HF 3501

as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; authorizing spending to acquire 
  1.3             and to better public land and buildings and other 
  1.4             public improvements of a capital nature with certain 
  1.5             conditions; authorizing issuance of bonds; 
  1.6             appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 1996, 
  1.7             section 16B.35, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 1997 
  1.8             Supplement, sections 124C.498, subdivision 2; and 
  1.9             268.917; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
  1.10            Statutes, chapters 136F; and 137; repealing Minnesota 
  1.11            Statutes 1996, section 16B.35, subdivision 4. 
  1.12  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.13                             ARTICLE 1 
  1.14                          HIGHER EDUCATION 
  1.15  Section 1.  [HIGHER EDUCATION; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.16     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.17  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
  1.18  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
  1.19  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
  1.20  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this article.  
  1.21  Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 
  1.22  article are available until June 30, 2002. 
  1.23                              SUMMARY 
  1.24  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES        $  164,634,000 
  1.25  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                             251,950,000 
  1.26  TOTAL                                               416,584,000 
  1.27  Bond Proceeds Fund  
  1.28  (General Fund Debt Service)                         332,839,000
  1.29  General Fund                                         83,745,000 
  2.1                                                    APPROPRIATIONS
  2.2                                                    $ 
  2.3   Sec. 2.  MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES 
  2.4   AND UNIVERSITIES
  2.5   Subdivision 1.  To the board of trustees 
  2.6   of the Minnesota state colleges and 
  2.7   universities for the purposes specified in 
  2.8   this section                                        164,634,000
  2.9   Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset
  2.10  Preservation and Replacement                         43,000,000
  2.11  This appropriation is for higher 
  2.12  education asset preservation and 
  2.13  replacement projects throughout the 
  2.14  Minnesota state colleges and 
  2.15  universities system that meet the 
  2.16  standards defined in Minnesota 
  2.17  Statutes, section 135A.046, subdivision 
  2.18  2.  
  2.19  Subd. 3.  Major Projects                             88,940,000 
  2.20  (a) North Hennepin Community College                 11,100,000 
  2.21  To predesign, design, and construct a 
  2.22  new science center including 
  2.23  classrooms, laboratories, offices, 
  2.24  storage, preparation, and study space. 
  2.25  (b) Normandale Community College                        240,000 
  2.26  To predesign and design the renovation 
  2.27  or new construction of science program 
  2.28  facilities. 
  2.29  (c) St. Paul Technical College                       10,000,000 
  2.30  To design and construct an addition to 
  2.31  the library and learning resource 
  2.32  center and remodel existing space for 
  2.33  student services, chemical technology 
  2.34  laboratory, and to update the building 
  2.35  equipment automation system. 
  2.36  (d) Inver Hills Community College                    12,000,000 
  2.37  To design and construct a new 
  2.38  instructional building and remodel the 
  2.39  existing science building.  The new 
  2.40  building will include space for the 
  2.41  emergency health services program, 
  2.42  chemistry and biology laboratories, an 
  2.43  interactive television classroom, 
  2.44  general instruction classrooms, 
  2.45  activities/fitness rooms, faculty 
  2.46  offices, small group meeting rooms, and 
  2.47  conference rooms. 
  2.48  (e) Hibbing Community and Technical 
  2.49  College                                              16,000,000
  2.50  To construct a new facility, adjacent 
  2.51  to the community college, for technical 
  2.52  programs, administrative services, and 
  2.53  customized training.  
  2.54  (f) Ridgewater Community     
  2.55  and Technical College                                 7,600,000
  3.1   To design and construct a new addition 
  3.2   and remodel existing facilities at the 
  3.3   Hutchinson campus for nondestructive 
  3.4   testing facilities, a library and media 
  3.5   resource center, student support 
  3.6   services, and child care center.  
  3.7   (g) Minneapolis Community         
  3.8   and Technical College                                   700,000
  3.9   To design a new addition and the 
  3.10  remodeling of the existing library and 
  3.11  other space.  The addition will include 
  3.12  a library and media center and an 
  3.13  instructional technology center.  The 
  3.14  remodeled space will include 
  3.15  classrooms, laboratories, faculty 
  3.16  offices, student services, and 
  3.17  interactive television classrooms. 
  3.18  (h) Red Wing/Winona Technical College                1,500,000
  3.19  To design and construct a new classroom 
  3.20  and garage facility for the truck 
  3.21  driving program at the Winona campus.  
  3.22  The facility may be separate from the 
  3.23  main campus building, as appropriate to 
  3.24  accommodate safety, traffic, and 
  3.25  programmatic concerns. 
  3.26  (i) Bemidji State University and          
  3.27  Northwest Technical College, Bemidji                  1,000,000
  3.28  To predesign and design facilities 
  3.29  required to colocate all programs of 
  3.30  the technical college and the state 
  3.31  university's industrial technology and 
  3.32  nursing programs.  The board of 
  3.33  trustees may acquire the current 
  3.34  Bemidji high school and transfer the 
  3.35  current technical college campus to the 
  3.36  Bemidji school district. 
  3.37  (j) Metropolitan State University                     1,000,000 
  3.38  To design a new library and information 
  3.39  access center on the university's St. 
  3.40  Paul campus, including space for 
  3.41  collections of the St. Paul public 
  3.42  library and community library services. 
  3.43  (k) Mankato State University                         11,000,000 
  3.44  To design and construct the first phase 
  3.45  of a two-phase project to renovate the 
  3.46  university's indoor and outdoor student 
  3.47  athletic facilities.  This 
  3.48  appropriation is to remodel Otto arena; 
  3.49  construct an underground mechanical 
  3.50  vault; remodel and construct an 
  3.51  addition to Meyers field house; and for 
  3.52  improvements to Blakeslee field, the 
  3.53  outdoor running track, and tennis 
  3.54  courts. 
  3.55  (l) Northland Community       
  3.56  and Technical College                                 4,000,000
  3.57  To design and construct an addition and 
  3.58  remodel existing space for student 
  4.1   services, women's center, bookstore, 
  4.2   customized training, administrative 
  4.3   services, and classrooms. 
  4.4   (m) Land Acquisition                                   8,000,000
  4.5   To purchase land adjacent to or near 
  4.6   the state university campuses.  Of this 
  4.7   amount at least $3,000,000 is for 
  4.8   Winona State University and $3,000,000 
  4.9   is for St. Cloud State University.  The 
  4.10  board of trustees shall report annually 
  4.11  to the legislature on purchases made 
  4.12  from this appropriation. 
  4.13  (n) Winona State University                             500,000 
  4.14  To design the remodeling of Maxwell 
  4.15  Library into offices and classrooms. 
  4.16  (o) Riverland Community       
  4.17  and Technical College                                 1,000,000
  4.18  To design and execute minor 
  4.19  construction and remodeling at the 
  4.20  Austin campus, including remodeling for 
  4.21  student services and health science 
  4.22  programs, and reconfiguration of 
  4.23  building entryways, sidewalks, and 
  4.24  roadways to better connect the two 
  4.25  separate facilities.  
  4.26  (p) Southwest State University                          800,000 
  4.27  To predesign and design the renovation 
  4.28  of the library including the 
  4.29  replacement of HVAC systems and 
  4.30  installation of wiring for computer 
  4.31  technology.  
  4.32  (q) St. Cloud Technical College                       1,000,000
  4.33  To predesign and design an addition and 
  4.34  remodeling of existing space, including 
  4.35  classrooms. 
  4.36  (r) Mesabi Range Community     
  4.37  Technical College                                       500,000
  4.38  To predesign and design a new learning 
  4.39  resource center and remodeling of 
  4.40  existing space at the Virginia campus. 
  4.41  (s) Rochester Community and   
  4.42  Technical College                                     1,000,000
  4.43  To construct an interior roadway 
  4.44  connecting the two campuses.  The 
  4.45  roadway is intended for campus use only 
  4.46  and may not be used by commercial motor 
  4.47  vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of 
  4.48  more than 26,000 pounds. 
  4.49  Subd. 4.  Additional Projects                        22,194,000
  4.50  (a) Itasca Community College                          2,039,000 
  4.51  To design and construct a 
  4.52  school-to-work technology center in 
  4.53  conjunction with the school district, 
  4.54  the city of Nashwauk, Itasca county, 
  5.1   and private industry.  Each dollar of 
  5.2   state money must be matched by $1 of 
  5.3   nonstate money. 
  5.4   (b) Mankato Technology Center                         7,000,000
  5.5   To acquire land, design, and construct 
  5.6   a multiuse facility that includes a 
  5.7   technology incubator, a community 
  5.8   technology park, an education center, 
  5.9   headquarters space for the Institute 
  5.10  for Wireless Education, laboratories, 
  5.11  and office and administrative space. 
  5.12  This appropriation is contingent upon 
  5.13  nonstate matching funds of at least 
  5.14  $7,000,000 from the city of Mankato and 
  5.15  private sources.  
  5.16  (c) Rochester Center                                  6,455,000 
  5.17  To predesign, design, and execute the 
  5.18  renovation of existing facilities and 
  5.19  install telecommunications 
  5.20  infrastructure improvements to create 
  5.21  an instructional development and 
  5.22  digital media center to improve 
  5.23  education in southeastern Minnesota. 
  5.24  This appropriation is contingent upon 
  5.25  matching funds of $3,237,000 from the 
  5.26  Minnesota state colleges and 
  5.27  universities system. 
  5.28  (d) Rochester Regional        
  5.29  Recreation and Sports Center                          5,000,000
  5.30  To predesign, design, and execute 
  5.31  construction of phase 1 of a regional 
  5.32  community recreation and sports 
  5.33  activity complex adjacent to the 
  5.34  Rochester Center, including a field 
  5.35  house, sport and fitness center, 
  5.36  aquatics facility, outdoor football and 
  5.37  soccer stadium, soccer and baseball 
  5.38  fields, and surface parking lots.  This 
  5.39  appropriation is contingent upon at 
  5.40  least $5,000,000 in contributions from 
  5.41  the city of Rochester.  Operating and 
  5.42  management costs shall be shared by the 
  5.43  city of Rochester and the Minnesota 
  5.44  state colleges and universities in 
  5.45  proportion to their relative use of the 
  5.46  facility. 
  5.47  (e) Pine Technical College                            1,700,000 
  5.48  To predesign, design, and execute 
  5.49  remodeling for a 
  5.50  telecommunications/media/technology 
  5.51  center, student services, 
  5.52  administrative services, classrooms, 
  5.53  and a regional economic development 
  5.54  center. 
  5.55  Subd. 5.  System Plans                                5,200,000 
  5.56  (a) Anoka Hennepin Technical College                  1,000,000 
  5.57  To prepare a northwest metro region 
  5.58  academic and facilities master plan and 
  5.59  predesign the facility needs at the 
  5.60  college. 
  6.1   (b) Century College                                    800,000 
  6.2   To predesign and design remodeling to 
  6.3   better integrate the two campuses and 
  6.4   accommodate the consolidation of the 
  6.5   programs and services, including a 
  6.6   learning resource center on the east 
  6.7   campus. 
  6.8   (c) Master Facilities Plans                          1,000,000 
  6.9   To complete and update college and 
  6.10  university master facilities plans 
  6.11  systemwide.  
  6.12  (d) Multicampus Master Plans                           400,000 
  6.13  To complete master plans for the five 
  6.14  campuses of Minnesota West Community 
  6.15  and Technical College and the five 
  6.16  campuses of Northwest Technical College.
  6.17  (e) Statewide Classroom Study                        2,000,000 
  6.18  To inventory and develop remodeling 
  6.19  standards for mathematics and science 
  6.20  classrooms, laboratories, and related 
  6.21  facilities on all campuses, and to 
  6.22  develop a plan and timeline for this 
  6.23  remodeling in future capital 
  6.24  appropriations. 
  6.25  Subd. 6.  Other                                      5,300,000
  6.26  Century College                                      5,300,000
  6.27  To construct a pedestrian bridge and 
  6.28  related site work. 
  6.29  Sec. 3.  UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 
  6.30  Subdivision 1.  To the board of regents
  6.31  of the University of Minnesota for the 
  6.32  purposes specified in this section                 251,950,000 
  6.33  Subd. 2.  Higher Education Asset
  6.34  Preservation and Replacement                        10,950,000 
  6.35  To be spent at each campus in 
  6.36  accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
  6.37  section 135A.046.  
  6.38  Subd. 3.  Historic Renewal and Preservation         91,700,000 
  6.39  (a) Walter Digital
  6.40  Technology Center/Science
  6.41  and Engineering Library                             53,600,000 
  6.42  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  6.43  the Walter Digital Technology 
  6.44  Center/Science and Engineering Library 
  6.45  on the Minneapolis campus. 
  6.46  (b) Minneapolis Campus Mall District 
  6.47  Digital and Utility Infrastructure                   7,000,000 
  6.48  To predesign, design, and complete the 
  6.49  following projects: 
  6.50  (1) replace and upgrade the information 
  6.51  technology infrastructure serving Mall 
  7.1   District buildings; and 
  7.2   (2) separate the combined storm sewer 
  7.3   and sanitary sewer systems for this 
  7.4   area of campus, replace obsolete 
  7.5   chiller equipment, and develop chiller 
  7.6   equipment for air conditioning Mall 
  7.7   District buildings. 
  7.8   (c) Amundson Hall Addition                           1,250,000 
  7.9   To construct, furnish, and equip an 
  7.10  addition to Amundson Hall on the 
  7.11  Minneapolis campus for the Chemical 
  7.12  Engineering and Materials Science 
  7.13  program to remodel existing space.  
  7.14  This appropriation is contingent upon 
  7.15  $2,488,000 in nonstate matching funds. 
  7.16  (d) Murphy Hall Renovation                           9,000,000   
  7.17  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  7.18  Murphy Hall on the Minneapolis campus 
  7.19  to support the new media initiative. 
  7.20  (e) Ford Hall Renovation                             9,900,000   
  7.21  To design, renovate, furnish, and equip 
  7.22  Ford Hall on the Minneapolis campus to 
  7.23  support the new media initiative. 
  7.24  (f) Peters Hall Renovation                           6,950,000
  7.25  To renovate, furnish, and equip Peters 
  7.26  Hall on the St. Paul campus. 
  7.27  (g) Gortner and Snyder Halls:
  7.28  Biology Laboratory Renovation                        4,000,000
  7.29  To design and remodel selected 
  7.30  laboratories in Gortner Laboratory and 
  7.31  Snyder Hall on the St. Paul campus to 
  7.32  support research in molecular and 
  7.33  cellular biology. 
  7.34   Subd. 4.  Previously Planned Construction          65,100,000  
  7.35  (a) Morris Campus Science and Mathematics
  7.36  Addition, Recreational Sports Addition, 
  7.37  and Heating Plant Improvements                      28,200,000
  7.38  To construct, furnish, and equip the 
  7.39  first phase of a two-phase project to 
  7.40  enlarge and upgrade facilities to 
  7.41  support the science and mathematics 
  7.42  programs, and demolish the physical 
  7.43  education annex at the Morris campus. 
  7.44  The initial phase consists of four 
  7.45  components: 
  7.46  (1) an addition to the existing science 
  7.47  building; 
  7.48  (2) renovation of the science 
  7.49  auditorium/lecture hall; 
  7.50  (3) expansion of the heating plant; and 
  7.51  (4) an addition to the physical 
  7.52  education center in partnership with 
  7.53  the Morris community.  Total project 
  8.1   costs of this component may be 
  8.2   increased to the extent supplemented by 
  8.3   local government and private funds. 
  8.4   (b) Duluth Campus Library                            22,300,000 
  8.5   To construct, furnish, and equip a new 
  8.6   library to support the undergraduate 
  8.7   and graduate education, research, and 
  8.8   outreach missions of the Duluth campus. 
  8.9   (c) Architecture Building Addition                   14,600,000
  8.10  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  8.11  equip an addition to the Architecture 
  8.12  Building on the Minneapolis campus and 
  8.13  renovate the basement level of the 
  8.14  existing building. 
  8.15  Subd. 5.  New Planning and Design                    10,420,000
  8.16  (a) Molecular and Cellular Biology Building           8,500,000 
  8.17  To design the Molecular and Cellular 
  8.18  Biology Building, and to demolish all 
  8.19  or part of the existing 
  8.20  Jackson-Owre-Millard-Lyon Hall complex 
  8.21  on the Minneapolis campus. 
  8.22  (b) Folwell Hall Renovation                             690,000 
  8.23  To design the renovation of Folwell 
  8.24  Hall on the Minneapolis campus and for 
  8.25  upgrading of its classrooms. 
  8.26  (c) Art Building                                        730,000 
  8.27  To design and prepare construction 
  8.28  drawings for the construction of a new 
  8.29  facility for the Department of Art on 
  8.30  the Minneapolis campus.  
  8.31  (d) Academic Space Renovation                           200,000 
  8.32  To design for remodeling vacated 
  8.33  academic space on the Duluth campus in 
  8.34  Heller Hall, MW Alworth Hall, Business 
  8.35  and Economics, and the existing library 
  8.36  building. 
  8.37  (e) Sports Facilities Predesign                         300,000 
  8.38  To predesign sports facilities 
  8.39  systemwide.  
  8.40  Subd. 6.  Agriculture Projects                        9,280,000
  8.41  (a) Agricultural Experiment
  8.42  Stations: Facility Improvements                       4,400,000
  8.43  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  8.44  equip the following experiment station 
  8.45  projects: 
  8.46  (1) swine research facilities at Morris 
  8.47  and Waseca; 
  8.48  (2) Arboretum/Horticultural Research 
  8.49  Center laboratory in Victoria.  In 
  8.50  addition, the university shall 
  8.51  contribute $833,000 of agency operating 
  9.1   funds towards construction of this 
  9.2   project; 
  9.3   (3) Cloquet Forestry Center dormitory 
  9.4   remodeling; and 
  9.5   (4) Grand Rapids Administration 
  9.6   Building addition. 
  9.7   (b) Kiehle Building Renovation
  9.8   and Addition                                            180,000
  9.9   To predesign and design the Kiehle 
  9.10  building renovation and addition on the 
  9.11  Crookston campus. 
  9.12  (c) Greenhouse Renovation
  9.13  and Replacement                                         900,000
  9.14  To design for upgrading plant growth 
  9.15  facilities for teaching and research on 
  9.16  the St. Paul campus.  The project will 
  9.17  renovate or replace obsolete greenhouse 
  9.18  and headhouse space and construct a 
  9.19  biocontainment facility to support the 
  9.20  teaching and research activities of 
  9.21  both the university and the Minnesota 
  9.22  department of agriculture. 
  9.23  (d) Crookston Facility Improvements                   3,800,000 
  9.24  To design, construct, furnish, and 
  9.25  equip four projects at the Crookston 
  9.26  campus:  
  9.27  (1) early child development center new 
  9.28  construction; 
  9.29  (2) Knutson Hall remodeling; 
  9.30  (3) Owen Hall addition remodeling; and 
  9.31  (4) university teaching and outreach 
  9.32  center stable expansion. 
  9.33  Subd. 7. New Construction without Prior Planning     64,500,000
  9.34  (a) Molecular and Cellular Biology Building          61,500,000
  9.35  To construct, furnish, and equip a new 
  9.36  building on the Minneapolis campus. 
  9.37  (b) Women's Athletics Fields
  9.38  and Facilities                                        3,000,000
  9.39  To design and rebuild the soccer 
  9.40  complex on the St. Paul campus, design 
  9.41  and rebuild the softball complex on the 
  9.42  Minneapolis campus, and design and 
  9.43  construct women's athletics office 
  9.44  space in the Bierman complex on the 
  9.45  Minneapolis campus.  Total project 
  9.46  costs may be increased to the extent 
  9.47  supplemented by private funds. 
  9.48     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.35, 
  9.49  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  9.50     Subdivision 1.  [PERCENT OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ART.] An 
 10.1   appropriation for the construction or alteration of any state 
 10.2   building, except for buildings under the authority of the 
 10.3   Minnesota state colleges and universities or the University of 
 10.4   Minnesota, may contain an amount not to exceed one percent of 
 10.5   the total appropriation for the building for the acquisition of 
 10.6   works of art, excluding landscaping, which may be an integral 
 10.7   part of the building or its grounds, attached to the building or 
 10.8   grounds or capable of being displayed in other state buildings. 
 10.9   Money used for this purpose is available only for the 
 10.10  acquisition of works of art to be exhibited in areas of a 
 10.11  building or its grounds accessible, on a regular basis, to 
 10.12  members of the public.  For the purposes of this section "state 
 10.13  building" means a building the construction or alteration of 
 10.14  which is paid for wholly or in part by the state. 
 10.15     Sec. 5.  [136F.69] [ART IN BUILDINGS.] 
 10.16     An appropriation for the construction or alteration of any 
 10.17  building may contain an amount not to exceed one percent of the 
 10.18  total appropriation for the building for the acquisition of 
 10.19  works of art to be exhibited in areas of the building or its 
 10.20  grounds regularly accessible to the public. 
 10.21     Sec. 6.  [137.091] [ART IN BUILDINGS.] 
 10.22     An appropriation for the construction or alteration of any 
 10.23  building may contain an amount not to exceed one percent of the 
 10.24  total appropriation for the building for the acquisition of 
 10.25  works of art to be exhibited in areas of the building or its 
 10.26  grounds regularly accessible to the public. 
 10.27     Sec. 7.  [BOND SALE AUTHORIZATION.] 
 10.28     To provide the money appropriated in this article from the 
 10.29  bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance, on request of 
 10.30  the governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an 
 10.31  amount up to $332,839,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and 
 10.32  with the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 
 10.33  16A.631 to 16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article 
 10.34  XI, sections 4 to 7.  
 10.35     Sec. 8.  [REPEALER.] 
 10.36     Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 16B.35, subdivision 4, is 
 11.1   repealed. 
 11.2      Sec. 9.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 11.3      This article is effective the day after its final enactment.
 11.4                              ARTICLE 2
 11.5                 FAMILY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
 11.6   Section 1.  [FAMILY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; 
 11.7   APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 11.8      The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 11.9   appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
 11.10  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
 11.11  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
 11.12  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this article.  
 11.13  Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 
 11.14  article are available until June 30, 2002.  
 11.15                              SUMMARY 
 11.16  Bond Proceeds Fund  
 11.17  (General Fund Debt Service)                      $   31,000,000
 11.18                                                   APPROPRIATIONS
 11.19                                                   $             
 11.20  Sec. 2.  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND 
 11.21  LEARNING DEPARTMENT 
 11.22  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner 
 11.23  of children, families, and learning for the 
 11.24  purposes specified in this section                   31,000,000
 11.25  Subd. 2.  Head Start and Early
 11.26  Childhood Facilities                                  6,000,000
 11.27  For grants to state agencies and 
 11.28  political subdivisions to construct and 
 11.29  rehabilitate facilities for Head Start 
 11.30  or other early childhood learning 
 11.31  programs under Minnesota Statutes, 
 11.32  section 268.917. 
 11.33  Subd. 3.  Youth Enrichment                           25,000,000 
 11.34  (a) For grants to local government 
 11.35  units to design, furnish, equip, 
 11.36  repair, replace, or construct parks and 
 11.37  recreation facilities and school 
 11.38  facilities to provide youth, with 
 11.39  preference for youth in grades 4 to 8, 
 11.40  with regular enrichment activities 
 11.41  during nonschool hours, including after 
 11.42  school, evenings, weekends, and school 
 11.43  vacation periods, and that will provide 
 11.44  equal access and programming for all 
 11.45  children.  The buildings or facilities 
 11.46  may be leased to nonprofit community 
 11.47  organizations, subject to Minnesota 
 11.48  Statutes, section 16A.695, for the same 
 12.1   purposes.  Enrichment programs include 
 12.2   academic enrichment, homework 
 12.3   assistance, computer and technology 
 12.4   use, arts and cultural activities, 
 12.5   clubs, school-to-work and workforce 
 12.6   development, athletic, and recreational 
 12.7   activities.  Grants must be used to 
 12.8   expand the number of children 
 12.9   participating in enrichment programs or 
 12.10  improve the quality or range of program 
 12.11  offerings.  The facilities must be 
 12.12  fully available for programming 
 12.13  sponsored by nonprofit and community 
 12.14  groups serving youth, or school, 
 12.15  county, or city programs, for maximum 
 12.16  hours after school, evenings, weekends, 
 12.17  summers, and other school vacation 
 12.18  periods.  Priority must be given to 
 12.19  proposals that demonstrate 
 12.20  collaborations among private, 
 12.21  nonprofit, and public agencies, 
 12.22  including regional entities dealing 
 12.23  with at-risk youth, and community and 
 12.24  parent organizations in arranging for 
 12.25  programming, staffing, transportation, 
 12.26  and equipment.  All proposals must 
 12.27  include an inventory of existing 
 12.28  facilities and an assessment of 
 12.29  programming needs in the community. 
 12.30  (b) $5,000,000 is for enrichment grants 
 12.31  within the city of Minneapolis.  
 12.32  (c) $5,000,000 is for enrichment grants 
 12.33  within the city of St. Paul.  
 12.34  (d) $7,500,000 is for enrichment grants 
 12.35  in metropolitan statistical areas 
 12.36  outside of the cities of Minneapolis 
 12.37  and St. Paul.  Priority must be given 
 12.38  to school attendance areas with high 
 12.39  concentrations of children eligible for 
 12.40  free or reduced school lunch and to 
 12.41  government units demonstrating a 
 12.42  commitment to collaborative youth 
 12.43  efforts. 
 12.44  (e) $7,500,000 is for enrichment grants 
 12.45  for areas outside of metropolitan 
 12.46  statistical areas and outside of the 
 12.47  cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.  
 12.48  Priority must be given to school 
 12.49  attendance areas with high 
 12.50  concentrations of children eligible for 
 12.51  free or reduced school lunch and to 
 12.52  government units demonstrating a 
 12.53  commitment to collaborative youth 
 12.54  efforts. 
 12.55  (f) Each grant must be matched by one 
 12.56  dollar from local sources for each two 
 12.57  dollars of state money.  In-kind 
 12.58  contributions of facilities may be used 
 12.59  for the local match.  The value of 
 12.60  in-kind contributions must be 
 12.61  determined by the commissioner of 
 12.62  finance. 
 12.63     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 12.64  268.917, is amended to read: 
 13.1      268.917 [EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING AND CHILD PROTECTION 
 13.2   FACILITIES.] 
 13.3      The commissioner may make grants to state agencies and 
 13.4   political subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities 
 13.5   for Head Start, early childhood and family education programs, 
 13.6   other early childhood intervention programs, child care 
 13.7   collaboratives providing child care services in conjunction with 
 13.8   adult literacy and education programs, or demonstration family 
 13.9   service centers housing multiagency collaboratives, with 
 13.10  priority to centers in counties or municipalities with the 
 13.11  highest number of children living in poverty.  The commissioner 
 13.12  may also make grants to state agencies and political 
 13.13  subdivisions to construct or rehabilitate facilities for crisis 
 13.14  nurseries or child visitation centers.  The facilities must be 
 13.15  owned by the state or a political subdivision, but may be leased 
 13.16  under section 16A.695 to organizations that operate the 
 13.17  programs.  The commissioner shall prescribe the terms and 
 13.18  conditions of the leases.  A grant for an individual facility 
 13.19  must not exceed $200,000 for each program that is housed in the 
 13.20  facility, up to a maximum of $500,000 for a facility that houses 
 13.21  three programs or more.  The commissioner shall give priority to 
 13.22  grants that involve collaboration among sponsors of programs 
 13.23  under this section and all-day or school-age child care 
 13.24  programs.  At least 25 percent of the amounts appropriated for 
 13.25  these grants must be used in conjunction with the youth 
 13.26  employment and training programs operated by the 
 13.27  commissioner utilize youthbuild under sections 268.361 to 
 13.28  268.366 or other youth employment and training programs for the 
 13.29  labor portion of the construction.  Eligible programs must 
 13.30  consult with appropriate labor organizations to deliver 
 13.31  education and training.  State appropriations must be matched on 
 13.32  a dollar-for-dollar basis with nonstate funds.  The matching 
 13.33  requirement must apply program wide to the appropriation and not 
 13.34  to individual grants. 
 13.35     Sec. 4.  [CAPITOL SQUARE BUILDING DEMOLITION.] 
 13.36     Family and early childhood education finance division 
 14.1   recommends expenditure of up to $3,464,000 from the general fund 
 14.2   to demolish the Capitol Square building in St. Paul, relocate 
 14.3   the department of children, families, and learning and the 
 14.4   higher education services office, convert the existing site to 
 14.5   temporary parking until a new state-owned facility can be 
 14.6   constructed, and conduct a predesign study of future facilities 
 14.7   for the department of children, families, and learning and the 
 14.8   higher education services office. 
 14.9      Sec. 5.  [BOND SALE.] 
 14.10     To provide the money appropriated in this article from the 
 14.11  bond proceeds fund, the commissioner of finance, on request of 
 14.12  the governor, shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an 
 14.13  amount up to $31,000,000 in the manner, on the terms, and with 
 14.14  the effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 14.15  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 14.16  4 to 7. 
 14.17     Sec. 6.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 14.18     Sections 1, 2, and 5 are effective the day following final 
 14.19  enactment. 
 14.20                             ARTICLE 3 
 14.21                           K-12 EDUCATION 
 14.22  Section 1.  [CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING; APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 14.23     The sums in the column under "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
 14.24  appropriated from the bond proceeds fund, or another named fund, 
 14.25  to the state agencies or officials indicated, to be spent to 
 14.26  acquire and to better public land and buildings and other public 
 14.27  improvements of a capital nature, as specified in this article.  
 14.28  Unless otherwise specified, general fund appropriations in this 
 14.29  article are available until June 30, 2002.  
 14.30                              SUMMARY 
 14.31  Bond Proceeds Fund  
 14.32  (General Fund Debt Service)                      $  102,079,000
 14.33  General Fund                                         27,490,000 
 14.34                                                   APPROPRIATIONS
 14.35                                                   $             
 14.36  Sec. 2.  CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND LEARNING 
 15.1   Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner of
 15.2   children, families, and learning for the
 15.3   purposes specified in this section                  113,910,000
 15.4   Subd. 2.  Metropolitan Integration
 15.5   Magnet Schools Grants                                45,200,000
 15.6   (a) Priority 1 is for a grant of up to 
 15.7   $15,000,000 to construct the West Metro 
 15.8   Magnet School in Robbinsdale. 
 15.9   (b) Priority 4 is for a grant of up to 
 15.10  $15,000,000 to construct a new East 
 15.11  Metro Magnet School. 
 15.12  (c) Priority 5 is for a supplemental 
 15.13  appropriation of $2,000,000 to the 
 15.14  Downtown Metro Magnet School project. 
 15.15  (d) Priority 7 is for a grant of 
 15.16  $2,000,000 to the Southwest Metro 
 15.17  Magnet School for land acquisition and 
 15.18  design activities. 
 15.19  (e) Priority 23 is for a grant of up to 
 15.20  $11,200,000 to construct the Southwest 
 15.21  Metro Magnet School in Edina. 
 15.22  Subd. 3.  Statewide Residential
 15.23  Academies - Priority 2                               12,000,000
 15.24  For grants to state agencies and 
 15.25  political subdivisions to provide 
 15.26  predesign, design, land acquisition, 
 15.27  construction, remodeling, and 
 15.28  furnishing costs for residential 
 15.29  academies for youth between the ages of 
 15.30  12 and 18 years.  Grants shall be 
 15.31  awarded through a competitive request 
 15.32  process.  Enrollment will be voluntary, 
 15.33  with placement agreed to by the youth's 
 15.34  parent or guardian, county of 
 15.35  residence, school district, and 
 15.36  residential academy, as appropriate.  
 15.37  Priority shall be given to programs 
 15.38  where a collaborative effort is 
 15.39  demonstrated to the commissioner among 
 15.40  the various partners and an emphasis is 
 15.41  placed on after-school enrichment 
 15.42  activities with parental involvement.  
 15.43  This appropriation is from the general 
 15.44  fund. 
 15.45  Subd. 4.  Community Schools
 15.46  Partnership, St. Paul                                14,330,000
 15.47  (a) Priority 3 is for renovation grants 
 15.48  of up to $4,580,000 to independent 
 15.49  school district No. 625, St. Paul, to 
 15.50  improve or renovate two 
 15.51  achievement-plus facilities.  Of this 
 15.52  amount, $2,180,000 is to remodel and 
 15.53  renovate the Monroe community school 
 15.54  and $2,400,000 is to remodel and 
 15.55  renovate the Dayton's Bluff elementary 
 15.56  school.  This appropriation is 
 15.57  contingent upon a nonstate funding 
 15.58  match of $5,170,000. 
 15.59  (b) Priority 20 is for a construction 
 15.60  grant of up to $9,750,000 to 
 16.1   independent school district No. 625, 
 16.2   St. Paul to provide predesign, design, 
 16.3   land acquisition, construction, and 
 16.4   furnishing costs for a new community 
 16.5   school. 
 16.6   Subd. 5.  Fridley Middle School 
 16.7   Boiler and Windows - Priority 8                          90,000
 16.8   For a grant to independent school 
 16.9   district No. 14, Fridley, for a new 
 16.10  boiler and new exterior windows at 
 16.11  Central Middle School.  This 
 16.12  appropriation is from the general fund. 
 16.13  Subd. 6.  Redwood Valley Education
 16.14  and Community Center - Priority 9                     2,750,000
 16.15  (a) For a grant to independent school 
 16.16  district No. 2758, Redwood Falls, for 
 16.17  the construction of a multipurpose 
 16.18  education and community center to be 
 16.19  constructed and operated under a joint 
 16.20  powers agreement with the city of 
 16.21  Redwood Falls. 
 16.22  (b) The center must provide (1) 
 16.23  expanded physical education curriculum 
 16.24  for Redwood Valley students, (2) a 
 16.25  latchkey program and an after-school 
 16.26  program for at-risk youth, (3) expanded 
 16.27  healthy lifestyle community education 
 16.28  and recreation programs for all age 
 16.29  groups in the community, and (4) 
 16.30  community conference and meeting 
 16.31  facilities. 
 16.32  (c) This appropriation must be matched 
 16.33  by $5,500,000 of nonstate money. 
 16.34  Subd. 7.  School Building Accessibility 
 16.35  Grants - Priority 10                                  4,000,000
 16.36  For school building accessibility 
 16.37  grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
 16.38  sections 124C.71 to 124C.74. 
 16.39  Subd. 8.  Grand Rapids Library - Priority 14          1,800,000 
 16.40  For a grant to independent school 
 16.41  district No. 318, Grand Rapids, to 
 16.42  design and construct a new library in 
 16.43  Grand Rapids.  This appropriation is 
 16.44  contingent upon a nonstate funding 
 16.45  match of $4,820,000. 
 16.46  Subd. 9.  Dawson-Boyd Community 
 16.47  Center - Priority 15                                  1,840,000
 16.48  For a grant to independent school 
 16.49  district No. 378, Dawson-Boyd, to 
 16.50  provide predesign, design, 
 16.51  construction, remodeling, and 
 16.52  furnishing costs for a combined 
 16.53  education and community center.  This 
 16.54  appropriation is contingent upon a 
 16.55  nonstate funding match of $3,680,000. 
 16.56  Subd. 10.  Minneapolis School District
 16.57  Flood Damage - Priority 16                              400,000
 17.1   For a grant to special school district 
 17.2   No. 1, Minneapolis, for unreimbursed 
 17.3   expenses associated with flood damage 
 17.4   that were not covered by insurance or 
 17.5   the Federal Emergency Management 
 17.6   Assistance program.  This appropriation 
 17.7   is from the general fund. 
 17.8   Subd. 11.  Pine Point School
 17.9   Building - Priority 19                               15,000,000
 17.10  For a grant to independent school 
 17.11  district No. 25, Pine Point, for the 
 17.12  construction of a multipurpose K-12 
 17.13  education facility and community 
 17.14  center.  This appropriation is from the 
 17.15  general fund. 
 17.16  Subd. 12.  Library Accessibility
 17.17  Grants - Priority 21                                  3,000,000
 17.18  For library accessibility grants under 
 17.19  Minnesota Statutes, section 134.45. 
 17.20  Subd. 13.  McLeod West Interdistrict 
 17.21  Cooperative - Priority 28                            12,000,000
 17.22  (a) For a grant to the McLeod West 
 17.23  Interdistrict Cooperative, made up of 
 17.24  independent school district Nos. 421, 
 17.25  Brownton, and 426, Stewart, for the 
 17.26  construction of a new prekindergarten 
 17.27  through grade 12 educational facility. 
 17.28  (b) The appropriation must be matched 
 17.29  by a local maximum tax effort of 22 
 17.30  percent for the balance of the cost of 
 17.31  the project. 
 17.32  (c) The appropriation is available only 
 17.33  after an affirmative vote of a majority 
 17.34  of district residents voting on the 
 17.35  question to form a consolidated 
 17.36  district. 
 17.37  Subd. 14.  Little Falls Carnegie
 17.38  Library - Priority 29                                   500,000
 17.39  For a grant to the city of Little Falls 
 17.40  for design and capital improvements to 
 17.41  the Little Falls Carnegie library.  
 17.42  This appropriation is contingent on a 
 17.43  nonstate match of $500,000. 
 17.44  Subd. 15.  Isle School - Priority 30                  1,000,000 
 17.45  For a grant to independent school 
 17.46  district No. 473, Isle, to design and 
 17.47  renovate an existing school facility as 
 17.48  a community center. 
 17.49  Sec. 3.  CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION 
 17.50  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 17.51  of administration for the purposes
 17.52  specified in this section                             4,144,000
 17.53  Subd. 2.  Administration and Classroom
 17.54  Building Renovation - Priority 11                       782,000
 17.55  To design, furnish, equip, and renovate 
 18.1   the administration and classroom 
 18.2   building.  This project is to include 
 18.3   upgrades to building hallways, 
 18.4   conversion of a temporary student 
 18.5   computer lab to a student commons area, 
 18.6   reconfiguration of support and 
 18.7   classroom spaces, and partial 
 18.8   renovation of the cafeteria food 
 18.9   service and seating areas. 
 18.10  Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation - Priority 13              467,000 
 18.11  For asset preservation improvements on 
 18.12  the campus including but not limited to 
 18.13  design and construction of sprinkler 
 18.14  systems, demolition of the main entry 
 18.15  to the administration and classroom 
 18.16  building, foundation repairs, 
 18.17  reconstruction of campus roads and 
 18.18  parking areas, and replacement of 
 18.19  deteriorated sidewalks. 
 18.20  Subd. 4.  Delta Dormitory
 18.21  Upgrade - Priority 22                                   486,000
 18.22  For repair and renovation of Delta 
 18.23  dormitory and for constructing outdoor 
 18.24  recreation spaces. 
 18.25  Subd. 5.  Gaia Building 
 18.26  Renovation - Priority 24                                150,000
 18.27  For repair and renovation of the Gaia 
 18.28  building. 
 18.29  Subd. 6.  New Theatre and Dance 
 18.30  Building Design - Priority 25                           509,000
 18.31  For predesign and design activities for 
 18.32  a new theater and dance studio. 
 18.33  Subd. 7.  Air Conditioning Gaia
 18.34  Building - Priority 26                                  406,000
 18.35  For the design and installation of air 
 18.36  conditioning in Gaia building. 
 18.37  Subd. 8.  Air Conditioning Administration
 18.38  and Classroom Building - Priority 27                  1,344,000
 18.39  For the design and installation of air 
 18.40  conditioning in the administration and 
 18.41  classroom building. 
 18.42  Sec. 4.  RESIDENTIAL ACADEMIES AT FARIBAULT 
 18.43  Subdivision 1.  To the commissioner
 18.44  of administration for the purposes
 18.45  specified in this section                            11,515,000
 18.46  Subd. 2.  Tate Hall Renovation - Priority 6           4,009,000 
 18.47  To design, remodel, furnish, and equip 
 18.48  Tate Hall on the campus of the 
 18.49  Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf.  
 18.50  This project is to include asset 
 18.51  preservation improvements, installation 
 18.52  of a ventilation and humidity control 
 18.53  system, remodeling to expand bathroom 
 18.54  facilities, and renovation of new space 
 18.55  for a home living skills center. 
 19.1   Subd. 3.  Asset Preservation - Priority 12              725,000 
 19.2   For asset preservation improvements on 
 19.3   both campuses at the Faribault 
 19.4   residential academies, including but 
 19.5   not limited to asbestos removal and 
 19.6   replacement of roofs, windows, fire 
 19.7   protection systems, and sidewalks. 
 19.8   Subd. 4.  Lysen Expansion
 19.9   and Renovation - Priority 17                          4,589,000
 19.10  To design, construct, furnish, and 
 19.11  equip an expansion and renovation of 
 19.12  the Lysen learning building on the 
 19.13  campus of the Minnesota State Academy 
 19.14  for the Blind.  This project is to 
 19.15  include expansion or remodeling of 
 19.16  classrooms, offices, recreation areas, 
 19.17  and related spaces in this building. 
 19.18  Subd. 5.  Frechette Hall Design and
 19.19  Renovation - Priority 18                              2,192,000
 19.20  To design, remodel, furnish, and equip 
 19.21  Frechette Hall on the campus of the 
 19.22  Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf. 
 19.23     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 1997 Supplement, section 
 19.24  124C.498, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 19.25     Subd. 2.  [APPROVAL AUTHORITY; APPLICATION FORMS.] To the 
 19.26  extent money is available, the commissioner of children, 
 19.27  families, and learning may approve projects from applications 
 19.28  submitted under this section.  The grant money must be used only 
 19.29  to design, acquire, construct, expand, remodel, improve, 
 19.30  furnish, or equip the building or site of a magnet school 
 19.31  facility according to contracts entered into within 24 months 
 19.32  after the date on which a grant is awarded. 
 19.33     Sec. 6.  [BOND PROCEEDS FUND.] 
 19.34     To provide the money appropriated in this article from the 
 19.35  bond proceeds fund, on request of the governor, the commissioner 
 19.36  of finance shall sell and issue bonds of the state in an amount 
 19.37  up to $102,079,000 in the manner, upon the terms, and with the 
 19.38  effect prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, sections 16A.631 to 
 19.39  16A.675, and by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, sections 
 19.40  4 to 7. 
 19.41     Sec. 7.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 19.42     Sections 1 to 6 are effective the day following final 
 19.43  enactment.