ARTICLE 1

HIGHER EDUCATION

ARTICLE 2

HOUSING

JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ARTICLE 3

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY APPROPRIATIONS

ARTICLE 4

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

new text begin [116J.394] DEFINITIONS.
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new text begin [116J.395] BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT
GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin [116J.396] BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND FUND.
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new text begin [116J.886] CITATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE DEVELOPMENT
ACT.
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DEVELOPMENT.
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116L.98 WORKFORCE PROGRAM OUTCOMES.

ARTICLE 5

MISCELLANEOUS FOR JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ARTICLE 6

COMMERCE

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS

ARTICLE 7

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS APPROPRIATIONS

ARTICLE 8

PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS

ARTICLE 9

DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES; FEDERAL AID GRANTED

ARTICLE 10

DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES; ABSENT FEDERAL AID

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AID.
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HF 3172

ARTICLE 1

HIGHER EDUCATION

ARTICLE 2

HOUSING

JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

ARTICLE 3

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY APPROPRIATIONS

ARTICLE 4

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

new text begin [116J.394] DEFINITIONS. new text end

new text begin [116J.395] BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM. new text end

new text begin [116J.396] BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND FUND. new text end

new text begin [116J.886] CITATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE DEVELOPMENT ACT. new text end

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY APPROPRIATIONS

new text begin [116J.394] DEFINITIONS.
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new text begin [116J.395] BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT
GRANT PROGRAM.
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new text begin [116J.396] BORDER-TO-BORDER BROADBAND FUND.
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new text begin [116J.886] CITATION; REGENERATIVE MEDICINE DEVELOPMENT
ACT.
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new text begin [116J.8861] DEFINITIONS.
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new text begin [116J.8862] OFFICE OF REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
DEVELOPMENT.
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Section 1. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES;
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Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 9. new text begin INNOVATION VOUCHER PILOT PROGRAM.
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Sec. 10. new text begin COMMISSIONER'S ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.
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Sec. 11. new text begin NEW EMPLOYEE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP.
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Section 1.

Sec. 5. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM

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AND TRAINING (POST) BOARD

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Bill Text Versions

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AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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INDUSTRY
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Sec. 10. new text begin COMMISSIONER'S ACCOUNTABILITY PLAN.
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Sec. 11. new text begin NEW EMPLOYEE TRAINING PARTNERSHIP.
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CARE SERVICES.
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Sec. 15. new text begin REPEALER.
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Total Appropriation

Challenge Program

Housing Trust Fund

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new text begin Business and Community
Development
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new text begin Workforce Development
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new text begin General Support Services
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Labor Standards and Apprenticeship
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Business and Community
Development

Minnesota Trade Office

Vocational Rehabilitation

Telecommunications

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new text begin Definitions. new text end

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new text begin Commissioner. new text end

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new text begin Outside funding. new text end

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new text begin Fiscal planning. new text end

new text begin Project applications; selection. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

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new text begin Limitations on future appropriations. new text end

new text begin Workforce program net impact analysis. new text end

new text begin Approved training programs. new text end

new text begin Training partnership initiative. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin Agreements; required terms. new text end

new text begin Verification prior to payment of rebate. new text end

new text begin Allocation. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

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new text begin Meetings by telephone or other electronic means. new text end

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new text begin Emergency Communication Networks
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new text begin Office of Justice Programs
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new text begin Correctional Institutions
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Emergency Communication Networks

Criminal Apprehension

Disclosure.

Public benefit data.

Definition.

Authorized programs within department.

Fire Service Advisory Committee.

Stay of sentence maximum periods.

Felony.

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Appropriation.

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Nonduplication of federal assistance.

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Total Appropriation

Challenge Program

Housing Trust Fund

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new text begin Workforce Development new text end

new text begin General Support Services new text end

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Business and Community Development

Minnesota Trade Office

Vocational Rehabilitation

Telecommunications

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Business and Community
Development

Engrossments
Introduction		Posted on 03/17/2014
1st Engrossment		Posted on 04/01/2014
2nd Engrossment		Posted on 04/04/2014
3rd Engrossment		Posted on 05/19/2014

Unofficial Engrossments
1st Unofficial Engrossment		Posted on 04/07/2014
2nd Unofficial Engrossment		Posted on 04/09/2014

Conference Committee Reports
CCR-HF3172		Posted on 05/16/2014

A bill for an act
relating to state government; providing supplemental appropriations for
higher education, jobs and economic development, public safety, corrections,
transportation, environment, natural resources, and agriculture, kindergarten
through grade 12 and adult education, health and human services; making forecast
adjustments; modifying prior appropriations; modifying disposition of certain
revenues; dedicating money to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities for compensation costs associated with settlement of
employment contracts; dedicating certain funds for homeownership opportunities
for families evicted or given notice of eviction due to a disabled child in the
home; requiring the housing finance agency to improve efforts to reduce racial
and ethnic inequalities in homeownership rates; creating an office of regenerative
medicine development; modifying workforce program outcomes; creating job
training programs; providing funding for the Minnesota Racing Commission;
providing a grant to the Mille Lacs Tourism Council; funding Peace Officer
Standards and Training Board; modifying certain provisions pertaining to victims
of domestic violence and sentencing for criminal sexual conduct; continuing
the fire safety advisory committee; providing for disaster assistance for public
entities when federal aid is granted and when federal aid is absent; establishing
certain transportation oversight authority; modifying provisions for railroad
and pipeline safety; modifying certain transportation provisions; providing
compensation for bee deaths due to pesticide poisoning; establishing pollinator
emergency response team; providing nonresident off-highway motorcycle
state trail pass; requiring certain recycling; modifying solid waste reduction;
regulating harmful chemicals in children's products; providing for state parks
and trails license plates, and licensing and inspection of commercial dog and cat
breeders; providing for invasive terrestrial plants and pests center; providing
funding and policy modifications for early childhood, kindergarten through grade
12, and adult education, including general education, education excellence,
special education, facilities, nutrition, community education, self-sufficiency and
lifelong learning, and state agencies; making changes to provisions governing
the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, children and family
services, continuing care, community first services and supports, health care,
public assistance programs, and chemical dependency; providing for unborn
child protection; modifying the hospital payment system; modifying provisions
governing background studies and home and community-based services
standards; setting fees; providing rate increases; establishing grant programs;
modifying medical assistance provisions; modifying the use of positive support
strategies and emergency manual restraint; providing for certain grants; defining
terms; creating accounts; requiring reports; providing penalties; authorizing
rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 12.03, by adding
subdivisions; 12.221, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 12A.02, subdivision
2, by adding subdivisions; 12A.03, subdivision 3; 12A.15, subdivision 1; 13.46,
subdivision 4; 13.643, subdivision 6; 13.7411, subdivision 8; 13.84, subdivisions
5, 6; 16A.28, by adding a subdivision; 18B.01, by adding subdivisions; 18B.03,
by adding a subdivision; 18B.04; 84.788, subdivision 2; 85.053, subdivision 2;
85.34, subdivision 7; 85A.02, subdivision 2; 103G.271, subdivision 6; 115A.151;
115A.55, subdivision 4; 115A.551, subdivisions 1, 2a; 115A.557, subdivisions 2,
3; 115B.39, subdivision 2; 115E.01, by adding subdivisions; 115E.08, by adding
subdivisions; 116.9401; 116.9402; 116.9403; 116.9405; 116.9406; 116L.98;
119B.09, subdivision 9a, by adding a subdivision; 121A.19; 122A.40, subdivision
13; 122A.41, subdivision 6; 122A.415, subdivision 1; 123A.05, subdivision
2; 123A.485; 123A.64; 123B.57, subdivision 6; 123B.71, subdivisions 8, 9;
124D.09, subdivisions 9, 13; 124D.111, by adding a subdivision; 124D.16,
subdivision 2; 124D.522; 124D.531, subdivision 3; 124D.59, subdivision 2;
125A.76, subdivision 2; 126C.10, subdivisions 25, 26; 127A.45, subdivisions 2,
3; 127A.49, subdivisions 2, 3; 129C.10, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision;
144.0724, as amended; 144.551, subdivision 1; 145.4131, subdivision 1;
165.15, subdivision 2; 169.826, by adding a subdivision; 169.8261, by adding a
subdivision; 169.86, subdivision 5; 169.863, by adding a subdivision; 169.865,
subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision; 169.866, subdivision 3, by adding
a subdivision; 174.24, by adding a subdivision; 174.56, subdivision 1, by
adding a subdivision; 179.02, by adding a subdivision; 181A.07, by adding
a subdivision; 219.015, subdivisions 1, 2; 243.167, subdivision 1; 245A.03,
subdivision 2c; 245C.03, by adding a subdivision; 245C.04, by adding a
subdivision; 245C.05, subdivision 5; 245C.10, by adding a subdivision; 245C.33,
subdivisions 1, 4; 252.27, by adding a subdivision; 252.451, subdivision 2;
254B.12; 256.01, by adding a subdivision; 256.9685, subdivisions 1, 1a;
256.9686, subdivision 2; 256.969, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 3a, 3b, 3c, 6a, 8, 8a, 9,
10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 25, 30, by adding subdivisions; 256.9752, subdivision 2;
256B.04, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0625, subdivisions 18b, 18c, 18d, 18g,
30, by adding a subdivision; 256B.0751, by adding a subdivision; 256B.199;
256B.35, subdivision 1; 256B.431, by adding a subdivision; 256B.434, by
adding a subdivision; 256B.441, by adding a subdivision; 256B.5012, by
adding a subdivision; 256I.04, subdivision 2b; 256I.05, subdivision 2; 256J.49,
subdivision 13; 256J.53, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 256J.531; 257.85, subdivision
11; 260C.212, subdivision 1; 260C.515, subdivision 4; 260C.611; 299F.012,
subdivisions 1, 2; 469.084, by adding a subdivision; 473.408, by adding a
subdivision; 609.135, subdivision 2; 609.3451, subdivision 3; 611A.06, by
adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2013 Supplement, sections 16A.724,
subdivision 2; 123B.53, subdivisions 1, 5; 123B.54; 123B.75, subdivision 5;
124D.11, subdivision 1; 124D.111, subdivision 1; 124D.165, subdivision 5;
124D.531, subdivision 1; 124D.65, subdivision 5; 124D.862, subdivisions 1,
2; 125A.0942; 125A.11, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b, 2c;
125A.79, subdivisions 1, 5, 8; 126C.05, subdivision 15; 126C.10, subdivisions 2,
2a, 2d, 24, 31; 126C.17, subdivisions 6, 7b, 9, 9a; 126C.44; 126C.48, subdivision
8; 127A.47, subdivision 7; 145.4716, subdivision 2; 168.123, subdivision 2;
174.42, subdivision 2; 245.8251; 245A.03, subdivision 7; 245A.042, subdivision
3; 245A.16, subdivision 1; 245C.08, subdivision 1; 245D.02, subdivisions 3, 4b,
8b, 11, 15b, 29, 34, 34a, by adding a subdivision; 245D.03, subdivisions 1, 2,
3, by adding a subdivision; 245D.04, subdivision 3; 245D.05, subdivisions 1,
1a, 1b, 2, 4, 5; 245D.051; 245D.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8; 245D.071,
subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 245D.081, subdivision 2; 245D.09, subdivisions 3, 4a;
245D.091, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 245D.10, subdivisions 3, 4; 245D.11, subdivision
2; 256B.04, subdivision 21; 256B.056, subdivision 5c; 256B.0625, subdivisions
17, 18e; 256B.0949, subdivisions 4, 11; 256B.439, subdivisions 1, 7; 256B.441,
subdivision 53; 256B.4912, subdivision 1; 256B.492; 256B.69, subdivision 34;
256B.85, subdivisions 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24,
by adding subdivisions; 256N.22, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 256N.23, subdivision 4;
256N.25, subdivisions 2, 3; 256N.26, subdivision 1; 256N.27, subdivision 4;
Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 5, section 4, subdivision 7, as amended; Laws
2009, chapter 83, article 1, section 10, subdivision 7; Laws 2010, chapter 189,
sections 15, subdivision 12; 26, subdivision 4; Laws 2012, chapter 249, section
11; Laws 2012, chapter 263, section 1; Laws 2012, chapter 287, article 2,
sections 1; 3; Laws 2012, First Special Session chapter 1, article 1, section 28;
Laws 2013, chapter 1, section 6, as amended; Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1,
sections 3, subdivisions 2, 5, 6; 4, subdivisions 1, 2; 5; 13, subdivision 5; Laws
2013, chapter 86, article 1, sections 12, subdivision 3, as amended; 13; Laws
2013, chapter 108, article 1, section 24; article 3, section 48; article 7, sections
14; 49; article 14, sections 2, subdivisions 1, 4, as amended, 5, 6, as amended; 3,
subdivisions 1, 4; 4, subdivision 8; 12; Laws 2013, chapter 114, article 3, section
4, subdivision 3; Laws 2013, chapter 116, article 1, section 58, subdivisions 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 11; article 3, section 37, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 15, 20; article
4, section 9, subdivision 2; article 5, section 31, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 8; article
6, section 12, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; article 7, section 21, subdivisions 2, 3,
4, 6, 7, 9; article 8, section 5, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 10, 11, 14; article 9, sections
1, subdivision 2; 2; Laws 2013, chapter 117, article 1, sections 3, subdivisions
2, 3; 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 8; 18B;
19; 84; 85; 87A; 115E; 116; 116J; 123A; 123B; 124D; 129C; 144; 144A; 145;
168; 219; 299A; 347; 473; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 12B; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 115A.551, subdivision
2; 116J.997; 123B.71, subdivision 1; 256.969, subdivisions 2c, 8b, 9a, 9b, 11,
13, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28; 256.9695, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2013
Supplement, sections 256B.0625, subdivision 18f; 256N.26, subdivision 7.

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

new text begin $17,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board
of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities for compensation costs
associated with the settlement of employment contracts for fiscal year 2014. The board's
appropriation base is increased by $14,000,000 in fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
new text end

Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 4, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

58,748,000

42,748,000

The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.

Unless otherwise specified, this appropriation
is for transfer to the housing development
fund for the programs specified in this
section. Except as otherwise indicated, this
transfer is part of the agency's permanent
budget base.

new text begin The Housing Finance Agency will make
continuous improvements to its ongoing
efforts to reduce the racial and ethnic
inequalities in homeownership rates and
will seek opportunities to deploy increasing
levels of resources toward these efforts.
new text end

Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

19,203,000

9,203,000

(a) This appropriation is for the economic
development and housing challenge program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33.
The agency must continue to strengthen its
efforts to address the disparity rate between
white households and indigenous American
Indians and communities of color. Of this
amount, $1,208,000 each year shall be made
available during the first 11 months of the
fiscal year exclusively for housing projects
for American Indians. Any funds not
committed to housing projects for American
Indians in the first 11 months of the fiscal year
shall be available for any eligible activity
under Minnesota Statues, section 462A.33.

(b) Of this amount, $10,000,000 is a onetime
appropriation and is targeted for housing in
communities and regions that have:

(1)(i) low housing vacancy rates; and

(ii) cooperatively developed a plan that
identifies current and future housing needs;
and

(2)(i) experienced job growth since 2005 and
have at least 2,000 jobs within the commuter
shed;

(ii) evidence of anticipated job expansion; or

(iii) a significant portion of area employees
who commute more than 30 miles between
their residence and their employment.

(c) Priority shall be given to programs and
projects that are land trust programs and
programs that work in coordination with a
land trust program.

new text begin (d) Of this amount, $500,000 is for
homeownership opportunities for families
who have been evicted or been given
notice of an eviction due to a disabled
child in the home, including adjustments
for the incremental increase in costs of
addressing the unique housing needs of those
households. Any funds not expended for this
purpose may be returned to the challenge
fund after October 31, 2014.
new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end The base funding for this program in
the 2016-2017 biennium is $12,925,000 each
year.

Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

13,276,000
12,776,000

10,276,000
10,776,000

(a) This appropriation is for deposit in the
housing trust fund account created under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.201, and
may be used for the purposes provided in
that section. To the extent that these funds
are used for the acquisition of housing, the
agency shall give priority among comparable
projects to projects that focus on creating
safe and stable housing for homeless youth
or projects that provide housing to trafficked
women and children.

(b) $2,000,000 in the first year deleted text begin is adeleted text end new text begin and
$500,000 in the second year arenew text end onetime
deleted text begin appropriationdeleted text end new text begin appropriationsnew text end for temporary
rental assistance for families with school-age
children who have changed school or home
at least once in the last school year. The
agency, in consultation with the Department
of Education, may establish additional
targeting criteria.

(c) Of this amount, $500,000 the first year
is a onetime appropriation for temporary
rental assistance for adults who are in
the process of being released from state
correctional facilities or on supervised
release in the community who are homeless
or at risk of becoming homeless. The
agency, in consultation with the Department
of Corrections, may establish additional
targeting criteria to identify those adults
most at risk of reentering state correctional
facilities.

deleted text begin (d) Of this amount, $500,000 the first year
is a onetime appropriation for a grant to the
nonprofit organization selected to administer
the state demonstration project for high-risk
adults established under Laws 2007, chapter
54, article 1, section 19.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The base funding for this program in
fiscal years 2016 and 2017 is $11,471,000
each year.

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin (a) The Housing Finance Agency shall provide the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over the
agency with the draft and final versions of its affordable housing plan before and after it
has been submitted to the agency board for consideration.
new text end

new text begin (b) The Housing Finance Agency shall annually report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction
over the agency on the progress, if any, the agency has made in closing the racial disparity
gap and low-income concentrated housing disparities.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns under "Appropriations" are added to or, if shown
in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1,
or other law to the specified agencies. The appropriations are from the general fund, or
another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively.
Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, are effective the day following
final enactment. Reductions may be taken in either fiscal year.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 0
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 37,350,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

35,750,000

new text begin (a) $25,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for grants for the development
of broadband infrastructure under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.395, or to supplement
revenues raised by bonds sold by local units
of government for broadband infrastructure
development. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (b) $450,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for one or more contracts with an
independent organization that has extensive
experience working with Minnesota
broadband providers to continue to:
new text end

new text begin (1) collect broadband deployment data from
Minnesota providers, verify its accuracy
through on-the-ground testing, and create
state and county maps available to the public
showing the availability of broadband service
at various upload and download speeds
throughout Minnesota, in order to measure
progress in achieving the state's broadband
goals established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 237.012;
new text end

new text begin (2) analyze the deployment data collected to
help inform future investments in broadband
infrastructure; and
new text end

new text begin (3) conduct business and residential surveys
that measure broadband adoption and use in
the state.
new text end

new text begin Data provided by a broadband provider to the
contractor under this paragraph is nonpublic
data under Minnesota Statutes, section 13.02,
subdivision 9. Maps produced under this
paragraph are public data under Minnesota
Statutes, section 13.03. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from
the general fund for a grant to the Southwest
Initiative Foundation for business revolving
loans or other lending programs. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
expended.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for a grant to the West Central
Initiative Foundation for business revolving
loans or other lending programs. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
expended.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from
the general fund for a grant to the Southern
Minnesota Initiative Foundation for business
revolving loans or other lending programs.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until expended.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for a grant to the Northwest
Minnesota Foundation for business revolving
loans or other lending programs. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
expended.
new text end

new text begin (g) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from
the general fund for a grant to the Initiative
Foundation for business revolving loans or
other lending programs. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin (h) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from
the general fund for a grant to the Northland
Foundation for business revolving loans or
other lending programs. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin (i) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for a grant to the Urban Initiative
Board under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
116M, for business technical assistance or
organizational capacity building. Funds
available under this paragraph must be
allocated as follows: (1) 50 percent of
the funds must be allocated for projects
in the counties of Dakota, Ramsey, and
Washington; and (2) 50 percent of the funds
must be allocated for projects in the counties
of Anoka, Carver, Hennepin, and Scott. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until expended.
new text end

new text begin (j) $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for grants to small business
development centers under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.68. Funds made
available under this paragraph may be used to
match funds under the federal Small Business
Development Center (SBDC) program under
United States Code, title 15, section 648, to
provide consulting and technical services, or
to build additional SBDC network capacity
to serve entrepreneurs and small businesses.
The commissioner shall allocate funds
equally among the nine regional centers and
lead center. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin (k) $750,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for the innovation voucher pilot
program in article 4, section 9. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
expended. Of this amount, up to five percent
may be used for administration. Vouchers
require a 50 percent match by recipients.
new text end

new text begin (l) $1,600,000 in fiscal year 2015 is
from the general fund for the Minnesota
Jobs Skills Partnership program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.02. Of this
appropriation, $600,000 is onetime and is
available until expended and $1,000,000 is
added to the agency's base budget each year
for fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
new text end

new text begin (m) $450,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for the Office of Regenerative
Medicine under Minnesota Statutes, sections
116J.886 to 116J.8862. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until expended.
new text end

1,100,000

new text begin (a) $75,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from
the general fund for workforce program
outcome activities under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116L.98. Up to five percent of
this appropriation may be used by the
commissioner for administration of the
program. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for training rebates under article
4, section 11. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin (c) $25,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for the information technology
apprenticeship pilot program under article 4,
section 13. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until expended.
new text end

500,000

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2015 is for
establishing and operating the interagency
Olmstead Implementation Office. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
expended.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 0
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 25,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

25,000

new text begin (a) The base for the department is increased
by $70,000 each year for implementing and
administering a minimum wage inflation
adjustment. This adjustment is available only
if a law is enacted in the 2014 legislative
session that includes an automatic inflation
adjustment to the state minimum wage. The
availability of this appropriation is effective
in the same fiscal year that the inflation
adjustment is first effective.
new text end

new text begin (b) $25,000 in fiscal year 2015 is from the
general fund for the precision manufacturing
and health care services pilot program under
article 4, section 12. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until expended.
new text end

Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 3, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

53,642,000

45,407,000

Appropriations by Fund
General	52,942,000	44,707,000
Remediation	700,000	700,000

(a)(1) $15,000,000 each year is for the
Minnesota investment fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8731. new text begin Of this amount,
the commissioner of employment and
economic development may use up to three
percent for administrative expenses. new text end This
appropriation is available until spent.

(2) Of the amount available under clause
(1), up to $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2014
is for a loan to facilitate initial investment
in the purchase and operation of a
biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility.
This loan is not subject to the loan limitations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731,
and shall be forgiven by the commissioner
of employment and economic development
upon verification of meeting performance
goals. Purchases related to and for the
purposes of this loan award must be made
between January 1, 2013, and June 30, 2015.
The amount under this clause is available
until expended.

(3) Of the amount available under clause (1),
up to $2,000,000 is available for subsequent
investment in the biopharmaceutical facility
project in clause (2). The amount under this
clause is available until expended. Loan
thresholds under clause (2) must be achieved
and maintained to receive funding. Loans
are not subject to the loan limitations under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8731, and
shall be forgiven by the commissioner of
employment and economic development
upon verification of meeting performance
goals. Purchases related to and for the
purposes of loan awards must be made during
the biennium the loan was received.

(4) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
the biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility
in this paragraph shall be deemed eligible
for the Minnesota job creation fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8748,
by having at least $25,000,000 in capital
investment and 190 retained employees.

(5) For purposes of clauses (1) to (4),
"biopharmaceutical" and "biologics" are
interchangeable and mean medical drugs
or medicinal preparations produced using
technology that uses biological systems,
living organisms, or derivatives of living
organisms, to make or modify products or
processes for specific use. The medical drugs
or medicinal preparations include but are not
limited to proteins, antibodies, nucleic acids,
and vaccines.

(b) $12,000,000 each year is for the
Minnesota job creation fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8748. Of this amount,
the commissioner of employment and
economic development may use up to three
percent for administrative expenses. This
appropriation is available until spent. The
base funding for this program shall be
$12,500,000 each year in the fiscal year
2016-2017 biennium.

(c) $1,272,000 each year is from the
general fund for contaminated site cleanup
and development grants under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 116J.551 to 116J.558. This
appropriation is available until expended.

(d) $700,000 each year is from the
remediation fund for contaminated site
cleanup and development grants under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 116J.551 to
116J.558. This appropriation is available
until expended.

(e) $1,425,000 the first year and $1,425,000
the second year are from the general fund for
the business development competitive grant
program. Of this amount, up to five percent
is for administration and monitoring of the
business development competitive grant
program. All grant awards shall be for two
consecutive years. Grants shall be awarded
in the first year.

(f) $4,195,000 each year is from the general
fund for the Minnesota job skills partnership
program under Minnesota Statutes, sections
116L.01 to 116L.17. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available. This
appropriation is available until spent.

(g) $6,000,000 the first year is from the
general fund for the redevelopment program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.571.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until spent.

(h) $12,000 each year is from the general
fund for a grant to the Upper Minnesota Film
Office.

(i) $325,000 each year is from the general
fund for the Minnesota Film and TV Board.
The appropriation in each year is available
only upon receipt by the board of $1 in
matching contributions of money or in-kind
contributions from nonstate sources for every
$3 provided by this appropriation, except that
each year up to $50,000 is available on July
1 even if the required matching contribution
has not been received by that date.

(j) $100,000 each year is for a grant to the
Northern Lights International Music Festival.

(k) $5,000,000 each year is from the general
fund for a grant to the Minnesota Film
and TV Board for the film production jobs
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
116U.26. This appropriation is available
until expended. The base funding for this
program shall be $1,500,000 each year in the
fiscal year 2016-2017 biennium.

(l) $375,000 each year is from the general
fund for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.,
for the small business growth acceleration
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
116O.115. This is a onetime appropriation.

(m) $160,000 each year is from the general
fund for a grant to develop and implement
a southern and southwestern Minnesota
initiative foundation collaborative pilot
project. Funds available under this paragraph
must be used to support and develop
entrepreneurs in diverse populations in
southern and southwestern Minnesota. This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until expended.

(n) $100,000 each year is from the general
fund for the Center for Rural Policy
and Development. This is a onetime
appropriation.

(o) $250,000 each year is from the general
fund for the Broadband Development Office.

(p) $250,000 the first year is from the
general fund for a onetime grant to the St.
Paul Planning and Economic Development
Department for neighborhood stabilization
use in NSP3.

(q) $1,235,000 the first year is from the
general fund for a onetime grant to a city
of the second class that is designated as an
economically depressed area by the United
States Department of Commerce. The
appropriation is for economic development,
redevelopment, and job creation programs
and projects. This appropriation is available
until expended.

(r) $875,000 each year is from the general
fund for the Host Community Economic
Development Program established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.548.

(s) $750,000 the first year is from the general
fund for a onetime grant to the city of Morris
for loans or grants to agricultural processing
facilities for energy efficiency improvements.
Funds available under this section shall be
used to increase conservation and promote
energy efficiency through retrofitting existing
systems and installing new systems to
recover waste heat from industrial processes
and reuse energy. This appropriation is not
available until the commissioner determines
that deleted text begin at least $1,250,000deleted text end new text begin a match of $750,000
new text end is committed to the project from nonpublic
sources. This appropriation is available until
expended.

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2013.
new text end

Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

2,322,000

2,292,000

(a) $330,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $300,000
in fiscal year 2015 are for the STEP grants
in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.979. Of
the fiscal year 2014 appropriation, $30,000
is new text begin available for expenditure until June 30,
2015, new text end for establishing trade, export, and
cultural exchange relations between the state
of Minnesota and east African nations.

(b) $180,000 in fiscal year 2014 and
$180,000 in fiscal year 2015 are for the Invest
Minnesota marketing initiative in Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.9781. Notwithstanding
any other law, this provision does not expire.

(c) $270,000 each year is from the general
fund for the expansion of Minnesota Trade
Offices under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.978.

(d) $50,000 each year is from the general
fund for the trade policy advisory group
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.9661.

(e) The commissioner of employment and
economic development, in consultation
with the commissioner of agriculture, shall
identify and increase export opportunities for
Minnesota agricultural products.

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

27,691,000

Appropriations by Fund
General	20,861,000	20,861,000
Workforce Development	6,830,000	6,830,000

(a) $10,800,000 each year is from the general
fund for the state's vocational rehabilitation
program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
268A.

(b) $2,261,000 each year is from the general
fund for grants to centers for independent
living under Minnesota Statutes, section
268A.11.

(c) $5,745,000 each year from the general
fund and $6,830,000 each year from the
workforce development fund is for extended
employment services for persons with
severe disabilities under Minnesota Statutes,
section 268A.15. The allocation of extended
employment funds to Courage Center from
July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013 must be
contracted to Allina Health systems from
July 1, 2013 to June 30, deleted text begin 2014deleted text end new text begin 2015new text end to provide
extended employment services in accordance
with Minnesota Rules, parts 3300.2005 to
3300.2055.

(d) $2,055,000 each year is from the general
fund for grants to programs that provide
employment support services to persons with
mental illness under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 268A.13 and 268A.14. The base
appropriation for this program is $1,555,000
each year in the fiscal year 2016-2017
biennium.

Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

1,949,000

2,249,000

Appropriations by Fund
General	1,009,000	1,009,000
Special Revenue	940,000	1,240,000

$940,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $1,240,000
in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated to the
commissioner from the telecommunication
access fund for the following transfers. This
appropriation is added to the department's
base.

(1) $500,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $800,000
in fiscal year 2015 to the commissioner of
human services to supplement the ongoing
operational expenses of the Commission
of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing
Minnesotans;

(2) $290,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $290,000
in fiscal year 2015 to the chief information
officer for the purpose of coordinating
technology accessibility and usability; and

(3) $150,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $150,000
in fiscal year 2015 to the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for captioning of
legislative coveragenew text begin and for a consolidated
access fund for other state agencies. These
transfers are subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.281new text end .

new text begin (a) For the purposes of sections 116J.394 to 116J.396, the following terms have
the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Broadband" or "broadband service" has the meaning given in section 116J.39,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (c) "Broadband infrastructure" means networks of deployed telecommunications
equipment and technologies necessary to provide high-speed Internet access and other
advanced telecommunications services for end users.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic
development.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Last-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that serves as the
final leg connecting the broadband service provider's network to the end-use customer's
on-premises telecommunications equipment.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Middle-mile infrastructure" means broadband infrastructure that links a
broadband service provider's core network infrastructure to last-mile infrastructure.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, special
district or other political subdivision, or public corporation.
new text end

new text begin (h) "Underserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses
lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds that meet the state broadband goals of
ten to 20 megabits per second download and five to ten megabits per second upload.
new text end

new text begin (i) "Unserved areas" means areas of Minnesota in which households or businesses
lack access to wire-line broadband service at speeds that meet a Federal Communications
Commission threshold of four megabits per second download and one megabit per second
upload.
new text end

new text begin A grant program is established under the Department
of Employment and Economic Development to award grants to eligible applicants in order
to promote the expansion of access to broadband service in unserved or underserved
areas of the state.
new text end

new text begin Grants may be awarded under this section to fund
the acquisition and installation of middle-mile and last-mile infrastructure that support
broadband service scalable to speeds of at least 100 megabits per second download and
100 megabits per second upload.
new text end

new text begin Eligible applicants for grants awarded under this
section include:
new text end

new text begin (1) an incorporated business or a partnership;
new text end

new text begin (2) a political subdivision;
new text end

new text begin (3) an Indian tribe;
new text end

new text begin (4) a Minnesota nonprofit organization organized under chapter 317A;
new text end

new text begin (5) a Minnesota cooperative association organized under chapter 308A or 308B; and
new text end

new text begin (6) a Minnesota limited liability corporation organized under chapter 322B for the
purpose of expanding broadband access.
new text end

new text begin An eligible applicant must submit an application
to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall
develop administrative procedures governing the application and grant award process.
The commissioner shall act as fiscal agent for the grant program and shall be responsible
for receiving and reviewing grant applications and awarding grants under this section.
new text end

new text begin An applicant for a grant under this section shall
provide the following information on the application:
new text end

new text begin (1) the location of the project;
new text end

new text begin (2) the kind and amount of broadband infrastructure to be purchased for the project;
new text end

new text begin (3) evidence regarding the unserved or underserved nature of the community in
which the project is to be located;
new text end

new text begin (4) the number of households passed that will have access to broadband service as a
result of the project, or whose broadband service will be upgraded as a result of the project;
new text end

new text begin (5) significant community institutions that will benefit from the proposed project;
new text end

new text begin (6) evidence of community support for the project;
new text end

new text begin (7) the total cost of the project;
new text end

new text begin (8) sources of funding or in-kind contributions for the project that will supplement
any grant award; and
new text end

new text begin (9) any additional information requested by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (a) In evaluating applications and awarding grants, the
commissioner shall give priority to applications that are constructed in areas identified by
the director of the Office of Broadband Development as unserved.
new text end

new text begin (b) In evaluating applications and awarding grants, the commissioner may give
priority to applications that:
new text end

new text begin (1) are constructed in areas identified by the director of the Office of Broadband
Development as underserved;
new text end

new text begin (2) offer new or substantially upgraded broadband service to important community
institutions including, but not limited to, libraries, educational institutions, public safety
facilities, and healthcare facilities;
new text end

new text begin (3) facilitate the use of telemedicine and electronic health records;
new text end

new text begin (4) serve economically distressed areas of the state, as measured by indices of
unemployment, poverty, or population loss that are significantly greater than the statewide
average;
new text end

new text begin (5) provide technical support and train residents, businesses, and institutions in the
community served by the project to utilize broadband service;
new text end

new text begin (6) include a component to actively promote the adoption of the newly available
broadband services in the community;
new text end

new text begin (7) provide evidence of strong support for the project from citizens, government,
businesses, and institutions in the community;
new text end

new text begin (8) provide access to broadband service to a greater number of unserved or
underserved households and businesses; or
new text end

new text begin (9) leverage greater amounts of funding for the project from other private and
public sources.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall endeavor to award grants under this section to qualified
applicants in all regions of the state.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin The border-to-border broadband fund account
is established as a separate account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. The
commissioner shall credit to the account appropriations and transfers to the account.
Earnings, such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from assets of the
account, must be credited to the account. Funds remaining in the account at the end of a
fiscal year are not canceled to the general fund, but remain in the account until expended.
The commissioner shall manage the account.
new text end

new text begin Money in the account may be used only:
new text end

new text begin (1) for grant awards made under section 116J.395, including up to three percent of
the total amount appropriated for grants awarded under that section for costs incurred by
the Department of Employment and Economic Development to administer that section; or
new text end

new text begin (2) to supplement revenues raised by bonds sold by local units of government for
broadband infrastructure development.
new text end

new text begin Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner
for the purposes of subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin Sections 116J.886 to 116J.8862 shall be known as the Regenerative Medicine
Development Act to promote private sector investment in regenerative medicine to
strengthen the state's economy, reduce the long-term costs related to treating debilitating
illnesses, advance the regenerative medicine industry, and facilitate and expand clinical
research opportunities in the state.
new text end

new text begin For the purposes of sections 116J.886 to 116J.8862, the
following terms have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin "Business development services"
means business incubator services and services to facilitate access to existing publicly
or privately financed grants, loans, or loan guarantees, and to support basic or applied
research, development of therapies, and development of pharmacologies and treatments
through preclinical or clinical trials.
new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment
and economic development.
new text end

new text begin "Office" means the Office of Regenerative Medicine Development
established under section 116J.8862.
new text end

new text begin "Regenerative medicine" means the process of
creating or using living, functional tissue to augment, repair, replace, or regenerate organs
and tissue that have been damaged by disease, injury, aging, or other biological processes.
new text end

new text begin "Regenerative
medicine development project" or "project" means any research, product development,
or commercial venture relating to basic, preclinical, or clinical work to produce a drug,
biological or chemical material, compound, or medical device designed to augment,
repair, replace, or regenerate organs and tissue that have been damaged by disease, injury,
aging, or other biological processes.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall establish an Office of
Regenerative Medicine Development to provide business development services and
outreach to promote and expand the regenerative medicine industry in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin The office must regularly consult with external stakeholders,
and must conduct public meetings to gather input. For the purposes of this section,
external stakeholders must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) the director of the Minnesota Stem Cell Institute at the University of Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) a representative of a Minnesota-based trade association with the largest number
of bioscience companies as its membership;
new text end

new text begin (3) a representative of a Minnesota-based trade association with the largest number
of hospitals as its membership; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a representative of the largest private entity in Minnesota conducting research
into the benefits and uses of regenerative medicine.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner, on behalf of the office, may accept
appropriations, gifts, grants, and bequests.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall coordinate
the services and activities of the office with the innovative business development public
infrastructure program under section 116J.435.
new text end

new text begin By December 15, 2014, the commissioner shall develop a
long-term budget proposal for the office for fiscal years 2016 to 2024 to provide business
development services to regenerative medicine development projects.
new text end

new text begin (a) The office shall provide business
development services to eligible regenerative medicine development projects approved by
the commissioner. To be eligible for business development services under this section, a
regenerative medicine development project must:
new text end

new text begin (1) demonstrate that at least 70 percent of the project costs are paid from nonstate
sources. The nonstate share may include federal funds and the prior purchase of scientific
equipment and materials incidental to the project, provided the purchase is completed not
more than two years prior to the approval of funding by the commissioner;
new text end

new text begin (2) not duplicate or supplant any other research or other project already conducted
by the federal government, or for which federal funding is available; and
new text end

new text begin (3) demonstrate that project activities are carried out directly by the grant recipient.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall establish an application and process for approving
projects. Project applications must include the following information:
new text end

new text begin (1) evidence that the required match is available and committed;
new text end

new text begin (2) a detailed estimate, along with necessary supporting evidence, of the total cost
of the project;
new text end

new text begin (3) an assessment of the potential to attract new or continue existing public and
private research grant awards resulting from the project;
new text end

new text begin (4) a detailed risk analysis projecting the likelihood of clinical success resulting in
revenues or royalty payments from the project;
new text end

new text begin (5) an assessment of the likelihood for and potential cost savings for publicly
funded health care and long-term care programs from the project as a result of reducing
the incidence or lowering the treatment costs of debilitating illnesses and diseases over
the next ten years;
new text end

new text begin (6) a timeline indicating the major milestones of research projects and their
anticipated completion dates, including any previously completed similar research; and
new text end

new text begin (7) an estimate of any potential current and future employment opportunities
within the state, stimulation of economic growth, and the possibility for advancing the
development of commercially successful and affordable regenerative medicine products,
processes, or services. The application requirements are not in priority order and the
commissioner may weigh each item, depending upon the facts and circumstances, as
the commissioner considers appropriate.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner, on behalf of the office, must report to the
legislative chairs with jurisdiction over economic development by January 1 of each
odd-numbered year on successful economic development projects implemented or
initiated since their last report and on plans for the upcoming year.
new text end

new text begin The office established under this section expires June 30, 2024.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116L.98, is amended to read:

The commissioner shall develop and implement a
deleted text begin set of standard approaches for assessing the outcomes of workforce programs under this
chapter. The outcomes assessed must include, but are not limited to, periodic comparisons
of workforce program participants and nonparticipantsdeleted text end new text begin uniform outcome measurement
and reporting system for adult workforce-related programs funded in whole or in part by
the workforce development fundnew text end .

deleted text begin The commissioner shall also monitor the activities and outcomes of programs and
services funded by legislative appropriations and administered by the department on a
pass-through basis and develop a consistent and equitable method of assessing recipients
for the costs of its monitoring activities.
deleted text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in
this subdivision have the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Credential" means postsecondary degrees, diplomas, licenses, and certificates
awarded in recognition of an individual's attainment of measurable technical or
occupational skills necessary to obtain employment or advance with an occupation.
This definition does not include certificates awarded by workforce investment boards or
work-readiness certificates.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Exit" means to have not received service under a workforce program for 90
consecutive calendar days. The exit date is the last date of service.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Net impact" means the use of matched control groups and regression analysis to
estimate the impacts attributable to program participation net of other factors, including
observable personal characteristics and economic conditions.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Pre-enrollment" means the period of time before an individual was enrolled
in a workforce program.
new text end

new text begin (a) By
December 31 of each even-numbered year, the commissioner must report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the committees of the house of representatives and the
senate having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce policy and finance
the following information separately for each of the previous two fiscal or calendar years,
for each program subject to the requirements of subdivision 1:
new text end

new text begin (1) the total number of participants enrolled;
new text end

new text begin (2) the median pre-enrollment wages based on participant wages for the second
through the fifth calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment
excluding those with zero income;
new text end

new text begin (3) the total number of participants with zero income in the second through fifth
calendar quarters immediately preceding the quarter of enrollment;
new text end

new text begin (4) the total number of participants enrolled in training;
new text end

new text begin (5) the total number of participants enrolled in training by occupational group;
new text end

new text begin (6) the total number of participants that exited the program and the average
enrollment duration of participants that have exited the program during the year;
new text end

new text begin (7) the total number of exited participants who completed training;
new text end

new text begin (8) the total number of exited participants who attained a credential;
new text end

new text begin (9) the total number of participants employed during three consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit, by industry;
new text end

new text begin (10) the median wages of participants employed during three consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit;
new text end

new text begin (11) the total number of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit, by industry; and
new text end

new text begin (12) the median wages of participants employed during eight consecutive quarters
immediately following the quarter of exit.
new text end

new text begin (b) The report to the legislature must contain participant information by education
level, race and ethnicity, gender, and geography, and a comparison of exited participants
who completed training and those who did not.
new text end

new text begin (c) The requirements of this section apply to programs administered directly by the
commissioner or administered by other organizations under a grant made by the department.
new text end

new text begin (a) A recipient of a future
or past grant or direct appropriation made by or through the department must report data
to the commissioner by September 1 of each even-numbered year on each of the items in
subdivision 3 for each program it administers except wages and number employed, which
the department shall provide. The data must be in a format prescribed by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (b) Beginning July 1, 2014, the commissioner shall provide notice to grant applicants
and recipients regarding the data collection and reporting requirements under this
subdivision and must provide technical assistance to applicants and recipients to assist
in complying with the requirements of this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin The information collected and reported under subdivisions 3
and 4 shall be made available on the department's Web site.
new text end

new text begin (a) A program that is a recipient
of public funds and subject to the requirements of this section as of May 1, 2014, is not
eligible for additional state appropriations for any fiscal year beginning after June 30,
2015, unless all of the reporting requirements under subdivision 4 have been satisfied.
new text end

new text begin (b) A program with an initial request for funds on or after the effective date of this
section may be considered for receipt of public funds for the first two fiscal years only
if a plan that demonstrates how the data collection and reporting requirements under
subdivision 4 will be met has been submitted and approved by the commissioner. Any
subsequent request for funds after an initial request is subject to the requirements of
paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner
shall contract with an independent entity to conduct a net impact analysis for adult
workforce-related programs funded in whole or in part by the workforce development
fund. The requirements of this section apply to programs administered directly by the
commissioner or administered by other employment organizations under a grant made by
the department. The net impact methodology used by the independent entity should be
based on the methodology and evaluation design used in paragraph (c) and must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) standardized statistical methods for estimating the net impacts of workforce
services on individual employment, earnings, incarceration avoidance where appropriate,
and public benefits usage outcomes; and
new text end

new text begin (2) standardized cost-benefit analysis for understanding the monetary impacts of
workforce services from the participant and taxpayer points of view.
new text end

new text begin (b) By January 15 of the odd year of every other biennium, the commissioner must
report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees of the house of
representatives and senate having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce
policy and finance the following information for each program subject to this subdivision:
new text end

new text begin (1) the net impact of workforce services on individual employment, earnings, and
public benefits usage outcomes; and
new text end

new text begin (2) cost-benefit analyses for understanding the monetary impacts of workforce
services from the participant and taxpayer points of view. The report must be made
available to the public in an electronic format on the Department of Employment and
Economic Development's Web site.
new text end

new text begin The department is authorized to create and maintain data-sharing agreements with
other departments, including corrections, human services, and any other department that
are necessary to complete the analysis. The department shall supply the information
collected for use by the independent entity conducting net impact analysis pursuant to the
data practices requirements under chapters 13, 13A, 13B, and 13C.
new text end

new text begin (c) By January 15, 2015, the commissioner, in partnership with the Governor's
Workforce Development Council, must report to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the committees of the house of representatives and senate having jurisdiction over
economic development and workforce policy and finance the results of the net impact
pilot project already underway.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181A.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin The commissioner may grant exemptions
from any provisions of sections 181A.01 to 181A.12 for minors participating in training
programs approved by the commissioner; or students in a valid apprenticeship program
taught by or required by a trade union, the commissioner of education, the commissioner
of employment and economic development, the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities, or the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of employment and economic development shall develop and
implement an innovation voucher pilot program to provide financing to small businesses
to purchase technical assistance and services from public higher education institutions
and nonprofit entities to assist in the development or commercialization of innovative
new products or services.
new text end

new text begin (b) Funds available under this section may be used by a small business to access
technical assistance and other services including, but not limited to: research, technical
development, product development, commercialization, technology exploration, and
improved business practices.
new text end

new text begin (c) To be eligible for a voucher under this section, a business must enter into an
agreement with the commissioner that includes:
new text end

new text begin (1) a list of the technical assistance and services the business proposes to purchase
and from whom the services will be purchased; and
new text end

new text begin (2) deliverable outcomes in one of the following areas:
new text end

new text begin (i) research and development;
new text end

new text begin (ii) business model development;
new text end

new text begin (iii) market feasibility;
new text end

new text begin (iv) operations; or
new text end

new text begin (v) other outcomes determined by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin As part of the agreement, the commissioner must approve the technical assistance and
services to be purchased, and the entities from which the services or technical assistance
will be purchased.
new text end

new text begin (d) For the purposes of this section, a small business means a business with fewer
than 40 employees.
new text end

new text begin (e) A voucher award must not exceed $25,000 per business.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner must report to the chairs of the committees of the house of
representatives and senate having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce
policy and finance issues by December 1, 2014, on the vouchers awarded to date.
new text end

new text begin By December 1, 2014, the commissioner shall report to the committees of the
house of representatives and senate having jurisdiction over workforce development
and economic development policy and finance issues, on the department's plan, and any
request for funding, to design and implement a performance accountability outcome
measurement system for programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J and 116L.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of
employment and economic development shall develop and implement a new employee
training partnership to provide rebates to employers that hire and train new employees. To
be eligible for a rebate under this section, an employer must enter into an agreement with
the commissioner under subdivision 3. The commissioner shall give priority to employers
in counties in which the county unemployment rate over the preceding 12 months exceeded
the state average unemployment rate by 1.5 percentage points over the same period.
new text end

new text begin (b) Before entering into an agreement with an employer, the commissioner must
investigate the applicability of other training programs and determine whether the job skills
partnership grant program is a more suitable source of funding for the training and whether
the training can be completed in a timely manner that meets the needs of the employer.
new text end

new text begin The investigation must be completed within 15 days or as soon as reasonably possible
after the employer has provided the commissioner with all the requested information.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall prescribe the form of all applications for rebates, the
timing for submission of applications, the execution of agreements with the commissioner,
and the payment of rebates.
new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this
subdivision have the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Agreement" means the agreement between an employer and the commissioner
for a training partnership.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic
development.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Cost of training" means all necessary and incidental costs of providing training
services. The term does not include the cost of purchasing equipment to be owned or used
by the training or educational institution or service.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Disability" has the meaning given under United States Code, title 42, chapter 126.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Employee" means an individual employed in a new job.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Employer" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, or association providing new jobs and entering into an agreement.
new text end

new text begin (h) "Long-term unemployed" has the meaning given by the United States Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards.
new text end

new text begin (i) "New job" means a job:
new text end

new text begin (1) that is provided by a new or expanding business at a location outside of the
metropolitan area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2;
new text end

new text begin (2) that provides 32 hours of work per week for a minimum of nine months of the
year and is permanent with no planned termination date; and
new text end

new text begin (3) for which the employee hired was not (i) formerly employed by the employer
in the state or (ii) a replacement worker, including a worker newly hired as a result of a
labor dispute.
new text end

new text begin (j) "Rebate" means a payment by the commissioner to an employer for the cost
of training an employee. Rebates are limited to a maximum of $3,000 per employee,
except that the maximum rebate for the training costs of an employee with a disability, an
employee who was considered long-term unemployed, or an employee who is a veteran,
is $4,000 per employee.
new text end

new text begin (k) "Training partnership" means a training services and rebate arrangement that is
the subject of an agreement entered into between the commissioner and an employer.
new text end

new text begin (l) "Training services" means training and education specifically directed to new
jobs, determined to be appropriate by the commissioner, including in-house training;
services provided by institutions of higher education, or federal, state, or local agencies; or
private training or educational services. Administrative services, assessment, and testing
costs may be considered as training services.
new text end

new text begin To be eligible for a rebate under this
section, an employer must enter into an agreement with the commissioner that:
new text end

new text begin (1) identifies the training costs to be incurred by the employer, who will provide the
training services, and the amount of the rebate to be provided by the commissioner;
new text end

new text begin (2) provides for a guarantee by the employer of payment for all training costs; and
new text end

new text begin (3) provides that each employee must be paid wages of at least $13 per hour, plus
benefits, except that during a period not to exceed three weeks, during which an employee
is receiving training services, the employee may be paid wages of at least $11 per hour,
plus benefits.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall not
pay any rebate until all training costs and payment of the training costs by the employer
have been verified.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall allocate payment for rebates
to employers only after receipt of a complete application for the rebate, including the
provision of all of the required information and the execution of an agreement and
approval by the commissioner. In approving applications, the commissioner must give
priority to employers in counties with high seasonally adjusted unemployment rates.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may utilize existing on-the-job training rebate or payment
processes or procedures.
new text end

new text begin By February 1, 2015, the commissioner shall report to the
committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction over economic
development policy and finance. The report must include the following information:
new text end

new text begin (1) the total amount of rebates issued;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of individuals receiving training, including disaggregate data
for employees who are individuals with disabilities, veterans, or who were long-term
unemployed;
new text end

new text begin (3) an analysis of the effectiveness of the rebate in encouraging employment; and
new text end

new text begin (4) any other information the commissioner determines appropriate.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of labor and industry shall establish pilot programs to develop
competency standards for apprenticeship programs in precision manufacturing and health
care services. The pilot programs shall be administered by the registered apprenticeship
program within the Department of Labor and Industry. In establishing the pilot programs,
the commissioner may convene recognized industry experts and representative employers
to assist in defining credible competency standards acceptable to the information
technology and health care services industries.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic development shall establish a pilot
program to develop competency standards for an information technology apprenticeship
program. In establishing the pilot program, the commissioner may convene recognized
industry experts and representative employers to define credible competency standards
acceptable to the information technology industry.
new text end

new text begin The outcomes expected from each of the pilot programs listed in sections 12 and
13 include:
new text end

new text begin (1) establishment of competency standards for entry level and at least two additional
higher skill levels for apprenticeship training in each industry;
new text end

new text begin (2) verification of competency standards and skill levels and their transferability by
representatives of each respective industry;
new text end

new text begin (3) clarification of ways for Minnesota educational institutions to engage in
providing training to meet the competency standards established; and
new text end

new text begin (4) participation from the identified industry sectors.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.997, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 179.02, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin (a) The commissioner may apply
for, accept, and disburse gifts, bequests, grants, or payments for services from the United
States, the state, private foundations, or any other source.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money received by the commissioner under this subdivision must be deposited in
a separate account in the state treasury and invested by the State Board of Investment. The
amount deposited, including investment earnings, is appropriated to the commissioner
to carry out duties of the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner must post and maintain, on the Bureau of Mediation Services
Web site, a list of the sources of funds and amounts received under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 469.084, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin The port authority
may conduct meetings as provided by section 13D.015.
new text end

Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 1, section 5, is amended to read:

13,988,000

new text begin (a) new text end To develop maximum private sector
involvement in tourism, $500,000 in fiscal
year 2014 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2015
must be matched by Explore Minnesota
Tourism from nonstate sources. Each $1 of
state incentive must be matched with $6 of
private sector funding. Cash match is defined
as revenue to the state or documented cash
expenditures directly expended to support
Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up
to one-half of the private sector contribution
may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive
in fiscal year 2014 shall be based on fiscal
year 2013 private sector contributions. The
incentive in fiscal year 2015 shall be based on
fiscal year 2014 private sector contributions.
This incentive is ongoing.

Funding for the marketing grants is available
either year of the biennium. Unexpended
grant funds from the first year are available
in the second year.

new text begin (b) $100,000 of the second year appropriation
is for a grant to the Mille Lacs Tourism
Council to enhance marketing activities
related to tourism promotion in the Mille
Lacs Lake area.
new text end

new text begin (c) $100,000 of the second year appropriation
is for additional marketing activities.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 in fiscal year 2014 and $85,000 in fiscal year 2015 are appropriated
from the racing and card playing regulation account in the special revenue fund to the
Minnesota Racing Commission. These appropriations are onetime and are available
either year of the biennium.
new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
in this article.
new text end

		new text begin 2014 new text end		new text begin 2015 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 36,475,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 36,496,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end		new text begin 6,359,000 new text end		new text begin 6,865,000 new text end		new text begin 13,224,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 6,359,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 43,361,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 49,720,000 new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are added to the
appropriations in Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, to the agencies and for the purposes
specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, or another named
fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2014"
and "2015" used in this article mean that the addition to the appropriation listed under
them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, respectively.
Supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, are effective the
day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 6,359,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 13,126,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 6,261,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 6,359,000 new text end	new text begin 6,865,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

5,059,000

6,865,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the state
government special revenue fund for 911
emergency telecommunications services.
new text end

-0-

600,000

new text begin (a) $300,000 in 2015 is for grants to
fund emergency shelter, housing, or
advocacy services targeted to culturally
specific programming for newer immigrant
populations. The funds must be awarded
to a program or programs that demonstrate
leadership in the community to be served.
This appropriation is added to the base.
new text end

new text begin (b) $300,000 in 2015 is for grants to sexual
assault advocacy programs for sexual
violence community prevention networks.
For purposes of this section, "sexual
assault" means a violation of Minnesota
Statutes, sections 609.342 to 609.3453. This
appropriation is added to the base.
new text end

-0-

5,661,000

new text begin $5,661,000 in 2015 is for the disaster
assistance contingency account in Minnesota
Statutes, section 12.221. These funds are
available until spent.
new text end

1,300,000

-0-

new text begin $1,300,000 in 2014 is appropriated from the
fire safety account in the special revenue
fund to the commissioner of public safety
for activities and programs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 299F.012. This is a onetime
appropriation. By January 15, 2015, the
commissioner shall report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over the fire
safety account regarding the balances and
uses of the account.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 30,164,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

-0-

27,321,000

new text begin This includes a onetime appropriation of
$11,089,000.
new text end

-0-

1,900,000

-0-

900,000

-0-

50,000

new text begin $50,000 in 2015 is for training state and
local community safety personnel in the
use of crisis de-escalation techniques for
use with Minnesota veterans following
their return from active military service in
a combat zone. The director may consult
with any other state or local governmental
official or nongovernmental authority the
director determines to be relevant, to include
postsecondary institutions, when selecting
a service provider for this training. The
training provider must have a demonstrated
understanding of the transitions and
challenges that veterans may experience
during their re-entry into society following
combat service. The training opportunities
provided must be reasonably distributed
statewide. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Laws 2009, chapter 83, article 1, section 10, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

66,470,000

70,233,000

This appropriation is from the state
government special revenue fund for 911
emergency telecommunications services.

(a) Public Safety Answering Points.
$13,664,000 each year is to be distributed
as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
403.113, subdivision 2.

(b) Medical Resource Communication
Centers. $683,000 each year is for grants
to the Minnesota Emergency Medical
Services Regulatory Board for the Metro
East and Metro West Medical Resource
Communication Centers that were in
operation before January 1, 2000.

(c) ARMER Debt Service. $17,557,000 the
first year and $23,261,000 the second year
are to the commissioner of finance to pay
debt service on revenue bonds issued under
Minnesota Statutes, section 403.275.

Any portion of this appropriation not needed
to pay debt service in a fiscal year may be
used by the commissioner of public safety to
pay cash for any of the capital improvements
for which bond proceeds were appropriated
by Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section
9, subdivision 8, or Laws 2007, chapter 54,
article 1, section 10, subdivision 8.

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end deleted text begin Metropolitan Council Debt Service.
deleted text end deleted text begin deleted text end deleted text begin $1,410,000 each year is to the commissioner
deleted text end deleted text begin of finance for payment to the Metropolitan
deleted text end deleted text begin Council for debt service on bonds issued
deleted text end deleted text begin under Minnesota Statutes, section deleted text end deleted text begin .
deleted text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end ARMER State Backbone Operating
Costs. $5,060,000 each year is to the
commissioner of transportation for costs
of maintaining and operating the statewide
radio system backbone.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end ARMER Improvements. $1,000,000
each year is for the Statewide Radio Board for
costs of design, construction, maintenance
of, and improvements to those elements
of the statewide public safety radio and
communication system that support mutual
aid communications and emergency medical
services or provide enhancement of public
safety communication interoperability.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end Next Generation 911. $3,431,000
the first year and $6,490,000 the second year
are to replace the current system with the
Next Generation Internet Protocol (IP) based
network. new text begin This appropriation is available until
expended. new text end The base level of funding for
fiscal year 2012 shall be $2,965,000.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end Grants to Local Government.
$5,000,000 the first year is for grants to
local units of government to assist with
the transition to the ARMER system. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2012.

Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 12, subdivision 3, as amended by
Laws 2013, chapter 140, section 2, is amended to read:

47,588,000

47,197,000

Appropriations by Fund
General	42,315,000	42,924,000
Special Revenue	3,000,000	2,000,000
State Government Special Revenue	7,000	7,000
Trunk Highway	2,266,000	2,266,000

(a) DWI Lab Analysis; Trunk Highway Fund

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
161.20, subdivision 3, $1,941,000 each year
is from the trunk highway fund for laboratory
analysis related to driving-while-impaired
cases.

(b) Criminal History System

$50,000 the first year and $580,000 the
second year from the general fund and,
notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
299A.705, subdivision 4, $3,000,000 the
first year and $2,000,000 the second year
from the vehicle services account in the
special revenue fund are to replace the state
criminal history system. This appropriation
is available until expended. Of this amount,
$2,980,000 the first year and $2,580,000
the second year are for a onetime transfer
to the Office of Enterprise Technology for
start-up costs. Service level agreements
must document all project-related transfers
under this paragraph. Ongoing operating
and support costs for this system shall
be identified and incorporated into future
service level agreements.

The commissioner is authorized to use funds
appropriated under this paragraph for the
purposes specified in paragraph (c).

The general fund base for this program is
$4,930,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $417,000
in fiscal year 2017.

$1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000 the
second year from the general fund are to
replace the state's crime reporting system
new text begin and include one full-time equivalent business
analystnew text end . This appropriation is available until
expended. Of these amounts, $1,360,000
the first year and deleted text begin $1,360,000deleted text end new text begin $1,290,000
new text end the second year are for a onetime transfer
to the Office of Enterprise Technology for
start-up costs. Service level agreements
must document all project-related transfers
under this paragraph. Ongoing operating
and support costs for this system shall
be identified and incorporated into future
service level agreements.

The commissioner is authorized to use funds
appropriated under this paragraph for the
purposes specified in paragraph (b).

The base funding for this program is
$1,360,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $380,000
in fiscal year 2017.

(d) Forensic Laboratory

$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year from the general fund and,
notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
161.20, subdivision 3, $125,000 the first
year and $125,000 the second year from the
trunk highway fund are to replace forensic
laboratory equipment at the Bureau of
Criminal Apprehension.

$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year from the general fund and,
notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
161.20, subdivision 3, $200,000 the first
year and $200,000 the second year from the
trunk highway fund are to improve forensic
laboratory staffing at the Bureau of Criminal
Apprehension.

(e) Livescan Fingerprinting

$310,000 the first year and $389,000 the
second year from the general fund are to
maintain Livescan fingerprinting machines.

(f) Report

If the vehicle services special revenue account
accrues an unallocated balance in excess
of 50 percent of the previous fiscal year's
expenditures, the commissioner of public
safety shall submit a report to the chairs
and ranking minority members of the house
of representatives and senate committees
with jurisdiction over transportation and
public safety policy and finance. The report
must contain specific policy and legislative
recommendations for reducing the fund
balance and avoiding future excessive fund
balances. The report is due within three
months of the fund balance exceeding the
threshold established in this paragraph.

Laws 2013, chapter 86, article 1, section 13, is amended to read:

3,870,000

(a) Excess Amounts Transferred

This appropriation is from the peace officer
training account in the special revenue fund.
Any new receipts credited to that account in
the first year in excess of $3,870,000 must be
transferred and credited to the general fund.
Any new receipts credited to that account in
the second year in excess of $3,870,000 must
be transferred and credited to the general
fund.

(b) Peace Officer Training
Reimbursements

$2,734,000 each year is for reimbursements
to local governments for peace officer
training costs.

Of the appropriation in paragraph (b),
$100,000 the first year is for reimbursements
to local governments for peace officer
training costs on sexually exploited and
trafficked youth, including effectively
identifying sex trafficked victims and
traffickers, investigation techniques, and
assisting sexually exploited youth.new text begin These
funds are available until June 30, 2016.
new text end

Reimbursement shall be provided on a flat
fee basis of $100 per diem per officer.

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.84, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Private or confidential court services data shall not be
disclosed except:

(a) pursuant to section 13.05;

(b) pursuant to a statute specifically authorizing disclosure of court services data;

(d) to the court services department, parole or probation authority or state or local
correctional agency or facility having statutorily granted supervision over the individual
subject of the data;

(e) pursuant to subdivision 6; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(f) pursuant to a valid court orderdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (g) pursuant to section 611A.06, subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.84, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

(a) The responsible authority or its designee of a
parole or probation authority or correctional agency may release private or confidential
court services data related to:

(1) criminal acts to any law enforcement agency, if necessary for law enforcement
purposes; and

(2) criminal acts or delinquent acts to the victims of criminal or delinquent acts to the
extent that the data are necessary for the victim to assert the victim's legal right to restitution.

(b) A parole or probation authority, a correctional agency, or agencies that provide
correctional services under contract to a correctional agency may release to a law
enforcement agency the following data on defendants, parolees, or probationers: current
address, dates of entrance to and departure from agency programs, and dates and times of
any absences, both authorized and unauthorized, from a correctional program.

(c) The responsible authority or its designee of a juvenile correctional agency may
release private or confidential court services data to a victim of a delinquent act to the
extent the data are necessary to enable the victim to assert the victim's right to request
notice of release under section 611A.06. The data that may be released include only the
name, home address, and placement site of a juvenile who has been placed in a juvenile
correctional facility as a result of a delinquent act.

new text begin (d) Upon the victim's written or electronic request and, if the victim and offender
have been household or family members as defined in section 518B.01, subdivision 1,
paragraph (b), the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner's designee may
disclose to the victim of an offender convicted of a crime pursuant to section 609.02,
subdivision 16, notification of the city and five-digit zip code of the offender's residency
upon or after release from a Department of Corrections facility, unless:
new text end

new text begin (1) the offender is not supervised by the commissioner of corrections or the
commissioner's designee at the time of the victim's request;
new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner's designee does not have
the city or zip code; or
new text end

new text begin (3) the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner's designee reasonably
believes that disclosure of the city or zip code of the offender's residency creates a risk
to the victim, offender, or public safety.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 243.167, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

As used in this section, "crime against the person" means
a violation of any of the following or a similar law of another state or of the United States:
section 609.165; 609.185; 609.19; 609.195; 609.20; 609.205; 609.221; 609.222; 609.223;
609.2231; 609.224, subdivision 2 or 4; 609.2242, subdivision 2 or 4; 609.2247; 609.235;
609.245, subdivision 1; 609.25; 609.255; 609.3451, subdivision deleted text begin 2deleted text end new text begin 3new text end ; 609.498, subdivision
1; 609.582, subdivision 1; or 617.23, subdivision 2; or any felony-level violation of
section 609.229; 609.377; 609.749; or 624.713.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.012, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

From the revenues
appropriated from the fire safety account, established under section 297I.06, subdivision
3, the commissioner of public safety may expend funds for the activities and programs
identified by the advisory committee established under subdivision 2 and recommended
to the commissioner of public safety. new text begin The commissioner shall not expend funds without
the recommendation of the advisory committee established under subdivision 2. new text end The
commissioner shall not expend funds without the recommendation of the advisory
committee established under subdivision 2. These funds are to be used to provide
resources needed for identified activities and programs of the Minnesota fire service and to
ensure the State Fire Marshal Division responsibilities are fulfilled.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 299F.012, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

new text begin (a) new text end The Fire Service Advisory
Committee shall provide recommendations to the commissioner of public safety on
fire service-related issues and shall consist of representatives of each of the following
organizations: two appointed by the president of the Minnesota State Fire Chiefs
Association, two appointed by the president of the Minnesota State Fire Department
Association, two appointed by the president of the Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters,
two appointed by the president of the League of Minnesota Cities, one appointed by the
president of the Minnesota Association of Townships, one appointed by the president
of the Insurance Federation of Minnesota, one appointed jointly by the presidents of
the Minnesota Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators and the
Fire Marshals Association of Minnesota, and the commissioner of public safety or the
commissioner's designee. The commissioner of public safety must ensure that at least
three of the members of the advisory committee work and reside in counties outside of the
seven-county metropolitan area. The committee shall provide funding recommendations
to the commissioner of public safety from the fire safety fund for the following purposes:

(1) for the Minnesota Board of Firefighter Training and Education;

(2) for programs and staffing for the State Fire Marshal Division; and

(3) for fire-related regional response team programs and any other fire service
programs that have the potential for statewide impact.

new text begin (b) The committee under paragraph (a) does not expire.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.135, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

(a) If the conviction is for a felony
other than section 609.21, subdivision 1a, paragraph (b) or (c), the stay shall be for not
more than four years or the maximum period for which the sentence of imprisonment
might have been imposed, whichever is longer.

(b) If the conviction is for a gross misdemeanor violation of section 169A.20
or 609.21, subdivision 1a, paragraph (d), or for a felony described in section 609.21,
subdivision 1a, paragraph (b) or (c), the stay shall be for not more than six years. The
court shall provide for unsupervised probation for the last year of the stay unless the court
finds that the defendant needs supervised probation for all or part of the last year.

new text begin (c) If the conviction is for a gross misdemeanor violation of section 609.3451,
subdivision 1, the stay shall be for not more than six years.
new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end If the conviction is for a gross misdemeanor not specified in paragraph (b),
the stay shall be for not more than two years.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end If the conviction is for any misdemeanor under section 169A.20; 609.746,
subdivision 1; 609.79; or 617.23; or for a misdemeanor under section 609.2242 or
609.224, subdivision 1, in which the victim of the crime was a family or household
member as defined in section 518B.01, the stay shall be for not more than two years. The
court shall provide for unsupervised probation for the second year of the stay unless the
court finds that the defendant needs supervised probation for all or part of the second year.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end If the conviction is for a misdemeanor not specified in paragraph deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end , the
stay shall be for not more than one year.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end The defendant shall be discharged six months after the term of the stay
expires, unless the stay has been revoked or extended under paragraph deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end , or the
defendant has already been discharged.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end Notwithstanding the maximum periods specified for stays of sentences under
paragraphs (a) to deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end , a court may extend a defendant's term of probation for up to one
year if it finds, at a hearing conducted under subdivision 1a, that:

(1) the defendant has not paid court-ordered restitution in accordance with the
payment schedule or structure; and

(2) the defendant is likely to not pay the restitution the defendant owes before the
term of probation expires.

This one-year extension of probation for failure to pay restitution may be extended by
the court for up to one additional year if the court finds, at another hearing conducted
under subdivision 1a, that the defendant still has not paid the court-ordered restitution
that the defendant owes.

Nothing in this subdivision limits the court's ability to refer the case to collections
under section 609.104.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end Notwithstanding the maximum periods specified for stays of sentences under
paragraphs (a) to deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g)new text end , a court may extend a defendant's term of probation for up to three
years if it finds, at a hearing conducted under subdivision 1c, that:

(1) the defendant has failed to complete court-ordered treatment successfully; and

(2) the defendant is likely not to complete court-ordered treatment before the term of
probation expires.

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2014, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 609.3451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than deleted text begin fivedeleted text end new text begin tennew text end years or to payment of a fine of not more than
$10,000, or both, if the person violates deleted text begin subdivision 1, clause (2),deleted text end new text begin this section within ten
yearsnew text end after having been previously convicted of deleted text begin or adjudicated delinquent fordeleted text end violating
deleted text begin subdivision 1, clause (2)deleted text end new text begin this section; sections 609.342 to 609.345; or 609.3453new text end ; deleted text begin section
deleted text end 617.23deleted text begin , subdivision 2, clause (1)deleted text end ; new text begin 617.247; new text end or a statute from another state in conformity
deleted text begin with subdivision 1, clause (2), or section 617.23, subdivision 2, clause (1)deleted text end new text begin therewithnew text end .

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2014, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 611A.06, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin (a) Upon the victim's written or electronic request
and if the victim and offender have been household or family members as defined in
section 518B.01, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), the commissioner of corrections or the
commissioner's designee shall disclose to the victim of an offender convicted of a crime
pursuant to section 609.02, subdivision 16, notification of the city and five-digit zip code
of the offender's residency upon release from a Department of Corrections facility, unless:
new text end

new text begin (1) the offender is not supervised by the commissioner of corrections or the
commissioner's designee at the time of the victim's request;
new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner's designee does not have
the city or zip code; or
new text end

new text begin (b) All identifying information regarding the victim including, but not limited to, the
notification provided by the commissioner of corrections or the commissioner's designee
is classified as private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and
is accessible only to the victim.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 15, 2015.
new text end

new text begin In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall change the
headnote of section 609.3451, subdivision 2, from "Penalty" to "Gross misdemeanor."
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin "Local government" has the meaning given in Code
of Federal Regulations, title 44, section 206.2 (2012).
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin "Nonfederal share" has the meaning given in section
12A.02, subdivision 7.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12.221, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

new text begin (a) new text end The state director, serving as the
governor's authorized representative, may enter into subgrant agreements with eligible
applicants to provide federal and state financial assistance made available as a result
of a disaster declaration.

new text begin (b) When state funds are used to provide the FEMA Public Assistance Program
cost-share requirement for a local government, the state director must award a local
government 100 percent of the nonfederal share of the local government's FEMA Public
Assistance Program costs.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12.221, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin (a) A disaster
assistance contingency account is created in the general fund in the state treasury. Money
in the disaster assistance contingency account is appropriated to the commissioner of
public safety to provide:
new text end

new text begin (1) cost-share for federal assistance under section 12A.15, subdivision 1; and
new text end

new text begin (2) state public disaster assistance to eligible applicants under chapter 12B.
new text end

new text begin (b) For appropriations under paragraph (a), clause (1), the amount appropriated is
100 percent of any nonfederal share for state agencies and local governments. Money
appropriated under paragraph (a), clause (1), may be used to pay all or a portion of the
nonfederal share for publicly owned capital improvement projects.
new text end

new text begin (c) For appropriations under paragraph (a), clause (2), the amount appropriated
is the amount required to pay eligible claims under chapter 12B, as certified by the
commissioner of public safety.
new text end

new text begin (d) If the amount appropriated is insufficient to cover costs for paragraph (a), clauses
(1) and (2), the commissioner of public safety shall pay up to an additional $4,000,000
from the general fund appropriation provided under this paragraph. No payment shall be
made under this paragraph until:
new text end

new text begin (1) the commissioner of public safety has given the commissioner of management
and budget an estimate of the additional funds required;
new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner of management and budget has reported the estimate to the
chairs of the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance
Committee; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the commissioner of management and budget has approved the payments.
new text end

new text begin (e) Amounts approved by the commissioner of management and budget, up to
$4,000,000 per fiscal year, are appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
of public safety. By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of management and
budget shall submit a report to the chairs of the house of representatives Ways and
Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee detailing state disaster assistance
appropriations and expenditures under this subdivision during the previous calendar year.
new text end

new text begin (f) The governor's budget proposal submitted to the legislature under section 16A.11
must include recommended appropriations to the disaster assistance contingency account.
The governor's appropriation recommendations must be informed by the commissioner of
public safety's estimate of the amount of money that will be necessary to:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide 100 percent of the nonfederal share for state agencies and local
governments that will receive federal financial assistance from FEMA during the next
biennium; and
new text end

new text begin (2) fully pay all eligible claims under chapter 12B.
new text end

new text begin (g) Notwithstanding section 16A.28:
new text end

new text begin (1) funds appropriated or transferred to the disaster assistance contingency account
do not lapse but remain in the account until appropriated; and
new text end

new text begin (2) funds appropriated from the disaster assistance contingency account do not lapse
and are available until expended.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

"Appropriation" means an appropriation provided in law
specifically to implement this chapternew text begin , including but not limited to a statutory appropriation
to provide the required cost-share for federal disaster assistance under section 12.221new text end .

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin "Local government" has the meaning given in section
12.03, subdivision 5d.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin "Nonfederal share" means that portion of total FEMA
Public Assistance Program costs that is no more than 25 percent and is not eligible for
FEMA reimbursement.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

State assistance may not duplicate
or supplement eligible FEMA Public Assistance Program assistance. For eligible Public
Assistance Program costs, any state deleted text begin matchingdeleted text end new text begin cost-sharenew text end money made available for
that assistance must be disbursed by the Department of Public Safety to a state agency,
local deleted text begin political subdivision, Indian tribedeleted text end new text begin governmentnew text end , or other applicant. State assistance
distributed by a state agency, other than the Department of Public Safety, to a deleted text begin political
subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin local governmentnew text end or other applicant for disaster costs that are eligible for
FEMA Public Assistance Program assistance constitutes an advance of funds. Such
advances must be repaid to the applicable state agency when the applicant has received
the FEMA Public Assistance Program assistance, and whatever state deleted text begin matchingdeleted text end new text begin cost-share
new text end money may be made available for that assistance, from the Department of Public Safety.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 12A.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

State appropriations
may be used deleted text begin for payment of the state match for federal disaster assistancedeleted text end to new text begin pay 100
percent of the nonfederal share for new text end state agenciesdeleted text begin . If authorized in law, state appropriations
may be used to pay all or a portion of the local share of the match for federal funds for
political subdivisionsdeleted text end new text begin and local governmentsnew text end under section 12.221. An appropriation from
the bond proceeds fund may be used deleted text begin to fund federal match obligationsdeleted text end new text begin as cost-share for
federal disaster assistancenew text end for publicly owned capital improvement projects deleted text begin resulting from
the receipt of federal disaster assistancedeleted text end .

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 16A.28, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin (a) The commissioner of management and budget
must transfer the unexpended and unencumbered balance of a general fund disaster
assistance appropriation that expires as provided under this section or as otherwise provided
by law to the disaster assistance contingency account in section 12.221, subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (b) Expired disaster assistance transferred to the disaster assistance contingency
account is appropriated as provided under section 12.221, subdivision 6, regardless of the
specific disaster event or purpose for which the expired disaster assistance was originally
appropriated.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner must report each transfer to the chairs of the house of
representatives Ways and Means Committee and the senate Finance Committee.
new text end

new text begin (d) For the purposes of this subdivision, "disaster assistance appropriation" means
an appropriation from the general fund to provide cost-share required for federal disaster
assistance or to provide other state disaster assistance under chapter 12A or 12B.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin This chapter establishes a state public assistance program to provide cost-share
assistance to local governments that sustain significant damage on a per capita basis but
are not eligible for federal disaster assistance or corresponding state assistance under
chapter 12A.
new text end

new text begin The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
new text end

new text begin "Applicant" means a local government that applies for state
disaster assistance under this chapter.
new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of public safety.
new text end

new text begin "Director" means the director of the Division of Homeland
Security and Emergency Management in the Department of Public Safety.
new text end

new text begin "Disaster" means any catastrophe, including but not limited
to a tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, volcanic
eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought or, regardless of cause, any fire,
flood, or explosion.
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new text begin "FEMA" means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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new text begin "Incident period" means the time interval of a disaster as
delineated by specific start and end dates.
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new text begin "Local government" has the meaning given in section
12A.03, subdivision 5d.
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new text begin The director, serving as
the governor's authorized representative, may enter into grant agreements with eligible
applicants to provide state financial assistance made available as a result of a disaster
that satisfies all of the following criteria:
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new text begin (1) the state and applicable local government declares a disaster or emergency
during the incident period;
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new text begin (2) damages suffered and eligible costs incurred are the direct result of the disaster;
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new text begin (3) federal disaster assistance is not available to the applicant because the governor
did not request a presidential declaration of major disaster, the president denied the
governor's request, or the applicant is not eligible for federal disaster assistance because
the state or county did not meet the per capita impact indicator under FEMA's Public
Assistance Program;
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new text begin (4) the applicant incurred eligible damages that, on a per capita basis, equal or
exceed 50 percent of the countywide per capita impact indicator under FEMA's Public
Assistance Program;
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new text begin (5) the applicant assumes responsibility for 25 percent of the applicant's total
eligible costs; and
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new text begin (6) the applicant satisfies all requirements in this chapter.
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new text begin When evaluating applicant
eligibility under subdivision 1, the director must consider:
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new text begin (1) the availability of other resources from federal, state, local, private, or other
sources; and
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new text begin (2) the availability or existence of insurance.
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new text begin Costs eligible for payment under this chapter are
those costs that would be eligible for federal financial assistance under FEMA's Public
Assistance Program.
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new text begin Ineligible costs are all costs not included in subdivision
1, including but not limited to:
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new text begin (1) ordinary operating expenses, including salaries and expenses of employees and
public officials that are not directly related to the disaster response;
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new text begin (2) costs for which payment has been or will be received from any other funding
source;
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new text begin (3) disaster-related costs that should, in the determination of the director, be covered
and compensated by insurance; and
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new text begin (4) projects and claims totaling less than the minimum FEMA project threshold.
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new text begin An applicant's share of eligible costs incurred must not be less than 25 percent. The
substantiated value of donated materials, equipment, services, and labor may be used as
all or part of the applicant's share of eligible costs, subject to the following:
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new text begin (1) all items and sources of donation must be indicated on the application and any
supporting documentation submitted to the commissioner;
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new text begin (2) the rate for calculating the value of donated, nonprofessional labor is the
prevailing federal minimum wage;
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new text begin (3) the value of donated equipment may not exceed the highway equipment rates
approved by the commissioner of transportation; and
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new text begin (4) the value of donated materials and professional services must conform to market
rates and be established by invoice.
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new text begin (a) The director must develop application materials and may update the materials as
needed. Application materials must include instructions and requirements for assistance
under this chapter.
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new text begin (b) An applicant has 30 days from the end of the incident period or the president's
official denial of the governor's request for a declaration of a major disaster to provide the
director with written notice of intent to apply. The director may deny an application due to
a late notice of intent to apply.
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new text begin (c) Within 60 days after the end of the incident period or the president's official denial
of the governor's request for a declaration of a major disaster, the applicant must submit a
complete application to the director. A complete application includes the following:
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new text begin (1) the cause, location of damage, and incident period;
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new text begin (2) documentation of a local, tribal, county, or state disaster or emergency
declaration in response to the disaster;
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new text begin (3) a description of damages, an initial damage assessment, and the amount of
eligible costs incurred by the applicant;
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new text begin (4) a statement or evidence that the applicant has the ability to pay for at least 25
percent of total eligible costs incurred from the disaster; and
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new text begin (5) a statement or evidence that the local government has incurred damages equal to
or exceeding 50 percent of the federal countywide threshold in effect during the incident
period.
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new text begin (d) The director must review the application and supporting documentation for
completeness and may return the application with a request for more detailed information.
The director may consult with local public officials to ensure the application reflects the
extent and magnitude of the damage and to reconcile any differences. The application is
not complete until the director receives all requested information.
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new text begin (e) If the director returns an application with a request for more detailed information
or for correction of deficiencies, the applicant must submit all required information within
30 days of the applicant's receipt of the director's request. The applicant's failure to
provide the requested information in a timely manner without a reasonable explanation
may be cause for denial of the application.
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new text begin (f) The director has no more than 60 days from the receipt of a complete application
to approve or deny the application, or the application is deemed approved. If the director
denies an application, the director must send a denial letter. If the director approves an
application or the application is automatically deemed approved after 60 days, the director
must notify the applicant of the steps necessary to obtain reimbursement of eligible
costs, including submission of invoices or other documentation substantiating the costs
submitted for reimbursement.
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new text begin (a) An applicant must submit to the director
completed claims for payment of actual and eligible costs on forms provided by the
director. All eligible costs claimed for payment must be documented and consistent with
the eligibility provisions of this chapter.
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new text begin (b) If the director denies an applicant's claim for payment, the applicant has 30 days
from receipt of the director's determination to appeal in writing to the commissioner. The
appeal must include the applicant's rationale for reversing the director's determination. The
commissioner has 30 days from receipt of the appeal to uphold or modify the director's
determination and formally respond to the applicant. If, within 30 days of receiving
the commissioner's decision, the applicant notifies the commissioner that the applicant
intends to contest the commissioner's decision, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall
conduct a hearing under the contested case provisions of chapter 14.
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new text begin Upon completion of all work by an applicant, the
director may inspect all work claimed by the applicant. The applicant must provide the
director with access to records pertaining to all claimed work and must permit the director
to review all records relating to the work.
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new text begin The director must close out an applicant's disaster assistance
application after all of the following occur:
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new text begin (1) eligible work is complete;
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new text begin (2) the applicant receives the final amount due or pays any amount owed under
section 12B.50; and
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new text begin (3) any extant or scheduled audits are complete.
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new text begin (a) An applicant must account for all funds received under this
chapter in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles and practices. The
applicant must maintain detailed records of expenditures to show that grants received under
this chapter were used for the purpose for which the payment was made. The applicant
must maintain records for five years and make the records available for inspection and
audit by the director or the state auditor. The applicant must keep all financial records for
five years after the final payment, including but not limited to all invoices and canceled
checks or bank statements that support all eligible costs claimed by the applicant.
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new text begin (b) The director or state auditor may audit all applicant records pertaining to an
application or payment under this chapter.
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new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
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new text begin Available for the Year
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new text begin Ending June 30
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new text begin 2014
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new text begin 2015
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