Eligibility for medical assistance is limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.11"></a><var>524.11</var>to citizens of the United States, qualified noncitizens as defined in this subdivision, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.12"></a><var>524.12</var>other persons residing lawfully in the United States. Citizens or nationals of the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.13"></a><var>524.13</var>States must cooperate in obtaining satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship or <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.14"></a><var>524.14</var>nationality according to the requirements of the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.15"></a><var>524.15</var>Public Law 109-171.<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.16"></a><var>524.16</var>(b) "Qualified noncitizen" means a person who meets one of the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.17"></a><var>524.17</var>immigration criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.18"></a><var>524.18</var>(1) admitted for lawful permanent residence according to United States Code, title 8;<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.19"></a><var>524.19</var>(2) admitted to the United States as a refugee according to United States Code, <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.20"></a><var>524.20</var>title 8, section 1157;<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.21"></a><var>524.21</var>(3) granted asylum according to United States Code, title 8, section 1158;<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.22"></a><var>524.22</var>(4) granted withholding of deportation according to United States Code, title 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.23"></a><var>524.23</var>section 1253(h);<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.24"></a><var>524.24</var>(5) paroled for a period of at least one year according to United States Code, title 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.25"></a><var>524.25</var>section 1182(d)(5);<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.26"></a><var>524.26</var>(6) granted conditional entrant status according to United States Code, title 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.27"></a><var>524.27</var>section 1153(a)(7);<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.28"></a><var>524.28</var>(7) determined to be a battered noncitizen by the United States Attorney General <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.29"></a><var>524.29</var>according to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.30"></a><var>524.30</var>title V of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Bill, Public Law 104-200;<br />
         		<a id="pl.524.31"></a><var>524.31</var>(8) is a child of a noncitizen determined to be a battered noncitizen by the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.32"></a><var>524.32</var>States Attorney General according to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.33"></a><var>524.33</var>Responsibility Act of 1996, title V, of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Bill, <br />
         		<a id="pl.524.34"></a><var>524.34</var>Public Law 104-200; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.1"></a><var>525.1</var>(9) determined to be a Cuban or Haitian entrant as defined in section 501(e) of Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.2"></a><var>525.2</var>Law 96-422, the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980.<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.3"></a><var>525.3</var>(c) All qualified noncitizens who were residing in the United States before August <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.4"></a><var>525.4</var>22, 1996, who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter, are eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.5"></a><var>525.5</var>medical assistance with federal financial participation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.6"></a><var>525.6</var>(d) Beginning December 1, 1996, qualified noncitizens who entered the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.7"></a><var>525.7</var>States on or after August 22, 1996, and who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.8"></a><var>525.8</var>of this chapter are eligible for medical assistance with federal participation for five years <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.9"></a><var>525.9</var>if they meet one of the following criteria:<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.10"></a><var>525.10</var>(1) refugees admitted to the United States according to United States Code, title 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.11"></a><var>525.11</var>section 1157;<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.12"></a><var>525.12</var>(2) persons granted asylum according to United States Code, title 8, section 1158;<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.13"></a><var>525.13</var>(3) persons granted withholding of deportation according to United States Code, <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.14"></a><var>525.14</var>title 8, section 1253(h);<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.15"></a><var>525.15</var>(4) veterans of the United States armed forces with an honorable discharge for <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.16"></a><var>525.16</var>a reason other than noncitizen status, their spouses and unmarried minor dependent <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.17"></a><var>525.17</var>children; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.18"></a><var>525.18</var>(5) persons on active duty in the United States armed forces, other than for training, <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.19"></a><var>525.19</var>their spouses and unmarried minor dependent children.<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.20"></a><var>525.20</var> Beginning July 1, 2010, children and pregnant women who are noncitizens <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.21"></a><var>525.21</var>described in paragraph (b) or who are lawfully present in the United States as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.22"></a><var>525.22</var>in Code of Federal Regulations, title 8, section 103.12, and who otherwise meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.23"></a><var>525.23</var>eligibility requirements of this chapter, are eligible for medical assistance with federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.24"></a><var>525.24</var>financial participation as provided by the federal Children's Health Insurance Program <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.25"></a><var>525.25</var>Reauthorization Act of 2009, Public Law 111-3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.26"></a><var>525.26</var>(e) Nonimmigrants who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.27"></a><var>525.27</var>are eligible for the benefits as provided in paragraphs (f) to (h). For purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.28"></a><var>525.28</var>subdivision, a "nonimmigrant" is a person in one of the classes listed in United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.29"></a><var>525.29</var>Code, title 8, section 1101(a)(15).<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.30"></a><var>525.30</var>(f) Payment shall also be made for care and services that are furnished to noncitizens, <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.31"></a><var>525.31</var>regardless of immigration status, who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.32"></a><var>525.32</var>this chapter, if such care and services are necessary for the treatment of an emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.33"></a><var>525.33</var>medical condition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.525.34"></a><var>525.34</var>(g) For purposes of this subdivision, the term "emergency medical condition" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.35"></a><var>525.35</var>a medical condition that meets the requirements of United States Code, title 42, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.525.36"></a><var>525.36</var>1396b(v).<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.1"></a><var>526.1</var>(h)(1) Notwithstanding paragraph (g), services that are necessary for the treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.526.2"></a><var>526.2</var>of an emergency medical condition are limited to the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.3"></a><var>526.3</var>(i) services delivered in an emergency room or by an ambulance service licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.526.4"></a><var>526.4</var>under chapter 144E that are directly related to the treatment of an emergency medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.526.5"></a><var>526.5</var>condition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.6"></a><var>526.6</var>(ii) services delivered in an inpatient hospital setting following admission from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.526.7"></a><var>526.7</var>emergency room or clinic for an acute emergency condition; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.8"></a><var>526.8</var>(iii) follow-up services that are directly related to the original service provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.526.9"></a><var>526.9</var>to treat the emergency medical condition and are covered by the global payment made <br />
         		<a id="pl.526.10"></a><var>526.10</var>to the provider.<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.11"></a><var>526.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) Services for the treatment of emergency medical conditions do not include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.12"></a><var>526.12</var>(i) services delivered in an emergency room or inpatient setting to treat a <br />
         		<a id="pl.526.13"></a><var>526.13</var>nonemergency condition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.14"></a><var>526.14</var>(ii) organ transplants, stem cell transplants, and related care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.15"></a><var>526.15</var>(iii) services for routine prenatal care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.16"></a><var>526.16</var>(iv) continuing care, including long-term care, nursing facility services, home health <br />
         		<a id="pl.526.17"></a><var>526.17</var>care, adult day care, day training, or supportive living services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.18"></a><var>526.18</var>(v) elective surgery;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.19"></a><var>526.19</var>(vi) outpatient prescription drugs, unless the drugs are administered or dispensed as <br />
         		<a id="pl.526.20"></a><var>526.20</var>part of an emergency room visit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.21"></a><var>526.21</var>(vii) preventative health care and family planning services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.22"></a><var>526.22</var>(viii) rehabilitation services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.23"></a><var>526.23</var>(ix) physical, occupational, or speech therapy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.24"></a><var>526.24</var>(x) transportation services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.25"></a><var>526.25</var>(xi) case management;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.26"></a><var>526.26</var>(xii) prosthetics, orthotics, durable medical equipment, or medical supplies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.27"></a><var>526.27</var>(xiii) dental services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.28"></a><var>526.28</var>(xiv) hospice care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.29"></a><var>526.29</var>(xv) audiology services and hearing aids;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.30"></a><var>526.30</var>(xvi) podiatry services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.31"></a><var>526.31</var>(xvii) chiropractic services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.32"></a><var>526.32</var>(xviii) immunizations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.33"></a><var>526.33</var>(xix) vision services and eyeglasses;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.34"></a><var>526.34</var>(xx) waiver services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.35"></a><var>526.35</var>(xxi) individualized education programs; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.526.36"></a><var>526.36</var>(xxii) chemical dependency treatment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.527.1"></a><var>527.1</var>(i) Pregnant noncitizens who are ineligible for federally funded medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.2"></a><var>527.2</var>because of immigration status, are not covered by a group health plan or health insurance <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.3"></a><var>527.3</var>coverage according to Code of Federal Regulations, title 42, section 457.310, and who <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.4"></a><var>527.4</var>otherwise meet the eligibility requirements of this chapter, are eligible for medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.5"></a><var>527.5</var>assistance through the period of pregnancy, including labor and delivery, and 60 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.6"></a><var>527.6</var>postpartum, to the extent federal funds are available under title XXI of the Social Security <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.7"></a><var>527.7</var>Act, and the state children's health insurance program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.527.8"></a><var>527.8</var>(j) Beginning October 1, 2003, persons who are receiving care and rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.9"></a><var>527.9</var>services from a nonprofit center established to serve victims of torture and are otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.10"></a><var>527.10</var>ineligible for medical assistance under this chapter are eligible for medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.11"></a><var>527.11</var>without federal financial participation. These individuals are eligible only for the period <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.12"></a><var>527.12</var>during which they are receiving services from the center. Individuals eligible under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.13"></a><var>527.13</var>paragraph shall not be required to participate in prepaid medical assistance. The nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.14"></a><var>527.14</var>center referenced under this paragraph may establish itself as a provider of mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.15"></a><var>527.15</var>targeted case management services through a county contract under section 256.0112, <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.16"></a><var>527.16</var>subdivision 6. If the nonprofit center is unable to secure a contract with a lead county in its <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.17"></a><var>527.17</var>service area, then, notwithstanding the requirements of section 256B.0625, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.18"></a><var>527.18</var>20, the commissioner may negotiate a contract with the nonprofit center for provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.19"></a><var>527.19</var>mental health targeted case management services. When serving clients who are not the <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.20"></a><var>527.20</var>financial responsibility of their contracted lead county, the nonprofit center must gain the <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.21"></a><var>527.21</var>concurrence of the county of financial responsibility prior to providing mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.22"></a><var>527.22</var>targeted case management services for those clients.<br />
         		<a id="pl.527.23"></a><var>527.23</var>(k) Notwithstanding paragraph (h), clause (2), the following services are covered as <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.24"></a><var>527.24</var>emergency medical conditions under paragraph (f) except where coverage is prohibited <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.25"></a><var>527.25</var>under federal law:<br />
         		<a id="pl.527.26"></a><var>527.26</var>(1) dialysis services provided in a hospital or freestanding dialysis facility; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.527.27"></a><var>527.27</var>(2) surgery and the administration of chemotherapy, radiation, and related services <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.28"></a><var>527.28</var>necessary to treat cancer if the recipient has a cancer diagnosis that is not in remission <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.29"></a><var>527.29</var>and requires surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.527.30"></a><var>527.30</var>(l) Effective July 1, 2013, recipients of emergency medical assistance under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.31"></a><var>527.31</var>subdivision are eligible for coverage of the elderly waiver services provided under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.527.32"></a><var>527.32</var>256B.0915
         </statute_ref>, and coverage of rehabilitative services provided in a nursing facility. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.33"></a><var>527.33</var>age limit for elderly waiver services does not apply. In order to qualify for coverage, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.34"></a><var>527.34</var>recipient of emergency medical assistance is subject to the assessment and reassessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.35"></a><var>527.35</var>requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0911</statute_ref>. Initial and continued enrollment under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.527.36"></a><var>527.36</var>is subject to the limits of available funding.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.6.0"></a><a id="pl.528.1"></a><var>528.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0615, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.528.2"></a><var>528.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> Peer support services may be made available to consumers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.3"></a><var>528.3</var>(1) the intensive rehabilitative mental health services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0622</statute_ref>; (2) adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.4"></a><var>528.4</var>rehabilitative mental health services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0623</statute_ref>; and (3) crisis stabilization <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.5"></a><var>528.5</var>and mental health mobile crisis intervention services under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0624</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.7.0"></a><a id="pl.528.6"></a><var>528.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0624, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.528.7"></a><var>528.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following terms have the <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.8"></a><var>528.8</var>meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.528.9"></a><var>528.9</var>(a) "Mental health crisis" is an adult behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric situation <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.10"></a><var>528.10</var>which, but for the provision of crisis response services, would likely result in significantly <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.11"></a><var>528.11</var>reduced levels of functioning in primary activities of daily living, or in an emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.12"></a><var>528.12</var>situation, or in the placement of the recipient in a more restrictive setting, including, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.13"></a><var>528.13</var>not limited to, inpatient hospitalization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.528.14"></a><var>528.14</var>(b) "Mental health emergency" is an adult behavioral, emotional, or psychiatric <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.15"></a><var>528.15</var>situation which causes an immediate need for mental health services and is consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.16"></a><var>528.16</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>62Q.55</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.528.17"></a><var>528.17</var>A mental health crisis or emergency is determined for medical assistance service <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.18"></a><var>528.18</var>reimbursement by a physician, a mental health professional, or crisis mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.19"></a><var>528.19</var>practitioner with input from the recipient whenever possible.<br />
         		<a id="pl.528.20"></a><var>528.20</var>(c) "Mental health crisis assessment" means an immediate face-to-face assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.21"></a><var>528.21</var>by a physician, a mental health professional, or mental health practitioner under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.22"></a><var>528.22</var>clinical supervision of a mental health professional, following a screening that suggests <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.23"></a><var>528.23</var>that the adult may be experiencing a mental health crisis or mental health emergency <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.24"></a><var>528.24</var>situation. It includes, when feasible, assessing whether the person might be willing to <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.25"></a><var>528.25</var>voluntarily accept treatment, determining whether the person has an advance directive, <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.26"></a><var>528.26</var>and obtaining information and history from involved family members or caretakers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.528.27"></a><var>528.27</var>(d) "Mental health mobile crisis intervention services" means face-to-face, <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.28"></a><var>528.28</var>short-term intensive mental health services initiated during a mental health crisis or mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.29"></a><var>528.29</var>health emergency to help the recipient cope with immediate stressors, identify and utilize <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.30"></a><var>528.30</var>available resources and strengths, engage in voluntary treatment, and begin to return to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.31"></a><var>528.31</var>recipient's baseline level of functioning. The services, including screening and treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.32"></a><var>528.32</var>plan recommendations, must be culturally and linguistically appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.528.33"></a><var>528.33</var>(1) This service is provided on site by a mobile crisis intervention team outside of <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.34"></a><var>528.34</var>an inpatient hospital setting. Mental health mobile crisis intervention services must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.528.35"></a><var>528.35</var>available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.<br />
         		<a id="pl.529.1"></a><var>529.1</var>(2) The initial screening must consider other available services to determine which <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.2"></a><var>529.2</var>service intervention would best address the recipient's needs and circumstances.<br />
         		<a id="pl.529.3"></a><var>529.3</var>(3) The mobile crisis intervention team must be available to meet promptly <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.4"></a><var>529.4</var>face-to-face with a person in mental health crisis or emergency in a community setting or <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.5"></a><var>529.5</var>hospital emergency room.<br />
         		<a id="pl.529.6"></a><var>529.6</var>(4) The intervention must consist of a mental health crisis assessment and a crisis <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.7"></a><var>529.7</var>treatment plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.529.8"></a><var>529.8</var>(5) The team must be available to individuals who are experiencing a co-occurring <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.9"></a><var>529.9</var>substance use disorder, who do not need the level of care provided in a detoxification <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.10"></a><var>529.10</var>facility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.529.11"></a><var>529.11</var>(5) (6) The treatment plan must include recommendations for any needed crisis <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.12"></a><var>529.12</var>stabilization services for the recipient, including engagement in treatment planning and <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.13"></a><var>529.13</var>family psychoeducation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.529.14"></a><var>529.14</var>(e) "Mental health crisis stabilization services" means individualized mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.15"></a><var>529.15</var>health services provided to a recipient following crisis intervention services which are <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.16"></a><var>529.16</var>designed to restore the recipient to the recipient's prior functional level. Mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.17"></a><var>529.17</var>crisis stabilization services may be provided in the recipient's home, the home of a family <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.18"></a><var>529.18</var>member or friend of the recipient, another community setting, or a short-term supervised, <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.19"></a><var>529.19</var>licensed residential program. Mental health crisis stabilization does not include partial <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.20"></a><var>529.20</var>hospitalization or day treatment. Mental health crisis stabilization services includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.21"></a><var>529.21</var>family psychoeducation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.8.0"></a><a id="pl.529.22"></a><var>529.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0624, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.529.23"></a><var>529.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Mobile crisis intervention staff qualifications.</b> For provision of adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.24"></a><var>529.24</var>mental health mobile crisis intervention services, a mobile crisis intervention team is <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.25"></a><var>529.25</var>comprised of at least two mental health professionals as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245.462, <br />
            		<a id="pl.529.26"></a><var>529.26</var>subdivision 18
         </statute_ref>, clauses (1) to (6), or a combination of at least one mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.27"></a><var>529.27</var>professional and one mental health practitioner as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>245.462, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.529.28"></a><var>529.28</var>17
         </statute_ref>, with the required mental health crisis training and under the clinical supervision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.29"></a><var>529.29</var>a mental health professional on the team. The team must have at least two people with <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.30"></a><var>529.30</var>at least one member providing on-site crisis intervention services when needed. Team <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.31"></a><var>529.31</var>members must be experienced in mental health assessment, crisis intervention techniques, <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.32"></a><var>529.32</var>treatment engagement strategies, working with families, and clinical decision-making <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.33"></a><var>529.33</var>under emergency conditions and have knowledge of local services and resources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.529.34"></a><var>529.34</var>The team must recommend and coordinate the team's services with appropriate local <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.1"></a><var>530.1</var>resources such as the county social services agency, mental health services, and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.2"></a><var>530.2</var>law enforcement when necessary.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.9.0"></a><a id="pl.530.3"></a><var>530.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0624, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.530.4"></a><var>530.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Crisis assessment and mobile intervention treatment planning.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.5"></a><var>530.5</var>Prior to initiating mobile crisis intervention services, a screening of the potential crisis <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.6"></a><var>530.6</var>situation must be conducted. The screening may use the resources of crisis assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.7"></a><var>530.7</var>and emergency services as defined in sections 
         <statute_ref>245.462, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>245.469</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.8"></a><var>530.8</var>subdivisions 1 and 2. The screening must gather information, determine whether a crisis <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.9"></a><var>530.9</var>situation exists, identify parties involved, and determine an appropriate response.<br />
         		<a id="pl.530.10"></a><var>530.10</var>(b) If a crisis exists, a crisis assessment must be completed. A crisis assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.11"></a><var>530.11</var>evaluates any immediate needs for which emergency services are needed and, as time <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.12"></a><var>530.12</var>permits, the recipient's current life situation, sources of stress, mental health problems <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.13"></a><var>530.13</var>and symptoms, strengths, cultural considerations, support network, vulnerabilities, current <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.14"></a><var>530.14</var>functioning, and the recipient's preferences as communicated directly by the recipient, <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.15"></a><var>530.15</var>or as communicated in a health care directive as described in chapters 145C and 253B, <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.16"></a><var>530.16</var>the treatment plan described under paragraph (d), a crisis prevention plan, or a wellness <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.17"></a><var>530.17</var>recovery action plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.530.18"></a><var>530.18</var>(c) If the crisis assessment determines mobile crisis intervention services are needed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.19"></a><var>530.19</var>the intervention services must be provided promptly. As opportunity presents during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.20"></a><var>530.20</var>intervention, at least two members of the mobile crisis intervention team must confer <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.21"></a><var>530.21</var>directly or by telephone about the assessment, treatment plan, and actions taken and <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.22"></a><var>530.22</var>needed. At least one of the team members must be on site providing crisis intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.23"></a><var>530.23</var>services. If providing on-site crisis intervention services, a mental health practitioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.24"></a><var>530.24</var>seek clinical supervision as required in subdivision 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.530.25"></a><var>530.25</var>(d) The mobile crisis intervention team must develop an initial, brief crisis treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.26"></a><var>530.26</var>plan as soon as appropriate but no later than 24 hours after the initial face-to-face <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.27"></a><var>530.27</var>intervention. The plan must address the needs and problems noted in the crisis assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.28"></a><var>530.28</var>and include measurable short-term goals, cultural considerations, and frequency and type <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.29"></a><var>530.29</var>of services to be provided to achieve the goals and reduce or eliminate the crisis. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.30"></a><var>530.30</var>treatment plan must be updated as needed to reflect current goals and services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.530.31"></a><var>530.31</var>(e) The team must document which short-term goals have been met and when no <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.32"></a><var>530.32</var>further crisis intervention services are required.<br />
         		<a id="pl.530.33"></a><var>530.33</var>(f) If the recipient's crisis is stabilized, but the recipient needs a referral to other <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.34"></a><var>530.34</var>services, the team must provide referrals to these services. If the recipient has a case <br />
         		<a id="pl.530.35"></a><var>530.35</var>manager, planning for other services must be coordinated with the case manager. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.1"></a><var>531.1</var>recipient is unable to follow up on the referral, the team must link the recipient to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.2"></a><var>531.2</var>service and follow up to ensure the recipient is receiving the service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.3"></a><var>531.3</var>(g) If the recipient's crisis is stabilized and the recipient does not have an advance <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.4"></a><var>531.4</var>directive, the case manager or crisis team shall offer to work with the recipient to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.5"></a><var>531.5</var>one.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.10.0"></a><a id="pl.531.6"></a><var>531.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256B.0624, subdivision 10, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.7"></a><var>531.7</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.8"></a><var>531.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Recipient file.</b> Providers of mobile crisis intervention or crisis stabilization <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.9"></a><var>531.9</var>services must maintain a file for each recipient containing the following information:<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.10"></a><var>531.10</var>(1) individual crisis treatment plans signed by the recipient, mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.11"></a><var>531.11</var>professional, and mental health practitioner who developed the crisis treatment plan, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.12"></a><var>531.12</var>if the recipient refused to sign the plan, the date and reason stated by the recipient as to <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.13"></a><var>531.13</var>why the recipient would not sign the plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.14"></a><var>531.14</var>(2) signed release forms;<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.15"></a><var>531.15</var>(3) recipient health information and current medications;<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.16"></a><var>531.16</var>(4) emergency contacts for the recipient;<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.17"></a><var>531.17</var>(5) case records which document the date of service, place of service delivery, <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.18"></a><var>531.18</var>signature of the person providing the service, and the nature, extent, and units of service. <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.19"></a><var>531.19</var>Direct or telephone contact with the recipient's family or others should be documented;<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.20"></a><var>531.20</var>(6) required clinical supervision by mental health professionals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.21"></a><var>531.21</var>(7) summary of the recipient's case reviews by staff; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.22"></a><var>531.22</var>(8) any written information by the recipient that the recipient wants in the file; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.23"></a><var>531.23</var>(9) an advance directive, if there is one available.<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.24"></a><var>531.24</var>Documentation in the file must comply with all requirements of the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.11.0"></a><a id="pl.531.25"></a><var>531.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 256I.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.531.26"></a><var>531.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Monthly rates; exemptions.</b> The maximum group residential housing rate <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.27"></a><var>531.27</var>does not apply This subdivision applies to a residence that on August 1, 1984, was licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.28"></a><var>531.28</var>by the commissioner of health only as a boarding care home, certified by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.29"></a><var>531.29</var>of health as an intermediate care facility, and licensed by the commissioner of human <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.30"></a><var>531.30</var>services under Minnesota Rules, parts 9520.0500 to 9520.0690. Notwithstanding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.31"></a><var>531.31</var>provisions of subdivision 1c, the rate paid to a facility reimbursed under this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.32"></a><var>531.32</var>shall be determined under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.431</statute_ref>, or under section 
         <statute_ref>256B.434</statute_ref> if the facility is <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.33"></a><var>531.33</var>accepted by the commissioner for participation in the alternative payment demonstration <br />
         		<a id="pl.531.34"></a><var>531.34</var>project. The rate paid to this facility shall also include adjustments to the group residential <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.1"></a><var>532.1</var>housing rate according to subdivision 1, and any adjustments applicable to supplemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.2"></a><var>532.2</var>service rates statewide.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.12.0"></a><a id="pl.532.3"></a><var>532.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; REPORT ON PROGRAM </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.532.4"></a><var>532.4</var><b>WAITING LISTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.532.5"></a><var>532.5</var>In preparing background materials for the 2016-2017 biennium, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.6"></a><var>532.6</var>of human services shall prepare a listing of all of the waiting lists for services that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.7"></a><var>532.7</var>department oversees and directs. The listing shall identify the number of persons on those <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.8"></a><var>532.8</var>waiting lists as of October 1, 2014, and an estimate of the cost of serving them based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.9"></a><var>532.9</var>current average costs. The commissioner is encouraged to engage postsecondary students <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.10"></a><var>532.10</var>in the assembly, analysis, and reporting of this information. The information shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.11"></a><var>532.11</var>provided to the governor, the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.12"></a><var>532.12</var>committees with jurisdiction over health and human services policy and finance, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.13"></a><var>532.13</var>Legislative Reference Library in electronic form by December 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.13.0"></a><a id="pl.532.14"></a><var>532.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>MENTALLY ILL OFFENDERS ARRESTED OR SUBJECT TO </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.532.15"></a><var>532.15</var><b>ARREST; WORKING GROUP.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.532.16"></a><var>532.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Working group established; study and draft legislation required.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.532.17"></a><var>532.17</var>The commissioner of human services may convene a working group to address issues <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.18"></a><var>532.18</var>related to offenders with mental illness who are arrested or subject to arrest. The working <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.19"></a><var>532.19</var>group shall consider the special needs of these offenders and determine how best to <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.20"></a><var>532.20</var>provide for these needs. Specifically, the group shall consider the efficacy of a facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.21"></a><var>532.21</var>that would serve as a central point for accepting, assessing, and addressing the needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.22"></a><var>532.22</var>offenders with mental illness brought in by law enforcement as an alternative to arrest or <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.23"></a><var>532.23</var>following arrest. The facility would consolidate and coordinate existing resources as well <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.24"></a><var>532.24</var>as offer new resources that would provide a continuum of care addressing the immediate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.25"></a><var>532.25</var>short-term, and long-term needs of these offenders. The facility would do the following for <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.26"></a><var>532.26</var>these offenders: perform timely, credible, and useful mental health assessments; identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.27"></a><var>532.27</var>community placement opportunities; coordinate community care; make recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.28"></a><var>532.28</var>concerning pretrial release when appropriate; and, in some cases, provide direct services <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.29"></a><var>532.29</var>to offenders at the facility or in nearby jails. The working group shall establish criteria <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.30"></a><var>532.30</var>to determine which offenders may be admitted to the facility. The facility would be <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.31"></a><var>532.31</var>located in the metropolitan region and serve the needs of nearby counties. The facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.32"></a><var>532.32</var>would represent a partnership between the state, local units of government, and the private <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.33"></a><var>532.33</var>sector. In addition, the working group may consider how similar facilities could function <br />
         		<a id="pl.532.34"></a><var>532.34</var>in outstate areas. When studying this issue, the working group shall examine what other <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.1"></a><var>533.1</var>states have done in this area to determine what programs have been successful and use <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.2"></a><var>533.2</var>those programs as models in developing the program in Minnesota. The working group <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.3"></a><var>533.3</var>may also study and make recommendations on other ways to improve the process for <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.4"></a><var>533.4</var>addressing and assisting these offenders. The commissioner shall enter into an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.5"></a><var>533.5</var>with NAMI Minnesota to carry out the work of the working group.<br />
         		<a id="pl.533.6"></a><var>533.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The commissioner shall ensure that the working group <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.7"></a><var>533.7</var>has expertise and a broad range of interests represented, including, but not limited to: <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.8"></a><var>533.8</var>prosecutors; law enforcement, including jail staff; correctional officials; community <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.9"></a><var>533.9</var>corrections staff; probation officials; criminal defense attorneys; judges; county and city <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.10"></a><var>533.10</var>officials; mental health advocates; mental health professionals; and hospital and health <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.11"></a><var>533.11</var>care officials.<br />
         		<a id="pl.533.12"></a><var>533.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Administrative issues.</b> (a) The commissioner shall convene the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.13"></a><var>533.13</var>meeting of the working group by September 1, 2014. NAMI Minnesota shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.14"></a><var>533.14</var>meeting space and administrative support to the working group. The working group shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.15"></a><var>533.15</var>select a chair from among its members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.533.16"></a><var>533.16</var>(b) The commissioner may solicit in-kind support from work group member <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.17"></a><var>533.17</var>agencies to accomplish its assigned duties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.533.18"></a><var>533.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Report required.</b> By January 1, 2015, the working group shall submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.19"></a><var>533.19</var>report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.20"></a><var>533.20</var>committees and divisions having jurisdiction over human services and public safety. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.21"></a><var>533.21</var>report must summarize the working group's activities and include its recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.22"></a><var>533.22</var>and draft legislation. The recommendations must be specific and include estimates of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.23"></a><var>533.23</var>costs involved in implementing the recommendations, including the funding sources that <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.24"></a><var>533.24</var>might be used to pay for it. The working group shall explore potential funding sources <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.25"></a><var>533.25</var>at the federal, local, and private levels, and provide this information in the report. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.26"></a><var>533.26</var>addition, the report must include draft legislation to implement the recommendations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.533.27"></a><var>533.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.14.0"></a><a id="pl.533.28"></a><var>533.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>DETOXIFICATION SERVICES PLAN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.533.29"></a><var>533.29</var>The commissioner of human services shall develop a plan to include detoxification <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.30"></a><var>533.30</var>services as a covered medical assistance benefit and present the plan to the members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.31"></a><var>533.31</var>legislative committees having jurisdiction over health and human services provisions and <br />
         		<a id="pl.533.32"></a><var>533.32</var>funding by December 15, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.29.15.0"></a><a id="pl.534.1"></a><var>534.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>REPORT ON RATE SETTING METHODOLOGY FOR MENTAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.534.2"></a><var>534.2</var><b>HEALTH SERVICES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.534.3"></a><var>534.3</var>The commissioner of human services shall provide a report to the chairs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.4"></a><var>534.4</var>Health and Human Services Finance Division by February 1, 2015, that assesses the <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.5"></a><var>534.5</var>current rate setting methodology for intensive residential treatment services (IRTS), adult <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.6"></a><var>534.6</var>crisis, and assertive community treatment (ACT). The report will include an assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.7"></a><var>534.7</var>of alternative payment structures consistent with the intent and direction of the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.8"></a><var>534.8</var>centers for Medicare and Medicaid services which could provide adequate reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.9"></a><var>534.9</var>to sustain community-based mental health services regardless of geographic location. <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.10"></a><var>534.10</var>Stakeholders will be included in the development of the report and the report will also <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.11"></a><var>534.11</var>include concerns regarding payment rates for other mental health services that may <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.12"></a><var>534.12</var>require further analysis in the future.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.534.13"></a><var>534.13</var><b>ARTICLE 30</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.534.14"></a><var>534.14</var><b>HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.30.1.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.534.15"></a><var>534.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.534.16"></a><var>534.16</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.17"></a><var>534.17</var>in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2013, chapter 108, articles 14 <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.18"></a><var>534.18</var>and 15, to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.19"></a><var>534.19</var>are from the general fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.20"></a><var>534.20</var>The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the addition to or subtraction <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.21"></a><var>534.21</var>from the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.22"></a><var>534.22</var>2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively. Supplemental appropriations and reductions to <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.23"></a><var>534.23</var>appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, are effective the day following <br />
         		<a id="pl.534.24"></a><var>534.24</var>final enactment unless a different effective date is explicit.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.534.25"></a><var>534.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.534.26"></a><var>534.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.534.27"></a><var>534.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.534.28"></a><var>534.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.30.2.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.534.29"></a><var>534.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.534.30"></a><var>534.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN </b><br />
                  		<b>SERVICES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.534.31"></a><var>534.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"><b>(2,120,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"><b>105,844,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.534.32"></a><var>534.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.534.33"></a><var>534.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(2,120,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">104,944,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.534.34"></a><var>534.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Federal TANF<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 900,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.535.1"></a><var>535.1</var>The appropriation modifications for <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.2"></a><var>535.2</var>each purpose are shown in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.3"></a><var>535.3</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.535.4"></a><var>535.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Central Office Operations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.535.5"></a><var>535.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Operations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> 99,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.535.6"></a><var>535.6</var><b>Base adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.7"></a><var>535.7</var>increased by $112,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.8"></a><var>535.8</var>and decreased by $45,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.535.9"></a><var>535.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Health Care</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">113,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.535.10"></a><var>535.10</var><b>Base adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.11"></a><var>535.11</var>increased by $112,000 in fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.12"></a><var>535.12</var>and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.535.13"></a><var>535.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Continuing Care</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,668,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.535.14"></a><var>535.14</var><b>Autism resource Web site.</b> $769,000 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.15"></a><var>535.15</var>the development of an interagency Web site <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.16"></a><var>535.16</var>with autism-related resources for children <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.17"></a><var>535.17</var>and adults with autism spectrum disorder, <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.18"></a><var>535.18</var>their family members, and other interested <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.19"></a><var>535.19</var>parties. The commissioners of education, <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.20"></a><var>535.20</var>employment and economic development, <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.21"></a><var>535.21</var>and health are requested to provide technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.22"></a><var>535.22</var>assistance to the commissioner in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.23"></a><var>535.23</var>development of the Web site in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.24"></a><var>535.24</var>consolidate autism-related resources that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.25"></a><var>535.25</var>under the jurisdiction of affected agencies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.26"></a><var>535.26</var>and any other related resources of which <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.27"></a><var>535.27</var>the agencies are aware, in an effort to <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.28"></a><var>535.28</var>provide a comprehensive intra-agency Web <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.29"></a><var>535.29</var>site for interested users. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.30"></a><var>535.30</var>appropriation and expires on June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.535.31"></a><var>535.31</var><b>Base adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.32"></a><var>535.32</var>decreased by $2,220,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.535.33"></a><var>535.33</var>and $2,362,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.1"></a><var>536.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Chemical and Mental Health</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">115,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.536.2"></a><var>536.2</var><b>Base adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.3"></a><var>536.3</var>decreased by $115,000 in fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.4"></a><var>536.4</var>and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.5"></a><var>536.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Forecasted Programs</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.6"></a><var>536.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>MFIP/DWP</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.7"></a><var>536.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.8"></a><var>536.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">122,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.9"></a><var>536.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Federal TANF<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 548,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.10"></a><var>536.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>General Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">21,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.11"></a><var>536.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Group Residential Housing</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">681,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.12"></a><var>536.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Medical Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(2,930,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">77,863,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.536.13"></a><var>536.13</var><b>Critical access nursing facilities.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.536.14"></a><var>536.14</var> $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for critical <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.15"></a><var>536.15</var>access nursing facilities under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.16"></a><var>536.16</var>Statutes, section 256.441, subdivision 63.<br />
         		<a id="pl.536.17"></a><var>536.17</var><b>Base adjustment.</b> The health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.18"></a><var>536.18</var>access fund base for medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.19"></a><var>536.19</var>is $221,035,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.20"></a><var>536.20</var>$221,035,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.21"></a><var>536.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Alternative Care</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">965,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.22"></a><var>536.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Grant Programs</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.23"></a><var>536.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>Children's Services Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(3,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.536.24"></a><var>536.24</var><b>Base adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.25"></a><var>536.25</var>increased by $9,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.536.26"></a><var>536.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>Child and Economic Support Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,526,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.536.27"></a><var>536.27</var><b>Stearns County.</b> $26,000 in fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.28"></a><var>536.28</var>is for a grant to Stearns County to provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.29"></a><var>536.29</var>administrative funding to support a group <br />
         		<a id="pl.536.30"></a><var>536.30</var>residential housing services provider serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.1"></a><var>537.1</var>veterans in Stearns County. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.2"></a><var>537.2</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.537.3"></a><var>537.3</var><b>Safe harbor. </b> $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.4"></a><var>537.4</var>from the general fund is for housing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.5"></a><var>537.5</var>supportive services for sexually exploited <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.6"></a><var>537.6</var>youth.<br />
         		<a id="pl.537.7"></a><var>537.7</var><b>Homeless youth. </b> $1,000,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.8"></a><var>537.8</var>2015 is for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.9"></a><var>537.9</var>section 256K.45.<br />
         		<a id="pl.537.10"></a><var>537.10</var><b>Base adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.11"></a><var>537.11</var>decreased by $26,000 in fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.12"></a><var>537.12</var>and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.537.13"></a><var>537.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>Aging and Adult Services Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(15,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,212,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.537.14"></a><var>537.14</var><b>Senior nutrition. </b>$250,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.15"></a><var>537.15</var>2015 from the general fund is for congregate <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.16"></a><var>537.16</var>dining services under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.17"></a><var>537.17</var>section 256.9752. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.18"></a><var>537.18</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.537.19"></a><var>537.19</var><b>Base adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.20"></a><var>537.20</var>decreased by $5,000 in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.21"></a><var>537.21</var>is increased by $8,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.537.22"></a><var>537.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">81,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.537.23"></a><var>537.23</var><b>Base adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.24"></a><var>537.24</var>increased by $9,000 in fiscal years 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.25"></a><var>537.25</var>2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.537.26"></a><var>537.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Disabilities Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,548,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.537.27"></a><var>537.27</var><b>Autism respite services development. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.537.28"></a><var>537.28</var>$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is to establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.29"></a><var>537.29</var>service development grants for in-home <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.30"></a><var>537.30</var>and out-of-home respite for children and <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.31"></a><var>537.31</var>adults with autism spectrum disorder. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.32"></a><var>537.32</var>developing out-of-home respite services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.537.33"></a><var>537.33</var>the commissioner may authorize exceptions <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.1"></a><var>538.1</var>to the licensing moratorium in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.2"></a><var>538.2</var>Statutes, section 245A.03, subdivision 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.3"></a><var>538.3</var>of up to eight beds. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.4"></a><var>538.4</var>appropriation and expires on June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.538.5"></a><var>538.5</var><b>HIV grants.</b> The general fund appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.6"></a><var>538.6</var>for the HIV drug and insurance grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.7"></a><var>538.7</var>program is reduced by $2,219,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.8"></a><var>538.8</var>year 2015. This reduction is onetime and <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.9"></a><var>538.9</var>must not be applied to the base.<br />
         		<a id="pl.538.10"></a><var>538.10</var><b>Services for individuals living with </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.538.11"></a><var>538.11</var><b>HIV/AIDS.</b> The commissioner shall work <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.12"></a><var>538.12</var>with community stakeholders, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.13"></a><var>538.13</var>the HIV Planning Council, to identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.14"></a><var>538.14</var>gaps in services for individuals living with <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.15"></a><var>538.15</var>HIV/AIDS and, within allowable state and <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.16"></a><var>538.16</var>federal law and guidelines, develop and <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.17"></a><var>538.17</var>implement a plan to use funds in the ADAP <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.18"></a><var>538.18</var>drug rebates special revenue account to <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.19"></a><var>538.19</var>enhance existing service levels and establish <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.20"></a><var>538.20</var>an amount to retain in the account to <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.21"></a><var>538.21</var>ensure long-term stability of services. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.22"></a><var>538.22</var>commissioner shall report the results of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.23"></a><var>538.23</var>work with stakeholders and the progress <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.24"></a><var>538.24</var>on implementing the plan to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.25"></a><var>538.25</var>ranking minority members of the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.26"></a><var>538.26</var>health and human services finance division <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.27"></a><var>538.27</var>and the house of representatives health <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.28"></a><var>538.28</var>and human services finance committee by <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.29"></a><var>538.29</var>December 15, 2014.<br />
         		<a id="pl.538.30"></a><var>538.30</var><b>Base adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.31"></a><var>538.31</var>increased by $11,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.538.32"></a><var>538.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>Adult Mental Health Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.538.33"></a><var>538.33</var><b>Intensive community rehabilitation </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.538.34"></a><var>538.34</var><b>services.</b> The commissioner shall continue <br />
         		<a id="pl.538.35"></a><var>538.35</var>to fund intensive community rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.1"></a><var>539.1</var>services with existing funds through fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.2"></a><var>539.2</var>year 2015.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.539.3"></a><var>539.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>CD Treatment Support Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(175,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(175,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.539.4"></a><var>539.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>State-Operated Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.539.5"></a><var>539.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>SOS Mental Health</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">8,111,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.539.6"></a><var>539.6</var><b>Online training program.</b> $35,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.7"></a><var>539.7</var>fiscal year 2015 is to develop an online <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.8"></a><var>539.8</var>training program to promote better clarity <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.9"></a><var>539.9</var>and interpretation of the civil commitment <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.10"></a><var>539.10</var>laws for interested individuals and personnel, <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.11"></a><var>539.11</var>specifically county and hospital staff and <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.12"></a><var>539.12</var>mental health providers, to understand, <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.13"></a><var>539.13</var>clarify, and interpret the Civil Commitment <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.14"></a><var>539.14</var>Act under Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.15"></a><var>539.15</var>253B, as it pertains to persons with mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.16"></a><var>539.16</var>illnesses. The training must be developed <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.17"></a><var>539.17</var>in collaboration with the ombudsman for <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.18"></a><var>539.18</var>mental health and developmental disabilities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.19"></a><var>539.19</var>Minnesota County Attorneys Association, <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.20"></a><var>539.20</var>National Alliance on Mental Illness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.21"></a><var>539.21</var>Minnesota, State Advisory Council on Mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.22"></a><var>539.22</var>Health, Mental Health Consumer/Survivor <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.23"></a><var>539.23</var>Network of Minnesota, Mental Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.24"></a><var>539.24</var>Association, Minnesota Psychiatric Society, <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.25"></a><var>539.25</var>Hennepin Commitment Defense Panel, <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.26"></a><var>539.26</var>Minnesota Disability Law Center, Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.27"></a><var>539.27</var>Association of Community Mental Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.28"></a><var>539.28</var>Programs, Minnesota Hospital Association, <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.29"></a><var>539.29</var>and Minnesota Board of Public Defense. <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.30"></a><var>539.30</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.539.31"></a><var>539.31</var><b>Base adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.32"></a><var>539.32</var>increased by $178,000 in fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.539.33"></a><var>539.33</var>and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.539.34"></a><var>539.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>SOS Enterprise Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.540.1"></a><var>540.1</var><b>Community Addiction Recovery </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.540.2"></a><var>540.2</var><b>Enterprise (C.A.R.E.) deficiency funding.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.540.3"></a><var>540.3</var>(1) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.4"></a><var>540.4</var>section 254B.06, subdivision 1, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.5"></a><var>540.5</var>commissioner shall transfer up to $4,000,000, <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.6"></a><var>540.6</var>if available, in each of fiscal years 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.7"></a><var>540.7</var>2015 only from the consolidated chemical <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.8"></a><var>540.8</var>dependency treatment fund administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.9"></a><var>540.9</var>account in the special revenue fund to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.10"></a><var>540.10</var>enterprise fund for the Community Addiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.11"></a><var>540.11</var>Recovery Enterprise.<br />
         		<a id="pl.540.12"></a><var>540.12</var>(2) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.13"></a><var>540.13</var>$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.14"></a><var>540.14</var>general fund is for the C.A.R.E. program. <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.15"></a><var>540.15</var>The commissioner must transfer $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.16"></a><var>540.16</var>in fiscal year 2014 and $1,000,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.17"></a><var>540.17</var>year 2015 to the enterprise fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.18"></a><var>540.18</var>Community Addiction Recovery Enterprise. <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.19"></a><var>540.19</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.540.20"></a><var>540.20</var>(3) Clauses (1) and (2) are effective the day <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.21"></a><var>540.21</var>following final enactment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.540.22"></a><var>540.22</var><b>Base adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.23"></a><var>540.23</var>reduced by $1,000,000 in fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.24"></a><var>540.24</var>and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.540.25"></a><var>540.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>SOS Minnesota Security Hospital</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,820,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.540.26"></a><var>540.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Sex Offender Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">4,177,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.540.27"></a><var>540.27</var><b>Court-ordered experts. </b> $3,000,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.28"></a><var>540.28</var>fiscal year 2015 is for the commissioner to <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.29"></a><var>540.29</var>comply with the United States District Court <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.30"></a><var>540.30</var>order of February 20, 2014, in the matter of <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.31"></a><var>540.31</var>Karsjens et al. v. Jesson et al. For purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.32"></a><var>540.32</var>of Minnesota Statutes, section 246B.10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.33"></a><var>540.33</var>activities funded by this appropriation are <br />
         		<a id="pl.540.34"></a><var>540.34</var>not considered part of the cost of care. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.1"></a><var>541.1</var>appropriation is onetime and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.2"></a><var>541.2</var>until June 30, 2017. This paragraph expires <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.3"></a><var>541.3</var>June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.541.4"></a><var>541.4</var><b>Base adjustment.</b> The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.5"></a><var>541.5</var>decreased by $4,177,000 in fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.6"></a><var>541.6</var>and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.541.7"></a><var>541.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Technical Activities</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">352,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.541.8"></a><var>541.8</var>This appropriation is from the federal TANF <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.9"></a><var>541.9</var>fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.541.10"></a><var>541.10</var><b>Base adjustment.</b> The federal TANF fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.11"></a><var>541.11</var>base is increased by $684,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.12"></a><var>541.12</var>2016 and $1,207,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.541.13"></a><var>541.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Transfer</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.541.14"></a><var>541.14</var><b>Supplemental security interim assistance </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.541.15"></a><var>541.15</var><b>reimbursement funds.</b> $642,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.16"></a><var>541.16</var>year 2015 and $637,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.17"></a><var>541.17</var>of uncommitted revenue available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.18"></a><var>541.18</var>commissioner of human services under <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.19"></a><var>541.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 256D.06, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.20"></a><var>541.20</var>be transferred to and deposited into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.21"></a><var>541.21</var>general fund. This paragraph expires on June <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.22"></a><var>541.22</var>30, 2016.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.541.23"></a><var>541.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.541.24"></a><var>541.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>767,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>3,418,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="125px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.541.25"></a><var>541.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.541.26"></a><var>541.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.541.27"></a><var>541.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">950,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,611,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.541.28"></a><var>541.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.541.29"></a><var>541.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">817,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">807,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.541.30"></a><var>541.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(1,000,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(1,000,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.541.31"></a><var>541.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Health Improvement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(25,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,526,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.541.32"></a><var>541.32</var><b>Health equity grants.</b> $501,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.541.33"></a><var>541.33</var>2015 is for grants under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.1"></a><var>542.1</var>section 145.928, subdivision 8, except that <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.2"></a><var>542.2</var>grants are not limited to the conditions listed <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.3"></a><var>542.3</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 145.928, <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.4"></a><var>542.4</var>subdivision 8, paragraph (a), or for other <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.5"></a><var>542.5</var>activities to address health equity issues, <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.6"></a><var>542.6</var>with an emphasis on refugee populations. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.7"></a><var>542.7</var>portion of the funds must be used to address <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.8"></a><var>542.8</var>health equity issues facing East African <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.9"></a><var>542.9</var>communities, conduct a conference focused <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.10"></a><var>542.10</var>on mental health in immigrant and refugee <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.11"></a><var>542.11</var>communities, and fund women's reproductive <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.12"></a><var>542.12</var>health and dementia outreach projects. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.13"></a><var>542.13</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.14"></a><var>542.14</var>until expended. The commissioner may use <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.15"></a><var>542.15</var>up to $10,000 to administer these grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.542.16"></a><var>542.16</var><b>Safe harbor.</b> $1,000,000 of the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.17"></a><var>542.17</var>appropriation is for grants for comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.18"></a><var>542.18</var>services, including trauma-informed, <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.19"></a><var>542.19</var>culturally specific services, for youth who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.20"></a><var>542.20</var>sexually exploited. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.21"></a><var>542.21</var>use up to $100,000 for the administration of <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.22"></a><var>542.22</var>these grants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.542.23"></a><var>542.23</var><b>Base level adjustment.</b> The general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.24"></a><var>542.24</var>base is decreased by $551,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.25"></a><var>542.25</var>2016 and $501,000 in fiscal year 2017. <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.542.26"></a><var>542.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Policy Quality and Compliance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.542.27"></a><var>542.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.542.28"></a><var>542.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,785,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.542.29"></a><var>542.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.542.30"></a><var>542.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">159,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.542.31"></a><var>542.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(1,000,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(1,000,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.542.32"></a><var>542.32</var><b>Legislative health care workforce </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.542.33"></a><var>542.33</var><b>commission. </b>$75,000 in fiscal year 2015 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.34"></a><var>542.34</var>for the health care workforce commission <br />
         		<a id="pl.542.35"></a><var>542.35</var>in article 23, section 9. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.1"></a><var>543.1</var>appropriation and expires on June 30, 2017. <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.2"></a><var>543.2</var>The commissioner may transfer part of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.3"></a><var>543.3</var>appropriation to the Legislative Coordinating <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.4"></a><var>543.4</var>Commission to provide per diem and expense <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.5"></a><var>543.5</var>reimbursements to health care workforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.6"></a><var>543.6</var>commission members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.543.7"></a><var>543.7</var><b>Spoken language health care interpreters. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.543.8"></a><var>543.8</var>$81,000 in fiscal year 2015 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.9"></a><var>543.9</var>state government special revenue fund is <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.10"></a><var>543.10</var>to develop a proposal to promote health <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.11"></a><var>543.11</var>equity and quality health outcomes through <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.12"></a><var>543.12</var>changes to laws governing spoken language <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.13"></a><var>543.13</var>health care interpreters. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.14"></a><var>543.14</var>shall consult with a broad range of spoken <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.15"></a><var>543.15</var>language health care interpreters, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.16"></a><var>543.16</var>independent contractors and those who <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.17"></a><var>543.17</var>speak rare languages, organizations that <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.18"></a><var>543.18</var>employ these interpreters, organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.19"></a><var>543.19</var>that pay for interpreter services, health <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.20"></a><var>543.20</var>care providers who use interpreters, <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.21"></a><var>543.21</var>clients who use interpreters, community <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.22"></a><var>543.22</var>organizations serving non-English-speaking <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.23"></a><var>543.23</var>populations, and other relevant organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.24"></a><var>543.24</var>including but not limited to Interpreter <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.25"></a><var>543.25</var>Agencies of Minnesota and the Interpreters <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.26"></a><var>543.26</var>Stakeholder Group.  The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.27"></a><var>543.27</var>draft legislation and submit a report that <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.28"></a><var>543.28</var>documents the process followed and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.29"></a><var>543.29</var>rationale for the recommendations to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.30"></a><var>543.30</var>committees with jurisdiction over health <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.31"></a><var>543.31</var>and human services by January 15, 2015.  <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.32"></a><var>543.32</var>In drafting the legislation and report, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.33"></a><var>543.33</var>commissioner must consider input received <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.34"></a><var>543.34</var>from individuals and organizations consulted <br />
         		<a id="pl.543.35"></a><var>543.35</var>and must address issues related to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.544.1"></a><var>544.1</var>(1) qualifications for spoken language health <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.2"></a><var>544.2</var>care interpreters that assure quality service <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.3"></a><var>544.3</var>to health care providers and their patients, <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.4"></a><var>544.4</var>considering differences for common and rare <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.5"></a><var>544.5</var>languages;<br />
         		<a id="pl.544.6"></a><var>544.6</var>(2) methods to support the education and <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.7"></a><var>544.7</var>skills development of spoken language health <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.8"></a><var>544.8</var>care interpreters serving Minnesotans;<br />
         		<a id="pl.544.9"></a><var>544.9</var>(3) the role of an advisory council in <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.10"></a><var>544.10</var>maintaining a quality system for spoken <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.11"></a><var>544.11</var>language health care interpreting in <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.12"></a><var>544.12</var>Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.544.13"></a><var>544.13</var>(4) management of complaints regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.14"></a><var>544.14</var>spoken language health care interpreters, <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.15"></a><var>544.15</var>including investigation and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.16"></a><var>544.16</var>actions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.544.17"></a><var>544.17</var>(5) an appropriate structure for oversight of <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.18"></a><var>544.18</var>spoken language health care interpreters, <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.19"></a><var>544.19</var>including administrative and technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.20"></a><var>544.20</var>requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.544.21"></a><var>544.21</var>(6) other issues that address qualifications, <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.22"></a><var>544.22</var>quality, access, and affordability of spoken <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.23"></a><var>544.23</var>language interpreter services.<br />
         		<a id="pl.544.24"></a><var>544.24</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.544.25"></a><var>544.25</var><b>Health care grants for uninsured </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.544.26"></a><var>544.26</var><b>individuals. </b>(a) $100,000 of the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.27"></a><var>544.27</var>fund appropriation in fiscal year 2015 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.28"></a><var>544.28</var>dental provider grants in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.29"></a><var>544.29</var>section 145.929, subdivision 1. The base for <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.30"></a><var>544.30</var>this appropriation is $50,000 in fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.31"></a><var>544.31</var>2016 and 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.544.32"></a><var>544.32</var>(b) $300,000 of the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.33"></a><var>544.33</var>appropriation in fiscal year 2015 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.544.34"></a><var>544.34</var>community mental health program grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.1"></a><var>545.1</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 145.929, <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.2"></a><var>545.2</var>subdivision 2. The base for this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.3"></a><var>545.3</var>is $175,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.545.4"></a><var>545.4</var>(c) $1,000,000 of the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.5"></a><var>545.5</var>appropriation in fiscal year 2015 is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.6"></a><var>545.6</var>emergency medical assistance outlier grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.7"></a><var>545.7</var>program in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.8"></a><var>545.8</var>145.929, subdivision 3. The base for this <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.9"></a><var>545.9</var>appropriation is $600,000 in fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.10"></a><var>545.10</var>2016 and 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.545.11"></a><var>545.11</var>(d) $300,000 of the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.12"></a><var>545.12</var>appropriation in fiscal year 2015 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.13"></a><var>545.13</var>community health center grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.14"></a><var>545.14</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 145.9269. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.15"></a><var>545.15</var>community health center that receives a <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.16"></a><var>545.16</var>grant from this appropriation is not eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.17"></a><var>545.17</var>for a grant under paragraph (b).  The base for <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.18"></a><var>545.18</var>this appropriation is $175,000 in fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.19"></a><var>545.19</var>2016 and 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.545.20"></a><var>545.20</var>(e) The commissioner may use up to $20,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.21"></a><var>545.21</var>of the appropriations for health care grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.22"></a><var>545.22</var>for uninsured individuals in fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.23"></a><var>545.23</var>and up to $10,000 in fiscal years 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.24"></a><var>545.24</var>2017 for grant administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.545.25"></a><var>545.25</var><b>Base level adjustment.</b> The general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.26"></a><var>545.26</var>base is decreased by $775,000 in fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.27"></a><var>545.27</var>2016 and 2017. The state government special <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.28"></a><var>545.28</var>revenue fund base is decreased by $77,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.545.29"></a><var>545.29</var>fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.545.30"></a><var>545.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Health Protection</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.545.31"></a><var>545.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.545.32"></a><var>545.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">0<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.545.33"></a><var>545.33</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.545.34"></a><var>545.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">817,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">648,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.546.1"></a><var>546.1</var><b>Healthy housing grants.</b> (a) $60,000 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.2"></a><var>546.2</var>the general fund appropriation in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.3"></a><var>546.3</var>2015 is for lead poisoning prevention and <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.4"></a><var>546.4</var>healthy homes activities under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.5"></a><var>546.5</var>Statutes, sections 144.9501 to 144.9513.<br />
         		<a id="pl.546.6"></a><var>546.6</var>(b) $240,000 of the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.7"></a><var>546.7</var>appropriation in fiscal year 2015 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.8"></a><var>546.8</var>healthy housing implementation grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.9"></a><var>546.9</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 144.9513, <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.10"></a><var>546.10</var>subdivision 3. The commissioner is <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.11"></a><var>546.11</var>encouraged to geographically balance the <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.12"></a><var>546.12</var>distribution of the grant funding between <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.13"></a><var>546.13</var>the seven-county metropolitan area and <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.14"></a><var>546.14</var>nonmetropolitan communities.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.546.15"></a><var>546.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Administrative Support Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">975,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">-0-<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.546.16"></a><var>546.16</var><b>Lawsuit settlement.</b> In fiscal year 2014, <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.17"></a><var>546.17</var>$975,000 from the general fund is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.18"></a><var>546.18</var>appropriation for the cost of settling the <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.19"></a><var>546.19</var>lawsuit Bearder v. State.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.546.20"></a><var>546.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF NURSING.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>75,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.546.21"></a><var>546.21</var><b>Chronic pain therapies.</b> $75,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.22"></a><var>546.22</var>fiscal year 2015 from the state government <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.23"></a><var>546.23</var>special revenue fund is transferred to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.24"></a><var>546.24</var>commissioner of health to gather data and <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.25"></a><var>546.25</var>complete a report on the provision of chronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.26"></a><var>546.26</var>pain therapies by physicians, doctors of <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.27"></a><var>546.27</var>osteopathy, and certified registered nurse <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.28"></a><var>546.28</var>anesthetists.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.546.29"></a><var>546.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.546.30"></a><var>546.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.546.31"></a><var>546.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b>OMBUDSMAN FOR MENTAL </b><br />
                  		<b>HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL </b><br />
                  		<b>DISABILITIES.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>150,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.30.6.0"></a><a id="pl.546.32"></a><var>546.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Laws 2013, chapter 1, section 6, as amended by Laws 2013, chapter 108, <br />
         		<a id="pl.546.33"></a><var>546.33</var>article 6, section 32, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.547.1"></a><var>547.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>TRANSFER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.547.2"></a><var>547.2</var>(a) The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer from the health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.3"></a><var>547.3</var>access fund to the general fund up to $21,319,000 in fiscal year 2014; up to $42,314,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.4"></a><var>547.4</var>in fiscal year 2015; up to $56,147,000 in fiscal year 2016; and up to $64,683,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.5"></a><var>547.5</var>year 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.547.6"></a><var>547.6</var>(b) The commissioner of human services shall determine the difference between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.7"></a><var>547.7</var>actual or forecasted cost to the medical assistance program of adding 19- and 20-year-olds <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.8"></a><var>547.8</var>and parents and relative caretaker populations with income between 100 and 138 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.9"></a><var>547.9</var>the federal poverty guidelines and the cost of adding those populations that was estimated <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.10"></a><var>547.10</var>during the 2013 legislative session based on the data from the February 2013 forecast.<br />
         		<a id="pl.547.11"></a><var>547.11</var>(c) For each fiscal year from 2014 to 2017, the commissioner of human services shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.12"></a><var>547.12</var>certify and report to the commissioner of management and budget the actual or forecasted<br />
         		<a id="pl.547.13"></a><var>547.13</var> estimated  cost difference of adding 19- and 20-year-olds and parents and relative caretaker <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.14"></a><var>547.14</var>populations with income between 100 and 138 percent of the federal poverty guidelines, <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.15"></a><var>547.15</var>as determined under paragraph (b), to the commissioner of management and budget at <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.16"></a><var>547.16</var>least four weeks prior to the release of a forecast under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.547.17"></a><var>547.17</var>16A.103
         </statute_ref>, of each fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.547.18"></a><var>547.18</var>(d) No later than three weeks before the release of the forecast For fiscal years 2014 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.19"></a><var>547.19</var>2017, forecasts  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16A.103</statute_ref>, prepared by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.20"></a><var>547.20</var>of management and budget shall reduce the  include actual or estimated adjustments to <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.21"></a><var>547.21</var>health care access fund transfer transfers  in paragraph (a), by the cumulative differences in <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.22"></a><var>547.22</var>costs reported by the commissioner of human services under according to  paragraph (c)<br />
         		<a id="pl.547.23"></a><var>547.23</var> (e). If, for any fiscal year, the amount of the cumulative cost differences determined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.24"></a><var>547.24</var>paragraph (b) is positive, no change is made to the appropriation. If, for any fiscal year, <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.25"></a><var>547.25</var>the amount of the cumulative cost differences determined under paragraph (b) is less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.26"></a><var>547.26</var>the amount of the original appropriation, the appropriation for that year must be zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.547.27"></a><var>547.27</var>(e) For each fiscal year from 2014 to 2017, the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.28"></a><var>547.28</var>budget must adjust the transfer amounts in paragraph (a) by the cumulative difference in <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.29"></a><var>547.29</var>costs reported by the commissioner of human services under paragraph (c). If, for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.30"></a><var>547.30</var>fiscal year, the amount of the cumulative difference in costs reported under paragraph (c) <br />
         		<a id="pl.547.31"></a><var>547.31</var>is positive, no adjustment shall be made.<br />
         		<a id="pl.547.32"></a><var>547.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.7.0"></a><a id="pl.547.33"></a><var>547.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 2, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.547.34"></a><var>547.34</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.547.35"></a><var>547.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>TANF Transfer to Federal Child Care </b><br />
                  		<b>and Development Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.548.1"></a><var>548.1</var>(a) The following TANF fund amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.2"></a><var>548.2</var>are appropriated to the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.3"></a><var>548.3</var>purposes of MFIP/transition year child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.4"></a><var>548.4</var>assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.548.5"></a><var>548.5</var>119B.05
         </statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.548.6"></a><var>548.6</var>(1) fiscal year 2014; $14,020,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.548.7"></a><var>548.7</var>(2) fiscal year 2015, $14,020,000; <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.8"></a><var>548.8</var>$14,372,000; <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.9"></a><var>548.9</var>(3) fiscal year 2016; $1,036,000; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.548.10"></a><var>548.10</var>(4) fiscal year 2017; $1,559,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.548.11"></a><var>548.11</var>(b) The commissioner shall authorize the <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.12"></a><var>548.12</var>transfer of sufficient TANF funds to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.13"></a><var>548.13</var>federal child care and development fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.14"></a><var>548.14</var>meet this appropriation and shall ensure that <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.15"></a><var>548.15</var>all transferred funds are expended according <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.16"></a><var>548.16</var>to federal child care and development fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.17"></a><var>548.17</var>regulations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.8.0"></a><a id="pl.548.18"></a><var>548.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 3, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.548.19"></a><var>548.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.548.20"></a><var>548.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>169,326,000</b><br />
                  		169,026,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>165,531,000</b><br />
                  		165,231,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.548.21"></a><var>548.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.548.22"></a><var>548.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.548.23"></a><var>548.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">79,476,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">74,256,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.548.24"></a><var>548.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.548.25"></a><var>548.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">48,094,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">50,119,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.548.26"></a><var>548.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">29,743,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">29,143,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.548.27"></a><var>548.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Federal TANF<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,713,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,713,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.548.28"></a><var>548.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.548.29"></a><var>548.29</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.30"></a><var>548.30</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.548.31"></a><var>548.31</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.9.0"></a><a id="pl.548.32"></a><var>548.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 3, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.548.33"></a><var>548.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Health Protection</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.549.1"></a><var>549.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.549.2"></a><var>549.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,201,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">9,201,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.549.3"></a><var>549.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.549.4"></a><var>549.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">32,633,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">32,636,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.549.5"></a><var>549.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">300,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.549.6"></a><var>549.6</var><b>Infectious Disease Laboratory.</b> Of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.7"></a><var>549.7</var>general fund appropriation, $200,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.8"></a><var>549.8</var>fiscal year 2014 and $200,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.9"></a><var>549.9</var>2015 are to monitor infectious disease trends <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.10"></a><var>549.10</var>and investigate infectious disease outbreaks.<br />
         		<a id="pl.549.11"></a><var>549.11</var><b>Surveillance for Elevated Blood Lead </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.549.12"></a><var>549.12</var><b>Levels.</b> Of the general fund appropriation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.13"></a><var>549.13</var>$100,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.14"></a><var>549.14</var>in fiscal year 2015 are for the blood lead <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.15"></a><var>549.15</var>surveillance system under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.16"></a><var>549.16</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>144.9502</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.549.17"></a><var>549.17</var><b>Base Level Adjustment.</b> The state <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.18"></a><var>549.18</var>government special revenue base is increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.19"></a><var>549.19</var>by $6,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by $13,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.20"></a><var>549.20</var>in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.10.0"></a><a id="pl.549.21"></a><var>549.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 4, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.549.22"></a><var>549.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.549.23"></a><var>549.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Board of Nursing Home </b><br />
                  		<b>Administrators</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,742,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">2,252,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.549.24"></a><var>549.24</var><b>Administrative Services Unit - Operating </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.549.25"></a><var>549.25</var><b>Costs.</b> Of this appropriation, $676,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.26"></a><var>549.26</var>in fiscal year 2014 and $626,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.27"></a><var>549.27</var>fiscal year 2015 are for operating costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.28"></a><var>549.28</var>of the administrative services unit. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.29"></a><var>549.29</var>administrative services unit may receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.30"></a><var>549.30</var>and expend reimbursements for services <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.31"></a><var>549.31</var>performed by other agencies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.549.32"></a><var>549.32</var><b>Administrative Services Unit - Volunteer </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.549.33"></a><var>549.33</var><b>Health Care Provider Program.</b> Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.549.34"></a><var>549.34</var>appropriation, $150,000 in fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.1"></a><var>550.1</var>and $150,000 in fiscal year 2015 are to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.2"></a><var>550.2</var>for medical professional liability coverage <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.3"></a><var>550.3</var>required under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.550.4"></a><var>550.4</var>214.40
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.550.5"></a><var>550.5</var><b>Administrative Services Unit - Contested </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.550.6"></a><var>550.6</var><b>Cases and Other Legal Proceedings.</b> Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.7"></a><var>550.7</var>this appropriation, $200,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.8"></a><var>550.8</var>2014 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2015 are <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.9"></a><var>550.9</var>for costs of contested case hearings and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.10"></a><var>550.10</var>unanticipated costs of legal proceedings <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.11"></a><var>550.11</var>involving health-related boards funded <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.12"></a><var>550.12</var>under this section. Upon certification of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.13"></a><var>550.13</var>health-related board to the administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.14"></a><var>550.14</var>services unit that the costs will be incurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.15"></a><var>550.15</var>and that there is insufficient money available <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.16"></a><var>550.16</var>to pay for the costs out of money currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.17"></a><var>550.17</var>available to that board, the administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.18"></a><var>550.18</var>services unit is authorized to transfer money <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.19"></a><var>550.19</var>from this appropriation to the board for <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.20"></a><var>550.20</var>payment of those costs with the approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.21"></a><var>550.21</var>of the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.22"></a><var>550.22</var>budget. This appropriation does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.23"></a><var>550.23</var>and is available until expended.<br />
         		<a id="pl.550.24"></a><var>550.24</var>This appropriation includes $44,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.25"></a><var>550.25</var>fiscal year 2014 for rulemaking. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.26"></a><var>550.26</var>a onetime appropriation. $1,441,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.27"></a><var>550.27</var>fiscal year 2014 and $420,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.28"></a><var>550.28</var>2015 are for the development of a shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.29"></a><var>550.29</var>disciplinary, regulatory, licensing, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.30"></a><var>550.30</var>information management system. $391,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.31"></a><var>550.31</var>in fiscal year 2014 is a onetime appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.32"></a><var>550.32</var>for retirement costs in the health-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.33"></a><var>550.33</var>boards. This funding may be transferred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.34"></a><var>550.34</var>the health boards incurring retirement costs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.35"></a><var>550.35</var>These funds are available either year of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.550.36"></a><var>550.36</var>biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.551.1"></a><var>551.1</var>This appropriation includes $16,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.2"></a><var>551.2</var>years 2014 and 2015 for evening security, <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.3"></a><var>551.3</var>$2,000 in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.4"></a><var>551.4</var>state vehicle lease, and $18,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.5"></a><var>551.5</var>years 2014 and 2015 for shared office space <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.6"></a><var>551.6</var>and administrative support. $205,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.7"></a><var>551.7</var>fiscal year 2014 and $221,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.8"></a><var>551.8</var>2015 are for shared information technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.9"></a><var>551.9</var>services, equipment, and maintenance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.551.10"></a><var>551.10</var>The remaining balance of the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.11"></a><var>551.11</var>government special revenue fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.12"></a><var>551.12</var>appropriation in Laws 2011, First Special <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.13"></a><var>551.13</var>Session chapter 9, article 10, section 8, <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.14"></a><var>551.14</var>subdivision 8, for Board of Nursing Home <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.15"></a><var>551.15</var>Administrators rulemaking, estimated to <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.16"></a><var>551.16</var>be $44,000, is canceled, and the remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.17"></a><var>551.17</var>balance of the state government special <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.18"></a><var>551.18</var>revenue fund appropriation in Laws 2011, <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.19"></a><var>551.19</var>First Special Session chapter 9, article 10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.20"></a><var>551.20</var>section 8, subdivision 8, for electronic <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.21"></a><var>551.21</var>licensing system adaptors, estimated to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.22"></a><var>551.22</var>$761,000, and for the development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.23"></a><var>551.23</var>implementation of a disciplinary, regulatory, <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.24"></a><var>551.24</var>licensing, and information management <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.25"></a><var>551.25</var>system, estimated to be $1,100,000, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.26"></a><var>551.26</var>canceled. This paragraph is effective the day <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.27"></a><var>551.27</var>following final enactment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.551.28"></a><var>551.28</var><b>Base Adjustment. </b>The base is decreased by <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.29"></a><var>551.29</var>$370,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.551.30"></a><var>551.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.11.0"></a><a id="pl.551.31"></a><var>551.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.551.32"></a><var>551.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.551.33"></a><var>551.33</var>(a) The general fund appropriation in section 2, subdivision 5, paragraph (g), <br />
         		<a id="pl.551.34"></a><var>551.34</var>includes up to $53,391,000 in fiscal year 2014; $216,637,000 in fiscal year 2015; <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.1"></a><var>552.1</var>$261,660,000 in fiscal year 2016; and $279,984,000 in fiscal year 2017, for medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.2"></a><var>552.2</var>assistance eligibility and administration changes related to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.552.3"></a><var>552.3</var>(1) eligibility for children age two to 18 with income up to 275 percent of the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.4"></a><var>552.4</var>poverty guidelines;<br />
         		<a id="pl.552.5"></a><var>552.5</var>(2) eligibility for pregnant women with income up to 275 percent of the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.6"></a><var>552.6</var>poverty guidelines;<br />
         		<a id="pl.552.7"></a><var>552.7</var>(3) Affordable Care Act enrollment and renewal processes, including elimination <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.8"></a><var>552.8</var>of six-month renewals, ex parte eligibility reviews, preprinted renewal forms, changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.9"></a><var>552.9</var>in verification requirements, and other changes in the eligibility determination and <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.10"></a><var>552.10</var>enrollment and renewal process;<br />
         		<a id="pl.552.11"></a><var>552.11</var>(4) automatic eligibility for children who turn 18 in foster care until they reach age 26;<br />
         		<a id="pl.552.12"></a><var>552.12</var>(5) eligibility related to spousal impoverishment provisions for waiver recipients; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.552.13"></a><var>552.13</var>(6) presumptive eligibility determinations by hospitals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.552.14"></a><var>552.14</var>(b) the commissioner of human services shall determine the difference between the <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.15"></a><var>552.15</var>actual or forecasted estimated  costs to the medical assistance program attributable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.16"></a><var>552.16</var>the program changes in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (6), and the costs of paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.17"></a><var>552.17</var>clauses (1) to (6), that were estimated during the 2013 legislative session based on data <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.18"></a><var>552.18</var>from the 2013 February forecast. The costs in this paragraph must be calculated between <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.19"></a><var>552.19</var>January 1, 2014, and June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.552.20"></a><var>552.20</var>(c) For each fiscal year from 2014 to 2017, the commissioner of human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.21"></a><var>552.21</var>shall certify the actual or forecasted estimated  cost differences to the medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.22"></a><var>552.22</var>program determined under paragraph (b), and report the difference in costs to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.23"></a><var>552.23</var>commissioner of management and budget at least four weeks prior to a forecast under <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.24"></a><var>552.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16A.103</statute_ref>. No later than three weeks before the release of <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.25"></a><var>552.25</var>the forecast  For fiscal years 2014 to 2017, forecasts under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.552.26"></a><var>552.26</var>16A.103
         </statute_ref>, prepared by the commissioner of management and budget shall reduce include <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.27"></a><var>552.27</var>actual or estimated adjustments to  the health care access fund appropriation in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.28"></a><var>552.28</var>2, subdivision 5, paragraph (g), by the cumulative difference in costs determined in<br />
         		<a id="pl.552.29"></a><var>552.29</var> according to paragraph (b) (d). If for any fiscal year, the amount of the cumulative cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.30"></a><var>552.30</var>differences determined under paragraph (b) is positive, no adjustment shall be made to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.31"></a><var>552.31</var>health care access fund appropriation. If for any fiscal year, the amount of the cumulative <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.32"></a><var>552.32</var>cost differences determined under paragraph (b) is less than the original appropriation, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.33"></a><var>552.33</var>appropriation for that fiscal year is zero.<br />
         		<a id="pl.552.34"></a><var>552.34</var>(d) For each fiscal year from 2014 to 2017, the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.35"></a><var>552.35</var>budget must adjust the health care access fund appropriation by the cumulative difference <br />
         		<a id="pl.552.36"></a><var>552.36</var>in costs reported by the commissioner of human services under paragraph (b). If, for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.1"></a><var>553.1</var>fiscal year, the amount of the cumulative difference in costs determined under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.2"></a><var>553.2</var>(b) is positive, no adjustment shall be made to the health care access fund appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.553.3"></a><var>553.3</var>(e) This section expires on January 1, 2018.<br />
         		<a id="pl.553.4"></a><var>553.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.12.0"></a><a id="pl.553.5"></a><var>553.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>DEDICATED FUNDS REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.553.6"></a><var>553.6</var>By October 1, 2014, and with each February forecast thereafter, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.7"></a><var>553.7</var>human services must provide to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.8"></a><var>553.8</var>representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over health and human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.9"></a><var>553.9</var>finance a report of all dedicated funds and accounts. The report must include the name <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.10"></a><var>553.10</var>of the dedicated fund or account; a description of its purpose, and the legal citation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.11"></a><var>553.11</var>its creation; the beginning balance, projected receipts, and expenditures; and the ending <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.12"></a><var>553.12</var>balance for each fund and account. This section shall not expire.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.30.13.0"></a><a id="pl.553.13"></a><var>553.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>EXPIRATION OF UNCODIFIED LANGUAGE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.553.14"></a><var>553.14</var>All uncodified language in this article expires on June 30, 2015, unless a different <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.15"></a><var>553.15</var>expiration date is specified.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.31.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.553.16"></a><var>553.16</var><b>ARTICLE 31</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.553.17"></a><var>553.17</var><b>HUMAN SERVICES FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.553.18"></a><var>553.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATION.</b><b> </b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.553.19"></a><var>553.19</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.20"></a><var>553.20</var>in parentheses, are subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2013, chapter 108, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.21"></a><var>553.21</var>14, from the general fund or any fund named to the Department of Human Services for <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.22"></a><var>553.22</var>the purposes specified in this article, to be available for the fiscal year indicated for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.23"></a><var>553.23</var>purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.24"></a><var>553.24</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.25"></a><var>553.25</var>respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. <br />
         		<a id="pl.553.26"></a><var>553.26</var>"The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.553.27"></a><var>553.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.553.28"></a><var>553.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.553.29"></a><var>553.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.553.30"></a><var>553.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.31.2.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.553.31"></a><var>553.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.553.32"></a><var>553.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN </b><br />
                  		<b>SERVICES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.553.33"></a><var>553.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>(196,275,000)</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>64,288,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.1"></a><var>554.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.2"></a><var>554.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(152,845,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(25,282,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.3"></a><var>554.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.554.4"></a><var>554.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Health Care Access <br />
                  		Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(36,533,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 91,294,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.5"></a><var>554.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Federal TANF<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(6,897,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(1,724,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.6"></a><var>554.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Forecasted Programs</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.7"></a><var>554.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(a) <b>MFIP/DWP</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.8"></a><var>554.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.9"></a><var>554.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 3,571,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">173,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.10"></a><var>554.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Federal TANF<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(6,475,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(1,298,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.11"></a><var>554.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(b) <b>MFIP Child Care Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(684,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">11,114,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.12"></a><var>554.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(c) <b>General Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(2,569,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(1,940,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.13"></a><var>554.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(d) <b>Minnesota Supplemental Aid</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(690,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(614,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.14"></a><var>554.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(e) <b>Group Residential Housing</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> 250,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(1,740,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.15"></a><var>554.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(f) <b>MinnesotaCare</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(34,838,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> 96,340,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.554.16"></a><var>554.16</var>These appropriations are from the health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.554.17"></a><var>554.17</var>access fund.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.18"></a><var>554.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(g) <b>Medical Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.19"></a><var>554.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.20"></a><var>554.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(149,494,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(27,075,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.21"></a><var>554.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.554.22"></a><var>554.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Health Care Access <br />
                  		Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(1,695,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(5,046,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.23"></a><var>554.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(h) <b>Alternative Care Program</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(6,936,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(13,260,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.24"></a><var>554.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">(i) <b>CCDTF Entitlements</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> 3,707,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"> 8,060,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.25"></a><var>554.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Technical Activities</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(422,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">(426,000)<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.554.26"></a><var>554.26</var>These appropriations are from the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.554.27"></a><var>554.27</var>TANF fund.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.31.3.0"></a><a id="pl.554.28"></a><var>554.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 2, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.29"></a><var>554.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.554.30"></a><var>554.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>6,438,485,000</b><br />
                  		<b> 6,437,815,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>6,457,117,000</b><br />
                  		<b> 6,456,311,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.31"></a><var>554.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.554.32"></a><var>554.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.555.1"></a><var>555.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.555.2"></a><var>555.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,654,765,000<br />
                  		 5,654,095,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">5,677,458,000<br />
                  		 5,676,652,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.555.3"></a><var>555.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.555.4"></a><var>555.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,099,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,510,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.555.5"></a><var>555.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">519,816,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">518,446,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.555.6"></a><var>555.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Federal TANF<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">257,915,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">254,813,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.555.7"></a><var>555.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Lottery Prize Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,890,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,890,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.555.8"></a><var>555.8</var><b>Receipts for Systems Projects. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.555.9"></a><var>555.9</var>Appropriations and federal receipts for <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.10"></a><var>555.10</var>information systems projects for MAXIS, <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.11"></a><var>555.11</var>PRISM, MMIS, and SSIS must be deposited <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.12"></a><var>555.12</var>in the state system account authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.13"></a><var>555.13</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256.014</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.14"></a><var>555.14</var>Money appropriated for computer projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.15"></a><var>555.15</var>approved by the commissioner of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.16"></a><var>555.16</var>information technology services, funded <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.17"></a><var>555.17</var>by the legislature, and approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.18"></a><var>555.18</var>commissioner of management and budget, <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.19"></a><var>555.19</var>may be transferred from one project to <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.20"></a><var>555.20</var>another and from development to operations <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.21"></a><var>555.21</var>as the commissioner of human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.22"></a><var>555.22</var>considers necessary. Any unexpended <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.23"></a><var>555.23</var>balance in the appropriation for these <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.24"></a><var>555.24</var>projects does not cancel but is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.25"></a><var>555.25</var>ongoing development and operations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.555.26"></a><var>555.26</var><b>Nonfederal Share Transfers. </b>The <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.27"></a><var>555.27</var>nonfederal share of activities for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.28"></a><var>555.28</var>federal administrative reimbursement is <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.29"></a><var>555.29</var>appropriated to the commissioner may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.30"></a><var>555.30</var>transferred to the special revenue fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.555.31"></a><var>555.31</var><b>ARRA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.555.32"></a><var>555.32</var><b>Benefit Increases. </b>The funds provided for <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.33"></a><var>555.33</var>food support benefit increases under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.34"></a><var>555.34</var>Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.35"></a><var>555.35</var>provisions of the American Recovery and <br />
         		<a id="pl.555.36"></a><var>555.36</var>Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.1"></a><var>556.1</var>used for benefit increases beginning July 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.2"></a><var>556.2</var>2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.556.3"></a><var>556.3</var><b>Supplemental Nutrition Assistance </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.556.4"></a><var>556.4</var><b>Program Employment and Training. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.556.5"></a><var>556.5</var>(1) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.6"></a><var>556.6</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>256D.051, subdivisions 1a</statute_ref>, 6b, <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.7"></a><var>556.7</var>and 6c, and 
         <statute_ref>256J.626</statute_ref>, federal Supplemental <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.8"></a><var>556.8</var>Nutrition Assistance employment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.9"></a><var>556.9</var>training funds received as reimbursement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.10"></a><var>556.10</var>MFIP consolidated fund grant expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.11"></a><var>556.11</var>for diversionary work program participants <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.12"></a><var>556.12</var>and child care assistance program <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.13"></a><var>556.13</var>expenditures must be deposited in the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.14"></a><var>556.14</var>fund. The amount of funds must be limited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.15"></a><var>556.15</var>$4,900,000 per year in fiscal years 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.16"></a><var>556.16</var>2015, and to $4,400,000 per year in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.17"></a><var>556.17</var>years 2016 and 2017, contingent on approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.18"></a><var>556.18</var>by the federal Food and Nutrition Service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.556.19"></a><var>556.19</var>(2) Consistent with the receipt of the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.20"></a><var>556.20</var>funds, the commissioner may adjust the <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.21"></a><var>556.21</var>level of working family credit expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.22"></a><var>556.22</var>claimed as TANF maintenance of effort. <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.23"></a><var>556.23</var>Notwithstanding any contrary provision in <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.24"></a><var>556.24</var>this article, this rider expires June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.556.25"></a><var>556.25</var><b>TANF Maintenance of Effort. </b>(a) In order <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.26"></a><var>556.26</var>to meet the basic maintenance of effort <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.27"></a><var>556.27</var>(MOE) requirements of the TANF block grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.28"></a><var>556.28</var>specified under Code of Federal Regulations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.29"></a><var>556.29</var>title 45, section 263.1, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.30"></a><var>556.30</var>only report nonfederal money expended for <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.31"></a><var>556.31</var>allowable activities listed in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.32"></a><var>556.32</var>clauses as TANF/MOE expenditures:<br />
         		<a id="pl.556.33"></a><var>556.33</var>(1) MFIP cash, diversionary work program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.34"></a><var>556.34</var>and food assistance benefits under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.556.35"></a><var>556.35</var>Statutes, chapter 256J;<br />
         		<a id="pl.557.1"></a><var>557.1</var>(2) the child care assistance programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.2"></a><var>557.2</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
         <statute_ref>119B.03</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.3"></a><var>557.3</var>and 
         <statute_ref>119B.05</statute_ref>, and county child care <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.4"></a><var>557.4</var>administrative costs under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.5"></a><var>557.5</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>119B.15</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.557.6"></a><var>557.6</var>(3) state and county MFIP administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.7"></a><var>557.7</var>costs under Minnesota Statutes, chapters <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.8"></a><var>557.8</var>256J and 256K;<br />
         		<a id="pl.557.9"></a><var>557.9</var>(4) state, county, and tribal MFIP <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.10"></a><var>557.10</var>employment services under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.11"></a><var>557.11</var>Statutes, chapters 256J and 256K;<br />
         		<a id="pl.557.12"></a><var>557.12</var>(5) expenditures made on behalf of legal <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.13"></a><var>557.13</var>noncitizen MFIP recipients who qualify for <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.14"></a><var>557.14</var>the MinnesotaCare program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.15"></a><var>557.15</var>Statutes, chapter 256L;<br />
         		<a id="pl.557.16"></a><var>557.16</var>(6) qualifying working family credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.17"></a><var>557.17</var>expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.18"></a><var>557.18</var>section 
         <statute_ref>290.0671</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.557.19"></a><var>557.19</var>(7) qualifying Minnesota education credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.20"></a><var>557.20</var>expenditures under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.21"></a><var>557.21</var>section 
         <statute_ref>290.0674</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.557.22"></a><var>557.22</var>(8) qualifying Head Start expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.23"></a><var>557.23</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>119A.50</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.557.24"></a><var>557.24</var>(b) The commissioner shall ensure that <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.25"></a><var>557.25</var>sufficient qualified nonfederal expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.26"></a><var>557.26</var>are made each year to meet the state's <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.27"></a><var>557.27</var>TANF/MOE requirements. For the activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.28"></a><var>557.28</var>listed in paragraph (a), clauses (2) to <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.29"></a><var>557.29</var>(8), the commissioner may only report <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.30"></a><var>557.30</var>expenditures that are excluded from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.31"></a><var>557.31</var>definition of assistance under Code of <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.32"></a><var>557.32</var>Federal Regulations, title 45, section 
         <statute_ref>260.31</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.557.33"></a><var>557.33</var>(c) For fiscal years beginning with state fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.557.34"></a><var>557.34</var>year 2003, the commissioner shall ensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.1"></a><var>558.1</var>that the maintenance of effort used by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.2"></a><var>558.2</var>commissioner of management and budget <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.3"></a><var>558.3</var>for the February and November forecasts <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.4"></a><var>558.4</var>required under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.558.5"></a><var>558.5</var>16A.103
         </statute_ref>, contains expenditures under <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.6"></a><var>558.6</var>paragraph (a), clause (1), equal to at least 16 <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.7"></a><var>558.7</var>percent of the total required under Code of <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.8"></a><var>558.8</var>Federal Regulations, title 45, section 263.1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.558.9"></a><var>558.9</var>(d) The requirement in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.10"></a><var>558.10</var>section 
         <statute_ref>256.011, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, that federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.11"></a><var>558.11</var>grants or aids secured or obtained under that <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.12"></a><var>558.12</var>subdivision be used to reduce any direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.13"></a><var>558.13</var>appropriations provided by law, do not apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.14"></a><var>558.14</var>if the grants or aids are federal TANF funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.558.15"></a><var>558.15</var>(e) For the federal fiscal years beginning on <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.16"></a><var>558.16</var>or after October 1, 2007, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.17"></a><var>558.17</var>may not claim an amount of TANF/MOE in <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.18"></a><var>558.18</var>excess of the 75 percent standard in Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.19"></a><var>558.19</var>of Federal Regulations, title 45, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.20"></a><var>558.20</var>263.1(a)(2), except:<br />
         		<a id="pl.558.21"></a><var>558.21</var>(1) to the extent necessary to meet the 80 <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.22"></a><var>558.22</var>percent standard under Code of Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.23"></a><var>558.23</var>Regulations, title 45, section 263.1(a)(1), <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.24"></a><var>558.24</var>if it is determined by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.25"></a><var>558.25</var>that the state will not meet the TANF work <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.26"></a><var>558.26</var>participation target rate for the current year;<br />
         		<a id="pl.558.27"></a><var>558.27</var>(2) to provide any additional amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.28"></a><var>558.28</var>under Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.29"></a><var>558.29</var>section 264.5, that relate to replacement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.30"></a><var>558.30</var>TANF funds due to the operation of TANF <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.31"></a><var>558.31</var>penalties; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.558.32"></a><var>558.32</var>(3) to provide any additional amounts that <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.33"></a><var>558.33</var>may contribute to avoiding or reducing <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.34"></a><var>558.34</var>TANF work participation penalties through <br />
         		<a id="pl.558.35"></a><var>558.35</var>the operation of the excess MOE provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.1"></a><var>559.1</var>of Code of Federal Regulations, title 45, <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.2"></a><var>559.2</var>section 
         <statute_ref>261.43 </statute_ref>(a)(2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.559.3"></a><var>559.3</var>For the purposes of clauses (1) to (3), <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.4"></a><var>559.4</var>the commissioner may supplement the <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.5"></a><var>559.5</var>MOE claim with working family credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.6"></a><var>559.6</var>expenditures or other qualified expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.7"></a><var>559.7</var>to the extent such expenditures are otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.8"></a><var>559.8</var>available after considering the expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.9"></a><var>559.9</var>allowed in this subdivision and subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.10"></a><var>559.10</var>2 and 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.559.11"></a><var>559.11</var>(f) Notwithstanding any contrary provision <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.12"></a><var>559.12</var>in this article, paragraphs (a) to (e) expire <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.13"></a><var>559.13</var>June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.559.14"></a><var>559.14</var><b>Working Family Credit Expenditures </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.559.15"></a><var>559.15</var><b>as TANF/MOE. </b>The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.16"></a><var>559.16</var>claim as TANF maintenance of effort up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.17"></a><var>559.17</var>$6,707,000 per year of working family credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.18"></a><var>559.18</var>expenditures in each fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.559.19"></a><var>559.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.31.4.0"></a><a id="pl.559.20"></a><var>559.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 2, subdivision 4, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.21"></a><var>559.21</var>Laws 2013, chapter 144, section 24, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.559.22"></a><var>559.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Central Office</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.559.23"></a><var>559.23</var>The amounts that may be spent from this <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.24"></a><var>559.24</var>appropriation for each purpose are as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.559.25"></a><var>559.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(a) Operations</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.559.26"></a><var>559.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.559.27"></a><var>559.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">101,979,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">96,858,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.559.28"></a><var>559.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.559.29"></a><var>559.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">3,974,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,385,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.559.30"></a><var>559.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,177,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,004,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.559.31"></a><var>559.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Federal TANF<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.559.32"></a><var>559.32</var><b>DHS Receipt Center Accounting. </b>The <br />
         		<a id="pl.559.33"></a><var>559.33</var>commissioner is authorized to transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.1"></a><var>560.1</var>appropriations to, and account for DHS <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.2"></a><var>560.2</var>receipt center operations in, the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.3"></a><var>560.3</var>revenue fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.560.4"></a><var>560.4</var><b>Administrative Recovery; Set-Aside. </b>The <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.5"></a><var>560.5</var>commissioner may invoice local entities <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.6"></a><var>560.6</var>through the SWIFT accounting system as an <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.7"></a><var>560.7</var>alternative means to recover the actual cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.8"></a><var>560.8</var>of administering the following provisions:<br />
         		<a id="pl.560.9"></a><var>560.9</var>(1) Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>125A.744, <br />
            		<a id="pl.560.10"></a><var>560.10</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.560.11"></a><var>560.11</var>(2) Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>245.495</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.12"></a><var>560.12</var>paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.560.13"></a><var>560.13</var>(3) Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0625, <br />
            		<a id="pl.560.14"></a><var>560.14</var>subdivision 20
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (k);<br />
         		<a id="pl.560.15"></a><var>560.15</var>(4) Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0924, <br />
            		<a id="pl.560.16"></a><var>560.16</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (g);<br />
         		<a id="pl.560.17"></a><var>560.17</var>(5) Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256B.0945, <br />
            		<a id="pl.560.18"></a><var>560.18</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (d); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.560.19"></a><var>560.19</var>(6) Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256F.10, <br />
            		<a id="pl.560.20"></a><var>560.20</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.560.21"></a><var>560.21</var><b>Systems Modernization. </b>The following <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.22"></a><var>560.22</var>amounts are appropriated for transfer to <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.23"></a><var>560.23</var>the state systems account authorized in <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.24"></a><var>560.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256.014</statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.560.25"></a><var>560.25</var>(1) $1,825,000 in fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.26"></a><var>560.26</var>$2,502,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.27"></a><var>560.27</var>state share of Medicaid-allocated costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.28"></a><var>560.28</var>the health insurance exchange information <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.29"></a><var>560.29</var>technology and operational structure. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.30"></a><var>560.30</var>funding base is $3,222,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.31"></a><var>560.31</var>and $3,037,000 in fiscal year 2017 but shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.560.32"></a><var>560.32</var>not be included in the base thereafter; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.561.1"></a><var>561.1</var>(2) $9,344,000 in fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.2"></a><var>561.2</var>$3,660,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.3"></a><var>561.3</var>modernization and streamlining of agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.4"></a><var>561.4</var>eligibility and child support systems. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.5"></a><var>561.5</var>funding base is $5,921,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.6"></a><var>561.6</var>2016 and $1,792,000 in fiscal year 2017 but <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.7"></a><var>561.7</var>shall not be included in the base thereafter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.561.8"></a><var>561.8</var>The unexpended balance of the $9,344,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.9"></a><var>561.9</var>appropriation in fiscal year 2014 and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.10"></a><var>561.10</var>$3,660,000 appropriation in fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.11"></a><var>561.11</var>must be transferred from the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.12"></a><var>561.12</var>Human Services state systems account to <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.13"></a><var>561.13</var>the Office of Enterprise Technology when <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.14"></a><var>561.14</var>the Office of Enterprise Technology has <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.15"></a><var>561.15</var>negotiated a federally approved internal <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.16"></a><var>561.16</var>service fund rates and billing process with <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.17"></a><var>561.17</var>sufficient internal accounting controls to <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.18"></a><var>561.18</var>properly maximize federal reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.19"></a><var>561.19</var>to Minnesota for human services system <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.20"></a><var>561.20</var>modernization projects, but not later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.21"></a><var>561.21</var>June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.561.22"></a><var>561.22</var>If contingent funding is fully or partially <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.23"></a><var>561.23</var>disbursed under article 15, section 3, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.24"></a><var>561.24</var>transferred to the state systems account, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.25"></a><var>561.25</var>unexpended balance of that appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.26"></a><var>561.26</var>must be transferred to the Office of Enterprise <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.27"></a><var>561.27</var>Technology in accordance with this clause. <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.28"></a><var>561.28</var>Contingent funding must not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.29"></a><var>561.29</var>$11,598,000 for the biennium.<br />
         		<a id="pl.561.30"></a><var>561.30</var><b>Base Adjustment. </b>The general fund base <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.31"></a><var>561.31</var>is increased by $2,868,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.32"></a><var>561.32</var>2016 and decreased by $1,206,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.33"></a><var>561.33</var>year 2017. The health access fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.34"></a><var>561.34</var>decreased by $551,000 in fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.561.35"></a><var>561.35</var>and 2017. The state government special <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.1"></a><var>562.1</var>revenue fund base is increased by $4,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.2"></a><var>562.2</var>fiscal year 2016 and decreased by $236,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.3"></a><var>562.3</var>in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.562.4"></a><var>562.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(b) Children and Families</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.562.5"></a><var>562.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.562.6"></a><var>562.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,023,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,015,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.562.7"></a><var>562.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Federal TANF<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,282,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,282,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.562.8"></a><var>562.8</var><b>Financial Institution Data Match and </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.562.9"></a><var>562.9</var><b>Payment of Fees. </b>The commissioner is <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.10"></a><var>562.10</var>authorized to allocate up to $310,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.11"></a><var>562.11</var>year in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.12"></a><var>562.12</var>PRISM special revenue account to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.13"></a><var>562.13</var>payments to financial institutions in exchange <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.14"></a><var>562.14</var>for performing data matches between account <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.15"></a><var>562.15</var>information held by financial institutions <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.16"></a><var>562.16</var>and the public authority's database of child <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.17"></a><var>562.17</var>support obligors as authorized by Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.18"></a><var>562.18</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>13B.06, subdivision 7</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.562.19"></a><var>562.19</var><b>Base Adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.20"></a><var>562.20</var>decreased by $300,000 in fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.21"></a><var>562.21</var>and 2017. The TANF fund base is increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.22"></a><var>562.22</var>by $300,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.562.23"></a><var>562.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(c) Health Care</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.562.24"></a><var>562.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.562.25"></a><var>562.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14,028,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,826,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.562.26"></a><var>562.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">28,442,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">31,137,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.562.27"></a><var>562.27</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund base <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.28"></a><var>562.28</var>is decreased by $86,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.29"></a><var>562.29</var>and by $86,000 in fiscal year 2017. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.30"></a><var>562.30</var>health care access fund base is increased <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.31"></a><var>562.31</var>by $6,954,000 in fiscal year 2016 and by <br />
         		<a id="pl.562.32"></a><var>562.32</var>$5,489,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.562.33"></a><var>562.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(d) Continuing Care</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.1"></a><var>563.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.2"></a><var>563.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">20,993,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">22,359,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.3"></a><var>563.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.563.4"></a><var>563.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">125,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.563.5"></a><var>563.5</var><b>Base Adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.6"></a><var>563.6</var>increased by $1,690,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.7"></a><var>563.7</var>and by $798,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.8"></a><var>563.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(e) Chemical and Mental Health</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="94px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.9"></a><var>563.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.10"></a><var>563.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.563.11"></a><var>563.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,639,000<br />
                  		 4,571,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,490,000<br />
                  		 4,431,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.12"></a><var>563.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Lottery Prize Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">157,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.563.13"></a><var>563.13</var>Of the general fund appropriation, $68,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.14"></a><var>563.14</var>in fiscal year 2014 and $59,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.15"></a><var>563.15</var>2015 are for compulsive gambling treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.16"></a><var>563.16</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297E.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.17"></a><var>563.17</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.563.18"></a><var>563.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.31.5.0"></a><a id="pl.563.19"></a><var>563.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Laws 2013, chapter 108, article 14, section 2, subdivision 6, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.20"></a><var>563.20</var>Laws 2013, chapter 144, section 25, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.21"></a><var>563.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Grant Programs</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.563.22"></a><var>563.22</var>The amounts that may be spent from this <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.23"></a><var>563.23</var>appropriation for each purpose are as follows:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.24"></a><var>563.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(a) Support Services Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.25"></a><var>563.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.26"></a><var>563.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">8,915,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">13,333,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.563.27"></a><var>563.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Federal TANF<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">94,611,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">94,611,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.563.28"></a><var>563.28</var><b>Paid Work Experience.</b> $2,168,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.29"></a><var>563.29</var>each year in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.30"></a><var>563.30</var>is from the general fund for paid work <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.31"></a><var>563.31</var>experience for long-term MFIP recipients. <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.32"></a><var>563.32</var>Paid work includes full and partial wage <br />
         		<a id="pl.563.33"></a><var>563.33</var>subsidies and other related services such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.1"></a><var>564.1</var>job development, marketing, preworksite <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.2"></a><var>564.2</var>training, job coaching, and postplacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.3"></a><var>564.3</var>services. These are onetime appropriations. <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.4"></a><var>564.4</var>Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2015 do not <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.5"></a><var>564.5</var>cancel, but are available to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.6"></a><var>564.6</var>for this purpose in fiscal year 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.564.7"></a><var>564.7</var><b>Work Study Funding for MFIP </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.564.8"></a><var>564.8</var><b>Participants.</b> $250,000 each year in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.9"></a><var>564.9</var>years 2015 and 2016 is from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.10"></a><var>564.10</var>to pilot work study jobs for MFIP recipients <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.11"></a><var>564.11</var>in approved postsecondary education <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.12"></a><var>564.12</var>programs. This is a onetime appropriation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.13"></a><var>564.13</var>Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2015 do <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.14"></a><var>564.14</var>not cancel, but are available for this purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.15"></a><var>564.15</var>in fiscal year 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.564.16"></a><var>564.16</var><b>Local Strategies to Reduce Disparities.</b> <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.17"></a><var>564.17</var>$2,000,000 each year in fiscal years 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.18"></a><var>564.18</var>and 2016 is from the general fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.19"></a><var>564.19</var>local projects that focus on services for <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.20"></a><var>564.20</var>subgroups within the MFIP caseload <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.21"></a><var>564.21</var>who are experiencing poor employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.22"></a><var>564.22</var>outcomes. These are onetime appropriations. <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.23"></a><var>564.23</var>Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2015 do not <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.24"></a><var>564.24</var>cancel, but are available to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.25"></a><var>564.25</var>for this purpose in fiscal year 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.564.26"></a><var>564.26</var><b>Home Visiting Collaborations for MFIP </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.564.27"></a><var>564.27</var><b>Teen Parents.</b> $200,000 per year in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.28"></a><var>564.28</var>years 2014 and 2015 is from the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.29"></a><var>564.29</var>and $200,000 in fiscal year 2016 is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.30"></a><var>564.30</var>federal TANF fund for technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.31"></a><var>564.31</var>and training to support local collaborations <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.32"></a><var>564.32</var>that provide home visiting services for <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.33"></a><var>564.33</var>MFIP teen parents. The general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.34"></a><var>564.34</var>appropriation is onetime. The federal TANF <br />
         		<a id="pl.564.35"></a><var>564.35</var>fund appropriation is added to the base.<br />
         		<a id="pl.565.1"></a><var>565.1</var><b>Performance Bonus Funds for Counties.</b> <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.2"></a><var>565.2</var>The TANF fund base is increased by <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.3"></a><var>565.3</var>$1,500,000 each year in fiscal years 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.4"></a><var>565.4</var>and 2017. The commissioner must allocate <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.5"></a><var>565.5</var>this amount each year to counties that exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.6"></a><var>565.6</var>their expected range of performance on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.7"></a><var>565.7</var>annualized three-year self-support index <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.8"></a><var>565.8</var>as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.565.9"></a><var>565.9</var>256J.751, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clause (6). This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.10"></a><var>565.10</var>permanent base adjustment. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.11"></a><var>565.11</var>any contrary provisions in this article, this <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.12"></a><var>565.12</var>provision expires June 30, 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.565.13"></a><var>565.13</var><b>Base Adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.14"></a><var>565.14</var>decreased by $200,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.15"></a><var>565.15</var>and $4,618,000 in fiscal year 2017. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.16"></a><var>565.16</var>TANF fund base is increased by $1,700,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.17"></a><var>565.17</var>in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.565.18"></a><var>565.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.565.19"></a><var>565.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(b) Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance </b><br />
                  		<b>Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">36,836,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">42,318,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.565.20"></a><var>565.20</var><b>Base Adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.21"></a><var>565.21</var>increased by $3,778,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.22"></a><var>565.22</var>and by $3,849,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.565.23"></a><var>565.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(c) Child Care Development Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,612,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,737,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.565.24"></a><var>565.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(d) Child Support Enforcement Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">50,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.565.25"></a><var>565.25</var><b>Federal Child Support Demonstration </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.565.26"></a><var>565.26</var><b>Grants. </b>Federal administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.27"></a><var>565.27</var>reimbursement resulting from the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.28"></a><var>565.28</var>child support grant expenditures authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.29"></a><var>565.29</var>under United States Code, title 42, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.30"></a><var>565.30</var>1315, is appropriated to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.565.31"></a><var>565.31</var>for this activity.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.565.32"></a><var>565.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(e) Children's Services Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.566.1"></a><var>566.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.566.2"></a><var>566.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">49,760,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">52,961,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.566.3"></a><var>566.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Federal TANF<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">140,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.566.4"></a><var>566.4</var><b>Adoption Assistance and Relative Custody </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.566.5"></a><var>566.5</var><b>Assistance.</b> $37,453,000 in fiscal year 2014 <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.6"></a><var>566.6</var>and $37,453,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.7"></a><var>566.7</var>the adoption assistance and relative custody <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.8"></a><var>566.8</var>assistance programs. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.9"></a><var>566.9</var>shall determine with the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.10"></a><var>566.10</var>Minnesota Management and Budget the <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.11"></a><var>566.11</var>appropriation for Northstar Care for Children <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.12"></a><var>566.12</var>effective January 1, 2015. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.13"></a><var>566.13</var>may transfer appropriations for adoption <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.14"></a><var>566.14</var>assistance, relative custody assistance, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.15"></a><var>566.15</var>Northstar Care for Children between fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.16"></a><var>566.16</var>years and among programs to adjust for <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.17"></a><var>566.17</var>transfers across the programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.566.18"></a><var>566.18</var><b>Title IV-E Adoption Assistance.</b> Additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.19"></a><var>566.19</var>federal reimbursements to the state as a result <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.20"></a><var>566.20</var>of the Fostering Connections to Success <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.21"></a><var>566.21</var>and Increasing Adoptions Act's expanded <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.22"></a><var>566.22</var>eligibility for Title IV-E adoption assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.23"></a><var>566.23</var>are appropriated for postadoption services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.24"></a><var>566.24</var>including a parent-to-parent support network.<br />
         		<a id="pl.566.25"></a><var>566.25</var><b>Privatized Adoption Grants. </b>Federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.26"></a><var>566.26</var>reimbursement for privatized adoption grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.27"></a><var>566.27</var>and foster care recruitment grant expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.28"></a><var>566.28</var>is appropriated to the commissioner for <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.29"></a><var>566.29</var>adoption grants and foster care and adoption <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.30"></a><var>566.30</var>administrative purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.566.31"></a><var>566.31</var><b>Adoption Assistance Incentive Grants.</b> <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.32"></a><var>566.32</var>Federal funds available during fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.33"></a><var>566.33</var>2014 and 2015 for adoption incentive grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.34"></a><var>566.34</var>are appropriated for postadoption services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.566.35"></a><var>566.35</var>including a parent-to-parent support network.<br />
         		<a id="pl.567.1"></a><var>567.1</var><b>Base Adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.2"></a><var>567.2</var>increased by $5,913,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.3"></a><var>567.3</var>and by $10,297,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.567.4"></a><var>567.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(f) Child and Community Service Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">53,301,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">53,301,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.567.5"></a><var>567.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(g) Child and Economic Support Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">21,047,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">20,848,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.567.6"></a><var>567.6</var><b>Minnesota Food Assistance Program. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.567.7"></a><var>567.7</var>Unexpended funds for the Minnesota food <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.8"></a><var>567.8</var>assistance program for fiscal year 2014 do <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.9"></a><var>567.9</var>not cancel but are available for this purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.10"></a><var>567.10</var>in fiscal year 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.567.11"></a><var>567.11</var><b>Transitional Housing. </b>$250,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.12"></a><var>567.12</var>is for the transitional housing programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.13"></a><var>567.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256E.33</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.567.14"></a><var>567.14</var><b>Emergency Services. </b>$250,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.15"></a><var>567.15</var>is for emergency services grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.16"></a><var>567.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256E.36</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.567.17"></a><var>567.17</var><b>Family Assets for Independence.</b> $250,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.18"></a><var>567.18</var>each year is for the Family Assets for <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.19"></a><var>567.19</var>Independence Minnesota program. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.20"></a><var>567.20</var>appropriation is available in either year of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.21"></a><var>567.21</var>biennium and may be transferred between <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.22"></a><var>567.22</var>fiscal years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.567.23"></a><var>567.23</var><b>Food Shelf Programs.</b> $375,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.24"></a><var>567.24</var>year 2014 and $375,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.25"></a><var>567.25</var>2015 are for food shelf programs under <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.26"></a><var>567.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256E.34</statute_ref>. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.27"></a><var>567.27</var>appropriation for either year is insufficient, <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.28"></a><var>567.28</var>the appropriation for the other year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.29"></a><var>567.29</var>available for it. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.30"></a><var>567.30</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>256E.34, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, no <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.31"></a><var>567.31</var>portion of this appropriation may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.32"></a><var>567.32</var>by Hunger Solutions for its administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.33"></a><var>567.33</var>expenses, including but not limited to rent <br />
         		<a id="pl.567.34"></a><var>567.34</var>and salaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.568.1"></a><var>568.1</var><b>Homeless Youth Act.</b> $2,000,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.2"></a><var>568.2</var>year 2014 and $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.3"></a><var>568.3</var>is for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.568.4"></a><var>568.4</var>256K.45
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.568.5"></a><var>568.5</var><b>Safe Harbor Shelter and Housing. </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.568.6"></a><var>568.6</var>$500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $500,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.7"></a><var>568.7</var>fiscal year 2015 is for a safe harbor shelter <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.8"></a><var>568.8</var>and housing fund for housing and supportive <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.9"></a><var>568.9</var>services for youth who are sexually exploited. <br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.568.10"></a><var>568.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(h) Health Care Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.568.11"></a><var>568.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.568.12"></a><var>568.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.568.13"></a><var>568.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">190,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.568.14"></a><var>568.14</var><b>Emergency Medical Assistance Referral </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.568.15"></a><var>568.15</var><b>and Assistance Grants.</b> (a) The <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.16"></a><var>568.16</var>commissioner of human services shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.17"></a><var>568.17</var>award grants to nonprofit programs that <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.18"></a><var>568.18</var>provide immigration legal services based <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.19"></a><var>568.19</var>on indigency to provide legal services for <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.20"></a><var>568.20</var>immigration assistance to individuals with <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.21"></a><var>568.21</var>emergency medical conditions or complex <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.22"></a><var>568.22</var>and chronic health conditions who are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.23"></a><var>568.23</var>currently eligible for medical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.24"></a><var>568.24</var>or other public health care programs, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.25"></a><var>568.25</var>who may meet eligibility requirements with <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.26"></a><var>568.26</var>immigration assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.568.27"></a><var>568.27</var>(b) The grantees, in collaboration with <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.28"></a><var>568.28</var>hospitals and safety net providers, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.29"></a><var>568.29</var>provide referral assistance to connect <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.30"></a><var>568.30</var>individuals identified in paragraph (a) with <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.31"></a><var>568.31</var>alternative resources and services to assist in <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.32"></a><var>568.32</var>meeting their health care needs. $100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.33"></a><var>568.33</var>is appropriated in fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.34"></a><var>568.34</var>$100,000 in fiscal year 2015. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.568.35"></a><var>568.35</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.569.1"></a><var>569.1</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund is <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.2"></a><var>569.2</var>decreased by $100,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.3"></a><var>569.3</var>and $100,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.569.4"></a><var>569.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(i) Aging and Adult Services Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">14,827,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">15,010,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.569.5"></a><var>569.5</var><b>Base Adjustment.</b> The general fund is <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.6"></a><var>569.6</var>increased by $1,150,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.7"></a><var>569.7</var>and $1,151,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.569.8"></a><var>569.8</var><b>Community Service Development </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.569.9"></a><var>569.9</var><b>Grants and Community Services Grants.</b> <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.10"></a><var>569.10</var>Community service development grants and <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.11"></a><var>569.11</var>community services grants are reduced by <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.12"></a><var>569.12</var>$1,150,000 each year. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.13"></a><var>569.13</var>reduction.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.569.14"></a><var>569.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(j) Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,771,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,785,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.569.15"></a><var>569.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(k) Disabilities Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">18,605,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">18,823,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.569.16"></a><var>569.16</var><b>Advocating Change Together.</b> $310,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.17"></a><var>569.17</var>fiscal year 2014 is for a grant to Advocating <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.18"></a><var>569.18</var>Change Together (ACT) to maintain and <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.19"></a><var>569.19</var>promote services for persons with intellectual <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.20"></a><var>569.20</var>and developmental disabilities throughout <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.21"></a><var>569.21</var>the state. This appropriation is onetime. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.22"></a><var>569.22</var>this appropriation:<br />
         		<a id="pl.569.23"></a><var>569.23</var>(1) $120,000 is for direct costs associated <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.24"></a><var>569.24</var>with the delivery and evaluation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.25"></a><var>569.25</var>peer-to-peer training programs administered <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.26"></a><var>569.26</var>throughout the state, focusing on education, <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.27"></a><var>569.27</var>employment, housing, transportation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.28"></a><var>569.28</var>voting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.569.29"></a><var>569.29</var>(2) $100,000 is for delivery of statewide <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.30"></a><var>569.30</var>conferences focusing on leadership and <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.31"></a><var>569.31</var>skill development within the disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.569.32"></a><var>569.32</var>community; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.570.1"></a><var>570.1</var>(3) $90,000 is for administrative and general <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.2"></a><var>570.2</var>operating costs associated with managing <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.3"></a><var>570.3</var>or maintaining facilities, program delivery, <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.4"></a><var>570.4</var>staff, and technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.570.5"></a><var>570.5</var><b>Base Adjustment. </b>The general fund base <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.6"></a><var>570.6</var>is increased by $535,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.7"></a><var>570.7</var>and by $709,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.570.8"></a><var>570.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(l) Adult Mental Health Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.570.9"></a><var>570.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.570.10"></a><var>570.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.570.11"></a><var>570.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">71,199,000<br />
                  		 70,597,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">69,530,000<br />
                  		 68,783,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.570.12"></a><var>570.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Health Care Access<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">750,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.570.13"></a><var>570.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Lottery Prize<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,733,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,733,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.570.14"></a><var>570.14</var><b>Compulsive Gambling Treatment.</b> Of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.15"></a><var>570.15</var>general fund appropriation, $602,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.16"></a><var>570.16</var>fiscal year 2014 and $747,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.17"></a><var>570.17</var>2015 are for compulsive gambling treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.18"></a><var>570.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297E.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.19"></a><var>570.19</var>subdivision 3, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.570.20"></a><var>570.20</var><b>Problem Gambling.</b> $225,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.21"></a><var>570.21</var>2014 and $225,000 in fiscal year 2015 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.22"></a><var>570.22</var>appropriated from the lottery prize fund for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.23"></a><var>570.23</var>grant to the state affiliate recognized by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.24"></a><var>570.24</var>National Council on Problem Gambling. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.25"></a><var>570.25</var>affiliate must provide services to increase <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.26"></a><var>570.26</var>public awareness of problem gambling, <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.27"></a><var>570.27</var>education and training for individuals and <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.28"></a><var>570.28</var>organizations providing effective treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.29"></a><var>570.29</var>services to problem gamblers and their <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.30"></a><var>570.30</var>families, and research relating to problem <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.31"></a><var>570.31</var>gambling. <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.32"></a><var>570.32</var><b>Funding Usage. </b>Up to 75 percent of a fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.33"></a><var>570.33</var>year's appropriations for adult mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.570.34"></a><var>570.34</var>grants may be used to fund allocations in that <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.1"></a><var>571.1</var>portion of the fiscal year ending December <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.2"></a><var>571.2</var>31.<br />
         		<a id="pl.571.3"></a><var>571.3</var><b>Base Adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.4"></a><var>571.4</var>decreased by $4,427,000 $4,441,000  in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.5"></a><var>571.5</var>years 2016 and 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.571.6"></a><var>571.6</var><b>Mental Health Pilot Project. </b>$230,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.7"></a><var>571.7</var>each year is for a grant to the Zumbro <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.8"></a><var>571.8</var>Valley Mental Health Center. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.9"></a><var>571.9</var>shall be used to implement a pilot project <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.10"></a><var>571.10</var>to test an integrated behavioral health care <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.11"></a><var>571.11</var>coordination model. The grant recipient must <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.12"></a><var>571.12</var>report measurable outcomes and savings <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.13"></a><var>571.13</var>to the commissioner of human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.14"></a><var>571.14</var>by January 15, 2016. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.15"></a><var>571.15</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.571.16"></a><var>571.16</var><b>High-risk adults.</b> $200,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.17"></a><var>571.17</var>year 2014 is for a grant to the nonprofit <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.18"></a><var>571.18</var>organization selected to administer the <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.19"></a><var>571.19</var>demonstration project for high-risk adults <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.20"></a><var>571.20</var>under Laws 2007, chapter 54, article 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.21"></a><var>571.21</var>section 19, in order to complete the project. <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.22"></a><var>571.22</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.571.23"></a><var>571.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(m) Child Mental Health Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">18,246,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">20,636,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.571.24"></a><var>571.24</var><b>Text Message Suicide Prevention </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.571.25"></a><var>571.25</var><b>Program.</b> $625,000 in fiscal year 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.26"></a><var>571.26</var>$625,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.27"></a><var>571.27</var>to a nonprofit organization to establish and <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.28"></a><var>571.28</var>implement a statewide text message suicide <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.29"></a><var>571.29</var>prevention program. The program shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.30"></a><var>571.30</var>implement a suicide prevention counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.31"></a><var>571.31</var>text line designed to use text messaging to <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.32"></a><var>571.32</var>connect with crisis counselors and to obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.33"></a><var>571.33</var>emergency information and referrals to <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.34"></a><var>571.34</var>local resources in the local community. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.571.35"></a><var>571.35</var>program shall include training within schools <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.1"></a><var>572.1</var>and communities to encourage the use of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.2"></a><var>572.2</var>program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.572.3"></a><var>572.3</var><b>Mental Health First Aid Training.</b> $22,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.4"></a><var>572.4</var>in fiscal year 2014 and $23,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.5"></a><var>572.5</var>year 2015 is to train teachers, social service <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.6"></a><var>572.6</var>personnel, law enforcement, and others who <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.7"></a><var>572.7</var>come into contact with children with mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.8"></a><var>572.8</var>illnesses, in children and adolescents mental <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.9"></a><var>572.9</var>health first aid training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.572.10"></a><var>572.10</var><b>Funding Usage. </b>Up to 75 percent of a fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.11"></a><var>572.11</var>year's appropriation for child mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.12"></a><var>572.12</var>grants may be used to fund allocations in that <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.13"></a><var>572.13</var>portion of the fiscal year ending December <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.14"></a><var>572.14</var>31.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.572.15"></a><var>572.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3"><b>(n) CD Treatment Support Grants</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,816,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">1,816,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.572.16"></a><var>572.16</var><b>SBIRT Training. </b>(1) $300,000 each year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.17"></a><var>572.17</var>for grants to train primary care clinicians to <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.18"></a><var>572.18</var>provide substance abuse brief intervention <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.19"></a><var>572.19</var>and referral to treatment (SBIRT). This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.20"></a><var>572.20</var>onetime appropriation. The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.21"></a><var>572.21</var>human services shall apply to SAMHSA for <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.22"></a><var>572.22</var>an SBIRT professional training grant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.572.23"></a><var>572.23</var>(2) If the commissioner of human services <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.24"></a><var>572.24</var>receives a grant under clause (1) funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.25"></a><var>572.25</var>appropriated under this clause, equal to <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.26"></a><var>572.26</var>the grant amount, up to the available <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.27"></a><var>572.27</var>appropriation, shall be transferred to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.28"></a><var>572.28</var>Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.29"></a><var>572.29</var>Syndrome (MOFAS). MOFAS must use <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.30"></a><var>572.30</var>the funds for grants. Grant recipients must <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.31"></a><var>572.31</var>be selected from communities that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.32"></a><var>572.32</var>not currently served by federal Substance <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.33"></a><var>572.33</var>Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.34"></a><var>572.34</var>Grant funds. Grant money must be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.572.35"></a><var>572.35</var>reduce the rates of fetal alcohol syndrome <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.1"></a><var>573.1</var>and fetal alcohol effects, and the number of <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.2"></a><var>573.2</var>drug-exposed infants. Grant money may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.3"></a><var>573.3</var>used for prevention and intervention services <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.4"></a><var>573.4</var>and programs, including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.5"></a><var>573.5</var>community grants, professional eduction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.6"></a><var>573.6</var>public awareness, and diagnosis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.573.7"></a><var>573.7</var><b>Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Grant.</b> $180,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.8"></a><var>573.8</var>each year from the general fund is for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.9"></a><var>573.9</var>grant to the Minnesota Organization on Fetal <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.10"></a><var>573.10</var>Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS) to support <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.11"></a><var>573.11</var>nonprofit Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.12"></a><var>573.12</var>(FASD) outreach prevention programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.13"></a><var>573.13</var>in Olmsted County. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.14"></a><var>573.14</var>appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.573.15"></a><var>573.15</var><b>Base Adjustment. </b>The general fund base is <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.16"></a><var>573.16</var>decreased by $480,000 in fiscal year 2016 <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.17"></a><var>573.17</var>and $480,000 in fiscal year 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.573.18"></a><var>573.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.31.6.0"></a><a id="pl.573.19"></a><var>573.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.573.20"></a><var>573.20</var>Sections 1 and 2 are effective the day following final enactment."<br />
         		<a id="pl.573.21"></a><var>573.21</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.573.22"></a><var>573.22</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.573.23"></a><var>573.23</var>relating to state government; providing supplemental appropriations for Office <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.24"></a><var>573.24</var>of Higher Education, Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.25"></a><var>573.25</var>Universities, Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota; jobs, economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.26"></a><var>573.26</var>development, labor, commerce and housing finance; state government and <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.27"></a><var>573.27</var>veterans; public safety and corrections; transportation; agriculture, environment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.28"></a><var>573.28</var>natural resources and clean water; early childhood education; kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.29"></a><var>573.29</var>through grade 12; community and adult education including general education; <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.30"></a><var>573.30</var>education excellence; special education; education facilities; nutrition; state <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.31"></a><var>573.31</var>education agencies; health and human services; making certain appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.32"></a><var>573.32</var>adjustments; modifying disposition of certain revenues; providing a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.33"></a><var>573.33</var>to College Possible; providing funding for regenerative medicine research; <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.34"></a><var>573.34</var>regulating study abroad programs; providing resident tuition rates for certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.35"></a><var>573.35</var>military veterans; authorizing participation in the interstate reciprocity <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.36"></a><var>573.36</var>agreement; authorizing student loan refinancing; requiring a transfer from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.37"></a><var>573.37</var>assigned risk plan in the event of surplus; establishing broadband development <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.38"></a><var>573.38</var>grants; modifying workforce development outcomes; requiring workers' <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.39"></a><var>573.39</var>compensation reform; modifying an energy loan program; establishing deaf, <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.40"></a><var>573.40</var>deafblind, and hard-of-hearing grants; modifying distribution of a taconite tax; <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.41"></a><var>573.41</var>implementing an innovation voucher pilot program; establishing competency <br />
         		<a id="pl.573.42"></a><var>573.42</var>standards for certain industries; creating the Legislative Water Commission; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.1"></a><var>574.1</var>making changes to the Compensation Council; expediting professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.2"></a><var>574.2</var>licensure for members of the military; transferring funds to a disaster assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.3"></a><var>574.3</var>contingency account; modifying certain provisions pertaining to victims of <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.4"></a><var>574.4</var>domestic violence; permitting the court to continue a juvenile case without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.5"></a><var>574.5</var>finding of delinquency; continuing the fire safety advisory committee; lowering <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.6"></a><var>574.6</var>the penalty for the performance of acts prohibited by statutes for which no penalty <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.7"></a><var>574.7</var>is specified; extending University of Minnesota service of alcohol; providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.8"></a><var>574.8</var>for disaster assistance for public entities with and without federal assistance; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.9"></a><var>574.9</var>providing for railroad and railroad yard safety and emergency preparedness; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.10"></a><var>574.10</var>designating the Trooper Glen Skolman Memorial Highway; modifying various <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.11"></a><var>574.11</var>provisions governing fund use, driver's licenses and permits, license plates, speed <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.12"></a><var>574.12</var>limits, work zones, gross vehicle weights and permits, products and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.13"></a><var>574.13</var>billing, safety oversight, light rail vehicle design, transit shelters and stops, <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.14"></a><var>574.14</var>highway turnbacks, and watercraft decontamination sites; providing for federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.15"></a><var>574.15</var>conformity; establishing a community destination sign pilot program; providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.16"></a><var>574.16</var>for transit service on election day; modifying off-highway motorcycle provisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.17"></a><var>574.17</var>creating accounts; providing for certain grants; providing for protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.18"></a><var>574.18</var>of pollinators; modifying the Water Law; modifying recycling provisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.19"></a><var>574.19</var>providing for state parks and trails license plates; providing for establishment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.20"></a><var>574.20</var>Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center; providing for licensing commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.21"></a><var>574.21</var>breeders of dogs and cats; providing for adoption of research dogs and cats; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.22"></a><var>574.22</var>modifying provisions governing Health Department, Department of Human <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.23"></a><var>574.23</var>Services, health care, children and family services, Northstar Care for Children <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.24"></a><var>574.24</var>program, community first services and supports, continuing care, home and <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.25"></a><var>574.25</var>community-based services standards, public assistance programs simplification, <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.26"></a><var>574.26</var>and chemical and mental health services; making changes to hospital payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.27"></a><var>574.27</var>system; providing rate and grant increases for nursing facilities, ICFs/DD, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.28"></a><var>574.28</var>home and community-based services; requiring studies and reports; requiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.29"></a><var>574.29</var>rulemaking; amendingamending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 12.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.30"></a><var>574.30</var>by adding subdivisions; 12.221, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.31"></a><var>574.31</var>12A.02, subdivision 2, by adding subdivisions; 12A.03, subdivision 3; 12A.15, <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.32"></a><var>574.32</var>subdivision 1; 13.43, subdivision 16; 13.46, subdivision 4; 13.643, subdivision 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.33"></a><var>574.33</var>13.681, by adding a subdivision; 13.84, subdivisions 5, 6; 15A.082, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.34"></a><var>574.34</var>4; 16A.125, subdivision 5; 16A.28, by adding a subdivision; 16C.16, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.35"></a><var>574.35</var>6a; 16C.19; 18B.01, by adding subdivisions; 18B.03, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.36"></a><var>574.36</var>18B.04; 84.788, subdivision 2; 85.053, subdivision 2; 85.34, subdivision 7; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.37"></a><var>574.37</var>85A.02, subdivision 2; 103G.251; 103G.271, subdivisions 5, 6; 103G.281, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.38"></a><var>574.38</var>adding a subdivision; 115A.151, as amended; 115A.55, subdivision 4; 115A.551, <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.39"></a><var>574.39</var>subdivisions 1, 2a; 115A.557, subdivisions 2, 3; 115E.01, by adding subdivisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.40"></a><var>574.40</var>115E.08, by adding subdivisions; 116J.423, subdivision 2; 116J.8731, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.41"></a><var>574.41</var>5; 116L.98; 119B.09, subdivision 9a; 122A.18, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.42"></a><var>574.42</var>122A.40, subdivision 13; 122A.41, subdivision 6; 122A.414, subdivision 2, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.43"></a><var>574.43</var>amended if enacted; 122A.415, subdivision 1; 123A.05, subdivision 2; 123A.64; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.44"></a><var>574.44</var>123B.57, subdivision 6; 123B.71, subdivisions 8, 9; 123B.72, subdivisions 1, 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.45"></a><var>574.45</var>124D.09, subdivisions 9, 13; 124D.111, by adding a subdivision; 124D.1158, <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.46"></a><var>574.46</var>subdivisions 3, 4; 124D.13, subdivisions 2, as amended, 4, 9, 13, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.47"></a><var>574.47</var>subdivisions; 124D.135, subdivisions 1, 3; 124D.16, subdivision 2; 124D.522; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.48"></a><var>574.48</var>124D.531, subdivision 3; 124D.59, subdivision 2; 125A.76, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.49"></a><var>574.49</var>126C.10, subdivisions 25, 26; 127A.45, subdivisions 2, 3; 127A.49, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.50"></a><var>574.50</var>2, 3; 129C.10, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 136A.01, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.51"></a><var>574.51</var>2; 136A.1702; 136A.1785; 144.0724, as amended; 144.1501, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.52"></a><var>574.52</var>1; 144.551, subdivision 1; 144A.073, by adding a subdivision; 144A.33, <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.53"></a><var>574.53</var>subdivision 2; 148.624, by adding a subdivision; 148B.53, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.54"></a><var>574.54</var>150A.091, by adding a subdivision; 153.16, by adding a subdivision; 154.11, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.55"></a><var>574.55</var>amended; 155A.27, by adding a subdivision; 161.14, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.56"></a><var>574.56</var>165.15, subdivision 2; 169.011, by adding a subdivision; 169.06, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.57"></a><var>574.57</var>4, by adding a subdivision; 169.14, subdivision 5d, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.574.58"></a><var>574.58</var>169.305, subdivision 1; 169.826, by adding a subdivision; 169.8261, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.1"></a><var>575.1</var>subdivision; 169.86, subdivision 5; 169.863, by adding a subdivision; 169.865, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.2"></a><var>575.2</var>subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 169.866, subdivision 3, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.3"></a><var>575.3</var>subdivision; 171.02, subdivision 3; 171.06, subdivision 2; 171.13, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.4"></a><var>575.4</var>1; 174.02, by adding a subdivision; 174.56, subdivision 1; 179.02, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.5"></a><var>575.5</var>a subdivision; 181A.07, by adding a subdivision; 216B.241, subdivision 1d; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.6"></a><var>575.6</var>216C.145; 216C.146; 219.015, subdivisions 1, 2; 222.50, subdivision 7; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.7"></a><var>575.7</var>245.466, by adding a subdivision; 245A.03, subdivision 2c; 245A.04, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.8"></a><var>575.8</var>adding a subdivision; 245C.03, by adding a subdivision; 245C.04, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.9"></a><var>575.9</var>a subdivision; 245C.05, subdivision 5; 245C.10, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.10"></a><var>575.10</var>245C.33, subdivisions 1, 4; 252.451, subdivision 2; 253B.066, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.11"></a><var>575.11</var>254B.04, subdivision 3; 254B.12; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.9685, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.12"></a><var>575.12</var>subdivisions 1, 1a; 256.9686, subdivision 2; 256.969, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 3a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.13"></a><var>575.13</var>3b, 3c, 6a, 8, 8a, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 25, 30, by adding subdivisions; 256.9752, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.14"></a><var>575.14</var>subdivision 2; 256B.04, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0615, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.15"></a><var>575.15</var>256B.0624, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 10; 256B.0625, subdivisions 18b, 18c, 18d, 18g, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.16"></a><var>575.16</var>30, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0751, by adding a subdivision; 256B.199; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.17"></a><var>575.17</var>256B.35, subdivision 1; 256B.441, by adding a subdivision; 256B.5012, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.18"></a><var>575.18</var>adding a subdivision; 256D.02, subdivisions 8, 12; 256D.05, subdivision 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.19"></a><var>575.19</var>256D.06, subdivision 1; 256D.08, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.20"></a><var>575.20</var>256D.10; 256D.405, subdivisions 1, 3; 256D.425, subdivision 2; 256I.03, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.21"></a><var>575.21</var>adding a subdivision; 256I.04, subdivision 1; 256I.05, subdivision 2; 256J.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.22"></a><var>575.22</var>subdivisions 47, 57, 83, by adding a subdivision; 256J.10; 256J.21, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.23"></a><var>575.23</var>256J.30, subdivision 4; 256J.32, subdivision 1; 256J.33, subdivision 2; 256J.37, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.24"></a><var>575.24</var>as amended; 256J.425, subdivisions 1, 7; 256J.49, subdivision 13; 256J.53, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.25"></a><var>575.25</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 256J.531; 256J.95, subdivisions 8, 9, 10; 257.85, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.26"></a><var>575.26</var>11; 260B.198, subdivision 7; 260C.212, subdivision 1; 260C.515, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.27"></a><var>575.27</var>4; 260C.611; 268A.01, subdivision 14; 298.28, subdivisions 2, 7a, as added; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.28"></a><var>575.28</var>299F.012, subdivision 2; 326.04, as amended; 326.10, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.29"></a><var>575.29</var>326.3382, by adding a subdivision; 326A.04, by adding a subdivision; 363A.44, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.30"></a><var>575.30</var>subdivision 1, as added; 611A.06, by adding a subdivision; 645.241; Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.31"></a><var>575.31</var>Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 15A.082, subdivisions 1, 3; 16A.724, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.32"></a><var>575.32</var>subdivision 3; 103I.205, subdivision 4; 116V.03; 123B.53, subdivisions 1, 5; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.33"></a><var>575.33</var>123B.54; 123B.75, subdivision 5; 124D.11, subdivision 1; 124D.111, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.34"></a><var>575.34</var>1; 124D.165, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 124D.531, subdivision 1; 124D.862, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.35"></a><var>575.35</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 125A.0942; 125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.36"></a><var>575.36</var>1, 2a, 2b, 2c; 125A.79, subdivisions 1, 5, 8; 126C.05, subdivision 15; 126C.10, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.37"></a><var>575.37</var>subdivisions 2, 2a, 2c, 2d, 24, 31; 126C.17, subdivisions 6, 7b, 9, 9a; 126C.40, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.38"></a><var>575.38</var>subdivision 1; 126C.44; 126C.48, subdivision 8; 127A.47, subdivision 7; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.39"></a><var>575.39</var>145.4716, subdivision 2; 148B.17, subdivision 2; 174.12, subdivision 2; 174.42, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.40"></a><var>575.40</var>subdivision 2; 245.8251; 245A.03, subdivision 7; 245A.042, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.41"></a><var>575.41</var>245A.16, subdivision 1; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245D.02, subdivisions 3, 4b, 8b, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.42"></a><var>575.42</var>11, 15b, 23, 29, 34, 34a, by adding a subdivision; 245D.03, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.43"></a><var>575.43</var>by adding a subdivision; 245D.04, subdivision 3; 245D.05, subdivisions 1, 1a, 1b, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.44"></a><var>575.44</var>2, 4, 5; 245D.051; 245D.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8; 245D.071, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.45"></a><var>575.45</var>3, 4, 5; 245D.081, subdivision 2; 245D.09, subdivisions 3, 4a; 245D.091, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.46"></a><var>575.46</var>subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 245D.10, subdivisions 3, 4; 245D.11, subdivision 2; 252.27, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.47"></a><var>575.47</var>subdivision 2a; 256B.04, subdivision 21; 256B.055, subdivision 1; 256B.06, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.48"></a><var>575.48</var>subdivision 4; 256B.0625, subdivisions 17, 18e; 256B.0949, subdivisions 4, 5, 11, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.49"></a><var>575.49</var>by adding a subdivision; 256B.439, subdivisions 1, 7; 256B.441, subdivision 63; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.50"></a><var>575.50</var>256B.4912, subdivision 1; 256B.4913, subdivision 4a; 256B.4914, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.51"></a><var>575.51</var>2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 15; 256B.492; 256B.69, subdivision 34; 256B.766; 256B.767; <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.52"></a><var>575.52</var>256B.85, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.53"></a><var>575.53</var>adding subdivisions; 256J.21, subdivision 3; 256J.30, subdivision 9; 256N.02, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.54"></a><var>575.54</var>adding a subdivision; 256N.21, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 256N.22, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.55"></a><var>575.55</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6; 256N.23, subdivisions 1, 4; 256N.24, subdivisions 9, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.56"></a><var>575.56</var>10; 256N.25, subdivisions 2, 3; 256N.26, subdivision 1; 256N.27, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.57"></a><var>575.57</var>4; 297A.815, subdivision 3; 326A.04, subdivision 5; Laws 2008, chapter 363, <br />
         		<a id="pl.575.58"></a><var>575.58</var>article 5, section 4, subdivision 7, as amended; Laws 2009, chapter 83, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.1"></a><var>576.1</var>1, section 10, subdivision 7; Laws 2010, chapter 189, sections 15, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.2"></a><var>576.2</var>12; 26, subdivision 4; Laws 2012, chapter 247, article 4, section 47; Laws 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.3"></a><var>576.3</var>chapter 263, section 1; Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 2, sections 1; 3; Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.4"></a><var>576.4</var>2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 28; Laws 2013, chapter 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.5"></a><var>576.5</var>section 6, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, sections 3, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.6"></a><var>576.6</var>2, 5, 6; 4, subdivisions 1, 2; 5; 13, subdivision 5; Laws 2013, chapter 86, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.7"></a><var>576.7</var>1, sections 12, subdivisions 1, 3, as amended; 13; Laws 2013, chapter 108, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.8"></a><var>576.8</var>1, section 24; article 7, sections 14; 49; article 14, sections 2, subdivisions 1, 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.9"></a><var>576.9</var>4, as amended, 6, as amended; 3, subdivisions 1, 4; 4, subdivision 8; 12; Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.10"></a><var>576.10</var>2013, chapter 114, article 3, sections 3, subdivision 6; 4, subdivision 3; article 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.11"></a><var>576.11</var>section 47; Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.12"></a><var>576.12</var>5, 6, 7, 11; article 3, section 37, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 18, 20; article 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.13"></a><var>576.13</var>section 9, subdivision 2; article 5, section 31, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 8; article 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.14"></a><var>576.14</var>section 12, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6; article 7, section 21, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.15"></a><var>576.15</var>9; article 8, section 5, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14; article 9, sections 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.16"></a><var>576.16</var>subdivision 2; 2; Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, sections 3, subdivisions 2, 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.17"></a><var>576.17</var>6; 4; 5, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; Laws 2013, chapter 143, article 11, section 10; Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.18"></a><var>576.18</var>2014, chapter 235, section 43; Laws 2014, chapter 240, section 26; 2014 H.F. <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.19"></a><var>576.19</var>No. 2180, section 11, if enacted; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.20"></a><var>576.20</var>Statutes, chapters 3; 5; 18B; 84; 85; 87A; 103G; 115E; 116J; 123A; 123B; 124D; <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.21"></a><var>576.21</var>129C; 135A; 136A; 144; 144A; 145; 148; 168; 171; 197; 219; 268A; 299A; 347; <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.22"></a><var>576.22</var>473; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapters 12B; 256P; <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.23"></a><var>576.23</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 115A.551, subdivision 2; 116J.997; <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.24"></a><var>576.24</var>123B.71, subdivisions 1, 4; 256.969, subdivisions 2c, 8b, 9a, 9b, 11, 13, 20, 21, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.25"></a><var>576.25</var>22, 26, 27, 28; 256.9695, subdivisions 3, 4; 256D.06, subdivision 1b; 256D.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.26"></a><var>576.26</var>subdivision 2; 256D.405, subdivisions 1a, 2; 256J.08, subdivisions 42, 55a, 82a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.27"></a><var>576.27</var>256J.20; 256J.24, subdivision 9; 256J.32, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5a, 6, 7, 7a, 8; <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.28"></a><var>576.28</var>Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 18f; <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.29"></a><var>576.29</var>256J.08, subdivision 24; 256N.26, subdivision 7; Laws 2014, chapter 272, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.576.30"></a><var>576.30</var>1, section 22; article 3, section 32."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.577.1"></a><var>577.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.2"></a><var>577.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.3"></a><var>577.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.577.4"></a><var>577.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Lyndon Carlson Sr.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Thomas Huntley<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.5"></a><var>577.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td></td>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.6"></a><var>577.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Tim Mahoney<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Paul Marquart<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.7"></a><var>577.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><span>
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.8"></a><var>577.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Jean Wagenius<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.9"></a><var>577.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.10"></a><var>577.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td><a id="pl.577.11"></a><var>577.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Richard J. Cohen<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>David J. Tomassoni<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.12"></a><var>577.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td><a id="pl.577.13"></a><var>577.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Tony Lourey<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td>Charles W. Wiger<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.14"></a><var>577.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.577.15"></a><var>577.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Terri E. Bonoff<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
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