HF 3619

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to appropriations; appropriating and transferring money and
supplementing or reducing appropriations for various state agencies, programs,
or activities; establishing, regulating, or modifying certain programs or activities;
requiring studies and reports; providing penalties; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 3.737, subdivision 1; 3.7371, subdivision 3; 43A.316,
subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, by adding subdivisions; 115A.908, subdivision 2;
135A.031, subdivision 7; 135A.034, subdivision 1; 135A.053, subdivision 2;
136A.101, subdivisions 4, 8; 136A.15, subdivisions 6, 9, by adding a subdivision;
136A.16, by adding a subdivision; 136A.162; 136A.1701, subdivisions 4, 7,
by adding a subdivision; 136A.233, subdivision 3; 137.17, subdivisions 1, 3;
296A.18, subdivision 4; 326.105; 446A.12, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes
2005 Supplement, sections 16A.724, subdivision 2; 115C.09, subdivision 3j;
136A.1701, subdivision 12; Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, sections 10; 13,
subdivision 3; Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 18, article 1, section 2;
Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision
5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116J; 136A;
144; 341; 446A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 17.10; 135A.01;
135A.031, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, 6; 135A.032; 135A.033; 136A.15, subdivision
5; 136A.1702; 137.17, subdivisions 2, 4; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement,
section 135A.031, subdivisions 3, 4; Minnesota Rules, parts 4850.0011, subparts
9, 10, 27; 4850.0014, subpart 1.

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

ARTICLE 1

SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this act are added to or, if shown in parentheses, subtracted
from the appropriations enacted into law by the legislature in 2005, or other specified law,
to the named agencies and for the specified programs or activities. The sums shown
are appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to be available for the
fiscal years indicated; 2006 is the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, 2007 is the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2007, and the biennium is fiscal years 2006 and 2007. Supplementary
appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006,
are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

STATE GOVERNMENT

Section 1. new text begin OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 0 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,950,000 new text end

new text begin Summary by Fund new text end
new text begin General Fund new text end	new text begin 0 new text end	new text begin 9,950,000 new text end
new text begin TOTAL new text end	new text begin 0 new text end	new text begin 9,950,000 new text end

new text begin ENTERPRISE INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY SECURITY
MANAGEMENT. $2,950,000 in 2007 is to
be used to address comprehensive planning,
implementation, and administration of
enterprise information technology security
according to Minnesota Statutes, sections
16E.01 and 16E.03. Of the amount in
this rider, $1,800,000 annually shall be
considered ongoing to provide for continuing
administration of enterprise security.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin FINANCE new text end

new text begin Summary by Fund new text end
new text begin General Fund new text end	new text begin 0 new text end	new text begin 325,000 new text end

new text begin $325,000 in 2007 is to pay for the cost of the
state's bankruptcy counsel representing the
state in the Northwest Airline's bankruptcy.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin EMPLOYEE RELATIONS new text end

new text begin Summary by Fund new text end
new text begin Health Care Access Fund new text end	new text begin 60,000 new text end	new text begin 2,260,000 new text end

new text begin PUBLIC BUYERS GROUP.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
295.581, this appropriation of $60,000
in 2006 and $2,260,000 in 2007 is for
onetime administrative costs for marketing,
communication, plan administration, and the
development of a data warehouse to support
the public buyers group.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Intent.

The legislature finds that the creation of a statewide program
new text begin using best purchasing practices and innovative benefit design and administration new text end to
provide public employees new text begin , school district employees, new text end and other eligible persons with
life insurance and hospital, medical, and dental benefit coverage through provider
organizations would result in a deleted text begin greater utilization deleted text end new text begin more efficient use new text end of government
resources and would advance the health and welfare of the citizens of the state.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Definitions.

For the purpose of this section, the terms defined in this
subdivision have the meaning given them.

(a) Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employee relations.

(b) Employee. "Employee" means:

(1) a person who is a public employee within the definition of section 179A.03,
subdivision 14, who is insurance eligible and is employed by an eligible employer;

(2) an elected public official of an eligible employer who is insurance eligible;

(3) a person employed by a labor organization or employee association certified as
an exclusive representative of employees of an eligible employer or by another public
employer approved by the commissioner, so long as the plan meets the requirements of a
governmental plan under United States Code, title 29, section 1002(32); or

(4) a person employed by a county or municipal hospital.

(c) Eligible employer. "Eligible employer" means:

(1) a public employer within the definition of section 179A.03, subdivision 15, that
is a town, county, city, school district as defined in section 120A.05, service cooperative
as defined in section 123A.21, intermediate district as defined in section 136D.01,
Cooperative Center for Vocational Education as defined in section 123A.22, regional
management information center as defined in section 123A.23, or an education unit
organized under the joint powers action, section 471.59; or

(2) an exclusive representative of employees, as defined in paragraph (b);

(3) a county or municipal hospital; or

(4) another public employer approved by the commissioner.

(d) Exclusive representative. "Exclusive representative" means an exclusive
representative as defined in section 179A.03, subdivision 8.

(e) Labor-Management Committee. "Labor-Management Committee" means the
committee established by subdivision 4.

(f) Program. "Program" means the statewide public deleted text begin employees insurance deleted text end new text begin buyers
group new text end program created by subdivision 3.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Public deleted text begin employee insurance deleted text end new text begin buyers group new text end program.

The commissioner
shall be the administrator of the public deleted text begin employee insurance deleted text end new text begin buyers group new text end program and
may determine its funding arrangements. The commissioner shall model the program
after the plan established in section 43A.18, subdivision 2, but may modify that plan,
in consultation with the Labor-Management Committee. new text begin The commissioner, or the
commissioner's designated representatives, shall be consulted in discussions or studies
by state agencies related to improving statewide health care quality, outcomes, and costs.
The commissioner may:
new text end

new text begin (1) Develop and administer separately rated programs within the public buyers
group program, including a separately rated and administered program for employees of
public school districts. Separate programs within the public buyers group program may be
pilot or demonstration programs, or permanent programs.
new text end

new text begin (2) Develop, implement, and administer demonstration or pilot programs to help
explore methods for improving the effectiveness and value of the public buyers group
program.
new text end

new text begin (3) Conduct evaluations and studies to determine the effectiveness and impact of
pilot, demonstration, or other programs as part of the public buyers group program.
new text end

new text begin (4) Develop, adopt, modify, and implement strategies to control health care costs
and to improve health care outcomes, including, but not limited to, health care cost and
quality measurement and reporting strategies, pay-for-performance strategies, value-based
purchasing strategies, and other demonstrated or emerging best practices in health care
purchasing.
new text end

new text begin (5) In consultation with the labor management committee in subdivision 4, develop,
adopt, modify, and administer innovative health benefit designs, including possible tiered
arrangements, high deductible plans with health care savings accounts, special provider
networks, limited benefit plans, incentive programs for healthy behaviors and health
improvement, and other health benefit designs.
new text end

new text begin (6) Temporarily suspend or limit new entrant groups into the public buyers group
program if necessary to maintain the quality, effectiveness, and viability of the program.
new text end

new text begin (7) Participate as part of broader community, regional, or national alliances or
initiatives, including joint public-private sector efforts to improve health care purchasing,
health care costs, quality, and outcomes.
new text end

new text begin (8) Develop, implement, and administer a Web site and related capabilities to
provide members and the public with information and a means to make inquiries to the
public buyers group program. The Web site may include information on the program's
goals and its performance in reaching the goals.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Health improvement programs. new text end

new text begin The commissioner is authorized to plan,
develop, purchase, administer, and evaluate disease management and other programs,
strategies, and incentives to improve the health and health outcomes of members.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Labor-Management Committee.

The Labor-Management Committee
consists of ten members appointed by the deleted text begin commissioner deleted text end new text begin governor new text end . The Labor-Management
Committee must comprise five members who represent employees, including at least
one retired employee, and five members who represent eligible employers. Committee
members are eligible for expense reimbursement in the same manner and amount as
authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. The
commissioner shall consult with the labor-management committee in major decisions that
affect the program. The committee shall study issues relating to the insurance program
including, but not limited to, flexible benefits, utilization review, quality assessment, and
cost efficiency. The committee continues to exist while the program remains in operation.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Public employee participation.

(a) Participation in the program is subject
to the conditions in this subdivision.

(b) Each exclusive representative for an eligible employer determines whether the
employees it represents will participate in the program. The exclusive representative shall
give the employer notice of intent to participate at least 30 days before the expiration date
of the collective bargaining agreement preceding the collective bargaining agreement that
covers the date of entry into the program. The exclusive representative and the eligible
employer shall give notice to the commissioner of the determination to participate in the
program at least 30 days before entry into the program. Entry into the program is governed
by a schedule established by the commissioner.

(c) Employees not represented by exclusive representatives may become members
of the program upon a determination of an eligible employer to include these employees
in the program. Either all or none of the employer's unrepresented employees must
participate. The eligible employer shall give at least 30 days' notice to the commissioner
before entering the program. Entry into the program is governed by a schedule established
by the commissioner.

(d) Participation in the program is for a deleted text begin two-year deleted text end new text begin three-year new text end term. Participation is
automatically renewed for an additional two-year term unless the exclusive representative,
or the employer for unrepresented employees, gives the commissioner notice of
withdrawal at least 30 days before expiration of the participation period. A group that
withdraws must wait two years before rejoining. An exclusive representative, or employer
for unrepresented employees, may also withdraw if premiums increase 50 percent or more
from one insurance year to the next. new text begin The commissioner may modify the participation
requirement as part of a demonstration or pilot effort. Any modifications must be clearly
communicated to all employers who are members of the public buyers group program, and
incorporated into any information about the program, at least 60 days prior to the change
becoming effective. The modifications must apply on an equal basis to all current and
prospective employers enrolled in the program.
new text end

(e) new text begin To improve the stability and effectiveness of the public buyers group program,
the commissioner, in consultation with the Labor-Management Committee and other
experts, may explore mutual gain-sharing arrangements, discounts, incentives, or penalties
for public employers based on the length of their continuous membership in the public
buyers group program and other factors. Any incentives for long-term membership in the
program must be: (1) consistent with the program's goals of maintaining the overall
integrity and viability of the program; (2) consistent with other applicable laws, rules, and
policies; and (3) available to all groups on equal terms. The terms of any incentives for
long-term participation in the program must be clearly communicated to all employers
who are members of the public buyers group program and incorporated into any
information about the program. Any administration of the incentives or changes must be
communicated at least 180 days prior to each employer's renewal date before the change
may become effective. The commissioner, in consultation with the Labor-Management
Committee, shall report to the legislature and the governor by January 15, 2008, and
annually thereafter, on the adequacy of the participation requirement and any special
incentives based on the length of participation in helping maintain the stability and
effectiveness of the public buyers group program.
new text end

new text begin (f) new text end The exclusive representative shall give the employer notice of intent to withdraw
to the commissioner at least 30 days before the expiration date of a collective bargaining
agreement that includes the date on which the term of participation expires.

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end Each participating eligible employer shall notify the commissioner of
names of individuals who will be participating within two weeks of the commissioner
receiving notice of the parties' intent to participate. The employer shall also submit other
information as required by the commissioner for administration of the program.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Participating employers. new text end

new text begin Employers participating in the public buyers
group program shall not be refused or impeded by the program in their efforts to obtain
the utilization or claims data needed by the employer to seek alternative bids for insurance
coverage. The ability of participating employers to secure their data for the purposes of
seeking alternative bids for coverage exists regardless of any other program participation
requirements or incentives for long-term participation in the program. Participating
employers must not be charged for the report generated to satisfy this subdivision.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 5b. new text end

new text begin School district's bids. new text end

new text begin School districts eligible for the public buyers
group program must request bids for insurance coverage through the public buyers
group program at least once every four years. This subdivision does not require school
districts eligible for the program to purchase coverage through the program. Other public
employers are encouraged to seek bids from the public buyers group program at least
once every four years.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 9a. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall report biennially to the governor and
legislature on March 1 of each odd-numbered year. The report must include information
on membership, finances, operations, effectiveness, and impact of the public buyers group
program. The report may include discussion of changes and innovations, particularly with
respect to improving health care costs, quality, and outcomes, and any issues or challenges
faced by the program and how they might be addressed. The report must be posted on a
Web site maintained by or for the public buyers group program, and must be available
to the public.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.316, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Exemption.

The public deleted text begin employee insurance deleted text end new text begin buyers group new text end program
and, where applicable, the employers participating in it are exempt from chapters 60A,
62A, 62C, 62D, 62E, and 62H, section 471.617, subdivisions 2 and 3, and the bidding
requirements of section 471.6161. new text begin Nothing in this statute or other statutes shall limit the
commissioner's ability to develop and test innovative health insurance benefit designs for
the public buyers group program.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

HIGHER EDUCATION

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 135A.031, subdivision 7, is amended to
read:

Subd. 7.

Reports.

Instructional expenditure and enrollment data deleted text begin for each
instructional category deleted text end shall be submitted new text begin to the Office of Higher Education and the
Department of Finance and included new text end in the biennial budget document. new text begin The specific data
shall be submitted only after the director of the Office of Higher Education has consulted
with a data advisory task force to determine the need, content, and detail of the information.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 135A.034, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Operating budget.

The governing boards of the University of
Minnesota, and the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall each develop, for
legislative and executive branch acceptance, its highest budget priorities in accordance
with statewide objectives for higher education. deleted text begin It is the intent of the legislature to
appropriate at least 67 percent of the total cost of instruction after adjusting for inflation
and enrollment changes. However, in the event of a budget shortfall, or if funding of
inflation is not possible, available funding shall first be applied to the agreed upon budget
priorities.
deleted text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 135A.053, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Performance and accountability.

Higher education systems and
campuses are expected to achieve the objectives in subdivision 1 and will be held
accountable for doing so. The legislature is increasing the flexibility of the systems and
campuses to provide greater responsibility to higher education in deciding how to achieve
statewide objectives, and to decentralize authority so that those decisions can be made
at the level where the education is delivered. deleted text begin To demonstrate their accountability, the
legislature expects each system and campus to measure and report on its performance,
using meaningful indicators that are critical to achieving the objectives in subdivision 1,
as provided in section 135A.033. deleted text end Nothing in this section precludes a system or campus
from determining its own objectives and performance measures beyond those identified
in this section.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.101, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Eligible institution.

"Eligible institution" means a postsecondary
educational institution new text begin that: new text end

new text begin (1) is new text end located in this state or in a state with which the office has entered into a higher
education reciprocity agreement on state student aid programs deleted text begin that either (1) deleted text end new text begin ; new text end

new text begin (2) new text end is operated by this state new text begin or by the University of Minnesota new text end , or deleted text begin (2) deleted text end is operated
publicly or privately and, as determined by the office, maintains academic standards
substantially equivalent to those of comparable institutions operated in this state deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (3) is licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the Office of Higher
Education or another state agency; and
new text end

new text begin (4) is participating in federal student aid programs under Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended. Institutions not participating in federal student aid
programs on the effective date of this section have three years from the effective date of
this act to begin participating in federal student aid programs under Title IV.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.101, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Resident student.

"Resident student" means a student who meets one of
the following conditions:

(1) a student who has resided in Minnesota for purposes other than postsecondary
education for at least 12 months without being enrolled at a postsecondary educational
institution for more than five credits in any term;

(2) a dependent student whose parent or legal guardian resides in Minnesota at the
time the student applies;

(3) a student who graduated from a Minnesota high school, if the student was a
resident of Minnesota during the student's period of attendance at the Minnesota high
school new text begin and the student is physically attending a Minnesota postsecondary educational
institution new text end ; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(4) a student who, after residing in the state for a minimum of one year, earned a
high school equivalency certificate in Minnesota deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (5) a member, spouse, or dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United
States stationed in Minnesota on active federal military service as defined in section
190.05, subdivision 5c;
new text end

new text begin (6) a person or spouse of a person who relocated to Minnesota from an area that is
declared a presidential disaster area within the preceding 12 months; or
new text end

new text begin (7) a person defined as a refugee under United States Code, title 8, section
1101(a)(42), who, upon arrival in the United States, moved to Minnesota and has
continued to reside in Minnesota.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.15, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Eligible institution.

"Eligible institution" means a postsecondary
educational institution that deleted text begin either deleted text end new text begin : new text end

(1) is operated or regulated by this state new text begin or by the University of Minnesota new text end , or deleted text begin (2) deleted text end is
operated publicly or privately in another state, is approved by the United States Secretary
of Education, and, as determined by the office, maintains academic standards substantially
equal to those of comparable institutions operated in this state deleted text begin . It also includes any
institution chartered in a province. deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (2) is licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the Office of Higher
Education or another state agency; and
new text end

new text begin (3) is participating in federal student aid programs under Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended. Institutions not participating in federal student aid
programs on the effective date of this section have three years from the effective date of
this section to begin participating in federal student aid programs under Title IV.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.15, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

new text begin Minnesota new text end resident deleted text begin student deleted text end .

" new text begin Minnesota new text end resident deleted text begin student deleted text end " means a
student who meets new text begin one of new text end the new text begin following new text end conditions deleted text begin in section 136A.101, subdivision 8. deleted text end new text begin : new text end

new text begin (1) a student who has resided in Minnesota for purposes other than postsecondary
education for at least 12 months without being enrolled at a postsecondary educational
institution for more than five credits in any term;
new text end

new text begin (2) a dependent student whose parent or legal guardian resides in Minnesota at the
time the student applies;
new text end

new text begin (3) a student who graduated from a Minnesota high school, if the student was a
resident of Minnesota during the student's period of attendance at the Minnesota high
school and the student is physically attending a Minnesota postsecondary-educational
institution; or
new text end

new text begin (4) a student who, after residing in the state for a minimum of one year, earned a
high school equivalency certificate in Minnesota.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.15, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Eligible cosigner. new text end

new text begin "Eligible cosigner" means a cosigner who:
new text end

new text begin (1) is creditworthy. "Creditworthy" means one who, in the judgment of the director,
has:
new text end

new text begin (i) no credit bureau balances discharged through bankruptcy;
new text end

new text begin (ii) no garnishments, attachments, foreclosure, repossession, or suit;
new text end

new text begin (iii) no delinquent or unsatisfied credit obligation, such as tax or mechanics liens
or judgments; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) no more than five percent of current credit bureau balances past due.
new text end

new text begin A cosigner is considered creditworthy if the total obligation in subclause (iii) or the
amount past due in subclause (iv) does not exceed $50 and all other requirements under
this clause are met;
new text end

new text begin (2) is at least 24 years old;
new text end

new text begin (3) is a United States citizen or permanent resident;
new text end

new text begin (4) permanently resides in the United States; and
new text end

new text begin (5) agrees to the release of information to a consumer credit reporting agency, as
specified in section 136A.162, paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin The office may establish alternative credit requirements using credit scoring.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.16, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Interest rate swaps and other agreements. new text end

new text begin (a) The office may enter into
interest rate exchange or swap agreements, hedges, forward purchase or sale agreements,
or other comparable interest rate protection agreements with a third party in connection
with the issuance or proposed issuance of bonds, outstanding bonds or notes, or existing
comparable interest rate protection agreements.
new text end

new text begin (b) The agreements authorized by this subdivision include, without limitation, master
agreements, options, or contracts to enter into those agreements in the future and related
agreements, including, without limitation, agreements to provide credit enhancement,
liquidity, or remarketing.
new text end

new text begin (c) The agreements authorized by this subdivision may be entered into on the basis
of negotiation with a qualified third party or through a competitive proposal process on
terms and conditions as and with covenants and provisions approved by the office and
may include, without limitation:
new text end

new text begin (1) provisions establishing reserves;
new text end

new text begin (2) pledging assets or revenues of the office for current or other payments or
termination payments;
new text end

new text begin (3) contracting with the other parties to the agreements to provide for the custody,
collection, securing, investment, and payment of money of the office or money held in
trust; or
new text end

new text begin (4) requiring the issuance of bonds or other agreements authorized by this section
in the future.
new text end

new text begin (d) With respect to bonds or notes outstanding or proposed to be issued bearing
interest at a variable rate, the office may agree to pay sums equal to interest at a fixed rate
or at a different variable rate determined in accordance with a formula set out in the
agreement on an amount not exceeding the outstanding principal amount of the bonds or
notes at the time of payment in exchange for an agreement by the third party to pay sums
equal to interest on a like amount at a variable rate determined according to a formula
set out in the agreement.
new text end

new text begin (e) With respect to bonds or notes outstanding or proposed to be issued bearing
interest at a fixed rate or rates, the office may agree to pay sums equal to interest at a
variable rate determined in accordance with a formula set out in the agreement on an
amount not exceeding the outstanding principal amount of the bonds or notes at the time of
payment in exchange for an agreement by the third party to pay sums equal to interest on a
like amount at a fixed rate or rates determined according to a formula set in the agreement.
new text end

new text begin (f) Subject to any applicable covenants of the office, payments required to be made
by the office under the agreement, including termination payments, may be made from
amounts pledged or available to pay debt service on the bonds or notes with respect to
which the agreement was made or from assets of the loan capital fund of the office.
The office may issue bonds or notes to provide for any payments, including, without
limitation, a termination payment due or to become due under an agreement authorized
under this section.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.162, is amended to read:

136A.162 CLASSIFICATION OF DATA.

All data on applicants for financial assistance collected and used by the Higher
Education Services Office for student financial aid programs administered by that office
shall be classified as private data on individuals under section 13.02, subdivision 12.
Exceptions to this classification are that:

(a) deleted text begin the names and addresses of program recipients or participants are public data;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end data on applicants may be disclosed to the commissioner of human services
to the extent necessary to determine eligibility under section 136A.121, subdivision 2,
clause (5); and

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end the following data collected in the Minnesota supplemental loan program
under section 136A.1701 may be disclosed to a consumer credit reporting agency only
if the borrower and the cosigner give informed consent, according to section 13.05,
subdivision 4, at the time of application for a loan:

(1) the lender-assigned borrower identification number;

(2) the name and address of borrower;

(3) the name and address of cosigner;

(4) the date the account is opened;

(5) the outstanding account balance;

(6) the dollar amount past due;

(7) the number of payments past due;

(8) the number of late payments in previous 12 months;

(9) the type of account;

(10) the responsibility for the account; and

(11) the status or remarks code.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.1701, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:

Subd. 4.

Terms and conditions of loans.

new text begin (a) new text end The office may loan money upon such
terms and conditions as the office may prescribe. The principal amount of a loan to an
undergraduate student for a single academic year shall not exceed $6,000 new text begin for grade levels
1 and 2 effective July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2008. Effective July 1, 2008, the principal
amount of a loan for grade levels 1 and 2 shall not exceed $7,500. The principal amount
of a loan for grade levels 3, 4, and 5 shall not exceed $7,500 effective July 1, 2006 new text end . The
aggregate principal amount of all loans made under this section to an undergraduate
student shall not exceed deleted text begin $25,000 deleted text end new text begin $34,500 through June 30, 2008, and $37,500 after June
30, 2008 new text end . The principal amount of a loan to a graduate student for a single academic year
shall not exceed $9,000. The aggregate principal amount of all loans made under this
section to a student as deleted text begin a deleted text end new text begin an undergraduate and new text end graduate student shall not exceed deleted text begin $40,000. deleted text end new text begin
$52,500 through June 30, 2008, and $55,500 after June 30, 2008. new text end new text begin The amount of the loan
may not exceed the cost of attendance less all other financial aid, including PLUS loans or
other similar parent loans borrowed on the student's behalf. The cumulative SELF loan
debt must not exceed the borrowing maximums in paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The cumulative undergraduate borrowing maximums for SELF loans are:
new text end

new text begin (1) effective July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2008:
new text end

new text begin (i) grade level 1, $6,000;
new text end

new text begin (ii) grade level 2, $12,000;
new text end

new text begin (iii) grade level 3, $19,500;
new text end

new text begin (iv) grade level 4, $27,000; and
new text end

new text begin (v) grade level 5, $34,500; and
new text end

new text begin (2) effective July 1, 2008:
new text end

new text begin (i) grade level 1, $7,500;
new text end

new text begin (ii) grade level 2, $15,000;
new text end

new text begin (iii) grade level 3, $22,500;
new text end

new text begin (iv) grade level 4, $30,000; and
new text end

new text begin (v) grade level 5, $37,500.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.1701, subdivision 7, is amended to
read:

Subd. 7.

Repayment of loans.

new text begin (a) new text end The office shall establish repayment procedures
for loans made under this section, but in no event shall the period of permitted repayment
new text begin for SELF II or SELF III loans new text end exceed ten years from the eligible student's termination of
the student's postsecondary academic or vocational program, or 15 years from the date of
the student's first loan under this section, whichever is less.

new text begin (b) For SELF loans from phases after SELF III, eligible students with aggregate
principal loan balances from all SELF phases that are less than $18,750 shall have a
repayment period not exceeding ten years from the eligible student's graduation or
termination date. For SELF loans from phases after SELF III, eligible students with
aggregate principal loan balances from all SELF phases of $18,750 or greater shall
have a repayment period not exceeding 15 years from the eligible student's graduation
or termination date. For SELF loans from phases after SELF III, the loans shall enter
repayment no later than seven years after the first disbursement date on the loan.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 136A.1701, subdivision 12,
is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

Eligible student.

"Eligible student" means a student who is a Minnesota
resident who is enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an eligible institution in Minnesota
or in another state deleted text begin or province deleted text end . Non-Minnesota residents are eligible students if they are
enrolled or accepted for enrollment in a minimum of one course of at least 30 days in
length during the academic year that requires physical attendance at an eligible institution
located in Minnesota. Non-Minnesota resident students enrolled exclusively during the
academic year in correspondence courses or courses offered over the Internet are not
eligible students. Non-Minnesota resident students not physically attending classes in
Minnesota due to enrollment in a study abroad program for 12 months or less are eligible
students. Non-Minnesota residents enrolled in study abroad programs exceeding 12
months are not eligible students. For purposes of this section, an "eligible student" must
also meet the eligibility requirements of section 136A.15, subdivision 8.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.1701, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Cosigner requirement. new text end

new text begin All borrowers under this section must have an
eligible cosigner. The cosigner is jointly and separately responsible for making loan
payments, including principal, interest, and other charges.
new text end

Sec. 15.

new text begin [136A.1704] LOAN REHABILITATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) For SELF loans that have defaulted, the borrower or cosigner has the option to
rehabilitate the loan, as loan rehabilitation is not prohibited under any federal or state
statute, rule, regulation, act, or requirement.
new text end

new text begin (b) A defaulted SELF loan can be rehabilitated only once and rehabilitation can
only be attempted twice per loan.
new text end

new text begin (c) An agreement specifying the required payment amount and payment due date
must be signed by the borrower or cosigner prior to the start of the rehabilitation process
and within two years of the default date.
new text end

new text begin (d) Twelve consecutive months of on-time payments are required to consider the
loan rehabilitated. There is a five business day grace period.
new text end

new text begin (e) If the loan is paid in full within 90 days of default, the loan will be considered
rehabilitated upon receipt of a rehabilitation request.
new text end

new text begin (f) Rehabilitation results in removal of the defaulted status, but not the past due
history, from the credit bureau.
new text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin [136A.1705] TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY.
new text end

new text begin A temporary total disability for up to three years may be granted to a borrower upon
medical certification that the total disability is expected to last four months or longer. The
total disability must have originated after the loan was fully disbursed. The borrower is
required to provide a certification from a qualified physician. A qualified physician is a
doctor of medicine or osteopathy who is legally authorized to practice medicine. Periodic
recertifications of the total disability status must be provided upon request. During the
approved total disability period, the loan does not accrue interest. The borrower shall be
given the option to sign a payment extension agreement at the time payments are resumed.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.233, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Payments.

Work-study payments shall be made to eligible students by
postsecondary institutions as provided in this subdivision.

(a) Students shall be selected for participation in the program by the postsecondary
institution on the basis of student financial need.

(b) In selecting students for participation, priority must be given to students enrolled
for at least 12 credits. new text begin A student may be awarded work-study payments during one period
of nonenrollment or less than half-time enrollment per academic year, provided the student
will enroll on at least a half-time basis during the next term.
new text end

(c) Students will be paid for hours actually worked and the maximum hourly rate
of pay shall not exceed the maximum hourly rate of pay permitted under the federal
college work-study program.

(d) Minimum pay rates will be determined by an applicable federal or state law.

(e) The office shall annually establish a minimum percentage rate of student
compensation to be paid by an eligible employer.

(f) Each postsecondary institution receiving money for state work-study grants
shall make a reasonable effort to place work-study students in employment with eligible
employers outside the institution. However, a public employer other than the institution
may not terminate, lay off, or reduce the working hours of a permanent employee for the
purpose of hiring a work-study student, or replace a permanent employee who is on layoff
from the same or substantially the same job by hiring a work-study student.

(g) The percent of the institution's work-study allocation provided to graduate
students shall not exceed the percent of graduate student enrollment at the participating
institution.

(h) An institution may use up to 30 percent of its allocation for student internships
with private, for-profit employers.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 137.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Establish.

The Board of Regents may establish a deleted text begin school of
professional and graduate studies as a nonresidential deleted text end branch campus of the University of
Minnesota deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin in new text end Rochester, to serve the new text begin educational new text end needs of deleted text begin working adults and other
nontraditional deleted text end students deleted text begin in southeastern Minnesota deleted text end new text begin and to foster the economic goals of the
region and the state new text end . new text begin The legislature intends that the University of Minnesota expand higher
education offerings in Rochester. It is the intent of the legislature that this be achieved
in part by developing new and strengthening existing partnerships with higher education
institutions in Rochester and the region in which the state already has a significant
investment. new text end deleted text begin The campus shall be a joint partnership of the University of Minnesota with
Rochester Community and Technical College, and Winona State University.
deleted text end

deleted text begin The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall
cooperate to achieve the foregoing.
deleted text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 137.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Missions.

The legislature new text begin intends that the mission of the expanded
education offerings in Rochester be congruent with the university's unique core mission of
teaching, research, and outreach in order to support the educational needs and economic
development of this region and the state. The legislature new text end recognizes that the distinctiveness
of each of the deleted text begin partner deleted text end new text begin higher education new text end institutions in Rochester must be maintained to
achieve success in serving the higher education needs of the community and the economic
goals of the state. deleted text begin Further, the legislature intends that the University of Minnesota and the
other partner institutions avoid duplicative offerings of courses and programs. Therefore,
the University of Minnesota, Winona State University, and Rochester Community and
Technical College shall develop jointly a statement of missions, roles, and responsibilities
for the programs and services at Rochester which shall be submitted to the legislature by
January 30, 2000, and any time thereafter that the missions, roles, and responsibilities
change.
deleted text end

Sec. 20. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund for fiscal year 2007 to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota for the purposes of section 18. This appropriation
is for academic programs supporting the University of Minnesota - Rochester, including
faculty, staff, and program planning and development in the areas of biomedical
technologies, engineering and computer technologies, health care administration, and
allied health programs; ongoing operations of industrial liaison activities; and operation
of leased facilities. This appropriation is in addition to the appropriation in Laws 2005,
chapter 107, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall delete the term "sections 136A.15 to 136A.1702" and
insert "sections 136A.15 to 136A.1705" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes and
Minnesota Rules.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 135A.01; 135A.031, subdivisions 1, 2, 5, and 6;
135A.032; 135A.033; 136A.15, subdivision 5; 136A.1702; and 137.17, subdivisions 2
and 4, new text end new text begin and Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 135A.031, subdivisions 3 and
4, new text end new text begin and Minnesota Rules, part 4850.0011, subparts 9, 10, and 27; and 4850.0014, subpart
1, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUDICIAL BRANCH

Section 1. new text begin SUPREME COURT new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 750,000 new text end

new text begin In fiscal year 2007, $750,000 is appropriated
from the general fund to the Supreme Court
for the first phase of a judicial initiative
to more effectively address the increasing
numbers of alcohol and other drug (AOD)
offenders coming into Minnesota courts,
including the increase in methamphetamine
offenders. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2007.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin BOARD OF JUDICIAL STANDARDS new text end

new text begin 172,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin In fiscal year 2006, $172,000 is appropriated
to the Board on Judicial Standards from the
general fund for costs of special hearings
and an investigation regarding complaints
of judicial misconduct. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2007.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin In fiscal years 2006 and 2007, $200,000 is
appropriated to the Board of Public Defense
from the general fund for additional costs
associated with appellate transcripts.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total appropriation new text end

new text begin new text end

new text begin 284,000 new text end

new text begin new text end

new text begin 3,486,000 new text end

new text begin These appropriations are added to
appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 136,
article 1, section 9. The amounts that may
be spent from this appropriation for each
program are specified in subdivisions 2 and
3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Emergency management new text end

new text begin 284,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to provide matching
funds for FEMA funds received for
natural disaster assistance payments. This
appropriation is available on the day after
enactment and is available until June 30,
2007. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Criminal apprehension new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 3,386,000 new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 is to create a child pornography
investigative unit to assist law enforcement
throughout the state. The base for this
activity shall be $778,000 in fiscal year 2008
and fiscal year 2009.
new text end

new text begin $2,186,000 is to create the Minnesota illegal
immigration enforcement team to focus on
illegal immigrants who commit crimes such
as human trafficking, identity theft, illegal
drug use offenses, and terrorism. Of this
appropriation $817,000 is for citizenship and
immigration and data enhancement to the
criminal history database and it is available
until June 30, 2008. The base for this activity
shall be $1,187,000 in fiscal year 2008 and
fiscal year 2009.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 is for the enhancement of the
predatory offender database to facilitate
notification of noncompliant sex offenders
on the Internet. The base for this activity
shall be $116,000 in fiscal year 2008 and
fiscal year 2009.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Alcohol and gambling enforcement new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is to provide a training
component to the licensing of alcohol
vendors to help prevent youth access to
alcohol.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin CORRECTIONS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total appropriations new text end

new text begin 3,213,000 new text end

new text begin 10,596,000 new text end

new text begin These amounts are added to the
appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter
136, article 1, section 13.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Correctional institutions new text end

new text begin 2,668,000 new text end

new text begin 8,788,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Community services new text end

new text begin 545,000 new text end

new text begin 1,808,000 new text end

new text begin $300,000 in fiscal year 2007 is for a grant to
provide a mentoring program for Minnesota
children of incarcerated offenders.
new text end

new text begin $196,000 in fiscal year 2007 is for an
increase in the Community Corrections Act
subsidy for the addition of Scott County.
The funding shall be distributed according
to the community corrections aid formula
contained in Minnesota Statutes, section
401.10.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 10, is amended to read:

Sec. 10.PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD (POST)

deleted text begin 4,154,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,817,000 new text end

deleted text begin 4,014,000 deleted text end new text begin 4,731,000 new text end

EXCESS AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED.
This appropriation is from the peace officer
training account in the special revenue fund.
Any new receipts credited to that account
in the first year in excess of deleted text begin $4,154,000 deleted text end new text begin
$4,817,000 new text end must be transferred and credited
to the general fund. Any new receipts
credited to that account in the second year
in excess of deleted text begin $4,014,000 deleted text end new text begin $4,731,000 new text end must be
transferred and credited to the general fund.

TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS.
$140,000 the first year is for technology
improvements.

PEACE OFFICER TRAINING
REIMBURSEMENT. deleted text begin $2,909,000 each year deleted text end new text begin
$3,572,000 the first year and $3,626,000 the
second year new text end is for reimbursements to local
governments for peace officer training costs.

Sec. 7.

Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 13, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3. Community Services

103,556,000

103,369,000

Summary by Fund
General Fund	103,456,000	103,269,000
Special Revenue	100,000	100,000

SHORT-TERM OFFENDERS. $1,207,000
each year is for costs associated with the
housing and care of short-term offenders.
The commissioner may use up to 20 percent
of the total amount of the appropriation
for inpatient medical care for short-term
offenders with less than six months to
serve as affected by the changes made to
Minnesota Statutes, section 609.105, in
2003. All funds remaining at the end of
the fiscal year not expended for inpatient
medical care shall be added to and distributed
with the housing funds. These funds shall
be distributed proportionately based on the
total number of days short-term offenders are
placed locally, not to exceed $70 per day.
Short-term offenders may be housed in a
state correctional facility at the discretion of
the commissioner.

The Department of Corrections is exempt
from the state contracting process for the
purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
609.105, as amended by Laws 2003, First
Special Session chapter 2, article 5, sections
7 to 9.

GPS MONITORING OF SEX
OFFENDERS. $500,000 the first
year and $162,000 the second year are for the
acquisition and service of bracelets equipped
with tracking devices designed to track
and monitor the movement and location of
criminal offenders. The commissioner shall
use the bracelets to monitor high-risk sex
offenders who are on supervised release,
conditional release, parole, or probation to
help ensure that the offenders do not violate
conditions of their release or probation.

END OF CONFINEMENT REVIEWS.
$94,000 each year is for end of confinement
reviews.

COMMUNITY SURVEILLANCE AND
SUPERVISION. $1,370,000 each year is
to provide housing options to maximize
community surveillance and supervision.

INCREASE IN INTENSIVE
SUPERVISED RELEASE SERVICES.
$1,800,000 each year is to increase intensive
supervised release services.

SEX OFFENDER ASSESSMENT
REIMBURSEMENTS. $350,000 each year
is to deleted text begin provide grants to deleted text end new text begin reimburse new text end counties
deleted text begin for reimbursements deleted text end new text begin , their designee, or courts new text end
for sex offender assessments as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 609.3452,
subdivision 1, which is being renumbered as
section 609.3457.

SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT AND
POLYGRAPHS. $1,250,000 each year
is to provide treatment for sex offenders
on community supervision and to pay for
polygraph testing.

INCREASED SUPERVISION OF SEX
OFFENDERS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
OFFENDERS, AND OTHER VIOLENT
OFFENDERS. $1,500,000 each year is for
the increased supervision of sex offenders
and other violent offenders, including
those convicted of domestic abuse. These
appropriations may not be used to supplant
existing state or county probation officer
positions.

The commissioner shall distribute $1,050,000
in grants each year to Community Corrections
Act counties and $450,000 each year to the
Department of Corrections Probation and
Supervised Release Unit. The commissioner
shall distribute the funds to the Community
Corrections Act counties according to the
formula contained in Minnesota Statutes,
section 401.10.

Prior to the distribution of these funds, each
Community Corrections Act jurisdiction and
the Department of Corrections Probation
and Supervised Release Unit shall submit
to the commissioner an analysis of need
along with a plan to meet their needs and
reduce the number of sex offenders and other
violent offenders, including domestic abuse
offenders, on probation officer caseloads.

COUNTY PROBATION OFFICERS.
$500,000 each year is to increase county
probation officer reimbursements.

INTENSIVE SUPERVISION AND
AFTERCARE FOR CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCES OFFENDERS; REPORT.
$600,000 each year is for intensive
supervision and aftercare services for
controlled substances offenders released
from prison under Minnesota Statutes,
section 244.055. These appropriations are
not added to the department's base budget.
By January 15, 2008, the commissioner
shall report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the senate and house
of representatives committees and divisions
having jurisdiction over criminal justice
policy and funding on how this appropriation
was spent.

REPORT ON ELECTRONIC
MONITORING OF SEX OFFENDERS.
By March 1, 2006, the commissioner shall
report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the senate and house of
representatives committees and divisions
having jurisdiction over criminal justice
policy and funding on implementing an
electronic monitoring system for sex
offenders who are under community
supervision. The report must address the
following:

(1) the advantages and disadvantages in
implementing this system, including the
impact on public safety;

(2) the types of sex offenders who should be
subject to the monitoring;

(3) the time period that offenders should be
subject to the monitoring;

(4) the financial costs associated with the
monitoring and who should be responsible
for these costs; and

(5) the technology available for the
monitoring.

ARTICLE 5

ENVIRONMENT, AGRICULTURE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Section 1.EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Business and community development. new text end

new text begin $500,000 is appropriated to the BioBusiness
Alliance of Minnesota from the general
fund for completion of a study on the state's
bioscience industry and the development
of a strategic plan. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Biotech partnership. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 295.581, in fiscal year 2007,
$18,000,000 from the health care access
fund is appropriated to the commissioner
of employment and economic development
for the direct and indirect expenses of the
collaborative research partnership between
the University of Minnesota and the Mayo
Foundation for research in biotechnology
and medical genomics. The is a onetime
appropriation. An annual report on the
expenditure of this appropriation must be
submitted to the governor and the chairs
of the senate Higher Education Budget
Division, the house of representatives
Higher Education Finance Committee,
the senate Environment, Agriculture, and
Economic Development Budget Division,
and the house of representatives Jobs and
Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance
Committee by June 30 of each fiscal year
until the appropriation is expended. This
appropriation is available until expended.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Petroleum tank release cleanup. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
115C.09, subdivision 2a, $477,500 in fiscal
year 2007 and $477,500 in fiscal year 2008
are appropriated from the petroleum tank
release cleanup fund to the commissioner of
transportation for costs reimbursable under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115C.09, that
were incurred before January 1, 2004.
new text end

Sec. 2.DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

new text begin Health Care Access Fund new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 10,000,000 new text end

new text begin Minnesota Comprehensive Health
Association assessment offset.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 295.581, $10,000,000 annually is
appropriated from the health care access fund
for a grant to the Minnesota Comprehensive
Health Association to be made available
on January 1 of each fiscal year to be used
to offset the annual assessments that are
required to be paid by each contributing
member according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 62E.11.
new text end

Sec. 3.BOXING COMMISSION

new text begin General Fund new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 50,000 new text end

new text begin $50,000 is appropriated to the Minnesota
Boxing Commission from the general
fund for the purposes of operating and
administering the commission. This
appropriation shall become the annual
base for future years. This appropriation
is contingent upon passage of Boxing
Commission enabling statutes found in
sections 16 to 31.
new text end

Sec. 4.LABOR AND INDUSTRY

new text begin General Fund new text end

new text begin 300,000 new text end

new text begin 2,000,000 new text end

new text begin $300,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $2,000,000
in fiscal year 2007 is appropriated from the
general fund to the Department of Labor and
Industry for staffing and design of the first
phase of development of a statewide license
system.
new text end

Sec. 5.DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

new text begin General Fund new text end

new text begin 233,000 new text end

new text begin 523,000 new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Invasive species control. new text end

new text begin $118,000 in 2006 and $130,000 in 2007
is appropriated to the Department of
Agriculture from the general fund for
invasive species control activities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Livestock depredation and crop damage. new text end

new text begin $40,000 in 2006 and $53,000 in 2007
is appropriated to the Department of
Agriculture from the general fund to make
compensation payments for livestock
depredation and crop damage.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Biofuels. new text end

new text begin $75,000 in 2006 and $150,000 in 2007
is appropriated to the Department of
Agriculture from the general fund for
promotion of greater public and private
use of biofuels and other renewable energy
products that can be made in Minnesota to
replace petroleum sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Plant pathology. new text end

new text begin $190,000 in 2007 is appropriated to the
Department of Agriculture from the general
fund for plant pathology and biological
control facility operations.
new text end

Sec. 6.BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH

new text begin $277,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $408,000
in fiscal year 2007 is appropriated to the
Board of Animal Health from the general
fund to eliminate bovine tuberculosis from
cattle herds in Minnesota. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 7.LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA RESOURCES

new text begin $300,000 is appropriated from the
environmental trust fund to the Legislative
Commission on Minnesota Resources for
development of a strategic long-range plan
for future expenditures to be made from the
environmental trust fund. The plan must
provide measurable outcomes and determine
areas of emphasis for trust fund future
expenditures.
new text end

Sec. 8.NATURAL RESOURCES

new text begin $88,400 in fiscal year 2006 and $132,000
in fiscal year 2007 are appropriated from
the general fund to the commissioner of
natural resources for bovine tuberculosis
surveillance and diagnosis to diminish the
risk of disease transmission in domestic
livestock.
new text end

new text begin $600,000 is appropriated from the all-terrain
vehicle account in the natural resources fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
the all-terrain vehicle grant-in-aid program
and rehabilitation and development of
all-terrain vehicle trails.
new text end

new text begin $975,000 is appropriated from the general
fund to the commissioner of natural
resources for prevention and control of
harmful invasive species. Of this amount,
$275,000 is for educational and enforcement
efforts with commercial businesses to reduce
the risk of introducing harmful invasive
species; $250,000 is for reducing the impact
of terrestrial invasive species on state
recreational and forest lands; $100,000 is for
implementing best management practices
designed to prevent the spread of invasive
species from department field operations;
$100,000 is for prevention education and
awareness programs; and $250,000 is for
grants to local units of government and lake
associations to reduce the impacts of aquatic
invasive species.
new text end

Sec. 9.CLEAN WATER LEGACY

new text begin The appropriations in this section shall
be used to protect, restore, and preserve
the quality of Minnesota's surface waters.
Allowable activities include surface water
assessments, program activities that target
identified impairments, and development of
total maximum daily load studies (TMDL's)
as required by section 303(d) of the federal
Clean Water Act, United States Code, title
33, section 1313(d) and applicable federal
regulations.
new text end

new text begin Unless otherwise specified, the
appropriations in this section are from
the general fund and are available for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
Appropriations in this section that are
encumbered under contract, including grant
contracts, on or before June 30, 2007, are
available until June 30, 2009. All of the
appropriations under this section are onetime
appropriations.
new text end

new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY.
The following amounts are appropriated to
the commissioner of the Pollution Control
Agency for the purposes stated:
new text end

new text begin (1) $1,860,000 for statewide assessment
of surface water quality and trends; of
this amount, up to $1,010,000 is available
for grants or contracts to support citizen
monitoring of surface waters; and
new text end

new text begin (2) $3,170,000 is available to develop
TMDL's for waters listed on the United
States Environmental Protection Agency
approved 2004 impaired waters list; of this
appropriation, up to $1,740,000 is available
for grants or contracts to develop TMDL's.
new text end

new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY.
$4,310,000 is appropriated to the Public
Facilities Authority for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, of which $2,000,000 is
to the phosphorus reduction grant program
for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
446A.073; $1,000,000 is to the small
community wastewater treatment fund for
loans and grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 446A.074; and $1,310,000 is to
the water pollution control revolving fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07,
for wastewater treatment and storm water
projects, and for total maximum daily load
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
446A.075. These appropriations do not
cancel and are available until expended.
new text end

new text begin AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT. The
following amounts are appropriated to the
commissioner of agriculture for the purposes
stated:
new text end

new text begin (1) $1,400,000 is for agricultural best
management practices low-interest loans to
producers and rural landowners and these
funds remain available until expended; of
this amount, $1,200,000 is available for
pass-through to local governments and
lenders for low-interest loans;
new text end

new text begin (2) $800,000 is available to expand technical
assistance to producers and conservation
professionals on nutrient and pasture
management; target practices to sources
of water impairments; coordinate federal
and state farm conservation programs to
fully utilize federal conservation funds; and
expand conservation planning assistance
for producers; of this amount, $210,000 is
available for grants or contracts to develop
nutrient and conservation planning assistance
information materials; and
new text end

new text begin (3) $400,000 is available for research,
evaluation, and effectiveness monitoring of
agricultural practices in restoring impaired
waters.
new text end

new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES. The following amounts are
appropriated to the Board of Water and Soil
Resources for restoration and prevention
actions. Money appropriated as grants to
local governments shall be administered
through the Board of Water and Soil
Resources' existing local water resources
protection and management program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369:
new text end

new text begin (1) $1,500,000 is for targeted nonpoint
restoration cost-share and incentive
payments; of this amount, up to $1,400,000
in fiscal year 2007 is available for grants;
new text end

new text begin (2) $2,000,000 is for targeted nonpoint
restoration technical, compliance, and
engineering assistance activities; up to
$1,900,000 in fiscal year 2007 is available
for grants;
new text end

new text begin (3) $200,000 is for reporting and evaluation
of applied soil and water conservation
practices;
new text end

new text begin (4) $730,000 is for grants for implementation
of county individual sewage treatment
system programs; and
new text end

new text begin (5) $1,500,000 is for grants to support local
nonpoint source protection activities related
to lake and river protection and management.
new text end

new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES. The following amounts are
appropriated to the commissioner of natural
resources for the purposes stated:
new text end

new text begin (1) $280,000 is for statewide assessment of
surface water quality and trends;
new text end

new text begin (2) $1,000,000 is available for acquisition of
high priority, sensitive riparian lands; and
new text end

new text begin (3) $850,000 is available for forest
stewardship planning and implementation;
for research, evaluation, and monitoring;
and for technical assistance to local units of
government.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 3.737, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Compensation required.

(a) Notwithstanding section 3.736,
subdivision 3, paragraph (e), or any other law, a livestock owner shall be compensated
by the commissioner of agriculture for livestock that is destroyed by a gray wolf or is so
crippled by a gray wolf that it must be destroyed. new text begin Except as provided in this section, new text end the
owner is entitled to the fair market value of the destroyed livestock as determined by the
commissioner, upon recommendation of a university extension agent or a conservation
officer. new text begin In any calendar year, a livestock owner may not be compensated for a destroyed
animal claim that is less than $100 in value and may be compensated up to $20,000 per
claim, as determined under this section. In any calendar year, the commissioner may
provide compensation for claims filed pursuant to this section and section 3.7371 to a total
of $100,000 for both programs combined. new text end

(b) Either the agent or the conservation officer must make a personal inspection of
the site. The agent or the conservation officer must take into account factors in addition to
a visual identification of a carcass when making a recommendation to the commissioner.
The commissioner, upon recommendation of the agent or conservation officer, shall
determine whether the livestock was destroyed by a gray wolf and any deficiencies in the
owner's adoption of the best management practices developed in subdivision 5. The
commissioner may authorize payment of claims only if the agent or the conservation
officer has recommended payment. The owner shall file a claim on forms provided by the
commissioner and available at the university extension agent's office.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 3.7371, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Compensation.

The crop owner is entitled to the target price or the
market price, whichever is greater, of the damaged or destroyed crop plus adjustments
for yield loss determined according to agricultural stabilization and conservation service
programs for individual farms, adjusted annually, as determined by the commissioner,
upon recommendation of the county extension agent for the owner's county. The
commissioner, upon recommendation of the agent, shall determine whether the crop
damage or destruction is caused by elk and, if so, the amount of the crop that is damaged
or destroyed. In any calendar year, a crop owner may not be compensated for a damaged
or destroyed crop that is less than $100 in value and may be compensated up to $20,000,
as determined under this section, if normal harvest procedures for the area are followed. new text begin In
any calendar year, the commissioner may provide compensation for claims filed pursuant
to this section and section 3.737 to a total of $100,000 for both programs combined.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 115C.09, subdivision 3j,
is amended to read:

Subd. 3j.

Retail locations and transport vehicles.

(a) As used in this subdivision,
"retail location" means a facility located in the metropolitan area as defined in section
473.121, subdivision 2, where gasoline is offered for sale to the general public for use in
automobiles and trucks. "Transport vehicle" means a liquid fuel cargo tank used to deliver
gasoline into underground storage tanks during 2002 deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin or new text end 2003 at a retail location.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, and any rules adopted under
this chapter, the board shall reimburse 90 percent of an applicant's cost for retrofits of
retail locations and transport vehicles completed between January 1, 2001, and deleted text begin January deleted text end new text begin
September new text end 1, 2006, to comply with section 116.49, subdivisions 3 and 4, provided that the
board determines the costs were incurred and reasonable. The reimbursement may not
exceed $3,000 per retail location and $3,000 per transport vehicle.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2003.
new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin [116J.656] SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL RESEARCH
FUNDS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall assist small businesses to access federal funds through
the federal Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business
Technology Transfer program. In providing this assistance, the commissioner shall
maintain connections to 11 federal programs, access specific funding opportunities, review
funding proposals, provide referrals to specific consulting services, and hold training
workshops throughout the state.
new text end

new text begin (b) Unless prohibited by federal law, the commissioner must implement fees for
services that help companies seek federal Phase II Small Business Innovation Research
grants. The fees must be deposited in a special revenue account and are annually
appropriated to the commissioner for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small
Business Technology Transfer programs.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 296A.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

All-terrain vehicle.

Approximately deleted text begin 0.15 deleted text end new text begin 0.27 new text end of one percent of all gasoline
received in or produced or brought into this state, except gasoline used for aviation
purposes, is being used for the operation of all-terrain vehicles in this state, and of the total
revenue derived from the imposition of the gasoline fuel tax, deleted text begin 0.15 deleted text end new text begin 0.27 new text end of one percent is
the amount of tax on fuel used in all-terrain vehicles operated in this state.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.105, is amended to read:

326.105 FEES.

The fee for licensure or renewal of licensure as an architect, professional engineer,
land surveyor, landscape architect, or geoscience professional is $120 per biennium.
The fee for certification as a certified interior designer or for renewal of the certificate
is $120 per biennium. The fee for an architect applying for original certification as a
certified interior designer is $50 per biennium. The initial license or certification fee for
all professions is $120. The renewal fee shall be paid biennially on or before June 30 of
each even-numbered year. The renewal fee, when paid by mail, is not timely paid unless it
is postmarked on or before June 30 of each even-numbered year. The application fee is
$25 for in-training applicants and $75 for professional license applicants.

deleted text begin The fee for monitoring licensing examinations for applicants is $25, payable by
the applicant.
deleted text end

Sec. 16.

new text begin [341.21] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Applicability. new text end

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

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Boxing. new text end

new text begin "Boxing" means the act of attack and defense with the fists, using
padded gloves, that is practiced as a sport under the rules of the World Boxing Association,
the World Boxing Council, the International Boxing Federation, or equivalent. Where
applicable, boxing includes full contact karate.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Commission. new text end

new text begin "Commission" means the Minnesota Boxing Commission.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Contest. new text end

new text begin "Contest" means any boxing or nontraditional fighting contest,
match, or exhibition.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Nontraditional fighting contest. new text end

new text begin "Nontraditional fighting contest" means
any competition between two or more persons, with or without gloves, who use any
combination of fighting skills, including boxing, wrestling, hitting, kicking, martial arts,
and other combative full contact techniques. Nontraditional fighting contests include, but
are not limited to, ultimate fighting, extreme fighting, elimination contests, cage fighting,
mixed martial arts fighting, tough man contests, shoot fighting, and the like, but do not
include kick boxing or any recognized martial arts competition.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Professional. new text end

new text begin "Professional" means any person who competes for any
money prize or a prize that exceeds the value of $50 or teaches, pursues, or assists in
the practice of boxing or nontraditional fighting as a means of obtaining a livelihood
or pecuniary gain.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Director. new text end

new text begin "Director" means the executive director of the commission.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Tough man contest. new text end

new text begin "Tough man contest" means any boxing match
consisting of one-minute rounds between two or more persons who use their hands,
wearing padded gloves that weigh not less than 12 ounces, or their feet, or both, in any
manner. Tough man contest does not include kick boxing, any recognized martial arts
competition, or boxing as defined in subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 17.

new text begin [341.22] BOXING COMMISSION.
new text end

new text begin There is hereby created the Minnesota Boxing Commission, consisting of seven
members who are citizens of this state. Three members of the commission shall be
retired judges of the Minnesota district court, Minnesota Court of Appeals, Minnesota
Supreme Court, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, or the
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, two members shall be licensed medical doctors, and two
members shall be boxers; no member may fulfill more than one of these requirements at a
time. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of
membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements shall be as provided
in sections 214.07 to 214.09. The provision of staff, administrative services, and office
space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of fees; and other provisions
relating to commission operations shall be as provided in chapter 214.
new text end

Sec. 18.

new text begin [341.23] LIMITATIONS.
new text end

new text begin No member of the boxing commission shall directly or indirectly promote any
boxing or nontraditional fighting contest, or directly or indirectly engage in the managing
of any boxer or fighter or be interested in any manner in the proceeds from any boxing
match or nontraditional fighting contest.
new text end

Sec. 19.

new text begin [341.24] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
new text end

new text begin The commission may appoint, and at its pleasure remove, an executive director
and prescribe the powers and duties of the office. The executive director shall not be a
member of the commission. The commission may employ personnel necessary to the
performance of its duties.
new text end

Sec. 20.

new text begin [341.25] RULES.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commission may adopt rules that include standards for the physical
examination and condition of boxers, nontraditional fighters, and referees.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commission may adopt other rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this
chapter, including, but not limited to, the conduct of boxing exhibitions, bouts, fights, and
nontraditional fighting contests and events, and their manner, supervision, time, and place.
new text end

Sec. 21.

new text begin [341.26] MEETINGS.
new text end

new text begin The commission shall hold a regular meeting quarterly and in addition may hold
special meetings. Except as otherwise provided in law, all meetings of the commission
shall be open to the public and reasonable notice of the meetings shall be given under
chapter 13D.
new text end

Sec. 22.

new text begin [341.27] COMMISSION DUTIES.
new text end

new text begin The commission shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) issue, deny, renew, suspend, or revoke licenses;
new text end

new text begin (2) make and maintain records of its acts and proceedings including the issuance,
denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of licenses;
new text end

new text begin (3) keep public records of the commission open to inspection at all reasonable times;
new text end

new text begin (4) assist the director in the development of rules to be implemented under this
chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (5) conform to the rules adopted under this chapter.
new text end

Sec. 23.

new text begin [341.28] REGULATION OF BOXING AND NONTRADITIONAL
FIGHTING CONTESTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Regulatory authority; boxing. new text end

new text begin All boxing contests are subject to
this chapter. Every contestant in a boxing contest shall wear padded gloves that weigh at
least eight ounces. The commission shall, for every boxing contest:
new text end

new text begin (1) direct a commission member to be present; and
new text end

new text begin (2) direct the attending commission member to make a written report of the contest.
new text end

new text begin All boxing contests within this state shall be conducted according to the requirements
of this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Regulatory authority; tough man contests. new text end

new text begin All tough man contests,
including amateur tough man contests, are subject to this chapter. Every contestant in a
tough man contest shall wear padded gloves that weight at least 12 ounces.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Regulatory authority; nontraditional fighting. new text end

new text begin All nontraditional
fighting, including amateur nontraditional fighting contests, are subject to this chapter and
the rules adopted by the commission. Contestants in nontraditional fighting contests shall
not strike other contestants in the spinal column or in the back of the head, and shall not
strike with their knees or elbows.
new text end

Sec. 24.

new text begin [341.29] JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION.
new text end

new text begin The commission shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) have sole direction, supervision, regulation, control, and jurisdiction over all
boxing contests, tough man contests, and nontraditional fighting contests held within this
state unless a contest is exempt from the application of this chapter under federal law;
new text end

new text begin (2) have sole control, authority, and jurisdiction over all licenses required by this
chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (3) grant a license to an applicant if, in the judgment of the commission, the financial
responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are consistent
with the public interest, convenience, or necessity and the best interests of boxing and
conforms with this chapter and the commission's rules.
new text end

Sec. 25.

new text begin [341.30] LICENSURE; PERSONS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN
LICENSES; REQUIREMENTS; BACKGROUND INFORMATION; FEE; BOND.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Licensure; individuals. new text end

new text begin All referees, judges, matchmakers,
promoters, trainers, ring announcers, timekeepers, ringside physicians, boxers,
nontraditional fighters, boxers' managers, and boxers' seconds are required to be licensed
by the commission. The commission shall not permit any of these persons to participate
in the holding or conduct of any boxing contest unless the commission has first issued
the person a license.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Entity licensure. new text end

new text begin Before participating in the holding or conduct of any
boxing or nontraditional fighting contest, a corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, or other business entity organized and existing under law, its officers and
directors, and any person holding 25 percent or more of the ownership of the corporation
shall obtain a license from the commission and must be authorized to do business under
the laws of this state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Background investigation. new text end

new text begin The commission shall require referees,
judges, matchmakers, promoters, boxers, and nontraditional fighters' managers to furnish
fingerprints and background information under commission rules before licensure. The
commission shall charge a fee for receiving fingerprints and background information
in an amount determined by the commission. The commission may require referees,
judges, matchmakers, promoters, boxers, and nontraditional fighters' managers to furnish
fingerprints and background information before license renewal if the commission
determines that the fingerprints and background information are desirable or necessary.
The fee may include a reasonable charge for expenses incurred by the commission or the
Department of Public Safety. For this purpose, the commission and the Department of
Public Safety may enter into an interagency agreement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Prelicensure requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) Before the commission issues a license to
a promoter, matchmaker, corporation, or other business entity, the applicant shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide the commission with a copy of any agreement between a contestant
and the applicant which binds the applicant to pay the contestant a certain fixed fee or
percentage of the gate receipts;
new text end

new text begin (2) show on the application the owner or owners of the applicant entity and the
percentage of interest held by each owner holding a 25 percent or more interest in the
applicant;
new text end

new text begin (3) provide the commission with a copy of the latest financial statement of the
entity; and
new text end

new text begin (4) provide the commission with a copy or other proof acceptable to the commission
of the insurance contract or policy required by this chapter.
new text end

new text begin (b) Before the commission issues a license to a promoter, the applicant shall deposit
with the commission a cash bond or surety bond in an amount set by the commission.
The bond shall be executed in favor of this state and shall be conditioned on the faithful
performance by the promoter of the promoter's obligations under this chapter and the
rules adopted under it.
new text end

new text begin (c) Before the commission issues a license to a boxer or nontraditional fighter, the
applicant shall submit to the commission the results of a current medical examination on
forms furnished or approved by the commission. The medical examination must include
an ophthalmological and neurological examination. The ophthalmological exam must be
designed to detect any retinal defects or other damage or condition of the eye that could
be aggravated by boxing or nontraditional fighting. The neurological examination must
include an electroencephalogram or medically superior test if the boxer or nontraditional
fighter has been knocked unconscious in a previous boxing, nontraditional fighting, or
other athletic competition. The commission may also order an electroencephalogram or
other appropriate neurological or physical exam before any contest, match, or exhibition
if it determines that the examination is desirable to protect the health of the boxer or
nontraditional fighter.
new text end

Sec. 26.

new text begin [341.31] SIMULCAST LICENSES.
new text end

new text begin The commission shall issue a license to a person or organization holding, showing,
or exhibiting a simultaneous telecast of any live, current, or spontaneous boxing or
sparring match or nontraditional fighting exhibition or performance on a closed circuit
telecast or subscription television program viewed within the state, whether originating
in this state or elsewhere, and for which a charge is made. Each person or organization
shall apply for such a license in advance of each showing. No showing may be licensed
unless the person or organization applying for the license:
new text end

new text begin (1) certifies that the match is subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of a boxing or
athletic regulatory authority in another state or country;
new text end

new text begin (2) certifies the match is in compliance with the requirements of the authority;
new text end

new text begin (3) identifies the authority; and
new text end

new text begin (4) provides any information the commission may require.
new text end

Sec. 27.

new text begin [341.32] LICENSE FEES; EXPIRATION; RENEWAL.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Annual licensure. new text end

new text begin The commission may establish and issue annual
licenses subject to the collection of advance fees by the commission for: promoters,
matchmakers, managers, judges, referees, ring announcers, ringside physicians,
timekeepers, boxers, nontraditional fighters, boxers' trainers, boxers' seconds, business
entities filing for a license to participate in the holding of any boxing contest, and officers,
directors, or other persons affiliated with the business entity.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Expiration and renewal. new text end

new text begin A license expires December 31 at midnight in
the year of its issuance and may be renewed on filing an application for renewal of a
license with the commission and payment of the license fee required in subdivision 1. An
application for a license and renewal of a license shall be on a form provided by the
commission. There is a 30-day grace period during which a license may be renewed if a
late filing penalty fee equal to the license fee is submitted with the regular license fee.
A licensee that files late shall not conduct any activity regulated by this chapter until the
commission has renewed the license. If the licensee fails to apply to the commission within
the 30-day grace period the licensee must apply for a new license under subdivision 1.
new text end

Sec. 28.

new text begin [341.33] CONTESTANTS AND REFEREES; PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION; ATTENDANCE OF PHYSICIAN; PAYMENT OF FEES;
INSURANCE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Examination by physician. new text end

new text begin All boxers, nontraditional fighters,
and referees shall be examined by a physician licensed by this state within three hours
before entering the ring, and the examining physician shall immediately file with the
commission a written report of the examination. The physician's examination shall report
on the condition of the boxer's heart and general physical and neurological condition. The
physician's report may record the condition of the boxer's nervous system and brain as
required by the commission. The physician may prohibit the boxer from entering the ring
if, in the physician's professional opinion, it is in the best interest of the boxer's health.
The cost of the examination is payable by the person or entity conducting the contest
or exhibition.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Attendance of physician. new text end

new text begin Every person holding or sponsoring any boxing
or nontraditional fighting contest shall have in attendance at every boxing contest a
physician licensed by this state. The commission may establish a schedule of fees to be
paid to each attending physician by the person holding or sponsoring the contest.
new text end

Sec. 29.

new text begin [341.34] INSURANCE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Required insurance. new text end

new text begin The commission shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) require insurance coverage for a boxer or nontraditional fighter to provide
for medical, surgical, and hospital care for injuries sustained in the ring in an amount
of $100,000 with $25 deductible and payable to the boxer or nontraditional fighter as
beneficiary; and
new text end

new text begin (2) require life insurance for a boxer or nontraditional fighter in the amount of
$50,000 payable in case of accidental death resulting from injuries sustained in the ring.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Payment for insurance. new text end

new text begin The cost of the insurance required by this section
is payable by the promoter.
new text end

Sec. 30.

new text begin [341.35] PENALTIES FOR NONLICENSED EXHIBITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Any person or persons who send or cause to be sent, published, or otherwise made
known, any challenge to fight what is commonly known as a prize fight, or engage in any
public boxing or sparring match, or nontraditional exhibition or contest, with or without
gloves, for any prize, reward or compensation, or for which any admission fee is charged
directly or indirectly, or go into training preparatory for such fight, exhibition, or contest,
or act as a trainer, aider, abettor, backer, umpire, referee, second, surgeon, assistant, or
attendant at such fight, exhibition, or contest, or in any preparation for same, and any
owner or lessee of any ground, building, or structure of any kind permitting the same to
be used for any fight, exhibition, or contest, is guilty of a misdemeanor unless a license
for the holding of the fight, exhibition, or contest has been issued by the commission in
compliance with the rules adopted by it.
new text end

Sec. 31.

new text begin [341.36] GROSS RECEIPTS TAX.
new text end

new text begin The promoter or promoters of all boxing or nontraditional fighting contests, shows,
or exhibitions held under this chapter shall pay to the commissioner of finance, for credit
to the Minnesota Boxing Commission account, a tax of five percent of the gross receipts
from the contest or exhibition. This section also applies to all boxing, kick boxing, and
nontraditional fighting contests or exhibitions that are simulcast or shown over closed
circuit television and for which a fee is charged for the right to view the event in this state.
new text end

Sec. 32.

new text begin [341.37] APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin A Boxing Commission account is created in the special revenue fund. Money in
the account is annually appropriated to the Boxing Commission for the purposes of
conducting its statutory responsibilities and obligations.
new text end

Sec. 33.

new text begin [446A.074] CLEAN WATER LEGACY PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION
GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation of fund. new text end

new text begin The authority shall establish a clean water legacy
capital improvement fund and shall make grants from the fund as provided in this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grants. new text end

new text begin The authority shall award grants from the clean water legacy
capital improvement fund to governmental units for the capital costs of wastewater
treatment facility projects or a portion thereof that will reduce the discharge of total
phosphorus from the facility to one milligram per liter or less. A project is eligible for a
grant if it meets the following requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) the applicable phosphorus discharge limit is incorporated in a permit issued by
the agency for the wastewater treatment facility on or after March 28, 2000, the grantee
agrees to comply with the applicable limit as a condition of receiving the grant, or the
grantee made improvements to a wastewater treatment facility on or after March 28, 2000,
that include infrastructure to reduce the discharge of total phosphorus to one milligram
per liter or less;
new text end

new text begin (2) the governmental unit has submitted a facilities plan for the project to the agency
and a grant application to the authority on a form prescribed by the authority; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the agency has approved the facilities plan, and certified the eligible costs for the
project to the authority.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligible capital costs. new text end

new text begin Eligible capital costs for phosphorus reduction
grants under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), include the as-bid construction costs and
engineering planning and design costs. Eligible capital costs for phosphorus reduction
grants under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), include the final, incurred construction,
engineering, planning, and design costs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Grant amounts and priorities. new text end

new text begin (a) Priority must be given to projects that
start construction on or after July 1, 2005. If a facility's plan for a project is approved
by the agency before July 1, 2009, the amount of the grant is 75 percent of the eligible
capital cost of the project. If a facility's plan for a project is approved by the agency on
or after July 1, 2009, the amount of the grant is 50 percent of the eligible capital cost of
the project. Priority in awarding grants under this paragraph must be based on the date of
approval of the facility's plan for the project.
new text end

new text begin (b) Projects that meet the eligibility requirements in subdivision 2 and have started
construction before July 1, 2005, are eligible for grants to reimburse up to 75 percent of
the eligible capital cost of the project, less any amounts previously received in grants from
other sources. Application for a grant under this paragraph must be submitted to the
authority no later than June 30, 2007. Priority for award of grants under this paragraph
must be based on the date of agency approval of the facility plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) In each fiscal year that money is available for grants, the authority shall first
award grants under paragraph (a) to projects that met the eligibility requirements of
subdivision 2 by May 1 of that year. The authority shall use any remaining money
available that year to award grants under paragraph (b). Grants that have been approved
but not awarded in a previous fiscal year carry over and must be awarded in subsequent
fiscal years in accordance with the priorities in this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (d) Disbursements of grants under this section by the authority to recipients must
be made for eligible project costs as incurred by the recipients, and must be made by the
authority in accordance with the project financing agreement and applicable state law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Fees. new text end

new text begin The authority may charge the grant recipient a fee for its
administrative costs not to exceed one-half of one percent of the grant amount, to be
paid upon execution of the grant agreement.
new text end

Sec. 34.

new text begin [446A.075] SMALL COMMUNITY WASTEWATER TREATMENT
PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation of fund. new text end

new text begin The authority shall establish a small community
wastewater treatment fund and shall make loans and grants from the fund as provided in
this section. Money in the fund is annually appropriated to the authority and does not
lapse. The fund shall be credited with all loan repayments and investment income from
the fund, and servicing fees assessed under section 446A.04, subdivision 5. The authority
shall manage and administer the small community wastewater treatment fund, and for
these purposes, may exercise all powers provided in this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Loans and grants. new text end

new text begin (a) The authority shall award loans as provided in
paragraph (b) and grants as provided in paragraphs (c) and (d) to governmental units from
the small community wastewater treatment fund for projects to replace noncomplying
individual sewage treatment systems with a community wastewater treatment system or
systems meeting the requirements of section 115.55. A governmental unit receiving a loan
or loan and grant from the fund shall own the community wastewater treatment systems
built under the program and shall be responsible, either directly or through a contract
with a private vendor, for all inspections, maintenance, and repairs necessary to assure
proper operation of the systems.
new text end

new text begin (b) Loans may be awarded for up to 100 percent of eligible project costs as described
in this section.
new text end

new text begin (c) When the area to be served by a project has a median household income below
the state average median household income, the governmental unit may receive 50
percent of the funding provided under this section in the form of a grant. An applicant
may submit income survey data collected by an independent party if it believes the most
recent United States census does not accurately reflect the median household income
of the area to be served.
new text end

new text begin (d) If requested, a governmental unit receiving funding under this section may
receive a grant equal to ten percent of its first year's award, up to a maximum of $30,000,
to contract for technical assistance services from the University of Minnesota Extension
Service to develop the technical, managerial, and financial capacity necessary to build,
operate, and maintain the systems.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Project priority list. new text end

new text begin Governmental units seeking loans or loans and grants
from the small community wastewater treatment program shall first submit a project
proposal to the agency on a form prescribed by the agency. A project proposal shall
include the compliance status for all individual sewage treatment systems in the project
area. The agency shall rank project proposals on its project priority list used for the water
pollution control revolving fund under section 446A.07.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Applications. new text end

new text begin Governmental units with projects on the project priority
list shall submit applications to the authority on forms prescribed by the authority. The
application shall include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a list of the individual sewage treatment systems proposed to be replaced over a
period of up to three years;
new text end

new text begin (2) a project schedule and cost estimate for each year of the project;
new text end

new text begin (3) a financing plan for repayment of the loan; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a management plan providing for the inspection, maintenance, and repairs
necessary to ensure proper operation of the systems.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Awards. new text end

new text begin The authority shall award loans or loans and grants as provided in
subdivision 2 to governmental units with approved applications based on their ranking
on the agency's project priority list. The total amount awarded shall be based on the
estimated project costs for the portion of the project expected to be completed within
one year, up to an annual maximum of $500,000. For projects expected to take more
than one year to complete, the authority may make a multiyear commitment for a period
not to exceed three years, contingent on the future availability of funds. Each year of a
multiyear commitment must be funded by a separate loan or loan and grant agreement
meeting the terms and conditions in subdivision 6. A governmental unit receiving a loan
or loan and grant under a multiyear commitment shall have priority for additional loan and
grant funds in subsequent years.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Loan terms and conditions. new text end

new text begin Loans from the small community wastewater
treatment fund shall comply with the following terms and conditions:
new text end

new text begin (1) principal and interest payments must begin no later than two years after the
loan is awarded;
new text end

new text begin (2) loans shall carry an interest rate of one percent;
new text end

new text begin (3) loans shall be fully amortized within ten years of the first scheduled payment
or, if the loan amount exceeds $10,000 per household, shall be fully amortized within 20
years but not to exceed the expected design life of the system;
new text end

new text begin (4) a governmental unit receiving a loan must establish a dedicated source or sources
of revenues for repayment of the loan and must issue a general obligation note to the
authority for the full amount of the loan; and
new text end

new text begin (5) each property owner to be served by a community wastewater treatment system
under this program must provide an easement to the governmental unit to allow access to
the system for management and repairs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Special assessment deferral. new text end

new text begin (a) A governmental unit receiving a loan
under this section that levies special assessments to repay the loan may defer payment of
the assessments under the provisions of sections 435.193 to 435.195.
new text end

new text begin (b) A governmental unit that defers payment of special assessments for one or more
properties under paragraph (a) may request deferral of that portion of the debt service on
its loan, and the authority shall accept appropriate amendments to the general obligation
note of the governmental unit. If special assessment payments are later received from
properties that received a deferral, the funds received shall be paid to the authority with
the next scheduled loan payment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Eligible costs. new text end

new text begin Eligible costs for small community wastewater treatment
loans and grants shall include the costs of technical assistance as provided in subdivision
2, paragraph (d), planning, design, construction, legal fees, administration, and land
acquisition.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Disbursements. new text end

new text begin Loan and grant disbursements by the authority under this
section must be made for eligible project costs as incurred by the recipients, and must be
made in accordance with the project loan or grant and loan agreement and applicable
state law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Audits. new text end

new text begin A governmental unit receiving a loan under this section must
annually provide to the authority for the term of the loan a copy of its annual independent
audit or, if the governmental unit is not required to prepare an independent audit, a copy of
the annual financial reporting form it provides to the state auditor.
new text end

Sec. 35.

new text begin [446A.076] TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOAD GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Program established. new text end

new text begin When money is appropriated for grants under
this program, the authority shall make grants to municipalities to cover up to 50 percent
of the cost of wastewater treatment or stormwater projects made necessary by wasteload
reductions under total maximum daily load required by section 303(d) of the federal
Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1313(d), or up to 50 percent of the
additional project costs described in subdivision 3, paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grant application. new text end

new text begin Application for a grant shall be made to the authority
on forms prescribed by the authority for the total maximum daily load grant program, with
additional information as required by the authority, including a project schedule and cost
estimate for the work necessary to comply with the point source wasteload allocation. The
Pollution Control Agency shall review and certify approved projects to the authority.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Project priorities. new text end

new text begin (a) When money is appropriated for grants under this
program, the authority shall reserve money for projects expected to start construction in
the next 12 months in the order that:
new text end

new text begin (1) their total maximum daily load was approved by the United States Environmental
Protection Agency;
new text end

new text begin (2) their grant application is received by the authority; and
new text end

new text begin (3) have the greatest load reduction as determined by the Pollution Control Agency.
The authority shall reserve money for projects in an amount based on their most recent
cost estimates submitted to the authority or the as-bid costs, whichever is less.
new text end

new text begin (b) Any balances remaining after money is reserved for projects in paragraph (a)
may be reserved for projects on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list
to cover additional costs associated with alternate wastewater disposal methods where
discharge to an impaired water is prohibited due to the lack of TMDL approval by the
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Grant approval. new text end

new text begin The authority shall make a grant to a municipality, as
defined in section 116.182, subdivision 1, only after:
new text end

new text begin (1) the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has certified to the
United States Environmental Protection Agency a total maximum daily load for identified
waters of this state that includes a point source wasteload allocation, except for projects
described in subdivision 3, paragraph (b);
new text end

new text begin (2) the Environmental Protection Agency has approved the total maximum daily
load, except for projects described in subdivision 3, paragraph (b);
new text end

new text begin (3) a municipality for which money is reserved has submitted the as-bid costs for its
wastewater treatment or stormwater projects to the authority;
new text end

new text begin (4) the Pollution Control Agency has reviewed and certified the project to the
authority; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the authority has determined that the additional financing necessary to complete
the project has been committed from other sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Grant disbursement. new text end

new text begin Disbursement of a grant shall be made for eligible
project costs as incurred by the municipality and in accordance with a project financing
agreement and applicable state and federal laws and rules governing the payments.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Fees. new text end

new text begin The authority may charge the grant recipient a fee for its
administrative costs not to exceed one-half of one percent of the grant amount, to be
paid upon execution of the grant agreement.
new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 446A.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Bonding authority.

The authority may issue negotiable bonds in a
principal amount that the authority determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for
achieving its purposes, including the making of loans and purchase of securities, the
payment of interest on bonds of the authority, the establishment of reserves to secure its
bonds, the payment of fees to a third party providing credit enhancement, and the payment
of all other expenditures of the authority incident to and necessary or convenient to carry
out its corporate purposes and powers, but not including the making of grants. Bonds of
the authority may be issued as bonds or notes or in any other form authorized by law. The
principal amount of bonds issued and outstanding under this section at any time may not
exceed deleted text begin $1,250,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,500,000,000 new text end , excluding bonds for which refunding bonds or
crossover refunding bonds have been issued.

Sec. 37.

Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision
5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5. Fish and Wildlife Habitat

5,038,000

deleted text begin 5,038,000 deleted text end new text begin 8,738,000 new text end

Summary by Fund
Trust Fund	5,038,000	deleted text begin 5,038,000 deleted text end new text begin 8,386,000 new text end

(a) Restoring Minnesota's Fish and Wildlife
Habitat Corridors-Phase III

$2,031,000 the first year and deleted text begin $2,031,000 deleted text end
new text begin $5,379,000 new text end the second year are from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for the third biennium for acceleration of
agency programs and cooperative agreements
with Pheasants Forever, Minnesota Deer
Hunters Association, Ducks Unlimited,
Inc., National Wild Turkey Federation,
the Nature Conservancy, Minnesota Land
Trust, the Trust for Public Land, Minnesota
Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Red Lake
Band of Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of
Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Chippewa,
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation
Service, and the Board of Water and Soil
Resources to plan, restore, and acquire
fragmented landscape corridors that connect
areas of quality habitat to sustain fish,
wildlife, and plants. Expenditures are limited
to the 11 project areas as defined in the
work program. Land acquired with this
appropriation must be sufficiently improved
to meet at least minimum habitat and facility
management standards as determined by
the commissioner of natural resources.
This appropriation may not be used for
the purchase of residential structures,
unless expressly approved in the work
program. Any land acquired in fee title
by the commissioner of natural resources
with money from this appropriation must be
designated: (1) as an outdoor recreation unit
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07;
or (2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a);
97A.101; 97A.125; 97C.001; and 97C.011.
The commissioner may similarly designate
any lands acquired in less than fee title. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2008,
at which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered, unless an earlier
date is specified in the work program.

(b) Metropolitan Area Wildlife
Corridors-Phase II

$1,765,000 the first year and $1,765,000 the
second year are from the trust fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for the
second biennium for acceleration of agency
programs and cooperative agreements with
the Trust for Public Land, Ducks Unlimited,
Inc., Friends of the Mississippi River,
Great River Greening, Minnesota Land
Trust, Minnesota Valley National Wildlife
Refuge Trust, Inc., Pheasants Forever, Inc.,
and Friends of the Minnesota Valley for
the purposes of planning, improving, and
protecting important natural areas in the
metropolitan region, as defined by Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.121, subdivision 2,
and portions of the surrounding counties,
through grants, contracted services,
conservation easements, and fee acquisition.
Land acquired with this appropriation
must be sufficiently improved to meet at
least minimum management standards as
determined by the commissioner of natural
resources. Expenditures are limited to the
identified project areas as defined in the
work program. This appropriation may
not be used for the purchase of residential
structures, unless expressly approved in the
work program. Any land acquired in fee title
by the commissioner of natural resources
with money from this appropriation must be
designated: (1) as an outdoor recreation unit
under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07;
or (2) as provided in Minnesota Statutes,
sections 89.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (a);
97A.101; 97A.125; 97C.001; and 97C.011.
The commissioner may similarly designate
any lands acquired in less than fee title. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2008,
at which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered, unless an earlier
date is specified in the work program.

(c) Development of Scientific and Natural
Areas

$67,000 the first year and $67,000 the
second year are from the trust fund to the
commissioner of natural resources to develop
and enhance lands designated as scientific
and natural areas. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2008, at which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered, unless an earlier date is
specified in the work program.

(d) Prairie Stewardship of Private Lands

$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are from the trust fund to the
commissioner of natural resources to develop
stewardship plans and implement prairie
management on private prairie lands on a
cost-share basis with private or federal funds.
This appropriation is available until June
30, 2008, at which time the project must
be completed and final products delivered,
unless an earlier date is specified in the work
program.

(e) Local Initiative Grants-Conservation
Partners and Environmental Partnerships

$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the trust fund to the
commissioner of natural resources to provide
matching grants of up to $20,000 to local
government and private organizations for
enhancement, restoration, research, and
education associated with natural habitat and
environmental service projects. Subdivision
16 applies to grants awarded in the approved
work program. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2008, at which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered, unless an earlier date is
specified in the work program.

(f) Minnesota ReLeaf Community Forest
Development and Protection

$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the trust fund to
the commissioner of natural resources
for acceleration of the agency program
and a cooperative agreement with Tree
Trust to protect forest resources, develop
inventory-based management plans, and
provide matching grants to communities
to plant native trees. At least $390,000 of
this appropriation must be used for grants
to communities. For the purposes of this
paragraph, the match must be a nonstate
contribution, but may be either cash or
qualifying in-kind. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2008, at which time
the project must be completed and final
projects delivered, unless an earlier date is
specified in the work program.

(g) Integrated and Pheromonal Control of
Common Carp

$275,000 the first year and $275,000 the
second year are from the trust fund to the
University of Minnesota for the second
biennium to research new options for
controlling common carp. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2009, at which
time the project must be completed and final
products delivered, unless an earlier date is
specified in the work program.

(h) Biological Control of European
Buckthorn and Garlic Mustard

$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are from the trust fund to
the commissioner of natural resources to
research potential insects for biological
control of invasive European buckthorn
species for the second biennium and to
introduce and evaluate insects for biological
control of garlic mustard. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2008, at which
time the project must be completed and final
products delivered, unless an earlier date is
specified in the work program.

(i) Land Exchange Revolving Fund for
Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing Counties

$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the trust fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Aitkin County for a six-year
revolving loan fund to improve public and
private land ownership patterns, increase
management efficiency, and protect critical
habitat in Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing
Counties. By June 30, 2011, Aitkin County
shall repay the $500,000 to the commissioner
of finance for deposit in the environment
and natural resources trust fund. * (The
preceding text beginning "(i) Land Exchange
Revolving Fund" was indicated as vetoed by
the governor.)

Sec. 38. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 17.10, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

Sec. 39. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 15 and 33 to 38 are effective the day following final enactment.
Sections 16 to 32 are effective January 1, 2007.
new text end

ARTICLE 6

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Section 1. new text begin HUMAN SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS new text end

new text begin SUMMARY BY FUND new text end
		new text begin 2006 new text end		new text begin 2007 new text end		new text begin BIENNIAL TOTAL new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 40,233,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 60,963,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 101,196,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue Fund new text end	new text begin new text end	new text begin 514,000 new text end	new text begin new text end	new text begin 622,000 new text end	new text begin new text end	new text begin 1,136,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access Fund new text end		new text begin 500,000 new text end		new text begin 25,654,000 new text end		new text begin 26,154,000 new text end
new text begin Federal TANF new text end		new text begin -0- new text end		new text begin 10,067,000 new text end		new text begin 10,067,000 new text end
new text begin TOTAL new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 41,247,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 97,306,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 138,553,000 new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2006 new text end		new text begin 2007 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 37,903,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 70,089,000 new text end

new text begin Summary by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 37,403,000 new text end	new text begin 56,367,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access Fund new text end	new text begin 500,000 new text end	new text begin 3,654,000 new text end
new text begin Federal TANF new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 10,067,000 new text end

new text begin TANF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
(a) Notwithstanding Laws 2005, First
Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section
2, subdivision 1, the commissioner shall
ensure that for state fiscal year 2007,
the maintenance of effort used by the
commissioner of finance for the February
and November forecast required under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103,
contains expenditures under the TANF/MOE
rider, paragraph (a), clause (1) in Laws 2005,
First Special Session chapter 4, article 9,
section 2, subdivision 1, equal to at least 21
percent of the total required under Code of
Federal Regulations, Title 45, section 263.1.
new text end

new text begin (b) the commissioner may use up to
$5,000,000 per year of Department of
Education qualified spending as child care
development fund TANF maintenance of
effort. The commissioner of education
shall assist the commissioner in identifying
eligible expenditures.
new text end

new text begin INCREASE WORKING FAMILY
CREDIT EXPENDITURES TO BE
CLAIMED FOR TANF/MOE. In addition
to the amounts provided in Laws 2005, First
Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 2,
subdivision 1, the commissioner may count
the following amounts of working family
credit expenditures as TANF/MOE:
new text end

new text begin (1) fiscal year 2006, $9,774,000
new text end

new text begin (2) fiscal year 2007, $12,886,000;
new text end

new text begin (3) fiscal year 2008, $27,686,000; and
new text end

new text begin (4) fiscal year 2009, $27,693,000.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any section to the contrary,
this provision shall sunset June 30, 2009.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Children and Economic Assistance Grants new text end

new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin (7,452,000) new text end
new text begin Federal TANF new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 10,067,000 new text end

new text begin (a) MFIP Child Care Assistance Grants new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin (10,067,000) new text end
new text begin Federal TANF new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 10,067,000 new text end

new text begin INCREASE TANF TRANSFER TO
FEDERAL CHILD CARE AND
DEVELOPMENT FUND. (a) In addition
to the TANF amounts provided in Laws
2005, First Special Session chapter 4,
article 9, section 2, subdivisions 3 and
4, $10,067,000 in fiscal year 2007 is
appropriated to the commissioner for the
purposes of MFIP/transition year child care
under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05
and shall be added to the base for fiscal
years 2008 and 2009. This amount shall not
become part of the base for fiscal year 2010.
The commissioner shall authorize transfer
of sufficient TANF funds to the federal
child care and development fund to meet
this appropriation and shall ensure that all
transferred funds are expended according to
the federal child care and development fund
regulations. Notwithstanding any section to
the contrary, this paragraph shall sunset June
30, 2009.
new text end

new text begin (b) Basic Sliding Fee Child Care Assistance
Grants
new text end

new text begin BASIC SLIDING FEE ALLOCATIONS;
CONVERSION TO AUTOMATED
SYSTEM. As determined by the
commissioner, counties may use up to six
percent of either calendar year 2008 or 2009
allocations under Minnesota Statutes, section
119B.03, to fund accelerated payments that
may occur during the preceding calendar
year during conversion to the automated
child care assistance program system. If
conversion occurs over two calendar years,
counties may use up to three percent of the
combined calendar year allocations to fund
accelerated payments. Funding advanced
under this rider shall be considered part of
the allocation from which it was originally
advanced for purposes of setting future
allocations under Minnesota Statutes, section
119B.03, subdivisions 6, 6a, 6b, and 8, and
shall include funding for administrative costs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.15.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any
section to the contrary, this provision shall
sunset December 31, 2009.
new text end

new text begin CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT
FUND; FEDERAL DEFICIT
REDUCTION ACT OF 2005. Increased
child care funds from the federal Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 may be allocated by
the commissioner for the basic sliding fee
child care program.
new text end

new text begin (c) Children's Services Grants new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 2,615,000 new text end

new text begin CHILDREN'S SERVICES GRANTS
BASE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT. The
general fund base for children's services
grants shall be increase by $7,845,000 in
fiscal year 2008 and $11,485,000 in fiscal
year 2009.
new text end

new text begin (d) Children's and Community Services
Grants
new text end

new text begin CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES GRANTS BASE LEVEL
ADJUSTMENT. The general fund base for
children and community service grants shall
be decreased by $2,849,000 in fiscal year
2009 for the implementation of the mental
health payment model.
new text end

new text begin CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY
SERVICES GRANTS. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 256M.50,
supplemental social service block grant funds
of $153,936 appropriated under the federal
2005 Department of Defense Appropriations
Act, Public Law 109-148, shall be allocated
proportionately to those counties that served
hurricane evacuees and reported those
services on the Social Service Information
System (SSIS).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Children and Economic Assistance Management new text end

new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 19,000 new text end
new text begin (a) Children's and Economic Assistance Operations new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 19,000 new text end

new text begin CHILDREN AND ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS BASE
LEVEL ADJUSTMENT. The general fund
base for children and economic assistance
operations shall be decreased by $19,000 in
fiscal year 2008 and $19,000 in fiscal year
2009.
new text end

new text begin CHILDREN AND ECONOMIC
ASSISTANCE OPERATIONS. The TANF
base for children and economic assistance
operations shall be reduced by $33,000 in
fiscal year 2008 and $33,000 in fiscal year
2009.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Health Care Grants new text end

new text begin Summary by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 4,439,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin (299,000) new text end

new text begin (a) MinnesotaCare Grants Health Care Access new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin (299,000) new text end

new text begin TRANSFER TO MINNESOTA
PHARMACY ACCESS ACCOUNT.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
295.581, the commissioner of finance shall
transfer $1,576,000 from the health care
access fund to the Minnesota pharmacy
access account in fiscal year 2008, $990,000
in fiscal year 2009. Notwithstanding any
section to the contrary, this section shall
sunset June 30, 2009.
new text end

new text begin (b) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care - Families and Children new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 75,000 new text end

new text begin (c) Medical Assistance Basic Health Care - Elderly and Disabled new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin (472,000) new text end

new text begin (d) General Assistance Medical Care new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 4,836,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Health Care Management new text end

new text begin Summary by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 1,291,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 2,595,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Health Care Administration new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 1,253,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 780,000 new text end

new text begin HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
BASE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT.
The general fund base for health care
administration shall be increased by
$270,000 in fiscal year 2008 and decreased
by $307,000 in fiscal year 2009.
new text end

new text begin HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
BASE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT. The
health care access fund base for health
care administration shall be increased by
$237,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $237,000 in
fiscal year 2009.
new text end

new text begin (b) Health Care Operations new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 38,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 1,815,000 new text end

new text begin HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS BASE
LEVEL ADJUSTMENT. The general fund
base for health care operations shall be
decreased by $14,000 in fiscal year 2008 and
increased by $56,000 in fiscal year 2009.
new text end

new text begin HEALTH CARE OPERATIONS BASE
LEVEL ADJUSTMENT. The health care
access fund base for health care operations
shall be decreased by $1,180,000 in fiscal
year 2008 and $1,180,000 in fiscal year 2009.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Continuing Care Grants new text end

new text begin Summary by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 594,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 500,000 new text end	new text begin 1,250,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Aging and Adult Grants new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 500,000 new text end	new text begin 1,250,000 new text end

new text begin AGING AND ADULT SERVICES
GRANTS FOR MEDICARE PART D
ASSISTANCE. $500,000 in fiscal year
2006 and $1,250,000 in fiscal year 2007
is appropriated to the commissioner of
human services for grants awarded through
the Minnesota Board on Aging to Area
Agencies on Aging to provide information
and enrollment assistance for the Medicare
Part D program.
new text end

new text begin AGING AND ADULT SERVICES
GRANTS BASE ADJUSTMENT. The
health care access fund base for aging
and adult services grants is decreased by
$100,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $100,000
in fiscal year 2009 for information and
assistance grants to area agencies on aging
for assisting with Medicare Part D.
new text end

new text begin MEDICARE PART D INFORMATION
AND ASSISTANCE REIMBURSEMENT.
Federal administrative reimbursement
obtained from information and assistance
services provided by the Senior Linkage or
Disability Linkage lines to people who are
identified as eligible for medical assistance
shall be appropriated to the commissioner
for this activity.
new text end

new text begin (b) Alternative Care Grants new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 3,337,000 new text end

new text begin ALTERNATIVE CARE BASE LEVEL
ADJUSTMENT. Base level funding for
alternative care grants shall be reduced
by $1,737,000 in fiscal year 2008 and
$2,504,000 in fiscal year 2009 to adjust base
funding for projected caseload needs.
new text end

new text begin (c) Medical Assistance Long-term Care Facilities new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin (115,000) new text end

new text begin (d) Medical Assistance Long-term Care Waivers new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin (415,000) new text end

new text begin (e) Mental Health Grants new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin (2,213,000) new text end

new text begin MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS BASE
LEVEL ADJUSTMENT. The general
fund base for mental health grants shall
be decreased by $3,011,000 in fiscal year
2008 and $6,661,000 in fiscal year 2009 for
implementation of the mental health payment
model.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Continuing Care Management new text end

new text begin General new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 663,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 108,000 new text end

new text begin CONTINUING CARE MANAGEMENT
BASE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT. The
general fund base for continuing care
management shall be decreased by $120,000
in fiscal year 2008 and $306,000 in fiscal
year 2009.
new text end

new text begin CONTINUING CARE MANAGEMENT
BASE LEVEL ADJUSTMENT. The health
care access fund base for continuing care
management shall be decreased by $10,000
in fiscal year 2008 and $10,000 in fiscal year
2009.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin State-Operated Services new text end

new text begin General new text end

new text begin 37,403,000 new text end

new text begin 56,813,000 new text end

new text begin MINNESOTA SECURITY HOSPITAL.
For the purposes of enhancing the safety
of the public, improving supervision, and
enhancing community-based mental health
treatment, state-operated services may
establish additional community capacity
for providing treatment and supervision
of clients who have been ordered into a
less restrictive alternative of care from the
state-operated services transition services
program consistent with Minnesota Statutes,
section 246.014.
new text end

new text begin SEX OFFENDER EPIDEMIOLOGY
STUDY. $200,000 is appropriated in fiscal
year 2007 to the commissioner of human
services to address the problem of children
and juveniles at risk of becoming a criminal
or predatory sex offender. $100,000 shall
be used to study the occurrence, severity,
types, causal factors, intervention methods,
available treatment, success factors, or
service gaps of this population. $100,000
shall be used to develop a multifaceted
approach to intervening prior to a sex crime
committed by this population.
new text end

new text begin STATE-OPERATED SERVICES BASE
LEVEL ADJUSTMENT. The general fund
base for state-operated services is increased
by $8,499,000 in fiscal year 2008 and
decreased by $1,125,000 in fiscal year 2009.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 22,000,000 new text end

new text begin Summary by Fund new text end
new text begin Health Care Access Fund new text end	new text begin -0- new text end	new text begin 22,000,000 new text end

new text begin The appropriations in this section are
from the health care access fund to the
commissioner of health. The appropriations
are added to appropriations in Laws 2005,
First Special Session chapter 4, article 9,
section 3.
new text end

new text begin PANDEMIC INFLUENZA
PREPAREDNESS. $10,500,000 is
for preparation, planning, and response to
an outbreak of influenza. Of this amount,
the commissioner of health shall transfer
$1,100,000 to the commissioner of public
safety, $100,000 to the commissioner
of natural resources, $100,000 to the
commissioner of human services, $100,000
to the attorney general, $100,000 to the
commissioner of transportation, $100,000 to
the commissioner of education, $100,000
to the commissioner of military affairs,
$100,000 to the commissioner of employee
relations, and $100,000 to the Board of
Animal Health to add necessary staff and
resources for agency-specific influenza
preparedness efforts.
new text end

new text begin HEALTH INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY. $12,000,000 is for
improving health information technology
statewide. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2009. Of this amount,
$500,000 in each of fiscal years 2007,
2008, and 2009 is to operate the E-Health
Coordination and Evaluation Center. The
balance shall be used to provide health
information technology matching grants
according Minnesota Statutes, section
144.366.
new text end

new text begin IMMIGRANT HEALTH. $500,000 is to
improve health care for immigrant families.
(1) $200,000 is to reimburse local public
health agencies for case management of
individuals with tuberculosis; (2) $90,000
is to provide tuberculosis treatment
medications to individuals who are uninsured
or underinsured; and (3) $210,000 is
to provide perinatal hepatitis B case
management services to women and their
families.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin VETERANS NURSING HOMES BOARD new text end

new text begin 2,830,000 new text end

new text begin 4,596,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is added to appropriations
in Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter
4, article 9, section 4.
new text end

new text begin new text begin BASE ADJUSTMENT. new text end The general fund
base is increased by $8,541,000 in fiscal year
2008 and $8,541,000 in fiscal year 2009 for
the Veterans Homes Board.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin HEALTH-RELATED BOARDS new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end

new text begin 514,000 new text end

new text begin 622,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Board of Chiropractic Examiners new text end

new text begin 5,000 new text end

new text begin 5,000 new text end

new text begin BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC
EXAMINERS APPROPRIATION
INCREASE. (a) This appropriation is
added to appropriations in Laws 2005,
First Special Session chapter 4, article 9,
section 5, subdivision 3. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (b) This increase is to correct programming
difficulties incurred during implementation
of payment processing changes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Board of Dentistry new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 67,000 new text end

new text begin BOARD OF DENTISTRY
APPROPRIATION INCREASE.
(a) This appropriation is added to
appropriations in Laws 2005, First Special
Session chapter 4, article 9, section 5,
subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin (b) This increase is to retain a legal analyst
as part of the board staff.
new text end

new text begin new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Board of Medical Practice new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin BOARD OF MEDICAL PRACTICE
INCREASE. new text end new text begin (a) This appropriation is
added to appropriations in Laws 2005,
First Special Session chapter 4, article 9,
section 5, subdivision 7. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (b) This increase is to cover higher than
expected costs of investigation and legal
action.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Board of Physical Therapy new text end

new text begin 9,000 new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
APPROPRIATION INCREASE. (a) This
appropriation is added to appropriations in
Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 4,
article 9, section 5, subdivision 12. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (b) This increase is to correct programming
difficulties incurred during implementation
of payment processing changes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Emergency Medical Services Board new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 50,000 new text end

new text begin EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
BOARD APPROPRIATION INCREASE.
(a) This appropriation is added to
appropriations in Laws 2005, First Special
Session chapter 4, article 9, section 5,
subdivision 12.
new text end

new text begin (b) This increase is to be spent by the health
professional service program from the state
government special revenue fund.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 16A.724, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Transfers.

(a) Notwithstanding section 295.581, to the extent available
resources in the health care access fund exceed expenditures in that fund, effective with
the biennium beginning July 1, 2007, the commissioner of finance shall transfer the excess
funds from the health care access fund to the general fund on June 30 of each year,
provided that the amount transferred in any fiscal biennium shall not exceed deleted text begin $96,000,000 deleted text end new text begin
$126,582,000 new text end .

(b) For fiscal years 2006 to 2009, MinnesotaCare shall be a forecasted program, and,
if necessary, the commissioner shall reduce these transfers from the health care access
fund to the general fund to meet annual MinnesotaCare expenditures or, if necessary,
transfer sufficient funds from the general fund to the health care access fund to meet
annual MinnesotaCare expenditures.

Sec. 7.

new text begin [144.366] INTERCONNECTED ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD
GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin The following definitions are used for the purposes
of this section.
new text end

new text begin (a) "Eligible community e-health collaborative" means an existing or newly
established collaborative to support the adoption and use of interoperable electronic
health records. A collaborative must consist of at least three or more eligible health
care entities in at least two of the categories listed in paragraph (b) and have a focus on
interconnecting the members of the collaborative for secure and interoperable exchange of
health care information.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Eligible health care entity" means one of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) community clinics, as defined under section 145.9268;
new text end

new text begin (2) hospitals eligible for rural hospital capital improvement grants, as defined
in section 144.148;
new text end

new text begin (3) physician clinics located in a community with a population of less than 50,000
according to United States Census Bureau statistics and outside the seven-county
metropolitan area;
new text end

new text begin (4) nursing facilities licensed under sections 144A.01 to 144A.27;
new text end

new text begin (5) community health boards as established under chapter 145A;
new text end

new text begin (6) nonprofit entities with a purpose to provide health information exchange
coordination governed by a representative, multi-stakeholder board of directors; and
new text end

new text begin (7) other providers of health or health care services approved by the commissioner
for which interoperable electronic health record capability would improve quality of
care, patient safety, or community health.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grants authorized. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health shall award grants to
eligible community e-health collaborative projects to improve the implementation and
use of interoperable electronic health records including but not limited to the following
projects:
new text end

new text begin (1) collaborative efforts to host and support fully functional interoperable electronic
health records in multiple care settings;
new text end

new text begin (2) electronic medication history and electronic patient registration information;
new text end

new text begin (3) electronic personal health records for persons with chronic diseases and for
prevention services;
new text end

new text begin (4) rural and underserved community models for electronic prescribing; and
new text end

new text begin (5) enabling local public health systems to rapidly and electronically exchange
information needed to participate in community e-health collaboratives or for public
health emergency preparedness and response.
new text end

new text begin Grant funds may not be used for construction of health care or other buildings or
facilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Allocation of grants. new text end

new text begin (a) To receive a grant under this section, an eligible
community e-health collaborative must submit an application to the commissioner of
health by the deadline established by the commissioner. A grant may be awarded upon the
signing of a grant contract. In awarding grants, the commissioner shall give preference to
projects benefiting providers located in rural and underserved areas of Minnesota which
the commissioner has determined have an unmet need for the development and funding
of electronic health records. Applicants may apply for and the commissioner may award
grants for one-year, two-year, or three-year periods.
new text end

new text begin (b) An application must be on a form and contain information as specified by the
commissioner but at a minimum must contain:
new text end

new text begin (1) a description of the purpose or project for which grant funds will be used;
new text end

new text begin (2) a description of the problem or problems the grant funds will be used to address,
including an assessment likelihood of the project occurring absent grant funding;
new text end

new text begin (3) a description of achievable objectives, a workplan, budget, budget narrative, a
project communications plan, a timeline for implementation and completion of processes
or projects enabled by the grant, and an assessment of privacy and security issues and a
proposed approach to address these issues;
new text end

new text begin (4) a description of the health care entities and other groups participating in the
project, including identification of the lead entity responsible for applying for and
receiving grant funds;
new text end

new text begin (5) a plan for how patients and consumers will be involved in development of
policies and procedures related to the access to and interchange of information;
new text end

new text begin (6) evidence of consensus and commitment among the health care entities and others
who developed the proposal and are responsible for its implementation; and
new text end

new text begin (7) a plan for documenting and evaluating results of the grant.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall review each application to determine whether the
application is complete and whether the applicant and the project are eligible for a
grant. In evaluating applications, the commissioner shall take into consideration factors,
including but not limited to, the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the degree to which the proposal interconnects the various providers of care
in the applicant's geographic community;
new text end

new text begin (2) the degree to which the project provides for the interoperability of electronic
health records or related health information technology between the members of the
collaborative, and presence and scope of a description of how the project intends to
interconnect with other providers not part of the project into the future;
new text end

new text begin (3) the degree to which the project addresses current unmet needs pertaining
to interoperable electronic health records in a geographic area of Minnesota and the
likelihood that the needs would not be met absent grant funds;
new text end

new text begin (4) the applicant's thoroughness and clarity in describing the project, how the project
will improve patient safety, quality of care, and consumer empowerment, and the role of
the various collaborative members;
new text end

new text begin (5) the recommendations of the Health Information and Technology Infrastructure
Advisory Committee; and
new text end

new text begin (6) other factors that the commissioner deems relevant.
new text end

new text begin (d) Grant funds shall be awarded on a three-to-one match basis. Applicants shall be
required to provide one dollar in the form of cash or in-kind staff or services for each three
dollars provided under the grant program.
new text end

new text begin (e) Grants shall not exceed $900,000 per grant. The commissioner has discretion
over the size and number of grants awarded.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Evaluation and report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of health shall evaluate the
overall effectiveness of the grant program. The commissioner shall collect progress
and expenditure reports to evaluate the grant program from the eligible community
collaboratives receiving grants. Every two years, as part of this evaluation, the
commissioner shall, in coordination with the Health Information Technology and
Infrastructure Advisory Committee, report to the legislature on the needs of the
community, and provide any recommendations for adding or changing eligible activities.
new text end

ARTICLE 7

TRANSPORTATION

Section 1. new text begin TRANSPORTATION new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 88,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation from the trunk highway
fund is for fiscal year 2007 and added to
appropriations in Laws 2005, First Special
Session chapter 6, article 1, section 2.
The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are specified
in subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Infrastructure Investment Support new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 5,000,000 new text end

new text begin For program delivery related to projects
identified in the federal High Priority Projects
Program. This is a onetime appropriation
from the trunk highway fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin State Road Construction new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 83,000,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for the actual
construction, reconstruction, and
improvement of trunk highways, including
design-build contracts and consultant usage
to support these activities. This includes the
cost of actual payment to landowners for
lands acquired for highway rights-of-way,
payment to lessees, interest subsidies, and
relocation expenses. This is a onetime
appropriation from the trunk highway fund.
Of this amount, $50,000,000 may only be
used for projects identified in the federal
High Priority Projects Program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Mounds View Land Conveyance new text end

new text begin On or before June 30, 2006, the commissioner
of finance shall transfer $1,221,000 from the
general fund to the trunk highway fund for
consideration of land conveyed under Laws
2005, chapter 152, article 2, section 27.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin PUBLIC SAFETY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,128,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is for fiscal year 2007 and
added to appropriations in Laws 2005, First
Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section
4. The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are specified
in subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Driver Services new text end

new text begin -0- new text end

new text begin 3,128,000 new text end

new text begin To implement facial recognition technology
for the issuance or renewal of drivers'
licenses and state identification cards. The
base for this activity shall be $800,000 in
fiscal year 2008 and fiscal year 2009.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 115A.908, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Deposit of revenue.

(a) From July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2007, revenue
collected shall be credited to the general fund.

(b) After June 30, 2007, revenue collected deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin from $4 of each fee must new text end be credited
to the environmental fund. new text begin The remainder of the revenue collected from each fee must
be credited to the general fund.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 18, article 1, section 2, is amended to
read:

Sec. 2.TRANSPORTATION

110,000,000

This appropriation is from the trunk highway
bond proceeds account in the trunk highway
fund and is available for expenditure
beginning the day following final enactment.
It is for the same purposes as specified in
Laws 2000, chapter 479, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 3.

Of the general fund appropriation in Laws
2000, chapter 479, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 3, $110,000,000 cancels to the
general fund. This cancellation is effective
the day following final enactment.

By June 30, 2003, the commissioner of
finance shall transfer $15,000,000 of the cash
balance in the state airports fund established
in Minnesota Statutes, section 360.017, to
the general fund.

new text begin By June 30, 2007, the commissioner must
transfer $3,000,000 from the general fund to
the state airports fund.
new text end

On July 1, 2007, the commissioner must
transfer deleted text begin $15,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $12,000,000 new text end from the
general fund to the state airports fund.

ARTICLE 8

TRANSFERS

Section 1. new text begin TAX RELIEF ACCOUNT REDUCTION.
new text end

new text begin On June 30, 2006, the commissioner of finance shall transfer any balance in the tax
relief account to the general fund.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin BUDGET RESERVE INCREASE.
new text end

new text begin On July 1, 2006, the commissioner of finance shall transfer to the general fund
budget reserve an amount equal to any unreserved general fund budgetary balance
projected for June 30, 2007, based on the February 2006 budget forecast after giving effect
to any enacted revenue and expenditure change in the 2006 legislative session.
new text end