HF 3358

as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state government; adjusting certain 
  1.3             appropriation amounts to reflect the November 1999 
  1.4             forecast of state revenue and expenditures for human 
  1.5             services, kindergarten through grade 12 education, and 
  1.6             family and early childhood education; appropriating 
  1.7             money; amending Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 1, 
  1.8             section 71, subdivisions 3, 7, and 9; article 2, 
  1.9             section 4, subdivision 3; article 4, section 12, 
  1.10            subdivision 5, 6, and 7; chapter 241, article 1, 
  1.11            section 68, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5; article 2, 
  1.12            section 60, subdivisions 7, 12, 13, 14, and 17; 
  1.13            article 3, section 3, subdivision 2; article 4, 
  1.14            section 27, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5; article 5, 
  1.15            section 18, subdivisions 5 and 6; and article 6, 
  1.16            section 14, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5; and chapter 
  1.17            245, article 1, sections 1 and 2. 
  1.18  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.19                             ARTICLE 1
  1.20                           HUMAN SERVICES
  1.21     Section 1.  Laws 1999, chapter 245, article 1, section 1, 
  1.22  is amended to read: 
  1.23  Section 1.  [HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.24     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.25  appropriated from the general fund, or any other fund named, to 
  1.26  the agencies and for the purposes specified in the following 
  1.27  sections of this article, to be available for the fiscal years 
  1.28  indicated for each purpose.  The figures "2000" and "2001" where 
  1.29  used in this article, mean that the appropriation or 
  1.30  appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal 
  1.31  year ending June 30, 2000, or June 30, 2001, respectively.  
  2.1   Where a dollar amount appears in parentheses, it means a 
  2.2   reduction of an appropriation.  
  2.3                           SUMMARY BY FUND 
  2.4      
  2.5   APPROPRIATIONS                                      BIENNIAL
  2.6                             2000          2001           TOTAL
  2.7   General          $2,650,812,000 $2,774,558,000 $5,425,370,000
  2.8                    $2,653,185,000 $2,797,782,000 $5,450,967,000 
  2.9   State Government
  2.10  Special Revenue      36,424,000     36,103,000     72,527,000
  2.11  Health Care
  2.12  Access              146,224,000    175,017,000    321,241,000
  2.13                      149,261,000    187,112,000    336,373,000 
  2.14  Trunk Highway         1,726,000      1,773,000      3,499,000
  2.15  Lottery Prize         1,300,000      1,300,000      2,600,000
  2.16  TOTAL            $2,836,486,000 $2,988,751,000 $5,825,237,000
  2.17                   $2,841,896,000 $3,024,070,000 $5,865,966,000 
  2.18                                             APPROPRIATIONS 
  2.19                                         Available for the Year 
  2.20                                             Ending June 30 
  2.21                                            2000         2001 
  2.22     Sec. 2.  Laws 1999, chapter 245, article 1, section 2, is 
  2.23  amended to read: 
  2.24  Sec. 2.  COMMISSIONER OF 
  2.25  HUMAN SERVICES 
  2.26  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  2.27  Appropriation                     $2,694,991,000 $2,847,745,000
  2.28                                    $2,700,401,000 $2,883,064,000 
  2.29                Summary by Fund
  2.30  General           2,556,927,000 2,680,977,000
  2.31                    2,559,300,000 2,704,201,000 
  2.32  State Government
  2.33  Special Revenue         485,000       507,000
  2.34  Health Care 
  2.35  Access              136,279,000   164,961,000
  2.36                      139,316,000   177,056,000 
  2.37  Lottery Prize         1,300,000     1,300,000
  2.38  [INDIRECT COSTS NOT TO FUND PROGRAMS.] 
  2.39  The commissioner shall not use indirect 
  2.40  cost allocations to pay for the 
  2.41  operational costs of any program for 
  2.42  which the commissioner is responsible. 
  2.43  [FUND AND ACCOUNT REPORTING REQUIRED.] 
  2.44  On December 1, 1999, and December 1, 
  2.45  2000, the commissioner shall provide 
  2.46  the chairs of the house health and 
  3.1   human services finance committee and 
  3.2   the senate health and family security 
  3.3   budget division with detailed fund 
  3.4   balance statements for:  (1) each fund 
  3.5   or account used by the commissioner in 
  3.6   the ongoing operations of the agency; 
  3.7   (2) each state-operated computer system 
  3.8   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  3.9   256.014, including but not limited to 
  3.10  MAXIS, the current Medicaid management 
  3.11  information system (MMIS II), the child 
  3.12  support enforcement system (PRISM), the 
  3.13  electronic benefit transfer system 
  3.14  (EBT), and the executive information 
  3.15  system (EIS); and (3) the social 
  3.16  services information system (SSIS). 
  3.17  Subd. 2.  Agency Management 
  3.18  General              28,311,000    28,345,000
  3.19  State Government
  3.20  Special Revenue         371,000       392,000
  3.21  Health Care 
  3.22  Access                3,268,000     3,321,000
  3.23  The amounts that may be spent from the 
  3.24  appropriation for each purpose are as 
  3.25  follows: 
  3.26  (a) Financial Operations 
  3.27  General               7,471,000     7,647,000
  3.28  Health Care
  3.29  Access                  691,000       702,000
  3.30  [RECEIPTS FOR SYSTEMS PROJECTS.] 
  3.31  Appropriations and federal receipts for 
  3.32  information system projects for MAXIS, 
  3.33  electronic benefit system, social 
  3.34  services information system, child 
  3.35  support enforcement, and Minnesota 
  3.36  Medicaid information system (MMIS II) 
  3.37  must be deposited in the state system 
  3.38  account authorized in Minnesota 
  3.39  Statutes, section 256.014.  Money 
  3.40  appropriated for computer projects 
  3.41  approved by the Minnesota office of 
  3.42  technology, funded by the legislature, 
  3.43  and approved by the commissioner of 
  3.44  finance may be transferred from one 
  3.45  project to another and from development 
  3.46  to operations as the commissioner of 
  3.47  human services considers necessary.  
  3.48  Any unexpended balance in the 
  3.49  appropriation for these projects does 
  3.50  not cancel but is available for ongoing 
  3.51  development and operations. 
  3.52  (b) Legal & Regulation Operations 
  3.53  General               6,541,000     6,593,000
  3.54  State Government
  3.55  Special Revenue         371,000       392,000
  3.56  Health Care
  3.57  Access                  141,000       145,000
  4.1   [REIMBURSEMENT OF COUNTY COSTS.] Of the 
  4.2   general fund appropriation, $10,000 is 
  4.3   for the commissioner for the biennium 
  4.4   beginning July 1, 1999, to reimburse 
  4.5   counties for the legal and related 
  4.6   costs of contesting through the 
  4.7   administrative and judicial systems 
  4.8   decisions that affect state spending 
  4.9   but not county spending on programs 
  4.10  administered or financed by the 
  4.11  commissioner.  The commissioner may 
  4.12  reimburse expenses that occurred on or 
  4.13  after January 1, 1998. 
  4.14  (c) Management Operations 
  4.15  General              14,299,000    14,105,000
  4.16  Health Care
  4.17  Access                2,436,000     2,474,000
  4.18  Subd. 3.  Children's Grants
  4.19  General              52,845,000    54,931,000
  4.20  [ADOPTION ASSISTANCE.] Federal funds 
  4.21  available during the biennium ending 
  4.22  June 30, 2001, for adoption incentive 
  4.23  grants, adoption and foster care 
  4.24  recruitment, and other adoption 
  4.25  services, are appropriated to the 
  4.26  commissioner for these purposes. 
  4.27  Subd. 4.  Children's Services Management
  4.28  General               3,900,000     3,740,000
  4.29  Subd. 5.  Basic Health Care Grants
  4.30                Summary by Fund
  4.31  General             867,174,000   916,234,000
  4.32                      888,733,000   970,043,000 
  4.33  Health Care
  4.34  Access              116,490,000   145,469,000
  4.35                      119,527,000   157,564,000 
  4.36  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  4.37  appropriation for each purpose are as 
  4.38  follows: 
  4.39  (a) Minnesota Care Grants-
  4.40  Health Care
  4.41  Access              116,490,000   145,469,000
  4.42                      119,527,000   157,564,000 
  4.43  [HOSPITAL INPATIENT COPAYMENTS.] The 
  4.44  commissioner of human services may 
  4.45  require hospitals to refund hospital 
  4.46  inpatient copayments paid by enrollees 
  4.47  pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
  4.48  256L.03, subdivision 5, between March 
  4.49  1, 1999, and December 31, 1999.  If the 
  4.50  commissioner requires hospitals to 
  4.51  refund these copayments, the hospitals 
  4.52  shall collect the copayment directly 
  4.53  from the commissioner. 
  4.54  [MINNESOTACARE OUTREACH FEDERAL 
  5.1   MATCHING FUNDS.] Any federal matching 
  5.2   funds received as a result of the 
  5.3   MinnesotaCare outreach activities 
  5.4   authorized by Laws 1997, chapter 225, 
  5.5   article 7, section 2, subdivision 1, 
  5.6   shall be deposited in the health care 
  5.7   access fund and dedicated to the 
  5.8   commissioner to be used for those 
  5.9   outreach purposes. 
  5.10  [FEDERAL RECEIPTS FOR ADMINISTRATION.] 
  5.11  Receipts received as a result of 
  5.12  federal participation pertaining to 
  5.13  administrative costs of the Minnesota 
  5.14  health care reform waiver shall be 
  5.15  deposited as nondedicated revenue in 
  5.16  the health care access fund.  Receipts 
  5.17  received as a result of federal 
  5.18  participation pertaining to grants 
  5.19  shall be deposited in the federal fund 
  5.20  and shall offset health care access 
  5.21  funds for payments to providers. 
  5.22  [HEALTH CARE ACCESS FUND.] The 
  5.23  commissioner may expend money 
  5.24  appropriated from the health care 
  5.25  access fund for MinnesotaCare in either 
  5.26  fiscal year of the biennium. 
  5.27  (b) MA Basic Health Care Grants-
  5.28  Families and Children
  5.29  General             307,053,000   320,112,000
  5.30                      326,604,000   340,606,000 
  5.31  [COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINICS.] Of this 
  5.32  appropriation, $600,000 in fiscal year 
  5.33  2000 is for the commissioner to provide 
  5.34  start-up grants to establish community 
  5.35  dental clinics under Minnesota 
  5.36  Statutes, section 256B.76, paragraph 
  5.37  (b), clause (5).  The commissioner 
  5.38  shall award grants and shall require 
  5.39  grant recipients to match the state 
  5.40  grant with nonstate funding on a 
  5.41  one-to-one basis.  This is a one-time 
  5.42  appropriation and shall not become part 
  5.43  of base level funding for this activity 
  5.44  for the 2002-2003 biennium. 
  5.45  (c) MA Basic Health Care Grants- 
  5.46  Elderly & Disabled
  5.47  General             404,814,000   451,928,000
  5.48                      404,396,000   474,269,000 
  5.49  [SURCHARGE COMPLIANCE.] In the event 
  5.50  that federal financial participation in 
  5.51  the Minnesota medical assistance 
  5.52  program is reduced as a result of a 
  5.53  determination that the surcharge and 
  5.54  intergovernmental transfers governed by 
  5.55  Minnesota Statutes, sections 256.9657 
  5.56  and 256B.19 are out of compliance with 
  5.57  United States Code, title 42, section 
  5.58  1396b(w), or its implementing 
  5.59  regulations or with any other federal 
  5.60  law designed to restrict provider tax 
  5.61  programs or intergovernmental 
  6.1   transfers, the commissioner shall 
  6.2   appeal the determination to the fullest 
  6.3   extent permitted by law and may ratably 
  6.4   reduce all medical assistance and 
  6.5   general assistance medical care 
  6.6   payments to providers other than the 
  6.7   state of Minnesota in order to 
  6.8   eliminate any shortfall resulting from 
  6.9   the reduced federal funding.  Any 
  6.10  amount later recovered through the 
  6.11  appeals process shall be used to 
  6.12  reimburse providers for any ratable 
  6.13  reductions taken. 
  6.14  [BLOOD PRODUCTS LITIGATION.] To the 
  6.15  extent permitted by federal law, 
  6.16  Minnesota Statutes, section 256.015, 
  6.17  256B.042, and 256B.15, are waived as 
  6.18  necessary for the limited purpose of 
  6.19  resolving the state's claims in 
  6.20  connection with In re Factor VIII or IX 
  6.21  Concentrate Blood Products Litigation, 
  6.22  MDL-986, No. 93-C7452 (N.D.III.). 
  6.23  (d) General Assistance Medical Care
  6.24  General             141,805,000   128,012,000
  6.25                      144,231,000   138,986,000 
  6.26  (e) Basic Health Care - Nonentitlement
  6.27  General              13,502,000    16,182,000
  6.28  [DENTAL ACCESS GRANT.] Of this 
  6.29  appropriation, $75,000 is from the 
  6.30  general fund to the commissioner in 
  6.31  fiscal year 2000 for a grant to a 
  6.32  nonprofit dental provider group 
  6.33  operating a dental clinic in Clay 
  6.34  county.  The grant must be used to 
  6.35  increase access to dental services for 
  6.36  recipients of medical assistance, 
  6.37  general assistance medical care, and 
  6.38  the MinnesotaCare program in the 
  6.39  northwest area of the state.  This 
  6.40  appropriation is available the day 
  6.41  following final enactment. 
  6.42  Subd. 6.  Basic Health Care Management
  6.43  General              23,268,000    23,227,000
  6.44  Health Care
  6.45  Access               15,208,000    14,853,000
  6.46  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  6.47  appropriation for each purpose are as 
  6.48  follows: 
  6.49  (a) Health Care Policy Administration
  6.50  General               3,109,000     3,008,000
  6.51  Health Care 
  6.52  Access                  570,000       582,000
  6.53  [TELEMEDICINE REPORT.] The commissioner 
  6.54  shall report to the legislature by 
  6.55  January 15, 2001, with an analysis of 
  6.56  whether the expansion of medical 
  7.1   assistance and general assistance 
  7.2   medical care to cover certain 
  7.3   telemedicine services resulted in cost 
  7.4   savings or other benefits to the health 
  7.5   care system and with a recommendation 
  7.6   on whether coverage of telemedicine 
  7.7   services should be continued beyond 
  7.8   June 30, 2001. 
  7.9   (b) Health Care Operations
  7.10  General              20,159,000    20,219,000
  7.11  Health Care
  7.12  Access               14,638,000    14,271,000
  7.13  [MINNESOTACARE STAFF.] Of this 
  7.14  appropriation, $1,060,000 for fiscal 
  7.15  year 2000 and $733,000 for fiscal year 
  7.16  2001 is from the health care access 
  7.17  fund to the commissioner for staff and 
  7.18  other administrative services 
  7.19  associated with improving MinnesotaCare 
  7.20  processing and caseload management.  Of 
  7.21  this appropriation, $483,000 shall 
  7.22  become part of the base. 
  7.23  [WORK INCENTIVES FOR DISABLED.] Of this 
  7.24  appropriation, $28,000 each year is for 
  7.25  the commissioner to provide the five 
  7.26  percent state match that is required in 
  7.27  order for the state to access federal 
  7.28  funding in the amount of $550,000 
  7.29  annually in fiscal years 2000 to 2003, 
  7.30  for the Social Security 
  7.31  Administration's work incentives 
  7.32  demonstration project.  The 
  7.33  commissioner shall transfer these 
  7.34  matching funds to the commissioner of 
  7.35  economic security.  The base level 
  7.36  funding for this activity must be 
  7.37  established at $28,000 for the 
  7.38  2002-2003 biennium. 
  7.39  [SYSTEMS CONTINUITY.] In the event of 
  7.40  disruption of technical systems or 
  7.41  computer operations, the commissioner 
  7.42  may use available grant appropriations 
  7.43  to ensure continuity of payments for 
  7.44  maintaining the health, safety, and 
  7.45  well-being of clients served by 
  7.46  programs administered by the department 
  7.47  of human services.  Grant funds must be 
  7.48  used in a manner consistent with the 
  7.49  original intent of the appropriation. 
  7.50  [PREPAID MEDICAL PROGRAMS.] The 
  7.51  nonfederal share of the prepaid medical 
  7.52  assistance program fund, which has been 
  7.53  appropriated to fund county managed 
  7.54  care advocacy and enrollment operating 
  7.55  costs, shall be disbursed as grants 
  7.56  using either a reimbursement or block 
  7.57  grant mechanism and may also be 
  7.58  transferred between grants and nongrant 
  7.59  administration costs with approval of 
  7.60  the commissioner of finance. 
  7.61  Subd. 7.  State-Operated Services
  7.62  General             206,929,000   212,002,000
  8.1   The amounts that may be spent from this 
  8.2   appropriation for each purpose are as 
  8.3   follows: 
  8.4   (a) SOS-Campus Based Programs
  8.5   General             185,696,000   190,143,000
  8.6   [DAY TRAINING SERVICES.] In order to 
  8.7   ensure eligible individuals have access 
  8.8   to day training and habilitation 
  8.9   services, the regional treatment 
  8.10  centers, the Minnesota extended 
  8.11  treatment options program, and 
  8.12  state-operated community services 
  8.13  operating according to Minnesota 
  8.14  Statutes, section 252.50, are exempt 
  8.15  from the provisions of Minnesota 
  8.16  Statutes, section 252.41, subdivision 
  8.17  9, clause (2).  Notwithstanding section 
  8.18  13, this provision shall not expire. 
  8.19  [MITIGATION RELATED TO DEVELOPMENTAL 
  8.20  DISABILITIES DOWNSIZING.] Money 
  8.21  appropriated to finance mitigation 
  8.22  expenses related to the downsizing of 
  8.23  regional treatment center developmental 
  8.24  disabilities programs may be 
  8.25  transferred between fiscal years within 
  8.26  the biennium. 
  8.27  [REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER CHEMICAL 
  8.28  DEPENDENCY PROGRAMS.] When the 
  8.29  operations of the regional treatment 
  8.30  center chemical dependency fund created 
  8.31  in Minnesota Statutes, section 246.18, 
  8.32  subdivision 2, are impeded by projected 
  8.33  cash deficiencies resulting from delays 
  8.34  in the receipt of grants, dedicated 
  8.35  income, or other similar receivables, 
  8.36  and when the deficiencies would be 
  8.37  corrected within the budget period 
  8.38  involved, the commissioner of finance 
  8.39  may transfer general fund cash reserves 
  8.40  into this account as necessary to meet 
  8.41  cash demands.  The cash flow transfers 
  8.42  must be returned to the general fund in 
  8.43  the fiscal year that the transfer was 
  8.44  made.  Any interest earned on general 
  8.45  fund cash flow transfers accrues to the 
  8.46  general fund and not the regional 
  8.47  treatment center chemical dependency 
  8.48  fund. 
  8.49  [LEAVE LIABILITIES.] The accrued leave 
  8.50  liabilities of state employees 
  8.51  transferred to state-operated community 
  8.52  services programs may be paid from the 
  8.53  appropriation in this subdivision for 
  8.54  state-operated services.  Funds set 
  8.55  aside for this purpose shall not exceed 
  8.56  the amount of the actual leave 
  8.57  liability calculated as of June 30, 
  8.58  2000, and shall be available until 
  8.59  expended. 
  8.60  [REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER 
  8.61  RESTRUCTURING.] For purposes of 
  8.62  restructuring the regional treatment 
  8.63  centers and state nursing homes, any 
  8.64  regional treatment center or state 
  9.1   nursing home employee whose position is 
  9.2   to be eliminated shall be afforded the 
  9.3   options provided in applicable 
  9.4   collective bargaining agreements.  All 
  9.5   salary and mitigation allocations from 
  9.6   fiscal year 2000 shall be carried 
  9.7   forward into fiscal year 2001.  
  9.8   Provided there is no conflict with any 
  9.9   collective bargaining agreement, any 
  9.10  regional treatment center or state 
  9.11  nursing home position reduction must 
  9.12  only be accomplished through 
  9.13  mitigation, attrition, transfer, and 
  9.14  other measures as provided in state or 
  9.15  applicable collective bargaining 
  9.16  agreements and in Minnesota Statutes, 
  9.17  section 252.50, subdivision 11, and not 
  9.18  through layoff. 
  9.19  [REGIONAL TREATMENT CENTER POPULATION.] 
  9.20  If the resident population at the 
  9.21  regional treatment centers is projected 
  9.22  to be higher than the estimates upon 
  9.23  which the medical assistance forecast 
  9.24  and budget recommendations for the 
  9.25  2000-2001 biennium is based, the amount 
  9.26  of the medical assistance appropriation 
  9.27  that is attributable to the cost of 
  9.28  services that would have been provided 
  9.29  as an alternative to regional treatment 
  9.30  center services, including resources 
  9.31  for community placements and waivered 
  9.32  services for persons with mental 
  9.33  retardation and related conditions, is 
  9.34  transferred to the residential 
  9.35  facilities appropriation. 
  9.36  [REPAIRS AND BETTERMENTS.] The 
  9.37  commissioner may transfer unencumbered 
  9.38  appropriation balances between fiscal 
  9.39  years for the state residential 
  9.40  facilities repairs and betterments 
  9.41  account and special equipment. 
  9.42  [PROJECT LABOR.] Wages for project 
  9.43  labor may be paid by the commissioner 
  9.44  out of repairs and betterments money if 
  9.45  the individual is to be engaged in a 
  9.46  construction project or a repair 
  9.47  project of short-term and nonrecurring 
  9.48  nature.  Compensation for project labor 
  9.49  shall be based on the prevailing wage 
  9.50  rates, as defined in Minnesota 
  9.51  Statutes, section 177.42, subdivision 
  9.52  6.  Project laborers are excluded from 
  9.53  the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
  9.54  sections 43A.22 to 43A.30, and shall 
  9.55  not be eligible for state-paid 
  9.56  insurance and benefits. 
  9.57  [YEAR 2000 COSTS AT RTCS.] Of this 
  9.58  appropriation, $44,000 is for the costs 
  9.59  associated with addressing potential 
  9.60  year 2000 problems.  Of this amount, 
  9.61  $19,000 is available the day following 
  9.62  final enactment. 
  9.63  (b) State-Operated Community
  9.64  Services - Northeast Minnesota
  9.65  Mental Health Services
 10.1   General               3,983,000     4,055,000
 10.2   (c) State-Operated Community 
 10.3   Services - Statewide DD Supports
 10.4   General              15,493,000    16,047,000
 10.5   (d) State-Operated Services - 
 10.6   Enterprise Activities 
 10.7   General               1,757,000     1,757,000
 10.8   Subd. 8.  Continuing Care and 
 10.9   Community Support Grants
 10.10  General           1,174,195,000 1,259,767,000
 10.11                    1,154,013,000 1,252,605,000 
 10.12  Lottery Prize         1,158,000     1,158,000
 10.13  The amounts that may be spent from this 
 10.14  appropriation for each purpose are as 
 10.15  follows: 
 10.16  (a) Community Social Services
 10.17  Block Grants
 10.18      42,597,000     43,498,000 
 10.19  [CSSA TRADITIONAL APPROPRIATION.] 
 10.20  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.21  section 256E.06, subdivisions 1 and 2, 
 10.22  the appropriations available under that 
 10.23  section in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 
 10.24  must be distributed to each county 
 10.25  proportionately to the aid received by 
 10.26  the county in calendar year 1998.  The 
 10.27  commissioner, in consultation with 
 10.28  counties, shall study the formula 
 10.29  limitations in subdivision 2 of that 
 10.30  section, and report findings and any 
 10.31  recommendations for revision of the 
 10.32  CSSA formula and its formula limitation 
 10.33  provisions to the legislature by 
 10.34  January 15, 2000. 
 10.35  (b) Consumer Support Grants
 10.36       1,123,000      1,123,000 
 10.37  (c) Aging Adult Service Grants
 10.38       7,965,000      7,765,000 
 10.39  [LIVING-AT-HOME/BLOCK NURSE PROGRAM.] 
 10.40  Of the general fund appropriation, 
 10.41  $120,000 in fiscal year 2000 and 
 10.42  $120,000 in fiscal year 2001 is for the 
 10.43  commissioner to provide funding to six 
 10.44  additional living-at-home/block nurse 
 10.45  programs.  This appropriation shall 
 10.46  become part of the base for the 
 10.47  2002-2003 biennium. 
 10.48  [MINNESOTA SENIOR SERVICE CORPS.] Of 
 10.49  this appropriation, $160,000 for the 
 10.50  biennium is from the general fund to 
 10.51  the commissioner for the following 
 10.52  purposes: 
 11.1   (a) $40,000 in fiscal year 2000 and 
 11.2   $40,000 in fiscal year 2001 is to 
 11.3   increase the hourly stipend by ten 
 11.4   cents per hour in the foster 
 11.5   grandparent program, the retired and 
 11.6   senior volunteer program, and the 
 11.7   senior companion program. 
 11.8   (b) $40,000 in fiscal year 2000 and 
 11.9   $40,000 in fiscal year 2001 is for a 
 11.10  grant to the tri-valley opportunity 
 11.11  council in Crookston to expand services 
 11.12  in the ten-county area of northwestern 
 11.13  Minnesota. 
 11.14  (c) This appropriation shall become 
 11.15  part of the base for the 2002-2003 
 11.16  biennium.
 11.17  [HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING.] Of this 
 11.18  appropriation, $100,000 in fiscal year 
 11.19  2000 and $100,000 in fiscal year 2001 
 11.20  is from the general fund to the 
 11.21  commissioner to transfer to the board 
 11.22  on aging for the purpose of awarding 
 11.23  health insurance counseling and 
 11.24  assistance grants to the area agencies 
 11.25  on aging providing state-funded health 
 11.26  insurance counseling services.  Access 
 11.27  to health insurance counseling programs 
 11.28  shall be provided by the senior linkage 
 11.29  line service of the board on aging and 
 11.30  the area agencies on aging. The board 
 11.31  on aging shall explore opportunities 
 11.32  for obtaining alternative funding from 
 11.33  nonstate sources, including 
 11.34  contributions from individuals seeking 
 11.35  health insurance counseling services.  
 11.36  This is a one-time appropriation and 
 11.37  shall not become part of base level 
 11.38  funding for this activity for the 
 11.39  2002-2003 biennium. 
 11.40  (d) Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing 
 11.41  Services Grants
 11.42       1,859,000      1,760,000 
 11.43  [SERVICES TO DEAF PERSONS WITH MENTAL 
 11.44  ILLNESS.] Of this appropriation, 
 11.45  $100,000 each year is to the 
 11.46  commissioner for a grant to a nonprofit 
 11.47  agency that currently serves deaf and 
 11.48  hard-of-hearing adults with mental 
 11.49  illness through residential programs 
 11.50  and supported housing outreach.  The 
 11.51  grant must be used to operate a 
 11.52  community support program for persons 
 11.53  with mental illness that is 
 11.54  communicatively accessible for persons 
 11.55  who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.  This 
 11.56  is a one-time appropriation and shall 
 11.57  not become part of base level funding 
 11.58  for this activity for the 2002-2003 
 11.59  biennium. 
 11.60  [DEAF-BLIND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY 
 11.61  SERVICES.] Of this appropriation, 
 11.62  $120,000 for the biennium is to the 
 11.63  commissioner for a grant to DeafBlind 
 11.64  Services Minnesota to hire an 
 12.1   orientation and mobility specialist to 
 12.2   work with deaf-blind people.  The 
 12.3   specialist will provide services to 
 12.4   deaf-blind Minnesotans, and training to 
 12.5   teachers and rehabilitation counselors, 
 12.6   on a statewide basis.  This is a 
 12.7   one-time appropriation and shall not 
 12.8   become part of base level funding for 
 12.9   this activity for the 2002-2003 
 12.10  biennium. 
 12.11  (e) Mental Health Grants
 12.12  General          45,169,000     46,528,000 
 12.13  Lottery Prize     1,158,000      1,158,000 
 12.14  [CRISIS HOUSING.] Of the general fund 
 12.15  appropriation, $126,000 in fiscal year 
 12.16  2000 and $150,000 in fiscal year 2001 
 12.17  is to the commissioner for the adult 
 12.18  mental illness crisis housing 
 12.19  assistance program under Minnesota 
 12.20  Statutes, section 245.99.  This 
 12.21  appropriation shall become part of the 
 12.22  base for the 2002-2003 biennium. 
 12.23  [ADOLESCENT COMPULSIVE GAMBLING GRANT.] 
 12.24  $150,000 in fiscal year 2000 and 
 12.25  $150,000 in fiscal year 2001 is 
 12.26  appropriated from the lottery prize 
 12.27  fund created under Minnesota Statutes, 
 12.28  section 349A.10, subdivision 2, to the 
 12.29  commissioner for the purposes of a 
 12.30  grant to a compulsive gambling council 
 12.31  located in St. Louis county for a 
 12.32  statewide compulsive gambling 
 12.33  prevention and education project for 
 12.34  adolescents. 
 12.35  (f) Developmental Disabilities
 12.36  Community Support Grants
 12.37     9,323,000     10,958,000 
 12.38  [CRISIS INTERVENTION PROJECT.] Of this 
 12.39  appropriation, $40,000 in fiscal year 
 12.40  2000 is to the commissioner for the 
 12.41  action, support, and prevention project 
 12.42  of southeastern Minnesota. 
 12.43  [SILS FUNDING.] Of this appropriation, 
 12.44  $1,000,000 each year is for 
 12.45  semi-independent living services under 
 12.46  Minnesota Statutes, section 252.275. 
 12.47  This appropriation must be added to the 
 12.48  base level funding for this activity 
 12.49  for the 2002-2003 biennium.  Unexpended 
 12.50  funds for fiscal year 2000 do not 
 12.51  cancel but are available to the 
 12.52  commissioner for this purpose in fiscal 
 12.53  year 2001. 
 12.54  [FAMILY SUPPORT GRANTS.] Of this 
 12.55  appropriation, $1,000,000 in fiscal 
 12.56  year 2000 and $2,500,000 in fiscal year 
 12.57  2001 is to increase the availability of 
 12.58  family support grants under Minnesota 
 12.59  Statutes, section 252.32.  This 
 12.60  appropriation must be added to the base 
 12.61  level funding for this activity for the 
 13.1   2002-2003 biennium.  Unexpended funds 
 13.2   for fiscal year 2000 do not cancel but 
 13.3   are available to the commissioner for 
 13.4   this purpose in fiscal year 2001. 
 13.5   (g) Medical Assistance Long-Term 
 13.6   Care Waivers and Home Care
 13.7      349,052,000    414,240,000 
 13.8      342,913,000    403,360,000 
 13.9   [PROVIDER RATE INCREASES.] (a) The 
 13.10  commissioner shall increase 
 13.11  reimbursement rates by four percent the 
 13.12  first year of the biennium and by three 
 13.13  percent the second year for the 
 13.14  providers listed in paragraph (b).  The 
 13.15  increases shall be effective for 
 13.16  services rendered on or after July 1 of 
 13.17  each year. 
 13.18  (b) The rate increases described in 
 13.19  this section shall be provided to home 
 13.20  and community-based waivered services 
 13.21  for persons with mental retardation or 
 13.22  related conditions under Minnesota 
 13.23  Statutes, section 256B.501; home and 
 13.24  community-based waivered services for 
 13.25  the elderly under Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.26  section 256B.0915; waivered services 
 13.27  under community alternatives for 
 13.28  disabled individuals under Minnesota 
 13.29  Statutes, section 256B.49; community 
 13.30  alternative care waivered services 
 13.31  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 13.32  256B.49; traumatic brain injury 
 13.33  waivered services under Minnesota 
 13.34  Statutes, section 256B.49; nursing 
 13.35  services and home health services under 
 13.36  Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, 
 13.37  subdivision 6a; personal care services 
 13.38  and nursing supervision of personal 
 13.39  care services under Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.40  section 256B.0625, subdivision 19a; 
 13.41  private-duty nursing services under 
 13.42  Minnesota Statutes, section 256B.0625, 
 13.43  subdivision 7; day training and 
 13.44  habilitation services for adults with 
 13.45  mental retardation or related 
 13.46  conditions under Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.47  sections 252.40 to 252.46; alternative 
 13.48  care services under Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.49  section 256B.0913; adult residential 
 13.50  program grants under Minnesota Rules, 
 13.51  parts 9535.2000 to 9535.3000; adult and 
 13.52  family community support grants under 
 13.53  Minnesota Rules, parts 9535.1700 to 
 13.54  9535.1760; semi-independent living 
 13.55  services under Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.56  section 252.275, including SILS funding 
 13.57  under county social services grants 
 13.58  formerly funded under Minnesota 
 13.59  Statutes, chapter 256I; and community 
 13.60  support services for deaf and 
 13.61  hard-of-hearing adults with mental 
 13.62  illness who use or wish to use sign 
 13.63  language as their primary means of 
 13.64  communication. 
 13.65  (c) The commissioner shall increase 
 14.1   reimbursement rates by two percent for 
 14.2   the group residential housing 
 14.3   supplementary service rate under 
 14.4   Minnesota Statutes, section 256I.05, 
 14.5   subdivision 1a, for services rendered 
 14.6   on or after January 1, 2000. 
 14.7   (d) Providers that receive a rate 
 14.8   increase under this section shall use 
 14.9   at least 80 percent of the additional 
 14.10  revenue to increase the compensation 
 14.11  paid to employees other than the 
 14.12  administrator and central office staff. 
 14.13  (e) A copy of the provider's plan for 
 14.14  complying with paragraph (d) must be 
 14.15  made available to all employees.  This 
 14.16  must be done by giving each employee a 
 14.17  copy or by posting it in an area of the 
 14.18  provider's operation to which all 
 14.19  employees have access.  If an employee 
 14.20  does not receive the salary adjustment 
 14.21  described in the plan and is unable to 
 14.22  resolve the problem with the provider, 
 14.23  the employee may contact the employee's 
 14.24  union representative.  If the employee 
 14.25  is not covered by a collective 
 14.26  bargaining agreement, the employee may 
 14.27  contact the commissioner at a phone 
 14.28  number provided by the commissioner and 
 14.29  included in the provider's plan. 
 14.30  (f) Section 13, sunset of uncodified 
 14.31  language, does not apply to this 
 14.32  provision. 
 14.33  [DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WAIVER 
 14.34  SLOTS.] Of this appropriation, 
 14.35  $1,746,000 in fiscal year 2000 and 
 14.36  $4,683,000 in fiscal year 2001 is to 
 14.37  increase the availability of home and 
 14.38  community-based waiver services for 
 14.39  persons with mental retardation or 
 14.40  related conditions.  
 14.41  (h) Medical Assistance Long-Term
 14.42  Care Facilities
 14.43     546,228,000    558,349,000 
 14.44     533,750,000    560,203,000 
 14.45  [MORATORIUM EXCEPTIONS.] Of this 
 14.46  appropriation, $250,000 in fiscal year 
 14.47  2000 and $250,000 in fiscal year 2001 
 14.48  is from the general fund to the 
 14.49  commissioner for the medical assistance 
 14.50  costs of moratorium exceptions approved 
 14.51  by the commissioner of health under 
 14.52  Minnesota Statutes, section 144A.073.  
 14.53  Unexpended money appropriated for 
 14.54  fiscal year 2000 shall not cancel but 
 14.55  shall be available for fiscal year 2001.
 14.56  [NURSING FACILITY OPERATED BY THE RED 
 14.57  LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS.] (1) The 
 14.58  medical assistance payment rates for 
 14.59  the 47-bed nursing facility operated by 
 14.60  the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians 
 14.61  must be calculated according to 
 14.62  allowable reimbursement costs under the 
 15.1   medical assistance program, as 
 15.2   specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
 15.3   section 246.50, and are subject to the 
 15.4   facility-specific Medicare upper limits.
 15.5   (2) In addition, the commissioner shall 
 15.6   make available an operating payment 
 15.7   rate adjustment effective July 1, 1999, 
 15.8   and July 1, 2000, that is equal to the 
 15.9   adjustment provided under Minnesota 
 15.10  Statutes, section 256B.431, subdivision 
 15.11  28.  The commissioner must use the 
 15.12  facility's final 1998 and 1999 Medicare 
 15.13  cost reports, respectively, to 
 15.14  calculate the adjustment.  The 
 15.15  adjustment shall be available based on 
 15.16  a plan submitted and approved according 
 15.17  to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 15.18  256B.431, subdivision 28.  Section 13, 
 15.19  sunset of uncodified language, does not 
 15.20  apply to this paragraph. 
 15.21  [COSTS RELATED TO FACILITY 
 15.22  CERTIFICATION.] Of this appropriation, 
 15.23  $168,000 is for the costs of providing 
 15.24  one-half the state share of medical 
 15.25  assistance reimbursement for 
 15.26  residential and day habilitation 
 15.27  services under article 3, section 39.  
 15.28  This amount is available the day 
 15.29  following final enactment. 
 15.30  (i) Alternative Care Grants  
 15.31  General              60,873,000    59,981,000
 15.32  [ALTERNATIVE CARE TRANSFER.] Any money 
 15.33  allocated to the alternative care 
 15.34  program that is not spent for the 
 15.35  purposes indicated does not cancel but 
 15.36  shall be transferred to the medical 
 15.37  assistance account. 
 15.38  [PREADMISSION SCREENING AMOUNT.] The 
 15.39  preadmission screening payment to all 
 15.40  counties shall continue at the payment 
 15.41  amount in effect for fiscal year 1999. 
 15.42  [ALTERNATIVE CARE APPROPRIATION.] The 
 15.43  commissioner may expend the money 
 15.44  appropriated for the alternative care 
 15.45  program for that purpose in either year 
 15.46  of the biennium. 
 15.47  (j) Group Residential Housing
 15.48  General              66,477,000    70,390,000
 15.49                       65,012,000    69,884,000 
 15.50  [GROUP RESIDENTIAL FACILITY FOR WOMEN 
 15.51  IN RAMSEY COUNTY.] (a) Notwithstanding 
 15.52  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 
 15.53  256I.05, subdivision 1d, the new 23-bed 
 15.54  group residential facility for women in 
 15.55  Ramsey county, with approval by the 
 15.56  county agency, may negotiate a 
 15.57  supplementary service rate in addition 
 15.58  to the board and lodging rate for 
 15.59  facilities licensed and registered by 
 15.60  the Minnesota department of health 
 16.1   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 16.2   15.17.  The supplementary service rate 
 16.3   shall not exceed $564 per person per 
 16.4   month and the total rate may not exceed 
 16.5   $1,177 per person per month. 
 16.6   (b) Of the general fund appropriation, 
 16.7   $19,000 in fiscal year 2000 and $38,000 
 16.8   in fiscal year 2001 is to the 
 16.9   commissioner for the costs associated 
 16.10  with paragraph (a).  This appropriation 
 16.11  shall become part of the base for the 
 16.12  2002-2003 biennium. 
 16.13  (k) Chemical Dependency
 16.14  Entitlement Grants
 16.15  General              36,751,000    38,847,000
 16.16                                     41,317,000 
 16.17  (l) Chemical Dependency 
 16.18  Nonentitlement Grants
 16.19  General               6,778,000     6,328,000
 16.20                        6,678,000     6,228,000 
 16.21  [CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY SERVICES.] Of this 
 16.22  appropriation, $450,000 in fiscal year 
 16.23  2000 is to the commissioner for 
 16.24  chemical dependency services to persons 
 16.25  who qualify under Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.26  section 254B.04, subdivision 1, 
 16.27  paragraph (b). 
 16.28  Subd. 9.  Continuing Care and
 16.29  Community Support Management
 16.30  General              17,318,000    17,616,000
 16.31  Lottery Prize           142,000       142,000
 16.32  State Government
 16.33  Special Revenue         114,000       115,000
 16.34  [MINNESOTA SENIOR HEALTH OPTIONS 
 16.35  PROJECT.] Of the general fund 
 16.36  appropriation, up to $200,000 may be 
 16.37  transferred to the Minnesota senior 
 16.38  health options project special revenue 
 16.39  account during the biennium ending June 
 16.40  30, 2001, to serve as matching funds. 
 16.41  [PERSONS WITH BRAIN INJURIES.] (a) The 
 16.42  commissioner shall study and report to 
 16.43  the legislature by January 15, 2000, on 
 16.44  the status of persons with brain 
 16.45  injuries residing in public and private 
 16.46  institutions.  The report shall include 
 16.47  information on lengths of stay, ages of 
 16.48  institutionalized persons, and on the 
 16.49  supports and services needed to allow 
 16.50  these persons to return to their 
 16.51  communities. 
 16.52  (b) The commissioner shall apply to the 
 16.53  Health Care Financing Administration 
 16.54  for a grant to carry out a 
 16.55  demonstration project to transition 
 16.56  disabled persons out of nursing homes.  
 17.1   The project must: 
 17.2   (1) identify persons with brain 
 17.3   injuries and other disabled persons 
 17.4   residing in nursing homes who could 
 17.5   live successfully in the community with 
 17.6   appropriate supports; 
 17.7   (2) develop community-based services 
 17.8   and supports for institutionalized 
 17.9   persons; 
 17.10  (3) eliminate incentives to keep these 
 17.11  persons in institutions; 
 17.12  (4) foster the independence of 
 17.13  institutionalized persons by involving 
 17.14  them in the selection and management of 
 17.15  community-based services, such as 
 17.16  personal care assistance; 
 17.17  (5) develop innovative funding 
 17.18  arrangements to enable funding to 
 17.19  follow the individual; and 
 17.20  (6) empower disabled persons, families, 
 17.21  and advocacy groups by including them 
 17.22  in the design and implementation of 
 17.23  service delivery models that maximize 
 17.24  consumer choice and direction. 
 17.25  (c) Paragraph (b) is effective the day 
 17.26  following final enactment. 
 17.27  [CAMP.] Of this appropriation, $15,000 
 17.28  each year is from the mental health 
 17.29  special projects account, for adults 
 17.30  and children with mental illness from 
 17.31  across the state, for a camping program 
 17.32  which utilizes the Boundary Waters 
 17.33  Canoe Area and is cooperatively 
 17.34  sponsored by client advocacy, mental 
 17.35  health treatment, and outdoor 
 17.36  recreation agencies. 
 17.37  [DEMO PROJECT EXTERNAL ADVOCACY FUNDING 
 17.38  CAP.] Of the appropriation for the 
 17.39  demonstration project for people with 
 17.40  disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.41  section 256B.77, no more than $79,000 
 17.42  per year may be paid for external 
 17.43  advocacy under Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.44  section 256B.77, subdivision 14. 
 17.45  [REGION 10 QUALITY ASSURANCE 
 17.46  COMMISSION.] (1) Of this appropriation, 
 17.47  $210,000 each year is appropriated to 
 17.48  the commissioner for a grant to the 
 17.49  region 10 quality assurance commission 
 17.50  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
 17.51  section 256B.0951, for the purposes 
 17.52  specified in clauses (2) to (4).  
 17.53  Unexpended funds for fiscal year 2000 
 17.54  do not cancel, but are available to the 
 17.55  commission for fiscal year 2001. 
 17.56  (2) $180,000 each year is for the 
 17.57  operating costs of the alternative 
 17.58  quality assurance licensing system 
 17.59  pilot project, and for the commission 
 17.60  to provide grants to counties 
 18.1   participating in the alternative 
 18.2   quality assurance licensing system 
 18.3   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 18.4   256B.0953. 
 18.5   (3) $20,000 each year is for the 
 18.6   commission to contract with an 
 18.7   independent entity to conduct a 
 18.8   financial review of the alternative 
 18.9   quality assurance licensing system, 
 18.10  including an evaluation of possible 
 18.11  budgetary savings within the affected 
 18.12  state agencies as the result of 
 18.13  implementing the system. 
 18.14  (4) $10,000 each year is for the 
 18.15  commission, in consultation with the 
 18.16  commissioner of human services, to 
 18.17  establish an ongoing review process for 
 18.18  the alternative quality assurance 
 18.19  licensing system. 
 18.20  (5) This appropriation shall not become 
 18.21  part of the base for the 2002-2003 
 18.22  biennium. 
 18.23  Subd. 10.  Economic Support Grants
 18.24  General             142,037,000   124,758,000
 18.25                      143,033,000   101,335,000 
 18.26  [GIFTS.] Notwithstanding Minnesota 
 18.27  Statutes, chapter 7, the commissioner 
 18.28  may accept on behalf of the state 
 18.29  additional funding from sources other 
 18.30  than state funds for the purpose of 
 18.31  financing the cost of assistance 
 18.32  program grants or nongrant 
 18.33  administration.  All additional funding 
 18.34  is appropriated to the commissioner for 
 18.35  use as designated by the grantee of 
 18.36  funding. 
 18.37  [CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER 
 18.38  RECOUPMENT ACCOUNT.] The child support 
 18.39  payment center is authorized to 
 18.40  establish an account to cover checks 
 18.41  issued in error or in cases where 
 18.42  insufficient funds are available to pay 
 18.43  the checks.  All recoupments against 
 18.44  payments from the account must be 
 18.45  deposited in the child support payment 
 18.46  center recoupment account and are 
 18.47  appropriated to the commissioner for 
 18.48  the purposes of the account.  Any 
 18.49  unexpended balance in the account does 
 18.50  not cancel, but is available until 
 18.51  expended. 
 18.52  [FEDERAL TANF FUNDS.] (1) Federal 
 18.53  Temporary Assistance for Needy Families 
 18.54  block grant funds authorized under 
 18.55  title I, Public Law Number 104-193, the 
 18.56  Personal Responsibility and Work 
 18.57  Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, 
 18.58  and awarded in federal fiscal years 
 18.59  1997 to 2002 are appropriated to the 
 18.60  commissioner in amounts up to 
 18.61  $256,265,000 is $228,694,000 in fiscal 
 18.62  year 2000 and $249,682,000 $250,203,000 
 19.1   in fiscal year 2001.  In addition to 
 19.2   these funds, the commissioner may draw 
 19.3   or transfer any other appropriations or 
 19.4   transfers of federal TANF block grant 
 19.5   funds that are enacted into state law. 
 19.6   (2) Of the amounts in clause (1), 
 19.7   $15,000,000 is transferred each year of 
 19.8   the biennium to the state's federal 
 19.9   Title XX block grant.  Notwithstanding 
 19.10  the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
 19.11  section 256E.07, in each year of the 
 19.12  biennium the commissioner shall 
 19.13  allocate $15,000,000 of the state's 
 19.14  Title XX block grant funds based on the 
 19.15  community social services aids formula 
 19.16  in Minnesota Statutes, section 
 19.17  256E.06.  The commissioner shall ensure 
 19.18  that money allocated to counties under 
 19.19  this provision is used according to the 
 19.20  requirements of United States Code, 
 19.21  title 42, section 604(d)(3)(B).  
 19.22  (3) Of the amounts in clause (1), 
 19.23  $10,990,000 is transferred each year 
 19.24  from the state's federal TANF block 
 19.25  grant to the state's federal Title XX 
 19.26  block grant.  In each year $140,000 is 
 19.27  for grants according to Minnesota 
 19.28  Statutes, section 257.3571, subdivision 
 19.29  2a, to the Indian child welfare defense 
 19.30  corporation to promote statewide 
 19.31  compliance with the Indian Child 
 19.32  Welfare Act of 1978; $4,650,000 is for 
 19.33  grants to counties for concurrent 
 19.34  permanency planning; and $6,200,000 is 
 19.35  for the commissioner to distribute 
 19.36  according to the formula in Minnesota 
 19.37  Statutes, section 256E.07.  The 
 19.38  commissioner shall ensure that money 
 19.39  allocated under this clause is used 
 19.40  according to the requirements of United 
 19.41  States Code, title 42, section 
 19.42  604(d)(3)(B).  In fiscal years 2002 and 
 19.43  2003, $140,000 per year is for grants 
 19.44  according to Minnesota Statutes, 
 19.45  section 257.3571, subdivision 2a, to 
 19.46  the Indian child welfare defense 
 19.47  corporation to promote statewide 
 19.48  compliance with the Indian Child 
 19.49  Welfare Act of 1978.  Section 13, 
 19.50  sunset of uncodified language, does not 
 19.51  apply to this provision. 
 19.52  (4) Of the amounts in clause (1), 
 19.53  $13,360,000 each year is for increased 
 19.54  employment and training efforts and 
 19.55  shall be expended as follows: 
 19.56  (a) $140,000 each year is for a grant 
 19.57  to the new chance program.  The new 
 19.58  chance program shall provide 
 19.59  comprehensive services through a 
 19.60  private, nonprofit agency to young 
 19.61  parents in Hennepin county who have 
 19.62  dropped out of school and are receiving 
 19.63  public assistance.  The program 
 19.64  administrator shall report annually to 
 19.65  the commissioner on skills development, 
 19.66  education, job training, and job 
 19.67  placement outcomes for program 
 20.1   participants.  This appropriation is 
 20.2   available for either year of the 
 20.3   biennium. 
 20.4   (b) $260,000 each year is for grants to 
 20.5   counties to operate the parents fair 
 20.6   share program to assist unemployed, 
 20.7   noncustodial parents with job search 
 20.8   and parenting skills. 
 20.9   (c) $12,960,000 each year is to 
 20.10  increase employment and training 
 20.11  services grants for MFIP of which 
 20.12  $750,000 each year is to be transferred 
 20.13  to the job skills partnership board for 
 20.14  the health care and human services 
 20.15  worker training and retention program. 
 20.16  (d) $10,400,000 of these appropriations 
 20.17  shall become part of the base for the 
 20.18  2002-2003 biennium. 
 20.19  (5) Of the amounts in clause (1), 
 20.20  $1,094,000 in fiscal year 2000 and 
 20.21  $1,676,000 in fiscal year 2001 is 
 20.22  transferred from the state's federal 
 20.23  TANF block grant to the state's federal 
 20.24  child care and development fund block 
 20.25  grant, and is appropriated to the 
 20.26  commissioner of children, families, and 
 20.27  learning for the purposes of Minnesota 
 20.28  Statutes, section 119B.05. 
 20.29  (6) Of the amounts in clause (1), 
 20.30  $1,000,000 for the biennium is for the 
 20.31  purposes of creating and expanding 
 20.32  adult-supervised supportive living 
 20.33  arrangement services under Minnesota 
 20.34  Statutes, section 256J.14.  The 
 20.35  commissioner shall request proposals 
 20.36  from interested parties that have 
 20.37  knowledge and experience in the area of 
 20.38  adult-supervised adolescent housing and 
 20.39  supportive services, and award grants 
 20.40  for the purpose of either expanding 
 20.41  existing or creating new living 
 20.42  arrangements and supportive services.  
 20.43  Minor parents who are MFIP participants 
 20.44  shall be given priority for housing, 
 20.45  and excess living arrangements may be 
 20.46  used by minor parents who are not MFIP 
 20.47  participants. 
 20.48  (7) In order to maximize transfers from 
 20.49  Minnesota's 1998 and 1999 federal TANF 
 20.50  block grant awards, the commissioner 
 20.51  may implement the transfers of TANF 
 20.52  funds in clauses (2), (3), and (5) in 
 20.53  the first year of the biennium.  This 
 20.54  must only be done to the extent allowed 
 20.55  by federal law and to the extent that 
 20.56  program funding requirements can be met 
 20.57  in the second year of the biennium. 
 20.58  (8) The commissioner shall ensure that 
 20.59  sufficient qualified state expenditures 
 20.60  are made each year to meet the TANF 
 20.61  basic maintenance of effort 
 20.62  requirements.  The commissioner may 
 20.63  apply any allowable source of state 
 20.64  expenditures toward these requirements, 
 21.1   as necessary to meet minimum basic 
 21.2   maintenance of effort requirements and 
 21.3   to prevent the loss of federal funds. 
 21.4   [WORKER TRAINING AND RETENTION 
 21.5   ELIGIBILITY PROCEDURES.] The 
 21.6   commissioner shall develop eligibility 
 21.7   procedures for TANF expenditures under 
 21.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 256J.02, 
 21.9   subdivision 2, clause (5). 
 21.10  The amounts that may be spent from this 
 21.11  appropriation for each purpose are as 
 21.12  follows: 
 21.13  (a) Assistance to Families Grants
 21.14  General              64,870,000    66,117,000
 21.15                       65,687,000    44,544,000 
 21.16  [EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CARRYOVER.] 
 21.17  General fund and federal TANF block 
 21.18  grant appropriations for employment 
 21.19  services that remain unexpended 
 21.20  subsequent to the reallocation process 
 21.21  required in Minnesota Statutes, section 
 21.22  256J.62, do not cancel but are 
 21.23  available for these purposes in fiscal 
 21.24  year 2001. 
 21.25  (b) Work Grants              
 21.26  General              10,731,000    10,731,000
 21.27  (c) Aid to Families With     
 21.28  Dependent Children and Other
 21.29  Assistance
 21.30  General               1,053,000       374,000
 21.31  (d) Child Support Enforcement
 21.32  General               5,359,000     5,359,000
 21.33  [CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENT CENTER.] 
 21.34  Payments to the commissioner from other 
 21.35  governmental units, private 
 21.36  enterprises, and individuals for 
 21.37  services performed by the child support 
 21.38  payment center must be deposited in the 
 21.39  state systems account authorized under 
 21.40  Minnesota Statutes, section 256.014.  
 21.41  These payments are appropriated to the 
 21.42  commissioner for the operation of the 
 21.43  child support payment center or system, 
 21.44  according to Minnesota Statutes, 
 21.45  section 256.014. 
 21.46  [CHILD SUPPORT EXPEDITED PROCESS.] Of 
 21.47  this appropriation for child support 
 21.48  enforcement, $2,340,000 for the 
 21.49  biennium shall be transferred to the 
 21.50  state court administrator to fund the 
 21.51  child support expedited process, in 
 21.52  accordance with a cooperative agreement 
 21.53  to be negotiated between the parties.  
 21.54  State funds transferred for this 
 21.55  purpose in fiscal year 2000 may exceed 
 21.56  the base funding amount of $1,170,000 
 21.57  to the extent that there is an increase 
 22.1   in the number of orders issued in the 
 22.2   expedited process, but may not exceed 
 22.3   $1,420,000 in any case.  Unexpended 
 22.4   expedited process appropriations in 
 22.5   fiscal year 2000 may be transferred to 
 22.6   fiscal year 2001 for this purpose.  
 22.7   Base funding for this program is set at 
 22.8   $1,170,000 for each year of the 
 22.9   2002-2003 biennium.  The commissioner 
 22.10  shall include cost reimbursement claims 
 22.11  from the state court administrator for 
 22.12  the child support expedited process in 
 22.13  the department of human services 
 22.14  federal cost reimbursement claim 
 22.15  process according to federal law.  
 22.16  Federal dollars earned under these 
 22.17  claims are appropriated to the 
 22.18  commissioner and shall be disbursed to 
 22.19  the state court administrator according 
 22.20  to department procedures and schedules. 
 22.21  (e) General Assistance
 22.22  General              33,927,000    14,973,000
 22.23                       33,770,000    12,766,000 
 22.24  [TRANSFERS FROM STATE TANF RESERVE.] 
 22.25  $4,666,000 in fiscal year 2000 is 
 22.26  transferred from the state TANF reserve 
 22.27  account to the general fund. 
 22.28  [GENERAL ASSISTANCE STANDARD.] The 
 22.29  commissioner shall set the monthly 
 22.30  standard of assistance for general 
 22.31  assistance units consisting of an adult 
 22.32  recipient who is childless and 
 22.33  unmarried or living apart from his or 
 22.34  her parents or a legal guardian at 
 22.35  $203.  The commissioner may reduce this 
 22.36  amount in accordance with Laws 1997, 
 22.37  chapter 85, article 3, section 54. 
 22.38  (f) Minnesota Supplemental Aid
 22.39  General              25,767,000    26,874,000
 22.40                       26,103,000    27,231,000 
 22.41  (g) Refugee Services         
 22.42  General                 330,000       330,000
 22.43  Subd. 11.  Economic Support  
 22.44  Management
 22.45  General              40,950,000    40,357,000
 22.46  Health Care
 22.47  Access                1,313,000     1,318,000
 22.48  The amounts that may be spent from this 
 22.49  appropriation for each purpose are as 
 22.50  follows: 
 22.51  (a) Economic Support Policy  
 22.52  Administration
 22.53  General               7,100,000     6,951,000
 22.54  [FOOD STAMP ADMINISTRATIVE 
 23.1   REIMBURSEMENT.] The commissioner shall 
 23.2   reduce quarterly food stamp 
 23.3   administrative reimbursement to 
 23.4   counties in fiscal years 1999, 2000, 
 23.5   and 2001 by the amount that the United 
 23.6   States Department of Health and Human 
 23.7   Services determines to be the county 
 23.8   random moment study share of the food 
 23.9   stamp adjustment under Public Law 
 23.10  Number 105-185.  The reductions shall 
 23.11  be allocated to each county in 
 23.12  proportion to each county's 
 23.13  contribution, if any, to the amount of 
 23.14  the adjustment.  Any adjustment to 
 23.15  medical assistance administrative 
 23.16  reimbursement that is based on the 
 23.17  United States Department of Health and 
 23.18  Human Services' determinations under 
 23.19  Public Law Number 105-185 shall be 
 23.20  distributed to counties in the same 
 23.21  manner.  This provision is effective 
 23.22  the day following final enactment. 
 23.23  [SPENDING AUTHORITY FOR FOOD STAMP 
 23.24  ENHANCED FUNDING.] In the event that 
 23.25  Minnesota qualifies for United States 
 23.26  Department of Agriculture Food and 
 23.27  Nutrition Services Food Stamp Program 
 23.28  enhanced funding beginning in federal 
 23.29  fiscal year 1998, the money is 
 23.30  appropriated to the commissioner for 
 23.31  the purposes of the program.  The 
 23.32  commissioner may retain 25 percent of 
 23.33  the enhanced funding, with the 
 23.34  remaining 75 percent divided among the 
 23.35  counties according to a formula that 
 23.36  takes into account each county's impact 
 23.37  on the statewide food stamp error rate. 
 23.38  [ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION FUNDING.] 
 23.39  Increased federal funds for the costs 
 23.40  of eligibility determination and other 
 23.41  permitted activities that are available 
 23.42  to the state through section 114 of the 
 23.43  Personal Responsibility and Work 
 23.44  Opportunity Reconciliation Act, Public 
 23.45  Law Number 104-193, are appropriated to 
 23.46  the commissioner. 
 23.47  (b) Economic Support Operations  
 23.48  General              33,850,000    33,406,000
 23.49  Health Care 
 23.50  Access                1,313,000     1,318,000
 23.51  [MAXIS BASE REDUCTION.] The base level 
 23.52  appropriation for MAXIS shall be 
 23.53  reduced by $2,500,000 each year of the 
 23.54  biennium beginning July 1, 2001.  
 23.55  Section 13, sunset of uncodified 
 23.56  language, does not apply to this 
 23.57  provision. 
 23.58  [FRAUD PREVENTION AND CONTROL FUNDING.] 
 23.59  Unexpended funds appropriated for the 
 23.60  provision of program integrity 
 23.61  activities for fiscal year 2000 are 
 23.62  also available to the commissioner to 
 23.63  fund fraud prevention and control 
 23.64  initiatives, and do not cancel but are 
 24.1   available to the commissioner for these 
 24.2   purposes for fiscal year 2001.  
 24.3   Unexpended funds may be transferred 
 24.4   between the fraud prevention 
 24.5   investigation program and fraud control 
 24.6   programs to promote the provisions of 
 24.7   Minnesota Statutes, sections 256.983 
 24.8   and 256.9861. 
 24.9   [TRANSFERS TO TITLE XX FOR CSSA.] When 
 24.10  preparing the governor's budget for the 
 24.11  2002-2003 biennium, the commissioner of 
 24.12  finance shall ensure that the base 
 24.13  level funding for the community social 
 24.14  services aids includes $11,000,000 in 
 24.15  fiscal year 2002 and $11,000,000 in 
 24.16  fiscal year 2003 in funding that is 
 24.17  transferred from the state's federal 
 24.18  TANF block grant to the state's federal 
 24.19  Title XX block grant.  Notwithstanding 
 24.20  the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
 24.21  section 256E.07, the commissioner shall 
 24.22  allocate the portion of the state's 
 24.23  community social services aids funding 
 24.24  that is comprised of these transferred 
 24.25  funds based on the community social 
 24.26  services aids formula in Minnesota 
 24.27  Statutes, section 256E.06.  The 
 24.28  commissioner shall ensure that money 
 24.29  allocated under this provision is used 
 24.30  in accordance with the requirements of 
 24.31  United States Code, title 42, section 
 24.32  604(d)(3)(B). Any reductions to the 
 24.33  amount of the state community social 
 24.34  services (CSSA) block grant funding in 
 24.35  fiscal year 2002 or 2003 shall not 
 24.36  reduce the base for the CSSA block 
 24.37  grant for the 2004-2005 biennial 
 24.38  budget.  Section 13, sunset of 
 24.39  uncodified language, does not apply to 
 24.40  this provision. 
 24.41                             ARTICLE 2
 24.42              KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 12 EDUCATION
 24.43     Section 1.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 1, section 68, 
 24.44  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 24.45     Subd. 2.  [GENERAL AND SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATION AID.] For 
 24.46  general and supplemental education aid:  
 24.47   $3,062,321,000 $3,060,833,000    .....     2000
 24.48   $3,160,518,000 $3,201,167,000    .....     2001
 24.49     The 2000 appropriation includes $272,186,000 for 1999 and 
 24.50  $2,790,135,000 $2,788,647,000 for 2000.  
 24.51     The 2001 appropriation includes $310,015,000 $296,969,000 
 24.52  for 2000 and $2,850,503,000 $2,904,198,000 for 2001.  
 24.53     Sec. 2.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 1, section 68, 
 24.54  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 24.55     Subd. 4.  [TRANSPORTATION AID FOR ENROLLMENT OPTIONS.] For 
 25.1   transportation of pupils attending post-secondary institutions 
 25.2   according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for 
 25.3   transportation of pupils attending nonresident districts 
 25.4   according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03: 
 25.5        $102,000 $70,000      .....     2000
 25.6        $102,000 $70,000      .....     2001
 25.7      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 25.8   available in the second year. 
 25.9      Sec. 3.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 1, section 68, 
 25.10  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 25.11     Subd. 5.  [DISTRICT COOPERATION REVENUE.] For district 
 25.12  cooperation revenue aid: 
 25.13       $5,940,000 $5,838,000    .....     2000
 25.14       $  563,000 $  552,000    .....     2001
 25.15     The 2000 appropriation includes $869,000 for 1999 and 
 25.16  $5,071,000 $4,969,000 for 2000. 
 25.17     The 2001 appropriation includes $563,000 $552,000 for 2000 
 25.18  and $0 for 2001. 
 25.19     Sec. 4.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 2, section 60, 
 25.20  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 25.21     Subd. 7.  [TRIBAL CONTRACT SCHOOLS.] For tribal contract 
 25.22  school aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83: 
 25.23       $2,706,000  .....     2000
 25.24       $2,790,000 $2,823,000  ....     2001
 25.25     The 2000 appropriation includes $283,000 for 1999 and 
 25.26  $2,423,000 for 2000. 
 25.27     The 2001 appropriation includes $269,000 for 2000 and 
 25.28  $2,521,000 $2,554,000 for 2001. 
 25.29     Sec. 5.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 2, section 60, 
 25.30  subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
 25.31     Subd. 12.  [AID FOR CHILDREN WITH A DISABILITY.] For aid 
 25.32  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 3, 
 25.33  for children with a disability placed in residential facilities 
 25.34  within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence 
 25.35  can be determined: 
 25.36       $  443,000 $  432,000  .....     2000 
 26.1        $1,064,000 $4,644,000  .....     2001 
 26.2      If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the 
 26.3   appropriation for the other year is available.  Any balance in 
 26.4   the first year does not cancel but is available in the second 
 26.5   year. 
 26.6      Sec. 6.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 2, section 60, 
 26.7   subdivision 13, is amended to read: 
 26.8      Subd. 13.  [TRAVEL FOR HOME-BASED SERVICES.] For aid for 
 26.9   teacher travel for home-based services according to Minnesota 
 26.10  Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1: 
 26.11       $133,000 $135,000    .....     2000 
 26.12       $139,000 $140,000    .....     2001 
 26.13     The 2000 appropriation includes $11,000 for 1999 and 
 26.14  $122,000 $124,000 for 2000.  
 26.15     The 2001 appropriation includes $13,000 for 2000 and 
 26.16  $126,000 $127,000 for 2001.  
 26.17     Sec. 7.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 2, section 60, 
 26.18  subdivision 14, is amended to read: 
 26.19     Subd. 14.  [SPECIAL EDUCATION EXCESS COST AID.] For excess 
 26.20  cost aid: 
 26.21       $60,498,000 $62,943,000   .....     2000 
 26.22       $79,405,000 $80,858,000   .....     2001 
 26.23     The 2000 appropriation includes $4,693,000 for 1999 and 
 26.24  $55,805,000 $58,250,000 for 2000.  
 26.25     The 2001 appropriation includes $6,200,000 $6,472,000 for 
 26.26  2000 and $73,205,000 $74,386,000 for 2001. 
 26.27     Sec. 8.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 2, section 60, 
 26.28  subdivision 17, is amended to read: 
 26.29     Subd. 17.  [INTEGRATION AID.] For integration aid: 
 26.30       $37,182,000 $38,819,000  .....     2000 
 26.31       $43,787,000 $52,075,000  .....     2001 
 26.32     The 2000 appropriation includes $2,902,000 for 1999 and 
 26.33  $34,280,000 $35,917,000 for 2000. 
 26.34     The 2001 appropriation includes $3,809,000 $3,991,000 for 
 26.35  2000 and $39,978,000 $48,084,000 for 2001.  
 26.36     Sec. 9.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 3, section 3, 
 27.1   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 27.2      Subd. 2.  [SECONDARY VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AID.] For 
 27.3   secondary vocational education aid according to Minnesota 
 27.4   Statutes, section 124D.453: 
 27.5        $11,335,000 $12,690,000    .....     2000 
 27.6        $1,130,000  $ 1,281,000    .....     2001 
 27.7      The 2000 appropriation includes $1,159,000 for 1999 and 
 27.8   $10,176,000 $11,531,000 for 2000.  The 2001 appropriation 
 27.9   includes $1,130,000 $1,281,000 for 2000.  
 27.10     Sec. 10.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 27, 
 27.11  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 27.12     Subd. 2.  [HEALTH AND SAFETY AID.] For health and safety 
 27.13  aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57, 
 27.14  subdivision 5: 
 27.15       $14,528,000 $14,227,000   .....     2000 
 27.16       $14,957,000 $14,788,000   .....     2001 
 27.17     The 2000 appropriation includes $1,415,000 for 1999 and 
 27.18  $13,113,000 $12,812,000 for 2000.  
 27.19     The 2001 appropriation includes $1,456,000 $1,423,000 for 
 27.20  2000 and $13,501,000 $13,365,000 for 2001.  
 27.21     Sec. 11.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 27, 
 27.22  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 27.23     Subd. 3.  [DEBT SERVICE AID.] For debt service aid 
 27.24  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6: 
 27.25       $33,165,000 $33,141,000   .....     2000
 27.26       $32,084,000 $29,096,000   .....     2001
 27.27     The 2000 appropriation includes $3,842,000 for 1999 and 
 27.28  $29,323,000 $29,299,000 for 2000. 
 27.29     The 2001 appropriation includes $3,256,000 $3,255,000 for 
 27.30  2000 and $28,828,000 $25,841,000 for 2001. 
 27.31     Sec. 12.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 27, 
 27.32  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 27.33     Subd. 4.  [INTERACTIVE TELEVISION (ITV) AID.] For 
 27.34  interactive television (ITV) aid under Minnesota Statutes, 
 27.35  section 126C.40, subdivision 4: 
 27.36       $4,197,000 $4,189,000    .....     2000
 28.1        $2,851,000 $2,759,000    .....     2001
 28.2      The 2000 appropriation includes $405,000 for 1999 and 
 28.3   $3,792,000 $3,784,000 for 2000. 
 28.4      The 2001 appropriation includes $421,000 for 2000 and 
 28.5   $2,430,000 $2,338,000 for 2001. 
 28.6      Sec. 13.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 4, section 27, 
 28.7   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 28.8      Subd. 5.  [ALTERNATIVE FACILITIES BONDING AID.] For 
 28.9   alternative facilities bonding aid, according to Minnesota 
 28.10  Statutes, section 123B.59: 
 28.11       $19,058,000 $18,920,000   .....     2000 
 28.12       $19,286,000 $19,202,000   .....     2001 
 28.13     The 2000 appropriation includes $1,700,000 for 2000 and 
 28.14  $17,358,000 $17,220,000 for 2001. 
 28.15     The 2001 appropriation includes $1,928,000 $1,914,000 for 
 28.16  2000 and $17,358,000 $17,288,000 for 2001. 
 28.17     Sec. 14.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 5, section 18, 
 28.18  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 28.19     Subd. 5.  [CHARTER SCHOOL BUILDING LEASE AID.] For building 
 28.20  lease aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.11, 
 28.21  subdivision 4: 
 28.22       $2,992,000 $ 5,981,000     .....     2000 
 28.23       $3,616,000 $10,807,000     .....     2001 
 28.24     The 2000 appropriation includes $194,000 for 1999 and 
 28.25  $2,798,000 $5,787,000 for 2000. 
 28.26     The 2001 appropriation includes $311,000 $643,000 for 2000 
 28.27  and $3,305,000 $10,164,000 for 2001.  
 28.28     Sec. 15.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 5, section 18, 
 28.29  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 28.30     Subd. 6.  [CHARTER SCHOOL START-UP GRANTS.] For charter 
 28.31  school start-up cost aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 28.32  124D.11: 
 28.33       $1,789,000 $1,964,000   .....     2000 
 28.34       $1,876,000 $2,919,000   .....     2001 
 28.35     The 2000 appropriation includes $100,000 for 1999 and 
 28.36  $1,689,000 $1,864,000 for 2000.  
 29.1      The 2001 appropriation includes $188,000 $207,000 for 1999 
 29.2   and $1,688,000 $2,712,000 for 2001. 
 29.3      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 29.4   available in the second year.  This appropriation may also be 
 29.5   used for grants to convert existing schools into charter schools.
 29.6      Sec. 16.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 6, section 14, 
 29.7   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 29.8      Subd. 2.  [ABATEMENT AID.] For abatement aid according to 
 29.9   Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:  
 29.10        $9,110,000 $9,577,000   .....     2000 
 29.11        $8,947,000 $9,056,000   .....     2001 
 29.12     The 2000 appropriation includes $1,352,000 for 1999 and 
 29.13  $7,758,000 $8,225,000 for 2000.  
 29.14     The 2001 appropriation includes $861,000 $914,000 for 2000 
 29.15  and $8,086,000 $8,142,000 for 2001.  
 29.16     Sec. 17.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 6, section 14, 
 29.17  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 29.18     Subd. 3.  [NONPUBLIC PUPIL AID.] For nonpublic pupil 
 29.19  education aid according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 
 29.20  to 123B.48 and 123B.87: 
 29.21       $10,996,000 $11,523,000   .....      2000 
 29.22       $11,878,000 $12,193,000   .....      2001 
 29.23     The 2000 appropriation includes $970,000 for 1999 and 
 29.24  $10,026,000 $10,553,000 for 2000. 
 29.25     The 2001 appropriation includes $1,114,000 $1,172,000 for 
 29.26  2000 and $10,764,000 $11,021,000 for 2001.  
 29.27     The department shall recompute the maximum allotments 
 29.28  established on March 1, 1999, for fiscal year 2000 under 
 29.29  Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.42, subdivision 3, and 
 29.30  123B.44, subdivision 6, to reflect the amount appropriated in 
 29.31  this subdivision for fiscal year 2000. 
 29.32     Sec. 18.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 6, section 14, 
 29.33  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 29.34     Subd. 4.  [CONSOLIDATION TRANSITION AID.] For districts 
 29.35  consolidating under Minnesota Statutes, section 123A.485: 
 29.36       $451,000 $629,000      .....     2000
 30.1        $375,000 $462,000      .....     2001
 30.2      The 2000 appropriation includes $113,000 for 1999 and 
 30.3   $338,000 $516,000 for 2000. 
 30.4      The 2001 appropriation includes $37,000 $57,000 for 2000 
 30.5   and $338,000 $405,000 for 2001. 
 30.6      Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 30.7   available in the second year. 
 30.8      Sec. 19.  Laws 1999, chapter 241, article 6, section 14, 
 30.9   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 30.10     Subd. 5.  [NONPUBLIC PUPIL TRANSPORTATION.] For nonpublic 
 30.11  pupil transportation aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 30.12  123B.92, subdivision 9: 
 30.13       $18,586,000 $20,405,000   .....     2000 
 30.14       $20,922,000 $21,186,000   .....     2001 
 30.15     The 2000 appropriation includes $1,848,000 for 2000 and 
 30.16  $16,738,000 $18,557,000 for 2001. 
 30.17     The 2001 appropriation includes $1,860,000 $2,062,000 for 
 30.18  2000 and $19,062,000 $19,124,000 for 2001. 
 30.19     Sec. 20.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 30.20     Sections 1 to 18 are effective the day following final 
 30.21  enactment. 
 30.22                             ARTICLE 3
 30.23                FAMILY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
 30.24     Section 1.  Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 1, section 71, 
 30.25  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 30.26     Subd. 3.  [EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION AID.] For early 
 30.27  childhood family education aid according to Minnesota Statutes, 
 30.28  section 124D.135: 
 30.29       $20,485,000 $20,083,000   .....     2000 
 30.30       $19,420,000 $20,349,000   .....     2001
 30.31     The 2000 appropriation includes $1,390,000 for 1999 and 
 30.32  $19,095,000 $18,693,000 for 2000.  
 30.33     The 2001 appropriation includes $2,122,000 $2,077,000 for 
 30.34  2000 and $17,298,000 $18,272,000 for 2001.  
 30.35     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 30.36  available in the second year. 
 31.1      Sec. 2.  Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 1, section 71, 
 31.2   subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 31.3      Subd. 7.  [SCHOOL AGE CARE AID.] For extended day aid 
 31.4   according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.22: 
 31.5        $274,000       .....     2000 
 31.6        $216,000 $245,000       .....     2001
 31.7      The 2000 appropriation includes $30,000 for 1999 and 
 31.8   $244,000 for 2000. 
 31.9      The 2001 appropriation includes $27,000 for 2000 and 
 31.10  $189,000 $218,000 for 2001. 
 31.11     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 31.12  available in the second year. 
 31.13     Sec. 3.  Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 1, section 71, 
 31.14  subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
 31.15     Subd. 9.  [MFIP CHILD CARE.] For child care assistance 
 31.16  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05: 
 31.17       $86,318,000 $68,203,000    .....     2000 
 31.18       $88,443,000 $87,837,000    .....     2001
 31.19     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 31.20  available in the second year. 
 31.21     Sec. 4.  Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 2, section 4, 
 31.22  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 31.23     Subd. 3.  [COMMUNITY EDUCATION AID.] For community 
 31.24  education aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20: 
 31.25       $14,136,000    .....     2000 
 31.26       $14,696,000 $15,273,000    .....     2001 
 31.27     The 2000 appropriation includes $160,000 for 1999 and 
 31.28  $13,976,000 for 2000.  
 31.29     The 2001 appropriation includes $1,552,000 for 2000 and 
 31.30  $13,144,000 $13,721,000 for 2001.  
 31.31     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 31.32  available in the second year. 
 31.33     Sec. 5.  Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 4, section 12, 
 31.34  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 31.35     Subd. 5.  [ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AID.] For adult basic 
 31.36  education aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.52, 
 32.1   in fiscal year 2000 and Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.53 in 
 32.2   fiscal year 2001:  
 32.3        $20,132,000 $25,779,000    .....     2000
 32.4        $22,477,000 $30,962,000    .....     2001 
 32.5      The 2000 appropriation includes $1,227,000 for 1999 and 
 32.6   $18,905,000 $24,552,000 for 2000.  
 32.7      The 2001 appropriation includes $2,101,000 $2,728,000 for 
 32.8   2000 and $20,376,000 $28,234,000 for 2001.  
 32.9      Sec. 6.  Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 4, section 12, 
 32.10  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 32.11     Subd. 6.  [ADULT BASIC EDUCATION BASIC POPULATION AID.] For 
 32.12  basic population aid for eligible districts under section 7: 
 32.13       $1,960,000 $1,973,000     .....     2000 
 32.14     Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.45, 
 32.15  subdivision 12, 100 percent of this appropriation is for fiscal 
 32.16  year 2000. 
 32.17     Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is 
 32.18  available in the second year.  This is a one-time appropriation. 
 32.19     Sec. 7.  Laws 1999, chapter 205, article 4, section 12, 
 32.20  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 32.21     Subd. 7.  [ADULT GRADUATION AID.] For adult graduation aid 
 32.22  according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.54: 
 32.23       $3,184,000 $3,857,000     .....     2000
 32.24       $4,732,000 $4,358,000     .....     2001
 32.25     The 2000 appropriation includes $258,000 for 1999 and 
 32.26  $2,926,000 $3,599,000 for 2000.  
 32.27     The 2001 appropriation includes $325,000 $400,000 for 2000 
 32.28  and $4,407,000 $3,958,000 for 2001.