HF 4162

1st Unofficial Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

1.1                                        A bill for an act
1.2     relating to the financing of state government; making supplemental appropriations 
1.3     for education; environment, natural resources, and agriculture; economic 
1.4     development; transportation; public safety; and state government; modifying 
1.5     certain statutory provisions and laws; providing for certain programs; fixing and 
1.6     limiting fees; authorizing rulemaking; requiring reports; providing for penalties; 
1.7     appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 15.06, 
1.8     subdivision 8; 16B.03; 43A.03, subdivision 3; 43A.08, subdivision 1; 45.013; 
1.9     84.01, subdivision 3; 84.0835, subdivision 3; 85.053, by adding a subdivision; 
1.10    85.054, by adding a subdivision; 85.32, subdivision 1; 97A.028, subdivision 3; 
1.11    116.03, subdivision 1; 116J.01, subdivision 5; 116J.035, subdivision 4; 116J.543; 
1.12    119B.13, by adding a subdivision; 122A.09, subdivision 4; 123B.57, subdivision 
1.13    6; 124D.518, subdivision 4; 124D.52, subdivision 1; 125A.27, subdivisions 3, 
1.14    7, 8, 11, 15, 18; 125A.29; 125A.30; 125A.32; 125A.33; 125A.48; 126C.10, by 
1.15    adding subdivisions; 136A.101, subdivisions 4, 8; 136A.15, subdivisions 6, 9; 
1.16    136A.1701, subdivisions 4, 7; 137.17, subdivisions 1, 3; 174.02, subdivision 2; 
1.17    241.01, subdivision 2; 326.105; 488A.03, subdivisions 6, 11; Minnesota Statutes 
1.18    2005 Supplement, sections 35.05; 85.053, subdivision 2; 85.055, subdivision 
1.19    1; 116J.551, subdivision 1; 119B.13, subdivision 1; 121A.19; 124D.111, 
1.20    subdivision 1; 124D.135, subdivision 1; 124D.175; 124D.531, subdivision 1; 
1.21    125A.28; 126C.10, subdivision 31; 136A.121, subdivision 7a; 299A.78;  Laws 
1.22    2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 10; Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 
1.23    1, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2; article 3, section 2, subdivision 4; Laws 
1.24    2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, sections 47; 54, subdivisions 2, 3, 
1.25    5, 6, 7, 8; article 2, section 84, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10; article 3, section 18, 
1.26    subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; article 4, section 25, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6; article 5, 
1.27    section 17, subdivisions 2, 3; article 6, section 1, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; article 7, 
1.28    section 20, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; article 8, section 8, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; article 9, 
1.29    section 4, subdivision 2; article 10, section 5, subdivision 2; proposing coding for 
1.30    new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 3; 16E; 43A; 85; 116J; 122A; 124D; 
1.31    299A; 341; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 43A.03, subdivision 4; 
1.32    43A.08, subdivisions 1a, 1b; 137.17, subdivisions 2, 4; 488A.03, subdivision 
1.33    11b; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 7; Laws 
1.34    2003, First Special Session chapter 14, article 9, section 36.
1.35    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.1                                             ARTICLE 1
2.2                                              SUMMARY

2.3     Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS SUMMARY.                                                
2.4                     (General Fund Only, Excluding Forecast Adjustments)                 
2.5     APPROPRIATIONS                    2006               2007             TOTAL     
2.6     Early Childhood Education $          124,000$       23,294,000$       23,418,000
2.7     K-12 Education                       463,000        34,437,000        34,900,000
2.8     Higher Education                                     4,700,000         4,700,000
2.9     Environment & Agriculture            523,000         2,363,000         2,886,000
2.10    Clean Water Legacy                                  20,000,000        20,000,000
2.11    Economic Development               1,750,000         3,050,000         4,800,000
2.12    Transportation                                       4,320,000         4,320,000
2.13    Public Safety                      3,562,000        14,581,000        18,143,000
2.14    State Government                   4,250,000       (2,934,000)         1,316,000
2.15    TOTAL                     $       10,672,000$      103,811,000$      114,483,000

2.16                                           ARTICLE 2
2.17                                   EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

2.18        Section 1. EARLY EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.
2.19        Subdivision 1. Summary
 2.20                                      SUMMARY BY FUND                                   
2.21                                      2006              2007             TOTAL     
2.22    General                   $          124,000$       23,294,000$       23,418,000
2.23    TANF                                     -0-         1,475,000         1,475,000
2.24    TOTAL                     $          124,000$       24,769,000$       24,893,000
2.25    Subd.  2.Department of Human Services;                                            
2.26    basic sliding fee child care waiting list                                         
3.1     (a) For child care assistance for eligible 
3.2     families on the basic sliding fee waiting list 
3.3     under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03, 
3.4     subdivision 2, as of July 1, 2006.
3.5                             Summary by Fund                        
3.6     General Fund                               -0-       2,672,000
3.7     TANF                                       -0-       1,475,000
3.8     TOTAL                                      -0-       4,147,000
3.9     The TANF appropriation is a onetime 
3.10    appropriation for fiscal year 2007 only. The 
3.11    general fund base for the basic sliding fee 
3.12    program is increased by $4,147,000 in fiscal 
3.13    years 2008 and 2009.
3.14    (b) For basic sliding fee child care assistance                                     
3.15    grants in fiscal year 2007                                   -0-         9,603,000
3.16    The general fund base is increased by 
3.17    $13,348,000 in fiscal year 2008 and 
3.18    $13,607,000 in fiscal year 2009 for basic 
3.19    sliding fee child care assistance grants.
3.20    (c) For the state share of systems cost to                                        
3.21    implement the provider rate differential for                                      
3.22    accreditation                                                -0-             3,000
3.23    (d) As determined by the commissioner, 
3.24    counties may use up to six percent of either 
3.25    calendar year 2008 or 2009 allocations under 
3.26    Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03, to 
3.27    fund accelerated payments that may occur 
3.28    during the preceding calendar year during 
3.29    conversion to the automated child care 
3.30    assistance program system. If conversion 
3.31    occurs over two calendar years, counties 
3.32    may use up to three percent of the combined 
3.33    calendar year allocations to fund accelerated 
4.1     payments. Funding advanced under this 
4.2     subdivision shall be considered part of the 
4.3     allocation from which it was originally 
4.4     advanced for purposes of setting future 
4.5     allocations under Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.6     119B.03, subdivisions 6, 6a, 6b, and 8, and 
4.7     shall include funding for administrative costs 
4.8     under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.15. 
4.9     Notwithstanding the provisions of any 
4.10    section to the contrary, this provision shall 
4.11    sunset December 31, 2009.

4.12        Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 1, is 
4.13    amended to read:
4.14        Subdivision 1. Subsidy restrictions. (a)(i) Effective July 1, 2005, the commissioner 
4.15    of human services shall modify the rate tables for child care centers published in 
4.16    Department of Human Services Bulletin No. 03-68-07 so that in counties with regional or 
4.17    statewide cells, the higher of the 100th percentile of the 2002 market rate survey data or 
4.18    the rate currently identified in the bulletin will be the maximum rate. The rates established 
4.19    in this clause will be considered as the previous year's rates for purposes of the increase in 
4.20    item (iii), and shall be compared to the 100th percentile of current market rates.
4.21    (ii) For the period between July 1, 2005, and through the full implementation of the 
4.22    new rates under item (iii), the rates published in Department of Human Services Bulletin 
4.23    No. 03-68-07 as adjusted by item (i) shall remain in effect.
4.24    (iii) (a) Beginning January  July 1, 2006, the maximum rate paid for child care 
4.25    assistance in any county or multicounty region under the child care fund shall be the lesser 
4.26    of the 75th percentile rate for like-care arrangements in the county or multicounty region 
4.27    as surveyed by the commissioner or the previous year's rate for like-care arrangements in 
4.28    the county increased by 1.75 percent except that in counties where the maximum rate is 
4.29    set at the 100th percentile on January 1, 2006, as published in Policy Bulletin 05-68-15, 
4.30    the maximum rate shall continue to be set at the 100th percentile.
4.31    (iv) (b) Rate changes shall be implemented for services provided in March 
4.32     September 2006 unless a participant eligibility redetermination or a new provider 
4.33    agreement is completed between January July 1, 2006, and February 28 August 31, 2006.
4.34    As necessary, appropriate notice of adverse action must be made according to 
4.35    Minnesota Rules, part 3400.0185, subparts 3 and 4.
5.1     New cases approved on or after January July 1, 2006, shall have the maximum rates 
5.2     under item (iii) paragraph (a), implemented immediately.
5.3     (b) (c) Not less than once every two years, the commissioner shall survey rates 
5.4     charged by child care providers in Minnesota to determine the 75th percentile for 
5.5     like-care arrangements in counties. When the commissioner determines that, using the 
5.6     commissioner's established protocol, the number of providers responding to the survey is 
5.7     too small to determine the 75th percentile rate for like-care arrangements in a county or 
5.8     multicounty region, the commissioner may establish the 75th percentile maximum rate 
5.9     based on like-care arrangements in a county, region, or category that the commissioner 
5.10    deems to be similar.
5.11    (c) (d) A rate which includes a special needs rate paid under subdivision 3 may be in 
5.12    excess of the maximum rate allowed under this subdivision.
5.13    (d) (e) The department shall monitor the effect of this paragraph on provider rates. 
5.14    The county shall pay the provider's full charges for every child in care up to the maximum 
5.15    established. The commissioner shall determine the maximum rate for each type of care on 
5.16    an hourly, full-day, and weekly basis, including special needs and handicapped care. The 
5.17    commissioner shall also determine the maximum rate for school age care on a half-day 
5.18    basis.
5.19    (e) (f) When the provider charge is greater than the maximum provider rate allowed, 
5.20    the parent is responsible for payment of the difference in the rates in addition to any 
5.21    family co-payment fee.
5.22    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2006.

5.23        Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 119B.13, is amended by adding a subdivision 
5.24    to read:
5.25        Subd. 3a. Provider rate differential for accreditation. A family child care 
5.26    provider or child care center shall be paid a 15 percent differential above the maximum rate 
5.27    established in subdivision 1, up to the actual provider rate, if the provider or center holds a 
5.28    current early childhood development credential or is accredited.  For a family child care 
5.29    provider, early childhood development credential and accreditation includes an individual 
5.30    who has earned a child development associate degree, a diploma in child development from 
5.31    a Minnesota state technical college, or a bachelor's degree in early childhood education 
5.32    from an accredited college or university, or who is accredited by the National Association 
5.33    for Family Child Care or the Competency Based Training and Assessment Program.  For a 
5.34    child care center, accreditation includes accreditation by the National Association for the 
5.35    Education of Young Children, the Council on Accreditation, the National Early Childhood 
6.1     Program Accreditation, the National School-Age Care Association, or the National Head 
6.2     Start Association Program of Excellence.  For Montessori programs, accreditation includes 
6.3     the American Montessori Society, Association of Montessori International-USA, or the 
6.4     National Center for Montessori Education.
6.5     EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2006. 

6.6         Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 121A.19, is amended to read:
6.7     121A.19 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.
6.8     Each school year, the state must pay a district $50 for each three-year-old child 
6.9     screened; $40 for each four-year-old child screened; and $30 for each five-year-old child 
6.10    or student screened by the district prior to kindergarten according to the requirements of 
6.11    section 121A.17. The amount of state aid for each child or student screened shall be: (1) 
6.12    $50 for a child screened at age three; (2) $40 for a child screened at age four; (3) $30 
6.13    for a child screened at age five or six prior to kindergarten; and (4) $30 for a student 
6.14    screened within 30 days after first enrolling in a public school kindergarten if the student 
6.15    has not previously been screened according to the requirements of section 121A.17. If this 
6.16    amount of aid is insufficient, the district may permanently transfer from the general fund 
6.17    an amount that, when added to the aid, is sufficient. Developmental screening aid shall not 
6.18    be paid for any student who is screened more than 30 days after the first day of attendance 
6.19    at a public school kindergarten, except if a student transfers to another public school 
6.20    kindergarten within 30 days after first enrolling in a Minnesota public school kindergarten 
6.21    program. In this case, if the student has not been screened, the district to which the student 
6.22    transfers may receive developmental screening aid for screening that student when the 
6.23    screening is performed within 30 days of the transfer date.

6.24        Sec. 5. [124D.129] EDUCATE PARENTS PARTNERSHIP.
6.25    The commissioner must work in partnership with health care providers and 
6.26    community organizations to provide parent education information to parents of newborns 
6.27    at the time of birth. The commissioner must coordinate the partnership and the distribution 
6.28    of informational material to the parents of newborns before they leave the hospital with 
6.29    early childhood organizations, including, but not limited to, early childhood family 
6.30    education, child care resource and referral, and interagency early intervention committees. 
6.31    The commissioner must develop a resource Web site that promotes, at a minimum, the 
6.32    department Web site for information and links to resources on child development, parent 
6.33    education, child care, and consumer safety information. 

7.1         Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 124D.135, subdivision 1, is 
7.2     amended to read:
7.3         Subdivision 1. Revenue. The revenue for early childhood family education 
7.4     programs for a school district equals $96 for fiscal year 2005 and $104 $120 for fiscal year 
7.5     2006 2007 and later, times the greater of:
7.6     (1) 150; or
7.7     (2) the number of people under five years of age residing in the district on October 1 
7.8     of the previous school year.

7.9         Sec. 7. [124D.136] KINDERGARTEN ENTRANCE ASSESSMENT INITIATIVE; 
7.10    INTERVENTION PROGRAM.
7.11        Subdivision 1. Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative. (a) The 
7.12    commissioner of education shall establish a method for assessing the school readiness of 
7.13    children entering kindergarten, building on the two school readiness studies conducted by 
7.14    the Department of Education in 2002 and 2003.
7.15    (b) Over a three-year period, school sites may implement the kindergarten entrance 
7.16    assessment initiative based on the school rank under section 124D.081, starting with 
7.17    the school sites with the highest rank. Under section 124D.081, the commissioner of 
7.18    education ranks all school sites based on the incidence of free and reduced lunch. The 
7.19    school sites with the highest incidence of free and reduced lunch receive the highest rank. 
7.20    The schedule for implementation is as follows:
7.21    (1) fiscal year 2008, 30 percent of children entering kindergarten;
7.22    (2) fiscal year 2009, 50 percent of children entering kindergarten; and
7.23    (3) fiscal year 2010, 100 percent of children entering kindergarten.
7.24        Subd. 2. Intervention program. A school site that participates in the kindergarten 
7.25    entrance assessment initiative under subdivision 1 must work with the school district and 
7.26    other community partners to establish a kindergarten readiness intervention program to 
7.27    provide additional instruction to children who are assessed and identified as being not 
7.28    yet ready for kindergarten. A school site that participates in the kindergarten entrance 
7.29    assessment initiative under subdivision 1 must complete the requirements of this section 
7.30    within available K-12 funding sources. Each child will have a locally determined 
7.31    intervention strategy focusing the curriculum content on the individualized needs of that 
7.32    child. The commissioner, at a district's request, must assist the district and the school to 
7.33    develop the intervention program. At the end of the kindergarten school year, the district 
7.34    must reassess each child who receives an intervention to evaluate the progress of the child 
7.35    over the kindergarten year and the success of the intervention strategy developed for that 
8.1     child. The district must report the results of the intervention and year-end assessment to 
8.2     the commissioner.
8.3         Subd. 3. Report to legislature. The commissioner shall report annually to the 
8.4     senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over early childhood 
8.5     education on the results of the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative, and the results 
8.6     of the intervention program.

8.7         Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 124D.175, is amended to read:
8.8     124D.175 MINNESOTA EARLY LEARNING FOUNDATION PROPOSAL.
8.9     (a) The commissioner must implement an early childhood development grant 
8.10    program for low-income and other challenged families that increases the effectiveness 
8.11    and expands the capacity of public and nonpublic early childhood development programs, 
8.12    which may include child care programs, and leads to improved early childhood parent 
8.13    education and children's kindergarten readiness. The program must include:
8.14    (1) grant awards to existing early childhood development program providers that 
8.15    also provide parent education programs and to qualified providers proposing to implement 
8.16    pilot programs for this same purpose;
8.17    (2) grant awards to enable low-income families to participate in these programs;
8.18    (3) grant awards to improve overall programmatic quality; and
8.19    (4) an evaluation of the programmatic and financial efficacy of all these programs, 
8.20    which may be performed using measures of services, staffing, and management systems 
8.21    that provide consistent information about system performance, show trends, confirm 
8.22    successes, and identify potential problems in early childhood development programs.
8.23    This grant program must not supplant existing early childhood development programs 
8.24    or child care funds.
8.25    (b) The commissioner must contract with  a private nonprofit, section 501(c)(3) 
8.26    organization to implement the requirements of paragraph (a).  The private nonprofit 
8.27    organization must be governed by a board of directors composed of members from the 
8.28    public and nonpublic sectors, where the nonpublic sector members compose a simple 
8.29    majority of board members and where the public sector members are state and local 
8.30    government officials, kindergarten through grade 12 or postsecondary educators, and early 
8.31    childhood providers appointed by the governor. Membership on the board of directors 
8.32    by a state agency official are work duties for the official and are not a conflict of interest 
8.33    under section 43A.38. The board of directors must appoint an executive director and must 
8.34    seek advice from geographically and ethnically diverse parents of young children and 
9.1     representatives of early childhood development providers, kindergarten through grade 12 
9.2     and postsecondary educators, public libraries, and the business sector.
9.3      The board of directors is subject to the open meeting law under chapter 13D. 
9.4     All other terms and conditions under which board members serve and operate must be 
9.5     described in the articles and bylaws of the organization. The private nonprofit organization 
9.6     is not a state agency and is not subject to laws governing public agencies except the 
9.7     provisions of chapter 13, salary limits under section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, and audits 
9.8     by the legislative auditor under chapter 3 apply.
9.9     (c) In addition to the duties under paragraph (a), the Minnesota Early Learning 
9.10    Foundation (MELF) shall evaluate the effectiveness of the voluntary NorthStar Quality 
9.11    Improvement and Rating System. The NorthStar Quality Improvement and Rating System 
9.12    must:
9.13    (1) provide consumer information for parents on child care and early education 
9.14    program quality and ratings;
9.15    (2) set indicators to identify quality in care and early education settings, including 
9.16    licensed family child care and centers, tribal providers and programs, Head Start and 
9.17    school-age programs, and identify quality programs through ratings and ongoing 
9.18    monitoring of programs;
9.19    (3) provide funds for provider improvement grants and quality achievement grants;
9.20    (4) require participating providers to incorporate the state's early learning standards 
9.21    in their curriculum activities and develop appropriate child assessments aligned with the 
9.22    kindergarten readiness assessment;
9.23    (5) provide accountability for the NorthStar Quality Improvement and Rating 
9.24    System's effectiveness in improving child outcomes and kindergarten readiness; and
9.25    (6) align current and new state investments to improve the quality of child care 
9.26    with the NorthStar Quality Improvement and Rating System framework, by providing 
9.27    accountability and informed parent choice.
9.28    The Minnesota Early Learning Foundation shall report back to the legislature by 
9.29    January 15, 2008, on the progress being made under this paragraph.
9.30    (d) The MELF shall convene a workgroup to analyze barriers to Head Start/child 
9.31    care partnerships, and to develop recommendations for cost-effective strategies to help 
9.32    Head Start and child care providers develop partnerships to offer full-day, full-year 
9.33    services to at-risk children who qualify for Head Start and child care assistance.
9.34    (1) The workgroup must include representatives from each of the following groups:
9.35    (i) state agency staff administering child care and Head Start programs;
9.36    (ii) local Head Start programs and child care providers working in partnership;
10.1    (iii) statewide organizations representing Head Start programs and child care 
10.2    providers;
10.3    (iv) county agencies administering child care assistance and Minnesota 
10.4    family-investment programs; and
10.5    (v) participants and others who are eligible for Head Start and child care assistance 
10.6    programs.
10.7    (2) A report outlining the workgroup's recommendations must be provided to the 
10.8    senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over child care and 
10.9    Head Start issues by January 15, 2007.
10.10   (e) This section expires June 30, 2011. If no state appropriation is made for purposes 
10.11   of this section, the commissioner must not implement paragraphs (a) and (b).

10.12       Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.518, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
10.13       Subd. 4. First prior program year. "First prior program year" means the period 
10.14   from May 1 of the second prior fiscal year through April 30 of the first prior fiscal year 
10.15   specific time period defined by the commissioner that aligns to a program academic year.

10.16       Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 124D.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.17       Subdivision 1. Program requirements. (a) An adult basic education program is a 
10.18   day or evening program offered by a district that is for people over 16 years of age who do 
10.19   not attend an elementary or secondary school. The program offers academic instruction 
10.20   necessary to earn a high school diploma or equivalency certificate.
10.21   (b) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a school board or the governing body of 
10.22   a consortium offering an adult basic education program may adopt a sliding fee schedule 
10.23   based on a family's income, but must waive the fee for participants who are under the 
10.24   age of 21 or unable to pay. The fees charged must be designed to enable individuals of 
10.25   all socioeconomic levels to participate in the program. A program may charge a security 
10.26   deposit to assure return of materials, supplies, and equipment.
10.27   (c) Each approved adult basic education program must develop a memorandum of 
10.28   understanding with the local workforce development centers located in the approved 
10.29   program's service delivery area. The memorandum of understanding must describe how 
10.30   the adult basic education program and the workforce development centers will cooperate 
10.31   and coordinate services to provide unduplicated, efficient, and effective services to clients.
10.32   (d) Adult basic education aid must be spent for adult basic education purposes as 
10.33   specified in sections  124D.518 to  124D.531. 
11.1    (e) A state-approved adult basic education program must count and submit student 
11.2    contact hours for a program that offers high school credit toward an adult high school 
11.3    diploma according to student eligibility requirements and competency demonstration 
11.4    requirements established by the commissioner.

11.5        Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 124D.531, subdivision 1, 
11.6    is amended to read:
11.7        Subdivision 1. State total adult basic education aid. (a) The state total adult basic 
11.8    education aid for fiscal year 2005 is $36,509,000. The state total adult basic education aid 
11.9    for fiscal year 2006 and later is $36,509,000 equals $36,587,000 plus any amount that is 
11.10   not paid for during the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, 
11.11   paragraph (a), or section 124D.52, subdivision 3. The state total adult basic education 
11.12   aid for fiscal year 2007 equals $37,673,000 plus any amount that is not paid for during 
11.13   the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or 
11.14   section 124D.52, subdivision 3. The state total adult basic education aid for later fiscal 
11.15   years equals:
11.16   (1) the state total adult basic education aid for the preceding fiscal year plus any 
11.17   amount that is not paid for during the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under 
11.18   subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 124D.52, subdivision 3; times
11.19   (2) the lesser of:
11.20   (i) 1.03; or
11.21   (ii) the greater of 1.00 or the ratio of the state total contact hours in the first prior 
11.22   program year to the state total contact hours in the second prior program year.
11.23   Beginning in fiscal year 2002, two percent of the state total adult basic education 
11.24   aid must be set aside for adult basic education supplemental service grants under section 
11.25   124D.522.
11.26   (b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding basic population aid, equals 
11.27   the difference between the amount computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic 
11.28   population aid under subdivision 2.

11.29       Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.27, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
11.30       Subd. 3. Core early intervention services. "Core early intervention services" 
11.31   means services that are available at no cost to children and families. These services 
11.32   include:
11.33   (1) identification and referral;
11.34   (2) screening;
12.1    (3) evaluation;
12.2    (4) assessment;
12.3    (5) service coordination;
12.4    (6) special education and related services provided under section  125A.08, and 
12.5    United States Code, title 20, section 1401 for children who qualify for these services 
12.6    under Minnesota Rules; and 
12.7    (7) protection of parent and child rights by means of procedural safeguards.

12.8        Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.27, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
12.9        Subd. 7. Early intervention system. "Early intervention system" means the total 
12.10   effort in the state to meet the needs of eligible children and their families, including, 
12.11   but not limited to:
12.12   (1) any public agency in the state that receives funds under the Individuals with 
12.13   Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, sections 1471 to 1485 (Part 
12.14   C, Public Law 102-119);
12.15   (2) other state and local agencies administering programs involved in the provision 
12.16   of early intervention services, including, but not limited to:
12.17   (i) the Maternal and Child Health program under title V of the Social Security Act, 
12.18   United States Code, title 42, sections 701 to 709;
12.19   (ii) the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, 
12.20   sections 1411 to 1420 (Part B);
12.21   (iii) medical assistance under the Social Security Act, United States Code, title 
12.22   42, section 1396 et seq.;
12.23   (iv) the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, United States 
12.24   Code, title 42, sections 6021 to 6030 (Part B); and
12.25   (v) the Head Start Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 9831 to 9852; and
12.26   (3) services provided by private groups or third-party payers in conformity with an 
12.27   individualized family service plan.

12.28       Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.27, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
12.29       Subd. 8. Eligibility for Part C. "Eligibility for Part C" means eligibility for early 
12.30   childhood special education under section  125A.02 and Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2335, 
12.31   subpart 1, items A and B. 

12.32       Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.27, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
13.1        Subd. 11. Interagency child find systems. "Interagency child find systems" 
13.2    means activities developed on an interagency basis with the involvement of interagency 
13.3    early intervention committees and other relevant community groups using rigorous 
13.4    standards  to actively seek out, identify, and refer infants and young children,  with, or at 
13.5    risk of, disabilities, and their families, including a child under the age of three who: (1) 
13.6    is involved in a substantiated case of abuse or neglect, or (2) is identified as affected by 
13.7    illegal substance abuse, or withdrawal symptoms resulting from prenatal drug exposure, to 
13.8    reduce the need for future services.

13.9        Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.27, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
13.10       Subd. 15. Part C state plan. "Part C state plan" means the annual state plan 
13.11   application approved by the federal government under the Individuals with Disabilities 
13.12   Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1471 et seq. (Part C, Public Law 
13.13   105-117).

13.14       Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.27, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
13.15       Subd. 18. State lead agency. "State lead agency" means the state agency receiving 
13.16   federal funds under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, 
13.17   title 20, section 1471 et seq. (Part H, Public Law 102-119) for the purposes of providing 
13.18   early intervention services.

13.19       Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 125A.28, is amended to read:
13.20   125A.28 STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.
13.21   An Interagency Coordinating Council of at least 17, but not more than 25 members 
13.22   is established, in compliance with Public Law 102-119 108-446, section 682 641. The 
13.23   members must be appointed by the governor. Council members must elect the council 
13.24   chair. The representative of the commissioner may not serve as the chair. The council 
13.25   must be composed of at least five parents, including persons of color, of children with 
13.26   disabilities under age 12, including at least three parents of a child with a disability 
13.27   under age seven, five representatives of public or private providers of services for 
13.28   children with disabilities under age five, including a special education director, county 
13.29   social service director, local Head Start director, and a community health services or 
13.30   public health nursing administrator, one member of the senate, one member of the 
13.31   house of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation programs in early 
13.32   childhood-special education or other preparation programs in early childhood intervention, 
13.33   at least one representative of advocacy organizations for children with disabilities under 
14.1    age five, one physician who cares for young children with special health care needs, one 
14.2    representative each from the commissioners of commerce, education, health, human 
14.3    services, a representative from the state agency responsible for child care, foster care, 
14.4    mental health, homeless coordinator of education of homeless children and youth, and a 
14.5    representative from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section 15.059, subdivisions 
14.6    2 to 5, apply to the council. The council must meet at least quarterly.
14.7    The council must address methods of implementing the state policy of developing 
14.8    and implementing comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of 
14.9    early intervention services for children with disabilities and their families.
14.10   The duties of the council include recommending policies to ensure a comprehensive 
14.11   and coordinated system of all state and local agency services for children under age five 
14.12   with disabilities and their families. The policies must address how to incorporate each 
14.13   agency's services into a unified state and local system of multidisciplinary assessment 
14.14   practices, individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find children in need of 
14.15   services, methods to improve public awareness, and assistance in determining the role of 
14.16   interagency early intervention committees.
14.17   On the date that Minnesota Part C Annual Performance Report is submitted to the 
14.18   federal Office of Special Education, the council must recommend to the governor and the 
14.19   commissioners of education, health, human services, commerce, and employment and 
14.20   economic development policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system.
14.21   Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the State Interagency Coordinating 
14.22   Council expires on June 30, 2009.

14.23       Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.29, is amended to read:
14.24   125A.29 RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNTY BOARDS AND SCHOOL 
14.25   BOARDS.
14.26   (a) It is the joint responsibility of county boards and school boards to coordinate, 
14.27   provide, and pay for appropriate services, and to facilitate payment for services from public 
14.28   and private sources. Appropriate services for children eligible under section  125A.02 must 
14.29   be determined in consultation with parents, physicians, and other educational, medical, 
14.30   health, and human services providers. The services provided must be in conformity with:
14.31   (1)  an IFSP for each eligible infant and toddler from birth through age two and its 
14.32   the infant's or toddler's  family, including:
14.33   (i) Indian infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families residing on a 
14.34   reservation geographically located in the state;
15.1    (ii) infants and toddlers with disabilities who are homeless children and their 
15.2    families; and
15.3    (iii) infants and toddlers with disabilities who are wards of the state;  or 
15.4    (2) an individual education plan (IEP) or individual service plan (ISP) for each 
15.5    eligible child ages three through four. 
15.6    (b) Appropriate services include family education and counseling, home visits, 
15.7    occupational and physical therapy, speech pathology, audiology, psychological services, 
15.8    special instruction, nursing, respite, nutrition, assistive technology, transportation 
15.9    and related costs, social work, vision services, case management including service 
15.10   coordination under section  125A.33, medical services for diagnostic and evaluation 
15.11   purposes, early identification, and screening, assessment, and health services necessary to 
15.12   enable children with disabilities to benefit from early intervention services. 
15.13   (c) School and county boards shall coordinate early intervention services. In the 
15.14   absence of agreements established according to section  125A.39, service responsibilities 
15.15   for children birth through age two are as follows: 
15.16   (1) school boards must provide, pay for, and facilitate payment for special education 
15.17   and related services required under sections  125A.05 and  125A.06; 
15.18   (2) county boards must provide, pay for, and facilitate payment for noneducational 
15.19   services of social work, psychology, transportation and related costs, nursing, respite, and 
15.20   nutrition services not required under clause (1).
15.21   (d) School and county boards may develop an interagency agreement according 
15.22   to section  125A.39 to establish agency responsibility that assures early intervention 
15.23   services are coordinated, provided, paid for, and that payment is facilitated from public 
15.24   and private sources. 
15.25   (e) County and school boards must jointly determine the primary agency in this 
15.26   cooperative effort and must notify the commissioner of the state lead agency of their 
15.27   decision.

15.28       Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.30, is amended to read:
15.29   125A.30 INTERAGENCY EARLY INTERVENTION COMMITTEES.
15.30   (a) A school district, group of districts, or special education cooperative, in 
15.31   cooperation with the health and human service agencies located in the county or counties 
15.32   in which the district or cooperative is located, must establish an Interagency Early 
15.33   Intervention Committee for children with disabilities under age five and their families 
15.34   under this section, and for children with disabilities ages three to 22 consistent with 
15.35   the requirements under sections  125A.023 and  125A.027. Committees must include 
16.1    representatives of local health, education, and county human service agencies, county 
16.2    boards, school boards, early childhood family education programs, Head Start, parents of 
16.3    young children with disabilities under age 12, child care resource and referral agencies, 
16.4    school readiness programs, current service providers, and may also include representatives 
16.5    from other private or public agencies and school nurses. The committee must elect a chair 
16.6    from among its members and must meet at least quarterly. 
16.7    (b) The committee must develop and implement interagency policies and procedures 
16.8    concerning the following ongoing duties:
16.9    (1) develop public awareness systems designed to inform potential recipient 
16.10   families, especially parents with premature infants, or infants with other physical risk 
16.11   factors associated with learning or development complications,  of available programs 
16.12   and services;
16.13   (2) implement interagency child find systems designed to actively seek out, identify, 
16.14   and refer infants and young children with, or at risk of, disabilities, including a child 
16.15   under the age of three who: (i) is involved in a substantiated case of abuse or neglect or 
16.16   (ii) is identified as affected by illegal substance abuse, or withdrawal symptoms resulting 
16.17   from prenatal drug exposure, to reduce the need for future services;  and their families, 
16.18   especially parents with premature infants, or infants with other physical risk factors 
16.19   associated with learning or development complications;
16.20   (3) establish and evaluate the identification, referral, child and family assessment 
16.21   systems, procedural safeguard process, and community learning systems to recommend, 
16.22   where necessary, alterations and improvements;
16.23   (4) assure the development of individualized family service plans for all eligible 
16.24   infants and toddlers with disabilities from birth through age two, and their families, and 
16.25   individual education plans and individual service plans when necessary to appropriately 
16.26   serve children with disabilities, age three and older, and their families and recommend 
16.27   assignment of financial responsibilities to the appropriate agencies;
16.28   (5) encourage agencies to develop individual family service plans for children with 
16.29   disabilities, age three and older;
16.30   (6) implement a process for assuring that services involve cooperating agencies at all 
16.31   steps leading to individualized programs;
16.32   (7) (6) facilitate the development of a transitional plan if a service provider is not 
16.33   recommended to continue to provide services;
16.34   (8) (7) identify the current services and funding being provided within the 
16.35   community for children with disabilities under age five and their families;
17.1    (9) (8) develop a plan for the allocation and expenditure of additional state and 
17.2    federal early intervention funds under United States Code, title 20, section 1471 et seq. 
17.3    (Part C, Public Law 102-119 108-446) and United States Code, title 20, section 631, et 
17.4    seq. (Chapter I, Public Law 89-313); and
17.5    (10) (9) develop a policy that is consistent with section  13.05, subdivision 9, and 
17.6    federal law to enable a member of an interagency early intervention committee to allow 
17.7    another member access to data classified as not public. 
17.8    (c) The local committee shall also:
17.9    (1) participate in needs assessments and program planning activities conducted by 
17.10   local social service, health and education agencies for young children with disabilities and 
17.11   their families; and
17.12   (2) review and comment on the early intervention section of the total special 
17.13   education system for the district, the county social service plan, the section or sections of 
17.14   the community health services plan that address needs of and service activities targeted 
17.15   to children with special health care needs, the section on children with special needs in 
17.16   the county child care fund plan, sections in Head Start plans on coordinated planning and 
17.17   services for children with special needs, any relevant portions of early childhood education 
17.18   plans, such as early childhood family education or school readiness, or other applicable 
17.19   coordinated school and community plans for early childhood programs and services, and 
17.20   the section of the maternal and child health special project grants that address needs of and 
17.21   service activities targeted to children with chronic illness and disabilities.

17.22       Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.32, is amended to read:
17.23   125A.32 INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN (IFSP).
17.24   (a) A team must participate in IFSP meetings to develop the IFSP. The team shall 
17.25   include:
17.26   (1) a parent or parents of the child;
17.27   (2) other family members, as requested by the parent, if feasible to do so;
17.28   (3) an advocate or person outside of the family, if the parent requests that the 
17.29   person participate;
17.30   (4) the service coordinator who has been working with the family since the 
17.31   initial referral, or who has been designated by the public agency to be responsible for 
17.32   implementation of the IFSP and coordination with other agencies including transition 
17.33   services; and
17.34   (5) a person or persons involved in conducting evaluations and assessments.
17.35   (b) The IFSP must include:
18.1    (1) information about the child's developmental status;
18.2    (2) family information, with the consent of the family;
18.3    (3) measurable results or major outcomes expected to be achieved by the child and 
18.4    the family that include preliteracy and language skills, as developmentally appropriate 
18.5    for the child, and the criteria, procedures, and timelines;
18.6    (4) specific early intervention services based on peer-reviewed research, to the 
18.7    extent practicable, necessary to meet the unique needs of the child and the family to 
18.8    achieve the outcomes;
18.9    (5) payment arrangements, if any;
18.10   (6) medical and other services that the child needs, but that are not required under 
18.11   the Individual with Disabilities Education Act, United States Code, title 20, section 1471 
18.12   et seq. (Part C, Public Law 102-119 108-446) including funding sources to be used in 
18.13   paying for those services and the steps that will be taken to secure those services through 
18.14   public or private sources;
18.15   (7) dates and duration of early intervention services;
18.16   (8) name of the service coordinator;
18.17   (9) steps to be taken to support a child's transition from early intervention services to 
18.18   other appropriate services, including convening a transition conference at least 90 days or, 
18.19   at the discretion of all parties, not more than nine months prior to the child's eligibility for 
18.20   preschool services; and
18.21   (10) signature of the parent and authorized signatures of the agencies responsible 
18.22   for providing, paying for, or facilitating payment, or any combination of these, for early 
18.23   intervention services.

18.24       Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.33, is amended to read:
18.25   125A.33 SERVICE COORDINATION.
18.26   (a) The team developing the IFSP under section  125A.32 must select a service 
18.27   coordinator to carry out service coordination activities on an interagency basis. Service 
18.28   coordination must actively promote a family's capacity and competency to identify, 
18.29   obtain, coordinate, monitor, and evaluate resources and services to meet the family's 
18.30   needs. Service coordination activities include: 
18.31   (1) coordinating the performance of evaluations and assessments;
18.32   (2) facilitating and participating in the development, review, and evaluation of 
18.33   individualized family service plans;
18.34   (3) assisting families in identifying available service providers;
18.35   (4) coordinating and monitoring the delivery of available services;
19.1    (5) informing families of the availability of advocacy services;
19.2    (6) coordinating with medical, health, and other service providers;
19.3    (7) facilitating the development of a transition plan at least 90 days before the time 
19.4    the child is no longer eligible for early intervention services or,  at the discretion of all 
19.5    parties, not more than nine months prior to the child's eligibility for preschool services, 
19.6    if appropriate;
19.7    (8) managing the early intervention record and submitting additional information to 
19.8    the local primary agency at the time of periodic review and annual evaluations; and
19.9    (9) notifying a local primary agency when disputes between agencies impact service 
19.10   delivery required by an IFSP.
19.11   (b) A service coordinator must be knowledgeable about children and families 
19.12   receiving services under this section, requirements of state and federal law, and services 
19.13   available in the interagency early childhood intervention system.

19.14       Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.48, is amended to read:
19.15   125A.48 STATE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT.
19.16   (a) The commissioners of the Departments of Education, Health, and Human 
19.17   Services must enter into an agreement to implement this section and Part H C, Public 
19.18   Law 102-119 108-446, and as required by Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section  
19.19   303.523, to promote the development and implementation of interagency, coordinated, 
19.20   multidisciplinary state and local early childhood intervention service systems for serving 
19.21   eligible young children with disabilities, birth through age two, and their families and 
19.22   to ensure the meaningful involvement of underserved groups, including minority, 
19.23   low-income, homeless, and rural families and children with disabilities who are wards 
19.24   of the state. The agreement must be reviewed annually. 
19.25   (b) The state interagency agreement must outline at a minimum the conditions, 
19.26   procedures, purposes, and responsibilities of the participating state and local agencies 
19.27   for the following:
19.28   (1) membership, roles, and responsibilities of a state interagency committee for 
19.29   the oversight of priorities and budget allocations under Part H C, Public Law 102-119 
19.30   108-446, and other state allocations for this program;
19.31   (2) child find;
19.32   (3) establishment of local interagency agreements;
19.33   (4) review by a state interagency committee of the allocation of additional state and 
19.34   federal early intervention funds by local agencies;
19.35   (5) fiscal responsibilities of the state and local agencies;
20.1    (6) intraagency and interagency dispute resolution;
20.2    (7) payor of last resort;
20.3    (8) maintenance of effort;
20.4    (9) procedural safeguards, including mediation;
20.5    (10) complaint resolution;
20.6    (11) quality assurance;
20.7    (12) data collection;
20.8    (13) an annual summary to the state Interagency Coordinating Council regarding 
20.9    conflict resolution activities including disputes, due process hearings, and complaints; and
20.10   (14) other components of the state and local early intervention system consistent 
20.11   with Public Law 102-119 108-446.
20.12   Written materials must be developed for parents, IEIC's, and local service providers 
20.13   that describe procedures developed under this section as required by Code of Federal 
20.14   Regulations, title 34, section 303.

20.15       Sec. 24. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 7, section 20, subdivision 
20.16   3, is amended to read:
20.17    
20.18   Subd. 3.  Early childhood family education aid. For early  childhood family 
20.19   education aid under Minnesota Statutes, section  124D.135:  
20.20          14,356,000                      
20.21       $  15,105,000  .......   2006      
20.22          15,137,000                      
20.23       $  20,312,000  .......   2007      
20.24    
20.25   The 2006 appropriation includes $1,861,000 $1,859,000 for 2005 and  $12,495,000 
20.26   $13,246,000 for 2006.  
20.27    
20.28   The 2007 appropriation includes $2,327,000 $1,471,000 for 2006 and  $12,810,000 
20.29   $18,842,000 for 2007.  
20.30    
20.31   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

21.1        Sec. 25. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 7, section 20, subdivision 
21.2    4, is amended to read:
21.3     
21.4    Subd. 4.  Health and developmental screening aid. For  health and developmental 
21.5    screening aid under Minnesota Statutes,  sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:  
21.6           3,076,000                       
21.7        $  3,000,000   .......   2006      
21.8           3,511,000                       
21.9        $  2,997,000   .......   2007      
21.10    
21.11   The 2006 appropriation includes $417,000 for 2005 and  $2,659,000 $2,583,000 
21.12    for 2006.  
21.13    
21.14   The 2007 appropriation includes $494,000 $287,000 for 2006 and  $3,017,000 
21.15   $2,710,000 for 2007.  
21.16    
21.17   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

21.18       Sec. 26. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 9, section 4, subdivision 2, 
21.19   is amended to read:
21.20    
21.21   Subd. 2. Adult basic education aid. For adult basic  education aid under Minnesota 
21.22   Statutes:  
21.23          36,518,000                      
21.24       $  38,636,000  .......   2006      
21.25          36,540,000                      
21.26       $  37,564,000  .......   2007      
21.27    
21.28   The 2006 appropriation includes $5,707,000 for 2005 and  $30,811,000 $32,929,000 
21.29   for 2006.  
21.30    
21.31   The 2007 appropriation includes $5,737,000 $3,658,000 for 2006 and  $30,803,000 
21.32   $33,906,000 for 2007.  
22.1     
22.2    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

22.3        Sec. 27. ADULT LITERACY GRANTS FOR RECENT IMMIGRANTS TO 
22.4    MINNESOTA.
22.5        Subdivision 1. Establishment. An adult literacy grant program for recent 
22.6    immigrants to Minnesota is established in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 only in order to 
22.7    meet the English language needs of the unanticipated refugees and immigrants to the 
22.8    state of Minnesota.
22.9        Subd. 2. Grants. The commissioner of education shall consult adult basic 
22.10   education service providers in establishing the form and manner of the grant program. 
22.11   The commissioner shall award grants to organizations providing adult literacy services in 
22.12   order to help offset the additional costs due to unanticipated high enrollments of recent 
22.13   refugees and immigrants.

22.14       Sec. 28. STUDY; CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL READINESS AND CHILD 
22.15   CARE PROGRAMS.
22.16   The commissioner of education, in consultation with the commissioner of human 
22.17   services, shall contract with a qualified independent contractor to determine appropriate 
22.18   criteria and structure for certifying child care programs and providers based on a high 
22.19   quality school readiness component in the child care setting that adequately prepares 
22.20   children for school.
22.21   The contractor must research appropriate criteria for certifying a program or 
22.22   provider and the structure by which a program or provider would be certified, explore 
22.23   specific service needs and unique resources available to individual communities, and 
22.24   explore flexibility in implementing a program or provider plan that prepares children for 
22.25   kindergarten. The contractor also must evaluate the impact of implementing a school 
22.26   readiness component in child care settings on providers and families using certified child 
22.27   care.
22.28   The commissioner of education must submit a written report of the contractor's 
22.29   findings and any recommendations about appropriate criteria and structure for establishing 
22.30   certified child care programs and providers to the senate and house of representatives 
22.31   committees having jurisdiction over child care issues by December 15, 2006.
22.32   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

23.1        Sec. 29. PARENT FEE SCHEDULE.
23.2    Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 3400.0100, subpart 4, the parent fee 
23.3    schedule for the child care assistance program is as follows:
23.4    Income Range (as a percentage of the    Co-payment (as a percentage of adjusted 
23.5    federal poverty guidelines)             gross income)                           
23.6    0-74.99%                                $0/month                                
23.7    75.00-99.99%                            $5/month                                
23.8    100.00-104.99%                          2.61%                                   
23.9    105.00-109.99%                          2.61%                                   
23.10   110.00-114.99%                          2.61%                                   
23.11   115.00-119.99%                          2.61%                                   
23.12   120.00-124.99%                          2.91%                                   
23.13   125.00-129.99%                          2.91%                                   
23.14   130.00-134.99%                          2.91%                                   
23.15   135.00-139.99%                          2.91%                                   
23.16   140.00-144.99%                          3.21%                                   
23.17   145.00-149.99%                          3.21%                                   
23.18   150.00-154.99%                          3.21%                                   
23.19   155.00-159.99%                          3.84%                                   
23.20   160.00-164.99%                          3.84%                                   
23.21   165.00-169.99%                          4.46%                                   
23.22   170.00-174.99%                          4.76%                                   
23.23   175.00-179.99%                          5.05%                                   
23.24   180.00-184.99%                          5.65%                                   
23.25   185.00-189.99%                          5.95%                                   
23.26   190.00-194.99%                          6.24%                                   
23.27   195.00-199.99%                          6.84%                                   
23.28   200.00-204.99%                          7.58%                                   
23.29   205.00-209.99%                          8.33%                                   
23.30   210.00-214.99%                          9.20%                                   
24.1    215.00-219.99%                          10.07%                                  
24.2    220.00-224.99%                          10.94%                                  
24.3    225.00-229.99%                          11.55%                                  
24.4    230.00-234.99%                          12.16%                                  
24.5    235.00-239.99%                          12.77%                                  
24.6    240.00-244.99%                          13.38%                                  
24.7    245.00-249.99%                          14.00%                                  
24.8    250%                                    ineligible                              
24.9    A family's monthly co-payment fee is the fixed percentage established for the 
24.10   income range multiplied by the highest possible income within that income range.
24.11   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2006.

24.12       Sec. 30. LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO END POVERTY IN MINNESOTA 
24.13   BY 2020.
24.14       Subdivision 1. Membership. The Legislative Commission to End Poverty in 
24.15   Minnesota by 2020 consists of nine members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee 
24.16   on Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration, including four members of 
24.17   the minority, and nine members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker, 
24.18   including four members of the minority. Appointments must be made by members elected 
24.19   to the 85th session of the legislature and no later than February 15, 2007. The governor 
24.20   may appoint two nonvoting members to sit with the commission.
24.21       Subd. 2. Guiding principles. In preparing recommendations on how to end poverty 
24.22   in Minnesota by 2020, the commission must be guided by the following principles:
24.23   (a) There should be a consistent and persistent approach that includes participation 
24.24   of people of faith, nonprofit agencies, government, and business.
24.25   (b) All people should be provided with those things that protect human dignity 
24.26   and make for a healthy life, including adequate food and shelter, meaningful work, safe 
24.27   communities, health care, and education.
24.28   (c) All people are intended to live well together as a whole community, seeking the 
24.29   common good, avoiding wide disparities between those who have too little to live on and 
24.30   those who have a disproportionate share of the nation's goods.
25.1    (d) All people need to work together to overcome poverty, and this work transcends 
25.2    both any particular political theory or party and any particular economic theory or 
25.3    structure. Overcoming poverty requires the use of private and public resources.
25.4    (e) Alliances are needed between the faith community, nonprofit agencies, 
25.5    government, business, and others with a commitment to overcoming poverty.
25.6    (f) Overcoming poverty involves both acts of direct service to alleviate the outcomes 
25.7    of poverty and advocacy to change those structures that result in people living in poverty.
25.8    (g) Government is neither solely responsible for alleviating poverty nor removed 
25.9    from that responsibility. Government is the vehicle by which people order their lives 
25.10   based on their shared vision. Society is well served when people bring their values into 
25.11   the public arena. This convergence around issues of poverty and the common good 
25.12   leads people of varying traditions to call on government to make a critical commitment 
25.13   to overcoming poverty.
25.14       Subd. 3. Report. The commission shall report its recommendations on how to end 
25.15   poverty in Minnesota by 2020 to the legislature by December 15, 2008.
25.16       Subd. 4. Expiration. The commission expires December 31, 2008.

25.17       Sec. 31. APPROPRIATIONS.
25.18       Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
25.19   appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education, unless otherwise 
25.20   specified, for the fiscal years designated.
25.21       Subd. 2. School readiness and child care programs study. For a school readiness 
25.22   and child care programs study under section 28: 
25.23       $  75,000      .....     2007      
25.24   This is a onetime appropriation.
25.25       Subd. 3.  Head Start/child care partnerships study. For a grant to the Minnesota 
25.26   Early Learning Foundation to study partnerships between Head Start and child care 
25.27   providers under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.175, paragraph (d): 
25.28       $  25,000      .....     2007      
25.29   This is a onetime appropriation.
25.30       Subd. 4. Educate parents partnership. For the educate parents partnership under 
25.31   Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:
25.32       $  80,000      .....     2007      
25.33   The base for this program in fiscal year 2008 and later is $50,000.
26.1        Subd. 5. Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention 
26.2    program. For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program 
26.3    under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.136:
26.4        $  258,000     .....     2007      
26.5        Subd. 6. Early childhood Part C. For the expansion of early childhood Part C 
26.6    services:
26.7        $  1,049,000   .....     2007      
26.8        Subd. 7.  Adult literacy grants for recent immigrants. For adult literacy grants for 
26.9    recent immigrants to Minnesota under section 27:
26.10       $  1,500,000   .....     2007      
26.11   The base for this program is $1,500,000 in fiscal year 2008 and $0 in fiscal year 2009.
26.12       Subd. 8. NorthStar Quality Improvement and Rating System.  For a grant to the 
26.13   Minnesota Early Learning Foundation for the NorthStar Quality Improvement and Rating 
26.14   System under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.175, paragraph (c):
26.15       $  1,500,000   .....     2007      
26.16   This appropriation must be used to implement phase one of the NorthStar Quality 
26.17   Improvement and Rating System including start-up costs, participation of 200 providers, 
26.18   parent information, and materials and evaluation by the Minnesota Early Learning 
26.19   Foundation in consultation with the University of Minnesota.
26.20   This onetime appropriation is available to June 30, 2008.
26.21       Subd. 9. Legislative Commission to End Poverty by 2020. To the Legislative 
26.22   Coordinating Commission for the Legislative Commission to End Poverty by 2020 under 
26.23   section 30:
26.24       $  250,000     .....     2007      

26.25       Sec. 32.  REPEALER.
26.26   Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 119B.13, subdivision 7, and Laws 
26.27   2003, First Special Session chapter 14, article 9, section 36, are repealed.

27.1                                           ARTICLE 3
27.2                                       GENERAL EDUCATION

27.3        Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 126C.10, subdivision 31, 
27.4    is amended to read:
27.5        Subd. 31. Transition revenue. (a) A district's transition allowance equals the 
27.6    greater of zero or the product of the ratio of the number of adjusted marginal cost pupil 
27.7    units the district would have counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002 
27.8    to the district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units for fiscal year 2004, times the difference 
27.9    between: (1) the lesser of the district's general education revenue per adjusted marginal 
27.10   cost pupil unit for fiscal year 2003 or the amount of general education revenue the district 
27.11   would have received per adjusted marginal cost pupil unit for fiscal year 2004 according 
27.12   to Minnesota Statutes 2002, and (2) the district's general education revenue for fiscal year 
27.13   2004 excluding transition revenue divided by the number of adjusted marginal cost pupil 
27.14   units the district would have counted for fiscal year 2004 under Minnesota Statutes 2002.
27.15   (b) A district's transition revenue for fiscal year 2006 and later equals the sum of 
27.16   (1) the product of the district's transition allowance times the district's adjusted marginal 
27.17   cost pupil units plus (2) the amount of referendum revenue under section 126C.17 and 
27.18   general education revenue, excluding transition revenue, for fiscal year 2004 attributable 
27.19   to pupils four or five years of age on September 1, 2003, enrolled in a prekindergarten 
27.20   program implemented by the district before July 1, 2003, and reported as kindergarten 
27.21   pupils under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, for fiscal year 2004, plus (3) the amount of 
27.22   compensatory education revenue under subdivision 3 for fiscal year 2005 attributable to 
27.23   pupils four years of age on September 1, 2003, enrolled in a prekindergarten program 
27.24   implemented by the district before July 1, 2003, and reported as kindergarten pupils 
27.25   under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, for fiscal year 2004 multiplied by .04 the district's 
27.26   transition for prekindergarten revenue under subdivision 31a.
27.27   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2007 
27.28   and later.

27.29       Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision 
27.30   to read:
27.31       Subd. 31a. Transition for prekindergarten revenue. For fiscal year 2007 and 
27.32   later, a school district's transition for prekindergarten revenue equals the sum of (1) the 
27.33   amount of referendum revenue under section 126C.17 and general education revenue, 
28.1    excluding transition revenue, for fiscal year 2004 attributable to pupils four or five years 
28.2    of age on September 1, 2003, enrolled in a prekindergarten program implemented by the 
28.3    district before July 1, 2003, and reported as kindergarten pupils under section 126C.05, 
28.4    subdivision 1, for fiscal year 2004, plus (2) the amount of compensatory education 
28.5    revenue under subdivision 3 for fiscal year 2005 attributable to pupils four years of 
28.6    age on September 1, 2003, enrolled in a prekindergarten program implemented by the 
28.7    district before July 1, 2003, and reported as kindergarten pupils under section 126C.05, 
28.8    subdivision 1, for fiscal year 2004 multiplied by .04.
28.9    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2007 
28.10   and later.

28.11       Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision 
28.12   to read:
28.13       Subd. 31b. Uses of transition for prekindergarten revenue. A school district that 
28.14   receives revenue under subdivision 31a must reserve that revenue for prekindergarten 
28.15   programs serving students who turn age four by September 1 and who will enter 
28.16   kindergarten the following year.
28.17   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for fiscal year 2007 and later.

28.18       Sec. 4. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 47, is amended to 
28.19   read:
28.20   Sec. 47.  ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION REVENUE  
28.21   GUARANTEE.  
28.22   Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.415,  subdivision 1, and 
28.23   126C.10, subdivision 34, paragraphs (a) and  (b), a school district that received alternative 
28.24   teacher  compensation aid for fiscal year 2005, but does not qualify for  alternative 
28.25   teacher compensation revenue for all sites in the  district for fiscal year 2006 or, 2007, 
28.26   2008, or 2009, shall receive additional  basic alternative teacher compensation aid for 
28.27   that fiscal year  equal to the lesser of the amount of alternative teacher  compensation 
28.28   aid it received for fiscal year 2005 or the amount  it would have received for that fiscal 
28.29   year under Minnesota  Statutes 2004, section 122A.415, subdivision 1, for teachers at  
28.30   sites not qualifying for alternative teacher compensation  revenue for that fiscal year, if 
28.31   the district submits a timely  application and the commissioner determines that the district  
28.32   continues to implement an alternative teacher compensation  system, consistent with its 
28.33   application under Minnesota Statutes  2004, section 122A.415, for fiscal year 2005.  The 
29.1    additional  basic alternative teacher compensation aid under this section  must not be used 
29.2    in calculating the alternative teacher  compensation levy under Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.3    126C.10,  subdivision 35.  This section applies only to fiscal years 2006  and 2007 through 
29.4    2009 and does not apply to later fiscal years.  

29.5        Sec. 5. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 54, subdivision 2, 
29.6    is amended to read:
29.7    Subd. 2.  General education aid. For general education  aid under Minnesota 
29.8    Statutes, section 126C.13, subdivision 4:  
29.9           5,136,578,000                        
29.10       $  5,819,153,000     .....    2006      
29.11          5,390,196,000                        
29.12       $  5,472,238,000     .....    2007      
29.13   The 2006 appropriation includes $784,978,000 $787,978,000 for 2005 and  
29.14   $4,351,600,000 $5,031,175,000 for 2006.  
29.15   The 2007 appropriation includes $817,588,000 $513,848,000 for 2006 and  
29.16   $4,572,608,000 $4,958,390,000 for 2007.
29.17   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

29.18       Sec. 6. ONETIME SUPPLEMENTAL AID.
29.19   (a) For fiscal year 2007 only, a school district's onetime supplemental aid is equal to 
29.20   $34.50 times its adjusted marginal cost pupil units. For fiscal year 2007 only, a charter 
29.21   school's onetime supplemental aid is equal to $15 times its adjusted marginal cost pupil 
29.22   units.
29.23   (b) A district that receives revenue under Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.10, 
29.24   subdivision 31a, must reserve its onetime supplemental aid according to Minnesota 
29.25   Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 31b.
29.26   (c) A school district or charter school that does not receive revenue under Minnesota 
29.27   Statutes, section 126C.10, subdivision 31a, may use its onetime supplemental aid to 
29.28   reduce class sizes in kindergarten through grade 6, provide all-day kindergarten, reduce its 
29.29   statutory operating debt, pay for heating and fuel costs, pay for technology costs, provide 
29.30   prekindergarten programs serving students who turn age four by September 1 and who 
29.31   will enter kindergarten the following year, provide limited English proficiency programs, 
29.32   or provide character development education under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.232.
30.1    (d) If a district that is required to reserve its onetime supplemental aid under 
30.2    paragraph (b) adopts a school board resolution to reallocate its funds, the district may use 
30.3    its onetime supplemental aid according to paragraph (c). A district that adopts a board 
30.4    resolution to reallocate the onetime supplemental aid reserve under paragraph (b) must 
30.5    notify the commissioner of education.
30.6    (e) This aid is paid entirely in fiscal year 2007 based on estimated data. By January 
30.7    31, 2008, the Department of Education shall recalculate the aid for each district using 
30.8    actual data, and shall adjust the general education aid paid to school districts for fiscal year 
30.9    2008 by the amount of the difference between the estimated aid and the actual aid.
30.10   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2007 only.

30.11       Sec. 7. APPROPRIATION.
30.12       Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sum indicated in this section is 
30.13   appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year 
30.14   designated.
30.15       Subd. 2. Onetime supplemental aid. For onetime supplemental aid according to 
30.16   section 6:
30.17       $  32,229,000  .....     2007      

30.18                                          ARTICLE 4
30.19                                     EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

30.20       Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to 
30.21   read:
30.22       Subd. 4. License and rules. (a) The board must adopt rules to license public school 
30.23   teachers and interns subject to chapter 14.
30.24   (b) The board must adopt rules requiring a person to successfully complete a skills 
30.25   examination in reading, writing, and mathematics as a requirement for initial teacher 
30.26   licensure. Such rules must require college and universities offering a board-approved 
30.27   teacher preparation program to provide remedial assistance to persons who did not 
30.28   achieve a qualifying score on the skills examination, including those for whom English is 
30.29   a second language.
30.30   (c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programs. The board, 
30.31   upon the request of a postsecondary student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed 
30.32   graduate of a teacher preparation program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between the 
31.1    person and a postsecondary institution providing a teacher preparation program when the 
31.2    dispute involves an institution's recommendation for licensure affecting the person or the 
31.3    person's credentials. At the board's discretion, assistance may include the application 
31.4    of chapter 14.
31.5    (d) The board must provide the leadership and shall adopt rules for the redesign of 
31.6    teacher education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that 
31.7    focuses on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. The board shall implement new 
31.8    systems of teacher preparation program evaluation to assure program effectiveness based 
31.9    on proficiency of graduates in demonstrating attainment of program outcomes. The board 
31.10   must require that persons enrolled in a teacher preparation program receive instruction 
31.11   in historical and cultural competencies related to Minnesota American Indian tribes and 
31.12   communities and their contributions to Minnesota, consistent with sections 124D.71 to 
31.13   124D.82. The competencies related to Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities 
31.14   must include, among other components, standards for instructional practices most effective 
31.15   for successfully teaching elementary and secondary American Indian students.
31.16   (e) The board must adopt rules requiring successful completion of an examination 
31.17   of general pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific teaching 
31.18   skills. The rules shall be effective on the dates determined by the board but not later 
31.19   than September 1, 2001.
31.20   (f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with 
31.21   elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain 
31.22   periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment.
31.23   (g) The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for initial licenses.
31.24   (h) The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a 
31.25   candidate for an initial license and first continuing license to demonstrate the abilities 
31.26   necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels.
31.27   (i) The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established 
31.28   by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses.
31.29   (j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements 
31.30   established by the board, and suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections  122A.20 and  
31.31   214.10. The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses. 
31.32   (k) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 
31.33   their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation in 
31.34   the areas of using positive behavior interventions and in accommodating, modifying, and 
31.35   adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to appropriately meet the needs of individual 
31.36   students and ensure adequate progress toward the state's graduation rule.
32.1    (l) In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related 
32.2    services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license or 
32.3    registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards who 
32.4    license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school.
32.5    (m) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 
32.6    their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further reading 
32.7    preparation, consistent with section  122A.06, subdivision 4. The rules do not take effect 
32.8    until they are approved by law. Teachers who do not provide direct instruction including, at 
32.9    least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school social workers, audiovisual 
32.10   directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt from this section. 
32.11   (n) The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing 
32.12   their continuing license to include in their renewal requirements further preparation 
32.13   in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental illness in children and 
32.14   adolescents.
32.15   (o) The board must adopt rules to include instruction and other development 
32.16   activities to improve the understanding and effective instruction of and communication 
32.17   with Minnesota American Indian tribes and communities, consistent with paragraph (d) 
32.18   and sections 124D.71 to 124D.82, in the 125 clock hours of professional development that 
32.19   teachers must complete to renew their professional teaching license.
32.20   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for the 2006-2007 school year and 
32.21   later.

32.22       Sec. 2. [122A.416] ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION REVENUE 
32.23   FOR PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION AND MULTIDISTRICT 
32.24   INTEGRATION COLLABORATIVES.
32.25   Notwithstanding sections 122A.413, 122A.414, 122A.415, and 126C.10, 
32.26   multidistrict integration collaboratives and the Perpich Center for Arts Education are 
32.27   eligible to receive alternative teacher compensation revenue as if they were intermediate 
32.28   school districts. To qualify for alternative teacher compensation revenue, a multidistrict 
32.29   integration collaborative or the Perpich Center for Arts Education must meet all of the 
32.30   requirements of sections 122A.413, 122A.414, and 122A.415 that apply to intermediate 
32.31   school districts, must report its enrollment as of October 1 of each year to the department, 
32.32   and must annually report its expenditures for the alternative teacher professional pay 
32.33   system consistent with the uniform financial accounting and reporting standards to the 
32.34   department by November 30 of each year.
33.1    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2007.

33.2        Sec. 3. PILOT PROGRAM TO FACILITATE YOUNG CHILDREN'S SECOND 
33.3    LANGUAGE LEARNING AND STRONGER LITERACY AND VERBAL SKILLS.
33.4    (a) A pilot program for fiscal year 2007 is established to allow school districts to 
33.5    use child-relevant American sign language to encourage children in kindergarten through 
33.6    grade 3 to learn a second language and develop stronger literacy and verbal skills and 
33.7    better classroom attention.  School districts that have (1) child care centers or Head Start 
33.8    classrooms, (2) English language learners, foreign language classrooms, or language 
33.9    immersion programs, (3) resident families with internationally adopted children, or (4) 
33.10   classrooms in which children with special needs are served may apply to the education 
33.11   commissioner, in the form and manner the commissioner determines, for a pilot program 
33.12   grant.  School districts that receive a grant under this section must use the grant to train 
33.13   education staff who work with children in kindergarten through grade 3, including 
33.14   at least classroom teachers, teachers' assistants, ESL teachers, and special education 
33.15   teachers to use 600 child-relevant signs in sign language to help hearing students acquire 
33.16   vocabulary quickly and easily, become better problem solvers, become creative thinkers 
33.17   and communicators and better prepared academically, and to use effective strategies to 
33.18   incorporate sign language into classroom instruction.  
33.19   (b) The commissioner may award grants to qualified school districts on a first-come 
33.20   first-served basis to allow training for 1,000 education staff under this section.
33.21   (c) The commissioner shall provide for an independent evaluation of the efficacy 
33.22   of the pilot program under this section and shall recommend to the education policy and 
33.23   finance committees of the legislature by February 15, 2008, whether or not the program 
33.24   should be continued and expanded.

33.25       Sec. 4. CHINESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS; CURRICULUM 
33.26   DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
33.27       Subdivision 1. Project parameters. (a) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, 
33.28   the commissioner of education may contract with the Board of Regents of the University 
33.29   of Minnesota or other Minnesota public entity the commissioner determines is qualified 
33.30   to undertake the development of an articulated K-12 Chinese curriculum for Minnesota 
33.31   schools that involves:
33.32   (1) creating a network of Chinese teachers and educators able to develop new and 
33.33   modify or expand existing world languages K-12 curricula, materials, assessments, and 
33.34   best practices needed to provide Chinese language instruction to students; and
34.1    (2) coordinating statewide efforts to develop and expand Chinese language 
34.2    instruction so that it is uniformly available to students throughout the state, and making 
34.3    innovative use of media and technology, including television, distance learning, and online 
34.4    courses to broaden students' access to the instruction.
34.5    (b) The entity with which the commissioner contracts under paragraph (a) must have 
34.6    sufficient knowledge and expertise to ensure the professional development of appropriate, 
34.7    high-quality curricula, supplementary materials, aligned assessments, and best practices 
34.8    that accommodate different levels of student ability and types of programs.
34.9    (c) Project participants must:
34.10   (1) work throughout the project to develop curriculum, supplementary materials, 
34.11   aligned assessments, and best practices; and
34.12   (2) make curriculum, supplementary materials, aligned assessments, and best 
34.13   practices equitably available to Minnesota schools and students.
34.14       Subd. 2. Project participants. The entity with which the commissioner contracts 
34.15   must work with the network of Chinese teachers and educators to:
34.16   (1) conduct an inventory of Chinese language curricula, supplementary materials, 
34.17   and professional development initiatives currently used in Minnesota or other states;
34.18   (2) develop Chinese language curricula and benchmarks aligned to local world 
34.19   language standards and classroom-based assessments; and
34.20   (3) review and recommend to the commissioner how best to build an educational 
34.21   infrastructure to provide more students with Chinese language instruction, including 
34.22   how to develop and provide: (i) an adequate supply of Chinese language teachers; (ii) 
34.23   an adequate number of high-quality school programs; (iii) appropriate curriculum, 
34.24   instructional materials, and aligned assessments that include technology-based delivery 
34.25   systems; (iv) teacher preparation programs to train Chinese language teachers; (v) 
34.26   expedited licensing of Chinese language teachers; (vi) best practices in existing 
34.27   educational programs that can be used to establish K-12 Chinese language programs; 
34.28   and (vii) technical assistance resources.
34.29   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

34.30       Sec. 5. NORTHWESTERN ONLINE COLLEGE IN THE HIGH SCHOOL 
34.31   PROGRAM.
34.32   For fiscal year 2007 only, the Northwestern Online College in the High School 
34.33   program is eligible for $50,000 for professional development and to develop Web-based 
34.34   technology.

35.1        Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION.
35.2        Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sums indicated in this section are 
35.3    appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years 
35.4    designated.
35.5        Subd. 2. Northwestern Online College in the High School program. For 
35.6    Northwestern Online College in the High School program under section 5:
35.7        $  50,000      .....     2007      
35.8        Subd. 3. Chinese language. For the Chinese language curriculum project under 
35.9    section 4:
35.10       $  250,000     .....     2007      
35.11   The commissioner must report to the house of representatives and senate committees 
35.12   having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance on 
35.13   the range of the program by February 15, 2007. The report shall address the applicability 
35.14   of the Chinese language curriculum project to other world languages and include the 
35.15   availability of instructors, curriculum, high-quality school programs, assessments, and 
35.16   best practices as they apply to world languages.
35.17   This is a onetime appropriation.
35.18       Subd. 4. Child-relevant American sign language. For a contract with a qualified 
35.19   provider to train education staff to use child-relevant American sign language to facilitate 
35.20   young children's development of second language learning and stronger literacy and 
35.21   verbal skills under section 3:
35.22       $  225,000     .....     2007      
35.23   Of this appropriation, $150,000 is for actual training costs, $35,000 is for 
35.24   an independent evaluation of the efficacy of the pilot program, and $40,000 is for 
35.25   administrative and marketing costs incurred by the Department of Education.
35.26       Subd. 5. Scholars of distinction. For the scholars of distinction program:
35.27       $  25,000      .....     2007      
35.28   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

36.1                                           ARTICLE 5
36.2                                       SPECIAL EDUCATION

36.3        Section 1. SPECIAL EDUCATION FORECAST MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
36.4    (a) If, on the basis of a forecast of general fund revenues and expenditures under 
36.5    Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103; expenditures for special education aid under 
36.6    Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.76; transition for disabled students under Minnesota 
36.7    Statutes, section 124D.454; travel for home-based services under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.8    section 125A.75, subdivision 1; aid for students with disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.9    section 125A.75, subdivision 3; court-placed special education under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.10   section 125A.79, subdivision 4; or out-of-state tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 
36.11   125A.79, subdivision 8, are projected to be less than the amount previously forecast for an 
36.12   enacted budget, the forecast excess from these programs, up to an amount sufficient to 
36.13   meet federal special education maintenance of effort, is added to the state total special 
36.14   education aid in Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.76, subdivision 4.
36.15   (b) If, on the basis of a forecast of general fund revenues and expenditures under 
36.16   Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.103, expenditures in the programs in this section are 
36.17   projected to be greater than previously forecast for an enacted budget, and an addition to 
36.18   state total special education aid has been made under paragraph (a), the state total special 
36.19   education aid must be reduced by the lesser of the amount of the expenditure increase or 
36.20   the amount previously added to state total special education aid, and this amount must be 
36.21   taken from the programs that were forecast to have a forecast excess.
36.22   (c) For the purpose of this section, "previously forecast for an enacted budget" means 
36.23   the allocation of funding for these programs in the most recent forecast of general fund 
36.24   revenues and expenditures or the act appropriating money for these programs, whichever 
36.25   occurred most recently. It does not include planning estimates for a future biennium.

36.26       Sec. 2. SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDY.
36.27   (a) The commissioner of education must contract with an independent consultant that 
36.28   has extensive experience working with various states on special education finance systems 
36.29   to evaluate Minnesota's special education funding structure and make recommendations 
36.30   to improve its effectiveness. The recommendations must be in conformance with Public 
36.31   Law 108-446, section 612(a) (5) (B) (i).
36.32   (b) The consultant must:
36.33   (1) conduct an in-depth analysis of the current special education finance system 
36.34   in Minnesota;
37.1    (2) convene a task force in Minnesota consisting of superintendents, special 
37.2    education directors, representatives from special education advocacy organizations, 
37.3    and parents of children receiving special education services to help formulate 
37.4    recommendations for improvement; and
37.5    (3) prepare a report to be submitted to the Department of Education and the 
37.6    legislature.
37.7    (c) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (b), the consultant must analyze 
37.8    and report on the effectiveness of the current special education program in educating 
37.9    Minnesota students.  The consultant must use a statistical analysis to help explain 
37.10   differences in spending across school districts while controlling for student performance.
37.11   (d) The commissioner must report on the findings on the contract to the legislative 
37.12   committees having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 finance before 
37.13   December 15, 2007.
37.14   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

37.15       Sec. 3. APPROPRIATION.
37.16       Subdivision 1. Department of Education. The sum indicated in this section is 
37.17   appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal year 
37.18   designated.
37.19       Subd. 2. Special education study contract. For a contract to examine Minnesota's 
37.20   special education funding structure under section 2:
37.21       $  250,000     .....     2007      

37.22                                          ARTICLE 6
37.23                            FACILITIES, ACCOUNTING, AND TECHNOLOGY

37.24       Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 123B.57, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
37.25       Subd. 6. Uses of health and safety revenue. (a) Health and safety revenue may 
37.26   be used only for approved expenditures necessary to correct fire and life safety hazards, 
37.27   or for the removal or encapsulation of asbestos from school buildings or property 
37.28   owned or being acquired by the district, asbestos-related repairs, cleanup and disposal 
37.29   of polychlorinated biphenyls found in school buildings or property owned or being 
37.30   acquired by the district, or the cleanup, removal, disposal, and repairs related to storing 
37.31   heating fuel or transportation fuels such as alcohol, gasoline, fuel oil, and special fuel, 
37.32   as defined in section  296A.01, Minnesota occupational safety and health administration 
38.1    regulated facility and equipment hazards, indoor air quality mold abatement, upgrades 
38.2    or replacement of mechanical ventilation systems to meet American Society of Heating, 
38.3    Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers standards and State Mechanical Code, 
38.4    Department of Health Food Code and swimming pool hazards excluding depth correction, 
38.5    and health, safety, and environmental management. Testing and calibration activities are 
38.6    permitted for existing mechanical ventilation systems at intervals no less than every five 
38.7    years. Health and safety revenue must not be used to finance a lease purchase agreement, 
38.8    installment purchase agreement, or other deferred payments agreement. Health and safety 
38.9    revenue must not be used for the construction of new facilities or the purchase of portable 
38.10   classrooms, for interest or other financing expenses, or for energy efficiency projects 
38.11   under section  123B.65. The revenue may not be used for a building or property or part 
38.12   of a building or property used for postsecondary instruction or administration or for a 
38.13   purpose unrelated to elementary and secondary education. 
38.14   (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), health and safety revenue must not be used for 
38.15   replacement of building materials or facilities including roof, walls, windows, internal 
38.16   fixtures and flooring, nonhealth and safety costs associated with demolition of facilities, 
38.17   structural repair or replacement of facilities due to unsafe conditions, violence prevention 
38.18   and facility security, ergonomics, building and heating, ventilating and air conditioning 
38.19   supplies, maintenance, and cleaning, testing, and calibration activities. All assessments, 
38.20   investigations, inventories, and support equipment not leading to the engineering or 
38.21   construction of a project shall be included in the health, safety, and environmental 
38.22   management costs in subdivision 8, paragraph (a).
38.23   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008 
38.24   and later.

38.25       Sec. 2. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 25, subdivision 3, 
38.26   is amended to read:
38.27   Subd. 3. Debt service equalization. For debt service aid  according to Minnesota 
38.28   Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:  
38.29          25,654,000                      
38.30       $  27,194,000  .....     2006      
38.31          24,134,000                      
38.32       $  18,410,000  .....     2007      
38.33   The 2006 appropriation includes $4,654,000 $4,653,000 for 2005 and  $21,000,000 
38.34   $22,541,000 for 2006.  
39.1    The 2007 appropriation includes $3,911,000 $2,504,000 for 2006 and  $20,223,000 
39.2    $15,906,000 for 2007.  
39.3    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

39.4        Sec. 3. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 25, subdivision 6, 
39.5    is amended to read:
39.6    Subd. 6. Emergency aid, Red Lake. For Independent School  District No. 38, Red 
39.7    Lake, for onetime emergency aid to repair  infrastructure damage to the Red Lake High 
39.8    School as a result of  the March 21, 2005, school shooting: 
39.9           50,000                          
39.10       $  524,000     .....     2006      
39.11   The school district must submit proposed expenditures for  these funds for review 
39.12   and comment approval under Minnesota  Statutes, section 123B.71 actual expenditure 
39.13   information to support this appropriation to the Department of Education, before the 
39.14   commissioner releases the  funds to the district. The district must report the amount of  its 
39.15   unreimbursed costs to the commissioner.
39.16   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

39.17       Sec. 4. LEVY; RED WING.
39.18   For taxes payable in 2007 only, Independent School District No. 256, Red Wing, 
39.19   may levy an amount up to $158,000 for the construction deficit for building the community 
39.20   ice arena.
39.21   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2007.

39.22       Sec. 5. APPROPRIATION; WASECA LEVY.
39.23   Independent School District No. 829, Waseca, may levy up to $343,550 beginning 
39.24   in 2006 over five years for health and safety revenue lost due to miscalculation. $316,000 
39.25   is appropriated in fiscal year 2007 to the commissioner of education for payment of the aid 
39.26   portion of lost revenue. If the district does not levy the full amount authorized within the 
39.27   five-year period, other state aid due to the district shall be reduced proportionately. This is 
39.28   a onetime appropriation for fiscal year 2007.

39.29       Sec. 6. APPROPRIATION; ROCORI SCHOOL DISTRICT.
40.1    $137,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2007 from the general fund to the 
40.2    commissioner of education for a grant to Independent School District No. 750, Rocori. 
40.3    The grant is for a continuation of district activities that were developed in concert with 
40.4    the district's federal School Emergency Response to Violence, or Project SERV, grant. 
40.5    The grant may be used to continue the district's recovery efforts, and uses include: an 
40.6    academic program and impact of tragedy or program assessment of educational adequacy; 
40.7    an organizational analysis; a strategic planning overview; a district assessment survey; 
40.8    continued recovery support; staff development initiatives; and any other activities 
40.9    developed in response to the federal Project SERV grant.
40.10   The base budget for this program for fiscal year 2008 only is $53,000.
40.11   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

40.12       Sec. 7. FUND TRANSFERS.
40.13       Subdivision 1. A.C.G.C. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.79, 
40.14   123B.80, and 475.61, subdivision 4, Independent School District No. 2396, A.C.G.C., on 
40.15   June 30, 2006, may permanently transfer up to $219,000 from its debt redemption fund 
40.16   to its reserved for operating capital account in its general fund and up to $203,000 from 
40.17   its reserved account for disabled accessibility to its unrestricted general fund without 
40.18   making a levy reduction.
40.19       Subd. 2. Alden-Conger. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.79 and 
40.20   123B.80, as of June 30, 2006, Independent School District No. 242, Alden-Conger, may 
40.21   permanently transfer up to $164,000 from its reserved for disabled accessibility account to 
40.22   its unrestricted general fund account without making a levy reduction.
40.23       Subd. 3. Eden Valley-Watkins. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
40.24   123B.79, 123B.80, and 475.61, subdivision 4, Independent School District No. 463, Eden 
40.25   Valley-Watkins, as of June 30, 2006, may permanently transfer up to $50,000 from its debt 
40.26   redemption fund to the capital account in its general fund without making a levy reduction.
40.27       Subd. 4. Fosston. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.79 and 
40.28   123B.80, as of June 30, 2006, Independent School District No. 601, Fosston, may 
40.29   permanently transfer up to $80,000 from its reserved for disabled accessibility account to 
40.30   its unrestricted general fund account without making a levy reduction.
40.31       Subd. 5. Hopkins. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.79 or 
40.32   123B.80, on June 30, 2006, Independent School District No. 270, Hopkins, may 
40.33   permanently transfer up to $300,000 from its community education reserve fund balance 
40.34   to its undesignated general fund balance to assist the district in decreasing its statutory 
40.35   operating debt.
41.1        Subd. 6. Lester Prairie. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.79 
41.2    or 123B.80, on June 30, 2006, Independent School District No. 424, Lester Prairie, may 
41.3    permanently transfer up to $150,000 from its reserved for operating capital account and up 
41.4    to $107,000 from its reserved for severance account, to its undesignated balance in the 
41.5    general fund.
41.6        Subd. 7. Milroy. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.79 or 123B.80, 
41.7    on June 30, 2006, Independent School District No. 635, Milroy, may permanently transfer 
41.8    up to $26,000 from its reserved for disability accessibility account to its undesignated 
41.9    general fund balance without making a levy reduction. 
41.10       Subd. 8. New London-Spicer. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
41.11   123B.79, 123B.80, and 475.61, subdivision 4, Independent School District No. 345, New 
41.12   London-Spicer, may permanently transfer up to $150,000 each year for five years from its 
41.13   debt redemption fund to its general fund without making a levy reduction for the purpose 
41.14   of replacing the roof on the Prairie Woods Elementary School.  The district must make its 
41.15   initial transfer according to this section on June 30, 2006.  The subsequent four transfers 
41.16   must be made on June 30 of each subsequent year.
41.17       Subd. 9. Northland Community Schools. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
41.18   section 123B.79 or 123B.80, on or before June 30, 2006, Independent School District No. 
41.19   118, Northland Community Schools, may permanently transfer up to $197,000 from its 
41.20   reserved for disabled accessibility account to its reserved for operating capital account in 
41.21   its general fund without making a levy reduction.
41.22       Subd. 10. Rocori.  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.79, 123B.80, 
41.23   and 475.61, subdivision 4, on June 30, 2006, Independent School District No. 750, Rocori, 
41.24   may permanently transfer up to $250,000 from its debt redemption fund to the operating 
41.25   capital account in its general fund without making a levy reduction.
41.26       Subd. 11. Roseville. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.79, 
41.27   123B.80, and 475.61, subdivision 4, on June 30, 2006, Independent School District No. 
41.28   623, Roseville, may permanently transfer up to $90,000 from its debt redemption fund to 
41.29   its general fund without making a levy reduction. 
41.30       Subd. 12. Tyler. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.79 or 123B.80, 
41.31   Independent School District No. 409, Tyler, on June 30, 2006, may permanently transfer 
41.32   up to $451,000 from its reserved for capital operating account to its debt redemption fund.
41.33       Subd. 13. Willmar.  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.79, 
41.34   123B.80, and 475.61, subdivision 4, Independent School District No. 347, Willmar, on 
41.35   June 30, 2006, may permanently transfer up to $335,200 from its debt redemption fund to 
41.36   its unrestricted general fund without making a levy reduction.
42.1    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

42.2                                           ARTICLE 7
42.3                                    NUTRITION AND LIBRARIES

42.4        Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 124D.111, subdivision 1, 
42.5    is amended to read:
42.6        Subdivision 1. School lunch aid computation. Each school year, the state must pay 
42.7    participants in the national school lunch program the amount of ten 10.5 cents for each full 
42.8    paid, reduced, and free student lunch served to students.

42.9        Sec. 2. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 17, subdivision 2, 
42.10   is amended to read:
42.11   Subd. 2.  School lunch. For school lunch aid according to  Minnesota Statutes, 
42.12   section 124D.111, and Code of Federal  Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:
42.13          8,998,000                       
42.14       $  9,760,000   .....     2006      
42.15          9,076,000                       
42.16       $  10,391,000  .....     2007      
42.17   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

42.18       Sec. 3. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 1, subdivision 2, 
42.19   is amended to read:
42.20    
42.21   Subd. 2.  Basic system support. For basic system support  grants under Minnesota 
42.22   Statutes, section 134.355:  
42.23          8,570,000                       
42.24       $  9,058,000   .....     2006      
42.25          8,570,000                       
42.26       $  9,020,000   .....     2007      
42.27    
42.28   The 2006 appropriation includes $1,345,000 for 2005 and  $7,225,000  $7,713,000 
42.29   for 2006.
43.1     
43.2    The 2007 appropriation includes $1,345,000 $857,000 for 2006 and $7,225,000 
43.3     $8,163,000 for 2007.
43.4     
43.5    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

43.6                                           ARTICLE 8
43.7                                         STATE AGENCIES

43.8        Section 1. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 10, section 5, subdivision 
43.9    2, is amended to read:
43.10    
43.11   Subd. 2.  Department. (a) For the Department of Education:  
43.12    
43.13       $  21,997,000  .....     2006      
43.14          22,847,000                      
43.15       $  22,867,000  .....     2007      
43.16    
43.17   Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is  available in the second year.  
43.18    
43.19   (b) $260,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's  Museum.  
43.20    
43.21   (c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of  Science.  
43.22    
43.23   (d) $605,000 each year is for the Board of Teaching.  
43.24    
43.25   (e) $160,000 each year is for the Board of School  Administrators.  
43.26    
43.27   (f) $300,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $1,150,000 in fiscal  year 2007 are for the 
43.28   value-added index assessment model.  
43.29    
43.30   (g) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in  the biennial budget 
43.31   document and its supplements are approved  and appropriated and shall be spent as 
43.32   indicated.  
43.33   (h) The base for fiscal years 2008 and 2009 is $22,847,000.
44.1     

44.2                                           ARTICLE 9
44.3                                 EDUCATION FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS
44.4                                      A. GENERAL EDUCATION

44.5        Section 1. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 54, subdivision 
44.6    3, is amended to read:
44.7    Subd. 3.   Referendum tax base replacement aid. For  referendum tax base 
44.8    replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes,  section 126C.17, subdivision 7a:
44.9           8,704,000                       
44.10       $  9,200,000   .....     2006      
44.11       $  8,704,000   .....     2007      
44.12   The 2006 appropriation includes $1,366,000 for 2005 and  $7,338,000 $7,834,000 
44.13   for 2006.  
44.14   The 2007 appropriation includes $1,366,000 $870,000 for 2006 and  $7,338,000 
44.15   $7,834,000 for 2007.
44.16   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

44.17       Sec. 2. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 54, subdivision 5, 
44.18   is amended to read:
44.19   Subd. 5.  Abatement revenue.  For abatement aid under  Minnesota Statutes, section 
44.20   127A.49:
44.21          903,000                         
44.22       $  909,000     .....     2006      
44.23          955,000                         
44.24       $  1,026,000   .....     2007      
44.25   The 2006 appropriation includes $187,000 for 2005 and  $716,000 $722,000 for 2006.  
44.26   The 2007 appropriation includes $133,000 $80,000 for 2006 and  $822,000 $946,000 
44.27   for 2007.
44.28   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

44.29       Sec. 3. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 54, subdivision 6, 
44.30   is amended to read:
45.1    Subd. 6.  Consolidation transition. For districts  consolidating under Minnesota 
45.2    Statutes, section 123A.485:
45.3           253,000                         
45.4        $  527,000     .....     2007      
45.5    The 2007 appropriation includes $0 for 2006 and $253,000 $527,000 for 2007.  

45.6        Sec. 4. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 54, subdivision 7, 
45.7    is amended to read:
45.8    Subd. 7.   Nonpublic pupil education aid. For nonpublic  pupil education aid under 
45.9    Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.87  and 123B.40 to 123B.43:
45.10          15,370,000                      
45.11       $  15,458,000  .....     2006      
45.12          16,434,000                      
45.13       $  15,991,000  .....     2007      
45.14   The 2006 appropriation includes $2,305,000  $1,864,000 for 2005 and  $13,065,000 
45.15    $13,594,000 for 2006.
45.16   The 2007 appropriation includes $2,433,000  $1,510,000 for 2006 and  $14,001,000 
45.17    $14,481,000 for 2007.
45.18   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

45.19       Sec. 5. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 54, subdivision 8, 
45.20   is amended to read:
45.21   Subd. 8.  Nonpublic pupil transportation. For nonpublic  pupil transportation aid 
45.22   under Minnesota Statutes, section  123B.92, subdivision 9:
45.23          21,451,000                      
45.24       $  21,371,000  .....     2006      
45.25          23,043,000                      
45.26       $  20,843,000  .....     2007      
45.27   The 2006 appropriation includes $3,274,000 for 2005 and  $18,177,000  $18,097,000 
45.28   for 2006.
45.29   The 2007 appropriation includes $3,385,000 $2,010,000 for 2006 and  $19,658,000 
45.30   $18,833,000 for 2007.
45.31   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
46.1                                    B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

46.2        Sec. 6. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 84, subdivision 2, 
46.3    is amended to read:
46.4    Subd. 2.   Charter school building lease aid. For building  lease aid under Minnesota 
46.5    Statutes, section 124D.11, subdivision  4:  
46.6           25,465,000                      
46.7        $  25,331,000  .....     2006      
46.8           30,929,000                      
46.9        $  27,806,000  .....     2007      
46.10   The 2006 appropriation includes $3,324,000 $3,173,000 for 2005 and  $22,141,000 
46.11   $22,158,000 for 2006.  
46.12   The 2007 appropriation includes $4,123,000 $2,462,000 for 2006 and  $26,806,000 
46.13   $25,344,000 for 2007.  
46.14   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

46.15       Sec. 7. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 84, subdivision 3, 
46.16   is amended to read:
46.17   Subd. 3.  Charter school startup aid. For charter school  startup cost aid under 
46.18   Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.11:  
46.19          1,393,000                       
46.20       $  1,291,000   .....     2006      
46.21          3,185,000                       
46.22       $  2,347,000   .....     2007      
46.23   The 2006 appropriation includes $0 for 2005 and $1,393,000 $1,291,000 for 2006.  
46.24   The 2007 appropriation includes $259,000 $143,000 for 2006 and  $2,926,000 
46.25   $2,204,000 for 2007.  
46.26   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

46.27       Sec. 8. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 84, subdivision 4, 
46.28   is amended to read:
46.29   Subd. 4.   Integration aid. For integration aid under  Minnesota Statutes, section 
46.30   124D.86, subdivision 5:  
47.1           57,801,000                      
47.2        $  59,404,000  .....     2006      
47.3           57,536,000                      
47.4        $  58,405,000  .....     2007      
47.5    The 2006 appropriation includes $8,545,000 for 2005 and  $49,256,000 $50,859,000 
47.6    for 2006.  
47.7    The 2007 appropriation includes $9,173,000 $5,650,000 for 2006 and  $48,363,000 
47.8    $52,755,000 for 2007.  
47.9    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

47.10       Sec. 9. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 84, subdivision 6, 
47.11   is amended to read:
47.12   Subd. 6.   Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. For 
47.13   interdistrict desegregation or  integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,  
47.14   section 124D.87:  
47.15          7,768,000                       
47.16       $  6,032,000   .....     2006      
47.17          9,908,000                       
47.18       $  10,134,000  .....     2007      
47.19   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

47.20       Sec. 10. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 84, subdivision 
47.21   7, is amended to read:
47.22   Subd. 7.   Success for the future. For American Indian  success for the future grants 
47.23   under Minnesota Statutes, section  124D.81:  
47.24          2,137,000                       
47.25       $  2,240,000   .....     2006      
47.26       $  2,137,000   .....     2007      
47.27   The 2006 appropriation includes $335,000 $316,000 for 2005 and  $1,802,000 
47.28   $1,924,000 for 2006.  
47.29   The 2007 appropriation includes $335,000 $213,000 for 2006 and  $1,802,000 
47.30   $1,924,000 for 2007.  
48.1    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

48.2        Sec. 11. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 2, section 84, subdivision 
48.3    10, is amended to read:
48.4    Subd. 10.  Tribal contract schools. For tribal contract  school aid under Minnesota 
48.5    Statutes, section 124D.83:  
48.6           2,389,000                       
48.7        $  2,338,000   .....     2006      
48.8           2,603,000                       
48.9        $  2,357,000   .....     2007      
48.10   The 2006 appropriation includes $348,000 for 2005 and  $2,041,000 $1,990,000 
48.11   for 2006.  
48.12   The 2007 appropriation includes $380,000 $221,000 for 2006 and  $2,223,000 
48.13   $2,136,000 for 2007.  
48.14   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
48.15                                     C. SPECIAL PROGRAMS

48.16       Sec. 12. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 18, subdivision 
48.17   2, is amended to read:
48.18   Subd. 2.   Special education; regular. For special  education aid under Minnesota 
48.19   Statutes, section 125A.75:  
48.20          528,846,000                     
48.21       $  559,485,000 .....     2006      
48.22          527,446,000                     
48.23       $  528,106,000 .....     2007      
48.24   The 2006 appropriation includes $83,078,000 for 2005 and  $445,768,000 
48.25   $476,407,000 for 2006.  
48.26   The 2007 appropriation includes $83,019,000 $52,934,000 for 2006 and  
48.27   $444,427,000 $475,172,000 for 2007.  
48.28   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

48.29       Sec. 13. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 18, subdivision 
48.30   3, is amended to read:
49.1    Subd. 3.  Aid for children with disabilities. For aid  under Minnesota Statutes, 
49.2    section 125A.75, subdivision 3, for  children with disabilities placed in residential facilities  
49.3    within the district boundaries for whom no district of residence  can be determined:  
49.4           2,212,000                       
49.5        $  1,527,000   .....     2006      
49.6           2,615,000                       
49.7        $  1,624,000   .....     2007      
49.8    If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the  appropriation for the other 
49.9    year is available.  
49.10   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

49.11       Sec. 14. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 18, subdivision 
49.12   4, is amended to read:
49.13   Subd. 4.  Travel for home-based services. For aid for  teacher travel for home-based 
49.14   services under Minnesota Statutes,  section 125A.75, subdivision 1:  
49.15          187,000                         
49.16       $  198,000     .....     2006      
49.17       $  195,000     .....     2007      
49.18   The 2006 appropriation includes $28,000 for 2005 and  $159,000 $170,000 for 2006.  
49.19   The 2007 appropriation includes $29,000 $18,000 for 2006 and  $166,000 $177,000 
49.20   for 2007.  
49.21   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

49.22       Sec. 15. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 18, subdivision 
49.23   5, is amended to read:
49.24   Subd. 5.   Special education; excess costs. For excess  cost aid under Minnesota 
49.25   Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision  7:  
49.26          102,083,000                     
49.27       $  106,453,000 .....     2006      
49.28          104,286,000                     
49.29       $  104,333,000 .....     2007      
50.1    The 2006 appropriation includes $37,455,000 for 2005 and  $64,628,000 $68,998,000 
50.2    for 2006.  
50.3    The 2007 appropriation includes $38,972,000 $34,602,000 for 2006 and  $65,314,000 
50.4    $69,731,000 for 2007.  
50.5    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

50.6        Sec. 16. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 18, subdivision 
50.7    6, is amended to read:
50.8    Subd. 6. Transition for disabled students. For aid for  transition programs for 
50.9    children with disabilities under  Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.454:  
50.10          8,788,000                       
50.11       $  9,300,000   .....     2006      
50.12          8,765,000                       
50.13       $  8,781,000   .....     2007      
50.14   The 2006 appropriation includes $1,380,000 for 2005 and  $7,408,000 $7,920,000 
50.15   for 2006.  
50.16   The 2007 appropriation includes $1,379,000 $880,000 for 2006 and  $7,386,000 
50.17   $7,901,000 for 2007.  
50.18   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

50.19       Sec. 17. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 18, subdivision 
50.20   7, is amended to read:
50.21   Subd. 7.  Court-placed special education revenue. For  reimbursing serving 
50.22   school districts for unreimbursed eligible  expenditures attributable to children placed in 
50.23   the serving  school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes,  section 125A.79, 
50.24   subdivision 4:  
50.25          65,000                          
50.26       $  46,000      .....     2006      
50.27       $  70,000      .....     2007      
50.28   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

50.29       Sec. 18. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 25, subdivision 
50.30   2, is amended to read:
51.1    Subd. 2.  Health and safety revenue. For health and  safety aid according to 
51.2    Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.57,  subdivision 5:  
51.3           802,000                         
51.4        $  823,000     .....     2006      
51.5           578,000                         
51.6        $  352,000     .....     2007      
51.7    The 2006 appropriation includes $211,000 for 2005 and  $591,000 $612,000 for 2006.  
51.8    The 2007 appropriation includes $109,000 $68,000 for 2006 and  $469,000 $284,000 
51.9    for 2007.  
51.10   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

51.11       Sec. 19. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 4, section 25, subdivision 
51.12   4, is amended to read:
51.13   Subd. 4.  Alternative facilities bonding aid. For  alternative facilities bonding aid, 
51.14   according to Minnesota  Statutes, section 123B.59, subdivision 1:  
51.15          19,287,000                      
51.16       $  20,387,000  .....     2006      
51.17       $  19,287,000  .....     2007      
51.18   The 2006 appropriation includes $3,028,000 for 2005 and  $16,259,000 $17,359,000 
51.19   for 2006.  
51.20   The 2007 appropriation includes $3,028,000 $1,928,000 for 2006 and  $16,259,000 
51.21   $17,359,000 for 2007.  
51.22   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
51.23                                 D. NUTRITION AND ACCOUNTING

51.24       Sec. 20. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 5, section 17, subdivision 
51.25   3, is amended to read:
51.26   Subd. 3. Traditional school breakfast; kindergarten  milk. For traditional school 
51.27   breakfast aid and kindergarten  milk under Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.1158 and 
51.28   124D.118:  
52.1           4,878,000                       
52.2        $  4,856,000   .....     2006      
52.3           4,968,000                       
52.4        $  5,044,000   .....     2007      
52.5    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
52.6                                          E. LIBRARIES

52.7        Sec. 21. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 1, subdivision 3, 
52.8    is amended to read:
52.9    Subd. 3.   Multicounty, multitype library systems. For  grants under Minnesota 
52.10   Statutes, sections 134.353 and 134.354,  to multicounty, multitype library systems:  
52.11          903,000                         
52.12       $  954,000     .....     2006      
52.13       $  903,000     .....     2007      
52.14   The 2006 appropriation includes $141,000 for 2005 and  $762,000 $813,000 for 2006.  
52.15   The 2007 appropriation includes $141,000 $90,000 for 2006 and  $762,000 $813,000 
52.16   for 2007.  
52.17   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

52.18       Sec. 22. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 6, section 1, subdivision 5, 
52.19   is amended to read:
52.20   Subd. 5.  Regional library telecommunications aid. For  regional library 
52.21   telecommunications aid under Minnesota  Statutes, section 134.355:  
52.22          1,200,000                       
52.23       $  1,268,000   .....     2006      
52.24       $  1,200,000   .....     2007      
52.25   The 2006 appropriation includes $188,000 for 2005 and  $1,012,000 $1,080,000 
52.26   for 2006.  
52.27   The 2007 appropriation includes $188,000 $120,000 for 2006 and  $1,012,000 
52.28   $1,080,000 for 2007.  
52.29   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
52.30                                 F. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

53.1        Sec. 23. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 7, section 20, subdivision 
53.2    2, is amended to read:
53.3    Subd. 2.  School readiness. For revenue for school  readiness programs under 
53.4    Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.15  and 124D.16:  
53.5           9,020,000                       
53.6        $  9,528,000   .....     2006      
53.7           9,042,000                       
53.8        $  9,020,000   .....     2007      
53.9    The 2006 appropriation includes $1,417,000 $1,415,000 for 2005 and  $7,603,000 
53.10   $8,113,000 for 2006.  
53.11   The 2007 appropriation includes $1,415,000 $901,000 for 2006 and  $7,627,000 
53.12   $8,119,000 for 2007.  
53.13   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
53.14                                        G. PREVENTION

53.15       Sec. 24. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 8, subdivision 2, 
53.16   is amended to read:
53.17   Subd. 2.  Community education aid. For community  education aid under 
53.18   Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:  
53.19          1,918,000                       
53.20       $  2,043,000   .....     2006      
53.21          1,837,000                       
53.22       $  1,949,000   .....     2007      
53.23   The 2006 appropriation includes $390,000 $385,000 for 2005 and  $1,528,000 
53.24   $1,658,000 for 2006.  
53.25   The 2007 appropriation includes $284,000 $184,000 for 2006 and  $1,553,000 
53.26   $1,765,000 for 2007.
53.27   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

53.28       Sec. 25. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 8, subdivision 3, 
53.29   is amended to read:
53.30   Subd. 3.  Adults with disabilities program aid. For  adults with disabilities 
53.31   programs under Minnesota Statutes,  section 124D.56:  
54.1           710,000                         
54.2        $  750,000     .....     2006      
54.3        $  710,000     .....     2007      
54.4    The 2006 appropriation includes $111,000 for 2005 and  $599,000 $639,000 for 2006.  
54.5    The 2007 appropriation includes $111,000 $71,000 for 2006 and  $599,000 $639,000 
54.6    for 2007.  
54.7    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.

54.8        Sec. 26. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 8, section 8, subdivision 5, 
54.9    is amended to read:
54.10   Subd. 5. School-age care revenue. For extended day aid  under Minnesota Statutes, 
54.11   section 124D.22:  
54.12       $  17,000      .....     2006      
54.13          7,000                           
54.14       $  4,000       .......   2007      
54.15   The 2006 appropriation includes $4,000 for 2005 and $13,000  for 2006.  
54.16   The 2007 appropriation includes $2,000 $1,000 for 2006 and $5,000  $3,000 for 2007.  
54.17    

54.18                                          ARTICLE 10
54.19                                       HIGHER EDUCATION

54.20   Section 1. HIGHER EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.                                      
54.21   The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are added to or, if 
54.22   shown in parentheses, subtracted from the appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 107, 
54.23   article 1, or other law to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article.  The 
54.24   appropriations are from the general fund or another named fund and are available for the 
54.25   fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The figures "2006" and "2007" used in this article 
54.26   mean that the addition to the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year 
54.27   ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2006. 
54.28   "The second year" is fiscal year 2007. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2006 and 2007.
55.1                                      SUMMARY BY FUND                                   
55.2                                      2006              2007             TOTAL     
55.3    General                   $              -0-$        4,700,000$        4,700,000
55.4                               SUMMARY BY AGENCY - ALL FUNDS                            
55.5                                      2006              2007             TOTAL     
55.6    Office of Higher Education$       -0-      $        (300,000)$        (300,000)
55.7    Board of Regents of the                                                         
55.8    University of Minnesota           -0-               5,000,000         5,000,000
55.9                                                           APPROPRIATIONS            
55.10                                                      Available for the Year        
55.11                                                          Ending June 30            
55.12                                                       2006              2007      

55.13   Sec. 2. OFFICE OF HIGHER EDUCATION                    -0-               (300,000)
55.14   State grant program
55.15   The appropriation base is $144,406,000 for 
55.16   fiscal year 2008 and $144,406,000 for fiscal 
55.17   year 2009.

55.18   Sec. 3. BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE                                                   
55.19   UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA                               -0-               5,000,000
55.20   University of Minnesota - Rochester
55.21   For academic programs supporting the 
55.22   University of Minnesota - Rochester, 
55.23   including faculty, staff, and program 
55.24   planning and development in the areas 
55.25   of biomedical technologies, engineering 
55.26   and computer technologies, health care 
55.27   administration, and allied health programs; 
55.28   ongoing operations of industrial liaison 
55.29   activities; and operation of leased facilities. 
55.30   The appropriation base is $5,000,000 for 
56.1    fiscal year 2008 and $6,330,000 for fiscal 
56.2    year 2009. 

56.3        Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.101, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
56.4        Subd. 4. Eligible institution. "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary 
56.5    educational institution that: 
56.6    (1) is located in this state or in a state with which the office has entered into a higher 
56.7    education reciprocity agreement on state student aid programs that either (1); 
56.8    (2)  is operated by this state or by the University of Minnesota, or (2) is operated 
56.9    publicly or privately and, as determined by the office, maintains academic standards 
56.10   substantially equivalent to those of comparable institutions operated in this state.; and
56.11   (3) is licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the Office of Higher 
56.12   Education or another state agency.
56.13   Eligible institutions must, within four years of being licensed or registered as a 
56.14   postsecondary institution by the Office of Higher Education or another state agency, 
56.15   participate in federal student aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
56.16   1965, as amended. An institution that participated in the state grant program in fiscal year 
56.17   2007 but did not participate in federal student aid programs under Title IV of the Higher 
56.18   Education Act of 1965, as amended, must become a participant in the federal student aid 
56.19   programs by July 1, 2010, or lose eligibility to participate in the state grant program. 

56.20       Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.101, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
56.21       Subd. 8. Resident student. "Resident student" means a student who meets one of 
56.22   the following conditions:
56.23   (1) a student who has resided in Minnesota for purposes other than postsecondary 
56.24   education for at least 12 months without being enrolled at a postsecondary educational 
56.25   institution for more than five credits in any term;
56.26   (2) a dependent student whose parent or legal guardian resides in Minnesota at the 
56.27   time the student applies;
56.28   (3) a student who graduated from a Minnesota high school, if the student was a 
56.29   resident of Minnesota during the student's period of attendance at the Minnesota high 
56.30   school and the student is physically attending a Minnesota postsecondary educational 
56.31   institution; or
56.32   (4) a student who, after residing in the state for a minimum of one year, earned a 
56.33   high school equivalency certificate in Minnesota.;
57.1    (5) a member, spouse, or dependent of a member of the armed forces of the United 
57.2    States stationed in Minnesota on active federal military service as defined in section 
57.3    190.05, subdivision 5c;
57.4    (6) a person or spouse of a person who relocated to Minnesota from an area that 
57.5    is declared a presidential disaster area within the preceding 12 months if the disaster 
57.6    interrupted the person's postsecondary education; or
57.7    (7) a person defined as a refugee under United States Code, title 8, section 
57.8    1101(a)(42), who, upon arrival in the United States, moved to Minnesota and has 
57.9    continued to reside in Minnesota.

57.10       Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 136A.121, subdivision 7a, 
57.11   is amended to read:
57.12       Subd. 7a. Surplus appropriation. If the amount appropriated is determined by the 
57.13   office to be more than sufficient to fund projected grant demand in the second year of the 
57.14   biennium, the office may increase the living and miscellaneous expense allowance in the 
57.15   second year of the biennium by up to an amount that retains sufficient appropriations 
57.16   to fund the projected grant demand. The adjustment may be made one or more times. 
57.17   In making the determination that there are more than sufficient funds, the office shall 
57.18   balance the need for sufficient resources to meet the projected demand for grants with the 
57.19   goal of fully allocating the appropriation for state grants. An increase in the living and 
57.20   miscellaneous expense allowance under this subdivision does not carry forward into a 
57.21   subsequent biennium. This subdivision expires June 30, 2007 2009.

57.22       Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.15, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
57.23       Subd. 6. Eligible institution. "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary 
57.24   educational institution that either: 
57.25   (1) is operated or regulated by this state or by the University of Minnesota, or (2) is 
57.26   operated publicly or privately in another state, is approved by the United States Secretary 
57.27   of Education, and, as determined by the office, maintains academic standards substantially 
57.28   equal to those of comparable institutions operated in this state. It also includes any 
57.29   institution chartered in a province.; or
57.30   (2) is licensed or registered as a postsecondary institution by the Office of Higher 
57.31   Education or another state agency.
57.32   Eligible institutions must, within four years of being licensed or registered as a 
57.33   postsecondary institution by the Office of Higher Education or another state agency, 
57.34   participate in federal student aid programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act 
58.1    of 1965, as amended. An institution that participated in the SELF program in fiscal year 
58.2    2007 but did not participate in federal student aid programs under Title IV of the Higher 
58.3    Education Act of 1965, as amended, must become a participant in the federal student aid 
58.4    programs by July 1, 2010, or lose eligibility to participate in the SELF program.
58.5    An eligible institution must sign an institutional loan participation agreement with 
58.6    the office that lists the duties and responsibilities of both the institution and the office.

58.7        Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.15, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
58.8        Subd. 9. Minnesota resident student. "Minnesota resident student" means a 
58.9    student who meets one of the following conditions in section  136A.101, subdivision 8.: 
58.10   (1) a student who has resided in Minnesota for purposes other than postsecondary 
58.11   education for at least 12 months without being enrolled at a postsecondary educational 
58.12   institution for more than five credits in any term;
58.13   (2) a dependent student whose parent or legal guardian resides in Minnesota at the 
58.14   time the student applies;
58.15   (3) a student who graduated from a Minnesota high school, if the student was a 
58.16   resident of Minnesota during the student's period of attendance at the Minnesota high 
58.17   school and the student is physically attending a Minnesota postsecondary educational 
58.18   institution; or
58.19   (4) a student who, after residing in the state for a minimum of one year, earned a 
58.20   high school equivalency certificate in Minnesota.

58.21       Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.1701, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
58.22       Subd. 4. Terms and conditions of loans. (a) The office may loan money upon such 
58.23   terms and conditions as the office may prescribe. The principal amount of a loan to an 
58.24   undergraduate student for a single academic year shall not exceed $6,000 for grade levels 
58.25   1 and 2 effective July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007. Effective July 1, 2007, the principal 
58.26   amount of a loan for grade levels 1 and 2 shall not exceed $7,500. The principal amount 
58.27   of a loan for grade levels 3, 4, and 5 shall not exceed $7,500 effective July 1, 2006. The 
58.28   aggregate principal amount of all loans made under this section to an undergraduate 
58.29   student shall not exceed $25,000 $34,500 through June 30, 2007, and $37,500 after June 
58.30   30, 2007. The principal amount of a loan to a graduate student for a single academic year 
58.31   shall not exceed $9,000. The aggregate principal amount of all loans made under this 
58.32   section to a student as a an undergraduate and graduate student shall not exceed $40,000. 
58.33   $52,500 through June 30, 2007, and $55,500 after June 30, 2007. The amount of the loan 
58.34   may not exceed the cost of attendance less all other financial aid, including PLUS loans or 
59.1    other similar parent loans borrowed on the student's behalf. The cumulative SELF loan 
59.2    debt must not exceed the borrowing maximums in paragraph (b).
59.3    (b) The cumulative undergraduate borrowing maximums for SELF loans are:
59.4    (1) effective July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007:
59.5    (i) grade level 1, $6,000;
59.6    (ii) grade level 2, $12,000;
59.7    (iii) grade level 3, $19,500;
59.8    (iv) grade level 4, $27,000; and
59.9    (v) grade level 5, $34,500; and
59.10   (2) effective July 1, 2007:
59.11   (i) grade level 1, $7,500;
59.12   (ii) grade level 2, $15,000;
59.13   (iii) grade level 3, $22,500;
59.14   (iv) grade level 4, $30,000; and
59.15   (v) grade level 5, $37,500.

59.16       Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 136A.1701, subdivision 7, is amended to 
59.17   read:
59.18       Subd. 7. Repayment of loans. (a) The office shall establish repayment procedures 
59.19   for loans made under this section, but in no event shall the period of permitted repayment 
59.20   for SELF II or SELF III loans exceed ten years from the eligible student's termination of 
59.21   the student's postsecondary academic or vocational program, or 15 years from the date of 
59.22   the student's first loan under this section, whichever is less.
59.23   (b) For SELF loans from phases after SELF III, eligible students with aggregate 
59.24   principal loan balances from all SELF phases that are less than $18,750 shall have a 
59.25   repayment period not exceeding ten years from the eligible student's graduation or 
59.26   termination date. For SELF loans from phases after SELF III, eligible students with 
59.27   aggregate principal loan balances from all SELF phases of $18,750 or greater shall 
59.28   have a repayment period not exceeding 15 years from the eligible student's graduation 
59.29   or termination date. For SELF loans from phases after SELF III, the loans shall enter 
59.30   repayment no later than seven years after the first disbursement date on the loan.

59.31       Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 137.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
59.32       Subdivision 1. Establish. The Board of Regents may establish a school of 
59.33   professional and graduate studies as a nonresidential branch campus of the University of 
59.34   Minnesota, in Rochester, to serve the educational needs of working adults and other 
60.1    nontraditional students in southeastern Minnesota. The campus shall be a joint partnership 
60.2    of the University of Minnesota with Rochester Community and Technical College, and 
60.3    Winona State University. and to foster the economic goals of the region and the state.  The 
60.4    University of Minnesota should expand higher education offerings in Rochester that it is 
60.5    uniquely qualified to provide. To the extent possible, the Board of Regents should provide 
60.6    its offerings in partnership with higher education institutions that already serve Rochester 
60.7    and the southeastern region of Minnesota, and should avoid unnecessary duplicative 
60.8    offerings of courses and programs, particularly in nursing and allied health programs. 
60.9    The Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities shall 
60.10   cooperate to achieve the foregoing.

60.11       Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 137.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
60.12       Subd. 3. Missions. The legislature intends that the mission of the expanded 
60.13   education offerings in Rochester be congruent with the university's unique core mission of 
60.14   teaching, research, and outreach in order to support the educational needs and economic 
60.15   development of this region and the state. The legislature recognizes that the distinctiveness 
60.16   of each of the partner  higher education institutions in Rochester must be maintained to 
60.17   achieve success in serving the higher education needs of the community and the economic 
60.18   goals of the state. Further, the legislature intends that the University of Minnesota and the 
60.19   other partner institutions avoid duplicative offerings of courses and programs. Therefore, 
60.20   the University of Minnesota, Winona State University, and Rochester Community and 
60.21   Technical College shall develop jointly a statement of missions, roles, and responsibilities 
60.22   for the programs and services at Rochester which shall be submitted to the legislature by 
60.23   January 30, 2000, and any time thereafter that the missions, roles, and responsibilities 
60.24   change.

60.25       Sec. 13.  REPEALER.
60.26   Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 137.17, subdivisions 2 and 4, are repealed.

60.27                                          ARTICLE 11
60.28                       ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE

60.29   Section 1. ENVIRONMENTAL, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND                                     
60.30   AGRICULTURAL APPROPRIATIONS.                                                         
60.31   The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are added to the 
60.32   appropriations in Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, articles 1 and 2, or other 
60.33   specified law, to the named agencies and for the specified programs or activities. The sums 
61.1    shown are appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to be available for 
61.2    the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2006" and "2007" used in this 
61.3    article mean that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are available for 
61.4    the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively. Appropriations in 
61.5    this article for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, are effective the day following final 
61.6    enactment.
61.7                                      SUMMARY BY FUND                                   
61.8                                      2006              2007             TOTAL     
61.9    General                   $          523,000$        2,363,000$        2,886,000
61.10   Natural Resources                        -0-           465,000           465,000
61.11   Game and Fish                        340,000            60,000           400,000
61.12   TOTAL                     $          863,000$        2,888,000$        3,751,000
61.13                                                          APPROPRIATIONS            
61.14                                                      Available for the Year        
61.15                                                          Ending June 30            
61.16                                                       2006              2007      

61.17   Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE             $         158,000$       1,073,000
61.18   This appropriation includes money for the 
61.19   following purposes:
61.20   (a) Invasive species control activities                  118,000           130,000
61.21   (b) Compensation payments for livestock                                           
61.22   depredation and crop damage                               40,000            53,000
61.23   (c) Plant pathology and biological control                                        
61.24   facility operations                                          -0-           190,000
61.25   (d) Grant to Second Harvest Heartland on behalf                                     
61.26   of Minnesota's six Second Harvest food banks                 -0-           200,000
61.27   For the purchase of milk for distribution 
61.28   to Minnesota's food shelves and other 
61.29   charitable organizations that are eligible 
62.1    to receive food from the food banks. This 
62.2    appropriation becomes base-level funding.
62.3    Milk purchased under the grants must be 
62.4    acquired from Minnesota milk processors 
62.5    and based on low-cost bids. The milk 
62.6    must be allocated to each Second Harvest 
62.7    food bank serving Minnesota according 
62.8    to the formula used in the distribution of 
62.9    United States Department of Agriculture 
62.10   commodities under the Emergency Food 
62.11   Assistance Program. Second Harvest 
62.12   Heartland must submit quarterly reports 
62.13   to the commissioner on forms prescribed 
62.14   by the commissioner. The reports must 
62.15   include, but are not limited to, information 
62.16   on the expenditure of money, the amount 
62.17   of milk purchased, and the organizations 
62.18   to which the milk was distributed.  Second 
62.19   Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts 
62.20   or agreements with food banks for shared 
62.21   funding or reimbursement of the direct 
62.22   purchase of milk.  Each food bank receiving 
62.23   money from this appropriation may use up to 
62.24   two percent of the grant for administrative 
62.25   expenses.
62.26   (e) E85 pump installation grants                             -0-           500,000
62.27   For grants to gasoline service station owners 
62.28   who, after the effective date of this section, 
62.29   install pumps in this state for dispensing E85 
62.30   gasoline. The commissioner may reimburse 
62.31   owners of gasoline service stations for up to 
62.32   50 percent of the total cost of installing an 
62.33   E85 pump, including the tank and any related 
62.34   components, up to a maximum of $15,000 
62.35   per E85 pump. The commissioner shall grant 
63.1    priority for E85 pumps installed in areas of 
63.2    the state where gasoline service stations with 
63.3    E85 pumps are not reasonably available to the 
63.4    general public. $75,000 of this appropriation 
63.5    is for grants to organizations that promote 
63.6    the installation of E85 pumps in service 
63.7    stations. This is a onetime appropriation and 
63.8    is available until spent.

63.9    Sec. 3. BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH                           277,000           408,000
63.10   To eliminate bovine tuberculosis from cattle 
63.11   herds in Minnesota. This is a onetime 
63.12   appropriation.

63.13   Sec. 4. NATURAL RESOURCES                                428,000         1,407,000
63.14                           Summary by Fund                        
63.15                                             2006            2007
63.16   General                                 88,000         882,000
63.17   Natural Resources                          -0-         465,000
63.18   Game and Fish                          340,000          60,000
63.19   (a) Bovine tuberculosis surveillance and                                          
63.20   diagnosis                                                 88,000           132,000
63.21   To diminish the risk of disease transmission 
63.22   in domestic livestock. This is a onetime 
63.23   appropriation.
63.24   (b) Prevention and control of harmful invasive                                     
63.25   species                                                      -0-           550,000
63.26   Of this amount, $150,000 is for educational 
63.27   and enforcement efforts with commercial 
63.28   businesses to reduce the risk of introducing 
63.29   harmful invasive species; $150,000 is 
63.30   for reducing the impact of terrestrial 
64.1    invasive species on state recreational and 
64.2    forest lands; $50,000 is for implementing 
64.3    best management practices designed to 
64.4    prevent the spread of invasive species from 
64.5    department field operations; $50,000 is 
64.6    for prevention education and awareness 
64.7    programs; and $150,000 is for grants to local 
64.8    units of government and lake associations 
64.9    to reduce the impacts of aquatic invasive 
64.10   species. This appropriation includes money 
64.11   for the control of curly leaf pondweed in 
64.12   Lake Osakis.
64.13   (c) Minnesota Shooting Sports Education Center               -0-           100,000
64.14   The commissioner may make direct 
64.15   expenditures for the operation of the center 
64.16   or contract with another entity to operate the 
64.17   center. This appropriation is available only 
64.18   to the extent it is matched by at least $1 of 
64.19   nonstate money from gifts or grants for each 
64.20   $2 of state money. This appropriation is 
64.21   added to the agency base of the Department 
64.22   of Natural Resources.
64.23   (d) Canoe routes                                             -0-            65,000
64.24   This appropriation is from the water 
64.25   recreation account in the natural resources 
64.26   fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
64.27   to cooperate with local units of government 
64.28   in marking routes and designating river 
64.29   accesses and campsites under Minnesota 
64.30   Statutes, section 85.32. This is a onetime 
64.31   appropriation and is available until spent.
64.32   (e) Emergency deterrent materials assistance             340,000            60,000
65.1    This appropriation is from the game and fish 
65.2    fund for the emergency deterrent materials 
65.3    assistance program under Minnesota 
65.4    Statutes, section 97A.028, subdivision 3.
65.5    (f) Federal recreation area operation                        -0-           500,000
65.6    $100,000 is from the general fund and 
65.7    $400,000 is from the state parks account 
65.8    in the natural resources fund to operate 
65.9    and maintain the U.S. Army Corps of 
65.10   Engineers recreation sites on Cross Lake, 
65.11   Gull Lake, Sandy Lake, Leech Lake, Lake 
65.12   Pokegama, and Lake Winnibigoshish. This 
65.13   appropriation is contingent upon acceptance 
65.14   of a long-term agreement with the U.S. 
65.15   Army Corps of Engineers. Acceptance may 
65.16   be through a lease arrangement, a transfer 
65.17   of the recreation lands, or other agreement 
65.18   with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The 
65.19   commissioner shall establish fees for these 
65.20   recreation sites as provided in Minnesota 
65.21   Statutes, section 85.052, subdivision 3. The 
65.22   money collected from fees established under 
65.23   this section shall be deposited in the natural 
65.24   resources fund and credited to the state parks 
65.25   account. This is a onetime appropriation and 
65.26   is available until spent.

65.27       Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 35.05, is amended to read:
65.28   35.05 AUTHORITY OF STATE BOARD.
65.29   (a) The state board may quarantine or kill any domestic animal infected with, or 
65.30   which has been exposed to, a contagious or infectious dangerous disease if it is necessary 
65.31   to protect the health of the domestic animals of the state.
65.32   (b) The board may regulate or prohibit the arrival in and departure from the state of 
65.33   infected or exposed animals and, in case of violation of any rule or prohibition, may detain 
66.1    any animal at its owner's expense. The board may regulate or prohibit the importation of 
66.2    domestic animals which, in its opinion, may injure the health of Minnesota livestock.
66.3    (c) When the governor declares an emergency under section 35.0661, the board, 
66.4    through its executive director, may assume control of such resources within the University 
66.5    of Minnesota's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory as necessary to effectively address the 
66.6    disease outbreak. The director of the laboratory and other laboratory personnel must 
66.7    cooperate fully in performing necessary functions related to the outbreak or threatened 
66.8    outbreak.
66.9    (d) Rules adopted by the board under authority of this chapter must be published 
66.10   in the State Register The board may test or require tests of any bovine or cervidae in 
66.11   the state when the board deems it necessary to achieve or maintain bovine tuberculosis 
66.12   accredited free state or zone status under the regulations and laws administered by the 
66.13   United States Department of Agriculture.

66.14       Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 84.0835, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
66.15       Subd. 3. Citation authority. Employees designated by the commissioner under 
66.16   subdivision 1 may issue citations, as specifically authorized under this subdivision, for 
66.17   violations of:
66.18   (1) sections  85.052, subdivision 3 (payment of camping fees in state parks) and,  
66.19   85.45, subdivision 1 (cross-country ski pass), and 85.46 (horse trail pass); 
66.20   (2) rules relating to hours and days of operation, restricted areas, noise, fireworks, 
66.21   environmental protection, fires and refuse, pets, picnicking, camping and dispersed 
66.22   camping, nonmotorized uses, construction of unauthorized permanent trails, mooring of 
66.23   boats, fish cleaning, swimming, storage and abandonment of personal property, structures 
66.24   and stands, animal trespass, state park individual and group motor vehicle permits, 
66.25   licensed motor vehicles, designated roads, and snowmobile operation off trails;
66.26   (3) rules relating to off-highway vehicle registration, display of registration numbers, 
66.27   required equipment, operation restrictions, off-trail use for hunting and trapping, and 
66.28   operation in lakes, rivers, and streams;
66.29   (4) rules relating to off-highway vehicle and snowmobile operation causing damage 
66.30   or in closed areas within the Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest;
66.31   (5) rules relating to parking, snow removal, and damage on state forest roads; and
66.32   (6) rules relating to controlled hunting zones on major wildlife management units.
66.33   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2007.

67.1        Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 85.053, subdivision 2, is 
67.2    amended to read:
67.3        Subd. 2. Requirement. Except as provided in section 85.054, a motor vehicle 
67.4    may not enter a state park, state recreation area, or state wayside over 50 acres in area, 
67.5    without a state park permit issued under this section. Except for vehicles permitted under 
67.6    subdivision subdivisions 7, paragraph (a), clause (2), and 8,  the state park permit must be 
67.7    affixed to the lower right corner windshield of the motor vehicle and must be completely 
67.8    affixed by its own adhesive to the windshield, or the commissioner may, by written order, 
67.9    provide an alternative means to display and validate annual permits.
67.10   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2007.

67.11       Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.053, is amended by adding a subdivision 
67.12   to read:
67.13       Subd. 8. Towed vehicles. The commissioner shall prescribe and issue a temporary 
67.14   permit for a vehicle that enters a park towed by a vehicle used for camping. The temporary 
67.15   permit must be issued with the camping permit and allows the towed vehicle to be driven 
67.16   in state parks until the camping permit expires.
67.17   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2007.

67.18       Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.054, is amended by adding a subdivision 
67.19   to read:
67.20       Subd. 12. Soudan Underground Mine State Park. A state park permit is not 
67.21   required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle entry or parking at the visitor 
67.22   parking area of Soudan Underground Mine State Park.
67.23   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2007.

67.24       Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 85.055, subdivision 1, is 
67.25   amended to read:
67.26       Subdivision 1. Fees. The fee for state park permits for:
67.27   (1) an annual use of state parks is $25;
67.28   (2) a second vehicle state park permit is $18;
67.29   (3) a state park permit valid for one day is $7 $5;
67.30   (4) a daily vehicle state park permit for groups is $5 $3;
67.31   (5) an annual permit for motorcycles is $20;
67.32   (6) an employee's state park permit is without charge; and
68.1    (6) (7) a state park permit for handicapped disabled persons under section  85.053, 
68.2    subdivision 7, clauses (1) and (2), is $12. 
68.3    The fees specified in this subdivision include any sales tax required by state law.
68.4    EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2007.

68.5        Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
68.6        Subdivision 1. Areas marked. The commissioner of natural resources is authorized 
68.7    in cooperation with local units of government and private individuals and groups when 
68.8    feasible to mark canoe and boating routes on the Little Fork, Big Fork, Minnesota, 
68.9    St. Croix, Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, Straight, Des Moines, Crow Wing, 
68.10   St. Louis, Pine, Rum, Kettle, Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre within Swift 
68.11   County, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Whitewater, Chippewa from Benson in Swift County 
68.12   to Montevideo in Chippewa County, Long Prairie, Red River of the North, Sauk, and 
68.13   Crow Rivers which have historic and scenic values and to mark appropriately points of 
68.14   interest, portages, camp sites, and all dams, rapids, waterfalls, whirlpools, and other 
68.15   serious hazards which are dangerous to canoe and watercraft travelers.

68.16       Sec. 12. [85.46] HORSE TRAIL PASS.
68.17       Subdivision 1. Pass in possession. While riding, leading, or driving a horse on 
68.18   horse trails and associated day use areas on state trails, in state parks, in state recreation 
68.19   areas, and in state forests, a person 16 years of age or over shall carry in immediate 
68.20   possession and visibly display on person or horse tack, a valid horse trail pass. The pass 
68.21   must be available for inspection by a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an employee 
68.22   designated under section 84.0835.
68.23       Subd. 2. License agents. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may appoint 
68.24   agents to issue and sell horse trail passes. The commissioner may revoke the appointment 
68.25   of an agent at any time.
68.26   (b) The commissioner may adopt additional rules as provided in section 97A.485, 
68.27   subdivision 11. An agent shall observe all rules adopted by the commissioner for the 
68.28   accounting and handling of passes according to section 97A.485, subdivision 11.
68.29   (c) An agent must promptly deposit and remit all money received from the sale of 
68.30   passes, except issuing fees, to the commissioner.
68.31       Subd. 3. Issuance. The commissioner of natural resources and agents shall issue 
68.32   and sell horse trail passes. The pass shall include the applicant's signature and other 
68.33   information deemed necessary by the commissioner. To be valid, a pass must be signed by 
68.34   the person riding, leading, or driving the horse.
69.1        Subd. 4. Pass fees. (a) The fee for an annual horse trail pass is $20 for an individual 
69.2    16 years of age and over. The fee shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. 
69.3    Annual passes are valid for one year beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
69.4    (b) The fee for a daily horse trail pass is $4 for an individual 16 years of age and 
69.5    over. The fee shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. The daily pass is valid 
69.6    only for the date designated on the pass form.
69.7        Subd. 5. Issuing fee. In addition to the fee for a horse trail pass, an issuing fee of 
69.8    $1 per pass shall be charged. The issuing fee shall be retained by the seller of the pass. 
69.9    Issuing fees for passes sold by the commissioner of natural resources shall be deposited in 
69.10   the state treasury and credited to the horse trail account in the natural resources fund and 
69.11   are appropriated to the commissioner for the operation of the electronic licensing system. 
69.12   A pass shall indicate the amount of the fee that is retained by the seller.
69.13       Subd. 6. Disposition of receipts. Fees collected under this section, except for the 
69.14   issuing fee, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the horse trail account 
69.15   in the natural resources fund. Except for the electronic licensing system commission 
69.16   established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, the fees are 
69.17   appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for trail acquisition, trail and facility 
69.18   development, and maintenance, enforcement, and rehabilitation of horse trails or trails 
69.19   authorized for horse use, whether for riding, leading, or driving, on state trails and in state 
69.20   parks, state recreation areas, and state forests.
69.21       Subd. 7. Duplicate horse trail passes. The commissioner of natural resources and 
69.22   agents shall issue a duplicate pass to a person whose pass is lost or destroyed using the 
69.23   process established under section 97A.405, subdivision 3, and rules adopted thereunder. 
69.24   The fee for a duplicate horse trail pass is $2, with an issuing fee of 50 cents.
69.25   EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective January 1, 2007.

69.26       Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.028, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
69.27       Subd. 3. Emergency deterrent materials assistance. (a) For the purposes of this 
69.28   subdivision, "cooperative damage management agreement" means an agreement between 
69.29   a landowner or tenant and the commissioner that establishes a program for addressing the 
69.30   problem of destruction of the landowner's or tenant's specialty crops or stored forage 
69.31   crops by wild animals, or destruction of agricultural crops by flightless Canada geese.
69.32   (b) A landowner or tenant may apply to the commissioner for emergency deterrent 
69.33   materials assistance in controlling destruction of the landowner's or tenant's specialty 
69.34   crops or stored forage crops by wild animals, or destruction of agricultural crops by 
69.35   flightless Canada geese. Subject to the availability of money appropriated for this purpose, 
70.1    the commissioner shall provide suitable deterrent materials when the commissioner 
70.2    determines that:
70.3    (1) immediate action is necessary to prevent significant damage from continuing 
70.4    or to prevent the spread of disease in wild animals; and
70.5    (2) a cooperative damage management agreement cannot be implemented 
70.6    immediately.
70.7    (c) A person may receive emergency deterrent materials assistance under this 
70.8    subdivision more than once, but the cumulative total value of deterrent materials provided 
70.9    to a person, or for use on a parcel, may not exceed $3,000 for specialty crops or measures 
70.10   to prevent the spread of disease in wild animals in animal disease quarantine areas 
70.11   established by the Board of Animal Health, or $750 for protecting stored forage crops, 
70.12   or $500 for agricultural crops damaged by flightless Canada geese. If a person is a 
70.13   co-owner or cotenant with respect to the specialty crops for which the deterrent materials 
70.14   are provided, the deterrent materials are deemed to be "provided" to the person for the 
70.15   purposes of this paragraph.
70.16   (d) As a condition of receiving emergency deterrent materials assistance under this 
70.17   subdivision, a landowner or tenant shall enter into a cooperative damage management 
70.18   agreement with the commissioner. Deterrent materials provided by the commissioner may 
70.19   include repellents, fencing materials, or other materials recommended in the agreement 
70.20   to alleviate the damage problem. If requested by a landowner or tenant, any fencing 
70.21   materials provided must be capable of providing long-term protection of specialty crops. 
70.22   A landowner or tenant who receives emergency deterrent materials assistance under 
70.23   this subdivision shall comply with the terms of the cooperative damage management 
70.24   agreement.

70.25       Sec. 14. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 3, subdivision 2, 
70.26   is amended to read:
70.27     Subd. 2. Land and Mineral Resources        
70.28   Management                                   
70.29                8,903,000             8,675,000
70.30                           Summary by Fund                        
70.31   General                              5,498,000       5,248,000
70.32   Natural Resources                    2,222,000       2,222,000
71.1    Game and Fish                          983,000       1,005,000
71.2    Permanent School                       200,000         200,000
71.3    $275,000 the first year and $275,000  the 
71.4    second year are for iron ore  cooperative 
71.5    research, of which $137,500  the first year 
71.6    and $137,500 the second  year are available 
71.7    only as matched by  $1 of nonstate money for 
71.8    each $1 of  state money.  The match may be 
71.9    cash or  in-kind.  
71.10   $86,000 the first year and $86,000 the  
71.11   second year are for minerals  cooperative 
71.12   environmental research, of  which $43,000 
71.13   the first year and  $43,000 the second year are 
71.14   available  only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
71.15   money  for each $1 of state money.  The 
71.16   match  may be cash or in-kind.  
71.17   $2,046,000 the first year and  $2,046,000 
71.18   the second year are from the  minerals 
71.19   management account in the  natural resources 
71.20   fund for only the  purposes specified in 
71.21   new Minnesota  Statutes, section 93.2236, 
71.22   paragraph  (c).  Of this amount, $1,526,000 
71.23   the  first year and $1,526,000 the second  
71.24   year are for mineral resource  management, 
71.25   $420,000 the first year and  $420,000 the 
71.26   second year are for  projects to enhance future 
71.27   income and  promote new opportunities, 
71.28   including  value-added iron products, 
71.29   geological  mapping, and mercury research, 
71.30   and  $100,000 the first year and $100,000  the 
71.31   second year are for environmental  review and 
71.32   the processing of permits  for mining projects 
71.33   that involve  state-owned mineral rights.  The  
71.34   appropriation is from the revenue  deposited 
72.1    in the minerals management  account 
72.2    under Minnesota Statutes,  section 93.22, 
72.3    subdivision 1, paragraph  (b).  $100,000 each 
72.4    year is a onetime  appropriation.  
72.5    $150,000 the first year and $150,000  
72.6    the second year are from the state  forest 
72.7    suspense account in the  permanent school 
72.8    fund to accelerate  land exchanges, land 
72.9    sales, and  commercial leasing of school 
72.10   trust  lands.  This appropriation is to be  used 
72.11   toward meeting the provisions of  Minnesota 
72.12   Statutes, section 92.121, to  exchange school 
72.13   trust lands or put  alternatives in effect when 
72.14   management  practices have diminished 
72.15   or prohibited  revenue generation, and the 
72.16   direction  of Minnesota Statutes, section 
72.17   127A.31,  to secure maximum long-term 
72.18   economic  return from the school trust lands  
72.19   consistent with fiduciary  responsibilities and 
72.20   sound natural  resources conservation and 
72.21   management  principles.  
72.22   $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the  second 
72.23   year are from the state forest  suspense 
72.24   account in the permanent  school fund to 
72.25   identify, evaluate, and  lease construction 
72.26   aggregate located on  school trust lands.  
72.27   $250,000 the first year is for a grant  to 
72.28   the Board of Regents of the  University of 
72.29   Minnesota to drill a  5,000 foot core sampling 
72.30   bore hole at  the Tower-Soudan mine complex 
72.31   in  support of a National Science  Foundation 
72.32   grant building renovations at the International 
72.33   Wolf Center.  This is a onetime  appropriation 
72.34   and is available until June 30, 2007.  
72.35    

73.1        Sec. 15. EFFECTIVE DATE.
73.2    Unless otherwise specified, this article is effective the day following final enactment.

73.3                                           ARTICLE 12
73.4                                       CLEAN WATER LEGACY

73.5    Section 1. CLEAN WATER LEGACY APPROPRIATIONS.                                       
73.6    The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are appropriated 
73.7    from the general fund to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article.  Unless 
73.8    otherwise specified, the appropriations in this article are available for the fiscal year 
73.9    ending June 30, 2007. Appropriations in this article that are encumbered under contract, 
73.10   including grant contracts, on or before June 30, 2007, are available until June 30, 2009. 
73.11   All the appropriations in this article are onetime appropriations.
73.12   Notwithstanding any other law enacted during the 2006 regular legislative session, 
73.13   the maximum total general fund appropriation authorized for the purposes of this article 
73.14   under all laws enacted during the 2006 regular legislative session is $20,000,000. Any 
73.15   amounts appropriated from the general fund in any other law enacted during the 2006 
73.16   regular legislative session that would cause the general fund appropriations to exceed 
73.17   $20,000,000 are canceled.
73.18   The appropriations in this article must be used to protect, restore, and preserve 
73.19   the quality of Minnesota's surface waters. Allowable activities include surface water 
73.20   assessments, program activities that target identified impairments, and development of 
73.21   total maximum daily load studies (TMDL's) as required by section 303(d) of the federal 
73.22   Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section 1313(d), and applicable federal 
73.23   regulations.
73.24                                     SUMMARY BY FUND                                   
73.25                                                       2007             TOTAL     
73.26   General                                     $       20,000,000$       20,000,000
73.27                                                          APPROPRIATIONS            
73.28                                                      Available for the Year        
73.29                                                          Ending June 30            
73.30                                                                         2007      

73.31   Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY                                $       5,030,000
74.1    This appropriation may be spent for the 
74.2    following purposes:
74.3    (a) Statewide assessment of surface water                                         
74.4    quality and trends                                                       1,860,000
74.5    Up to $1,010,000 is available for grants or 
74.6    contracts to support citizen monitoring of 
74.7    surface waters.
74.8    (b) Develop TMDL's and TMDL                                                       
74.9    implementation plans for waters listed                                            
74.10   on the United States Environmental Protection                                     
74.11   Agency approved 2004 impaired waters list                                3,170,000
74.12   Up to $1,740,000 is available for grants or 
74.13   contracts to develop TMDL's.

74.14   Sec. 3. PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY                                      4,310,000
74.15   This appropriation may be spent for the 
74.16   following purposes and is available until 
74.17   spent:
74.18   (a) Phosphorus reduction grants                                          2,000,000
74.19   This appropriation is for phosphorus 
74.20   reduction grants up to a maximum of 
74.21   $500,000 per project.
74.22   (b) Small community wastewater treatment                                          
74.23   loans and grants                                                         1,000,000
74.24   (c) Wastewater, storm water, and TMDL grants                             1,310,000
74.25   To the water pollution control revolving fund 
74.26   under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07, 
74.27   for wastewater treatment and storm water 
74.28   projects and for total maximum daily load 
74.29   grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
74.30   446A.073.

75.1    Sec. 4. AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT                                           2,600,000
75.2    This appropriation may be spent for the 
75.3    following purposes:
75.4    (a) Agricultural best management practices loan                                     
75.5    program                                                                  1,400,000
75.6    For loans to producers and rural landowners. 
75.7    This appropriation is available until spent. 
75.8    $1,200,000 is available for pass-through 
75.9    to local governments and lenders for 
75.10   low-interest loans.
75.11   (b) Technical assistance                                                   800,000
75.12   To expand technical assistance to producers 
75.13   and conservation professionals on nutrient 
75.14   and pasture management, target practices to 
75.15   sources of water impairments, coordinate 
75.16   federal and state farm conservation programs 
75.17   to fully utilize federal conservation funds, 
75.18   and expand conservation planning assistance 
75.19   for producers.
75.20   $210,000 is available for grants or contracts 
75.21   to develop nutrient and conservation 
75.22   planning assistance information materials.
75.23   (c) Research, evaluation, and effectiveness                                       
75.24   monitoring of agricultural practices in restoring                                     
75.25   impaired waters                                                            400,000

75.26   Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL                                                   
75.27   RESOURCES                                                                5,930,000
75.28   All of the money appropriated in this section 
75.29   as grants to local governments shall be 
75.30   administered through the Board of Water 
75.31   and Soil Resources' local water resources 
76.1    protection and management program under 
76.2    Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.
76.3    This appropriation may be spent for the 
76.4    following purposes:
76.5    (a) Targeted nonpoint restoration cost-share and                                     
76.6    incentive payments                                                       1,500,000
76.7    Up to $1,400,000 is available for grants.
76.8    (b) Targeted nonpoint restoration technical,                                      
76.9    compliance, and engineering assistance                                            
76.10   activities                                                               2,000,000
76.11   Up to $1,900,000 is available for grants.
76.12   (c) Reporting and evaluation of applied soil and                                     
76.13   water conservation practices                                               200,000
76.14   (d) Grants to implement county individual                                         
76.15   sewage treatment system programs                                           730,000
76.16   (e) Grants to support local nonpoint source                                       
76.17   protection activities related to lake and river                                     
76.18   protection and management                                                1,500,000

76.19   Sec. 6. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL                                                     
76.20   RESOURCES                                                                2,130,000
76.21   This appropriation may be spent for the 
76.22   following purposes:
76.23   (a) Statewide assessment of surface water                                         
76.24   quality and trends                                                         280,000
76.25   (b) Acquire high priority, sensitive riparian                                     
76.26   lands                                                                    1,000,000
77.1    (c) Forest stewardship planning and                                               
77.2    implementation; research, evaluation, and                                         
77.3    monitoring; and technical assistance to local                                     
77.4    units of government                                                        850,000

77.5                                           ARTICLE 13
77.6                                      ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

77.7        Section 1. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
77.8    The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are added to the 
77.9    appropriations in Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, or other law to the 
77.10   agencies and for the purposes specified in this article.  The appropriations are from the 
77.11   general fund or another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for 
77.12   each purpose. The figures "2006" and "2007" used in this article mean that the addition 
77.13   to the appropriation listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
77.14   2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2006. "The second 
77.15   year" is fiscal year 2007. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2006 and 2007.  Supplementary 
77.16   appropriations and reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, 
77.17   are effective the day following final enactment.
77.18                                     SUMMARY BY FUND                                   
77.19                                     2006             2007             TOTAL     
77.20   General                   $        1,750,000$        3,050,000$        4,800,000
77.21   Special Revenue                                        300,000           300,000
77.22   Workforce Development              1,920,000         2,620,000         4,540,000
77.23   Petroleum Tank Cleanup               450,000           450,000           900,000
77.24   Telecommunications                                                              
77.25   Access                                                 240,000           240,000
77.26   TOTAL                     $        4,120,000$        6,660,000$       10,780,000
77.27                                                          APPROPRIATIONS            
77.28                                                      Available for the Year        
77.29                                                          Ending June 30            
77.30                                                       2006              2007      

78.1    Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT                                                  
78.2    AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT                                                          
78.3    Subdivision 1.Total appropriation             $       1,920,000$       5,420,000
78.4    This appropriation includes money for the 
78.5    purposes in subdivisions 2 to 9.
78.6    Subd. 2.Business and community                                                    
78.7    development                                                                500,000
78.8    For a grant to BioBusiness Alliance 
78.9    of Minnesota for bioscience business 
78.10   development programs that will work to grow 
78.11   and create bioscience jobs in this state and 
78.12   position Minnesota as a global biobusiness 
78.13   leader. An annual report on the expenditure 
78.14   of the appropriation must be submitted to 
78.15   the senate Environment, Agriculture, and 
78.16   Economic Development Budget Division, 
78.17   and the house of representatives Jobs and 
78.18   Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance 
78.19   Committee by June 30 of each fiscal year 
78.20   until the appropriation is expended. The 
78.21   report must include the impact, if available, 
78.22   of the subsidy on reducing consumer costs of 
78.23   bioengineered products, and the jobs created, 
78.24   including wages and benefits. This is a 
78.25   onetime appropriation.
78.26   Subd.  3.Biotech partnership                                             2,000,000
78.27   For direct and indirect expenses of the 
78.28   collaborative research partnership between 
78.29   the University of Minnesota and the Mayo 
78.30   Foundation for research in biotechnology 
78.31   and medical genomics. This is a onetime 
78.32   appropriation. An annual report on the 
78.33   expenditure of this appropriation must be 
79.1    submitted to the governor and the chairs 
79.2    of the senate Higher Education Budget 
79.3    Division, the house of representatives 
79.4    Higher Education Finance Committee, 
79.5    the senate Environment, Agriculture, and 
79.6    Economic Development Budget Division, 
79.7    and the house of representatives Jobs and 
79.8    Economic Opportunity Policy and Finance 
79.9    Committee by June 30 of each fiscal year 
79.10   until the appropriation is expended. The 
79.11   report must include the impact, if available, 
79.12   of the subsidy on reducing consumer costs 
79.13   of bioengineered products and the jobs 
79.14   created, including wages and benefits. This 
79.15   appropriation is available until expended.
79.16   Subd.  4.Programs for persons with                                                
79.17   developmental and mental disabilities                                      150,000
79.18   For a grant to Advocating Change Together. 
79.19   The grant must be used to provide training, 
79.20   technical assistance, and resource materials 
79.21   to persons with developmental and mental 
79.22   health disabilities. This appropriation 
79.23   becomes part of the base appropriation 
79.24   for the Department of Employment and 
79.25   Economic Development.
79.26   Subd.  5.Wastewater treatment                                              100,000
79.27   For a grant to the city of Cedar Mills for costs 
79.28   it incurred in construction of a wastewater 
79.29   treatment system for 28 properties. The 
79.30   city must use the money to reduce its 
79.31   indebtedness for additional costs of the 
79.32   system that was not part of the originally 
79.33   planned project and resulted in excessive 
80.1    costs to homeowners. This is a onetime 
80.2    appropriation.
80.3    Subd.  6.Pilot workforce program                                           250,000
80.4    This appropriation is from the workforce 
80.5    development fund for grants to the West 
80.6    Central Initiative in Fergus Falls. These 
80.7    grants must be used to implement and operate 
80.8    Northern Connections, a pilot workforce 
80.9    program that provides one-stop supportive 
80.10   services to assist individuals as they transition 
80.11   into the workforce. This appropriation is 
80.12   available to the extent matched by $1 of 
80.13   nonstate money for each $1 of state money. 
80.14   This is a onetime appropriation.
80.15   Subd.  7.Summer youth employment                       1,920,000         1,920,000
80.16   This appropriation is from the workforce 
80.17   development fund for grants to fund summer 
80.18   youth employment in Minneapolis. The 
80.19   grants shall be used to fund up to 500 jobs for 
80.20   youth each summer. Of this appropriation, 
80.21   $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
80.22   second year are for a grant to the learn-to-earn 
80.23   summer youth employment program. The 
80.24   commissioner shall establish criteria for 
80.25   awarding the grants. This appropriation is 
80.26   available in either year of the biennium and 
80.27   is available until spent.
80.28   Subd.  8.Veterans' memorial                                                 50,000
80.29   For a grant to the city of Worthington for 
80.30   the construction of a veterans' memorial in 
80.31   Freedom Veterans' Memorial Park. This 
80.32   appropriation is contingent upon the receipt 
81.1    of local matching money on a $1 to $1 basis. 
81.2    This is a onetime appropriation.
81.3    Subd.  9.Workforce partnership                                             450,000
81.4    This appropriation is from the workforce 
81.5    development fund for a pilot project to 
81.6    encourage the licensure in Minnesota of 
81.7    foreign-trained health care professionals, 
81.8    including physicians, nurses, dentists, 
81.9    pharmacists, veterinarians, and other allied 
81.10   health care professionals. The commissioner 
81.11   must work with local workforce boards to 
81.12   award grants to foreign-trained health care 
81.13   professionals that are sufficient to cover the 
81.14   actual costs of taking a course intended to 
81.15   prepare health care professionals for required 
81.16   licensing examinations and the fee for taking 
81.17   required licensing examinations.  When 
81.18   awarding grants, the commissioner must 
81.19   consider whether the recipient's training 
81.20   involves a medical specialty that is in demand 
81.21   in one or more Minnesota communities. The 
81.22   commissioner also must establish additional 
81.23   criteria for the award of grants. The program 
81.24   will begin on July 1, 2006, and end on June 
81.25   30, 2007. The commissioner must submit a 
81.26   report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot 
81.27   program to the legislative committees with 
81.28   jurisdiction over employment by October 1, 
81.29   2007. This is a onetime appropriation.

81.30   Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                           450,000           450,000
81.31   Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
81.32   115C.09, subdivision 2a, this appropriation 
81.33   is from the petroleum tank release cleanup 
81.34   fund for costs reimbursable under Minnesota 
82.1    Statutes, section 115C.09, that were incurred 
82.2    before January 1, 2004.

82.3    Sec. 4. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY                                             300,000
82.4    This appropriation is from the real estate 
82.5    education, research, and recovery fund 
82.6    under Minnesota Statutes, section 82.43, for 
82.7    mortgage foreclosure prevention under the 
82.8    homeownership education, counseling, and 
82.9    training program under Minnesota Statutes, 
82.10   section 462A.209.

82.11   Sec. 5. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN                                                       
82.12   SERVICES                                                                   240,000
82.13   This appropriation is from the 
82.14   telecommunications access Minnesota fund 
82.15   under Minnesota Statutes, section 237.52, 
82.16   to supplement the ongoing operational 
82.17   expenses of the Commission Serving 
82.18   Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing People. This 
82.19   appropriation shall become part of base level 
82.20   funding for the commission for the biennium 
82.21   beginning July 1, 2007.

82.22   Sec. 6. BOXING COMMISSION                                                   50,000
82.23   To operate and administer the commission. 
82.24   This appropriation is the annual base for 
82.25   future years. This appropriation is contingent 
82.26   upon enactment of new Minnesota Statutes, 
82.27   sections 341.21 to 341.37.

82.28   Sec. 7. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM                      1,750,000                  
82.29   For a grant to the Minnesota Film and 
82.30   TV Board for reimbursements of up to 15 
83.1    percent of film production costs incurred in 
83.2    Minnesota, under Minnesota Statutes, section 
83.3    116J.543. This appropriation is available for 
83.4    films that begin filming on or after May 1, 
83.5    2006, and is available until June 30, 2007.

83.6    Sec. 8. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL                                                      
83.7    SOCIETY                                                                    200,000
83.8    For a grant to the Minnesota Agricultural 
83.9    Interpretive Center in Waseca to equip and 
83.10   restore current sites and exhibits.

83.11       Sec. 9. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 3, section 2, subdivision 4, 
83.12   is amended to read:
83.13    
83.14   Subd. 4.Workforce Services                            27,960,000        28,160,000
83.15                           Summary by Fund                        
83.16   General                             20,165,000      20,165,000
83.17   Workforce  Development               7,795,000       7,995,000
83.18   $4,864,000 the first year and  $4,864,000 the 
83.19   second year are from the  general fund and 
83.20   $7,420,000 the first  year and $7,420,000 
83.21   the second year are  from the workforce 
83.22   development fund for  extended employment 
83.23   services for  persons with severe disabilities 
83.24   or  related conditions under Minnesota  
83.25   Statutes, section 268A.15.  Of the  amount 
83.26   from the workforce development  fund, 
83.27   $500,000 each year is onetime.  
83.28   $1,690,000 the first year and  $1,690,000 
83.29   the second year are from the  general 
83.30   fund for grants under Minnesota  Statutes, 
83.31   section 268A.11, for the  eight centers for 
84.1    independent living.  Money not expended the 
84.2    first year is  available the second year.  
84.3    $150,000 the first year and $150,000  the 
84.4    second year are from the general  fund 
84.5    and $175,000 the first year and  $175,000 
84.6    the second year are from the  workforce 
84.7    development fund for grants  under Minnesota 
84.8    Statutes, section  268A.03, to Rise, Inc. 
84.9    for the  Minnesota Employment Center for 
84.10   People  Who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing.  
84.11   Money  not expended the first year is  available 
84.12   the second year. Of the  amount from the 
84.13   workforce development  fund, $150,000 each 
84.14   year is onetime added to the budget base.  
84.15   $1,000,000 the first year and  $1,000,000 
84.16   the second year are from the  general fund 
84.17   and $200,000 the first  year and $400,000 
84.18   the second year are  from the workforce 
84.19   development fund for  grants for programs 
84.20   that provide  employment support services to 
84.21   persons  with mental illness under Minnesota  
84.22   Statutes, sections 268A.13 and  268A.14.  
84.23   Up to $77,000 each year may  be used 
84.24   for administrative and salary  expenses.  
84.25   The appropriation from the  workforce 
84.26   development fund is onetime.  
84.27   $4,940,000 the first year and  $4,940,000 the 
84.28   second year are from the  general fund for 
84.29   state services for the  blind activities.  
84.30   $7,521,000 the first year and  $7,521,000 the 
84.31   second year are from the  general fund for the 
84.32   state's vocational  rehabilitation program for 
84.33   people with  significant disabilities to assist 
84.34   with  employment, under Minnesota Statutes,  
84.35   chapter 268A.  
85.1    On or after July 1, 2005, the  commissioner 
85.2    of finance shall cancel  the unencumbered 
85.3    balance in the  contaminated site cleanup and  
85.4    development account to the unrestricted  fund 
85.5    balance in the general fund.  

85.6        Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.543, is amended to read:
85.7    116J.543 FILM PRODUCTION JOBS PROGRAM.
85.8    (a) The film production jobs program is created. The program shall be operated 
85.9    by the Minnesota Film and TV Board with administrative oversight and control by the 
85.10   commissioner of employment and economic development. The program shall make 
85.11   payment to producers of long-form and narrative film productions feature films, national 
85.12   television programs, documentaries, music videos, and commercials  that directly create 
85.13   new film jobs in Minnesota. To be eligible for a payment, a producer must submit 
85.14   documentation to the Minnesota Film and TV Board of expenditures for wages for work 
85.15   on new film production jobs in Minnesota by resident Minnesotans. The film jobs include 
85.16   work such as technical crews, acting talent, set construction, soundstage or equipment 
85.17   rental, local postproduction film processing, and other film production jobs production 
85.18   costs incurred in Minnesota that are directly attributable to the production in Minnesota of 
85.19   a film product.
85.20   The Minnesota Film and TV Board must shall make recommendations to the 
85.21   commissioner about program payment, but the recommendations are not binding and 
85.22   the commissioner has the authority to make the final determination on payments. The 
85.23   commissioner's determination must be based on the amount of wages documented to the 
85.24   Film Board and the likelihood that the payment will lead to further documentable wage 
85.25   payments. Payment may not exceed $100,000 for a single long-form and narrative film 
85.26   proper documentation of eligible production costs submitted for payments. No more than 
85.27   five percent of the funds appropriated for the program in any year may be expended for 
85.28   administration. Individual feature film projects shooting on or after January 1, 1997, will 
85.29   be eligible for fund allocations.
85.30   (b) For the purposes of this section:
85.31   (1) "production costs" means the cost of the following:
85.32   (i) a story and scenario to be used for a film;
85.33   (ii) salaries of talent, management, and labor, including payments to personal 
85.34   services corporations for the services of a performing artist;
85.35   (iii) set construction and operations, wardrobe, accessories, and related services;
86.1    (iv) photography, sound synchronization, lighting, and related services;
86.2    (v) editing and related services;
86.3    (vi) rental of facilities and equipment; or
86.4    (vii) other direct costs of producing the film in accordance with generally accepted 
86.5    entertainment industry practice; and
86.6    (2) "film" means a movie, television show, documentary, music video, or television 
86.7    commercial, whether on film or video. Film does not include news, current events, public 
86.8    programming, or a program that includes weather or market reports; a talk show; a 
86.9    production with respect to a questionnaire or contest; a sports event or sports activity; a 
86.10   gala presentation or awards show; a finished production that solicits funds; or a production 
86.11   for which the production company is required under United States Code, title 18, section 
86.12   2257, to maintain records with respect to a performer portrayed in a single-media or 
86.13   multimedia program.

86.14       Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 116J.551, subdivision 1, is 
86.15   amended to read:
86.16       Subdivision 1. Grant account. A contaminated site cleanup and development grant 
86.17   account is created in the general fund. Money in the account may be used, as appropriated 
86.18   by law, to make grants as provided in section 116J.554 and to pay for the commissioner's 
86.19   costs in reviewing applications and making grants. Notwithstanding section 16A.28, 
86.20   money appropriated to the account is available for four years grant money appropriated 
86.21   for this program, from any source, is available until spent.

86.22       Sec. 12. [116J.656] SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO FEDERAL RESEARCH 
86.23   FUNDS.
86.24   (a) The commissioner shall assist small businesses to access federal money through 
86.25   the federal Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business 
86.26   Technology Transfer program. In providing this assistance, the commissioner shall 
86.27   maintain connections to eligible federal programs, assess specific funding opportunities, 
86.28   review funding proposals, provide referrals to specific consulting services, and hold 
86.29   training workshops throughout the state. 
86.30   (b) Unless prohibited by federal law, the commissioner must implement fees for 
86.31   services that help companies seek federal Phase II Small Business Innovation Research 
86.32   grants. The fees must be deposited in a special revenue account and are annually 
86.33   appropriated to the commissioner for the Small Business Innovation Research and Small 
86.34   Business Technology Transfer programs.

87.1        Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.105, is amended to read:
87.2    326.105 FEES.
87.3    The fee for licensure or renewal of licensure as an architect, professional engineer, 
87.4    land surveyor, landscape architect, or geoscience professional is $120 per biennium. 
87.5    The fee for certification as a certified interior designer or for renewal of the certificate 
87.6    is $120 per biennium. The fee for an architect applying for original certification as a 
87.7    certified interior designer is $50 per biennium. The initial license or certification fee for 
87.8    all professions is $120. The renewal fee shall be paid biennially on or before June 30 of 
87.9    each even-numbered year. The renewal fee, when paid by mail, is not timely paid unless it 
87.10   is postmarked on or before June 30 of each even-numbered year. The application fee is 
87.11   $25 for in-training applicants and $75 for professional license applicants.
87.12   The fee for monitoring licensing examinations for applicants is $25, payable by 
87.13   the applicant.

87.14       Sec. 14. [341.21] DEFINITIONS.
87.15       Subdivision 1. Applicability. The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
87.16       Subd. 2. Boxing. "Boxing" means the act of attack and defense with the fists, using 
87.17   padded gloves, that is practiced as a sport under the rules of the World Boxing Association, 
87.18   the World Boxing Council, the International Boxing Federation, or equivalent. Where 
87.19   applicable, boxing includes tough man contests.
87.20       Subd. 3. Commission. "Commission" means the Minnesota Boxing Commission.
87.21       Subd. 4. Contest. "Contest" means any boxing  contest, match, or exhibition.
87.22       Subd. 5. Professional. "Professional" means any person who competes for any 
87.23   money prize or a prize that exceeds the value of $50 or teaches, pursues, or assists in the 
87.24   practice of boxing  as a means of obtaining a livelihood or pecuniary gain.
87.25       Subd. 6. Director. "Director" means the executive director of the commission.
87.26       Subd. 7. Tough man contest. "Tough man contest" means any boxing match 
87.27   consisting of one-minute rounds between two or more persons who use their hands, 
87.28   wearing padded gloves that weigh not less than 12 ounces, or their feet, or both, in any 
87.29   manner. Tough man contest does not include kick boxing or any recognized martial arts 
87.30   competition.

87.31       Sec. 15. [341.22] BOXING COMMISSION.
87.32   There is created the Minnesota Boxing Commission consisting of seven members 
87.33   who are citizens of this state. Three members of the commission must be retired judges 
87.34   of the Minnesota district court, Minnesota Court of Appeals, Minnesota Supreme Court, 
88.1    the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, or the Eighth Circuit Court 
88.2    of Appeals; two members must be licensed medical doctors; and two members must 
88.3    be boxers. No member may fulfill more than one of these requirements at the same 
88.4    time. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of 
88.5    membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements must be as provided 
88.6    in sections 214.07 to 214.09. The provision of staff, administrative services, and office 
88.7    space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of fees; and other provisions 
88.8    relating to commission operations must be as provided in chapter 214.

88.9        Sec. 16. [341.23] LIMITATIONS.
88.10   No member of the Boxing Commission may directly or indirectly promote a boxing 
88.11   contest, or directly or indirectly engage in the managing of a boxer, or have an interest in 
88.12   any manner in the proceeds from a boxing contest.

88.13       Sec. 17. [341.24] EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
88.14   The commission may appoint, and at its pleasure remove, an executive director and 
88.15   prescribe the powers and duties of the office. The executive director is not a member of 
88.16   the commission. The commission may employ personnel necessary to the performance of 
88.17   its duties.

88.18       Sec. 18. [341.25] RULES.
88.19   (a) The commission may adopt rules that include standards for the physical 
88.20   examination and condition of boxers and referees.
88.21   (b) The commission may adopt other rules necessary to carry out the purposes of 
88.22   this chapter, including, but not limited to, the conduct of boxing exhibitions, bouts, fights, 
88.23   and their manner, supervision, time, and place.

88.24       Sec. 19. [341.26] MEETINGS.
88.25   The commission shall hold a regular meeting quarterly and may hold special 
88.26   meetings. Except as otherwise provided in law, all meetings of the commission must be 
88.27   open to the public and reasonable notice of the meetings must be given under chapter 13D.

88.28       Sec. 20. [341.27] COMMISSION DUTIES.
88.29   The commission shall:
88.30   (1) issue, deny, renew, suspend, or revoke licenses;
89.1    (2) make and maintain records of its acts and proceedings including the issuance, 
89.2    denial, renewal, suspension, or revocation of licenses;
89.3    (3) keep public records of the commission open to inspection at all reasonable times;
89.4    (4) assist the director in the development of rules to be implemented under this 
89.5    chapter; and
89.6    (5) conform to the rules adopted under this chapter.

89.7        Sec. 21. [341.28] REGULATION OF BOXING  CONTESTS.
89.8        Subdivision 1. Regulatory authority; boxing. All boxing contests are subject to 
89.9    this chapter. Every contestant in a boxing contest shall wear padded gloves that weigh at 
89.10   least eight ounces. The commission shall, for every boxing contest:
89.11   (1) direct a commission member to be present; and
89.12   (2) direct the attending commission member to make a written report of the contest.
89.13   All boxing contests must be conducted according to the provisions of this chapter.
89.14       Subd. 2. Regulatory authority; tough man contests. All tough man contests, 
89.15   including amateur tough man contests, are subject to this chapter. Every contestant in a 
89.16   tough man contest shall wear padded gloves that weigh at least 12 ounces.

89.17       Sec. 22. [341.29] JURISDICTION OF COMMISSION.
89.18   The commission shall:
89.19   (1) have sole direction, supervision, regulation, control, and jurisdiction over all 
89.20   boxing contests and tough man contests held within this state unless a contest is exempt 
89.21   from the application of this chapter under federal law;
89.22   (2) have sole control, authority, and jurisdiction over all licenses required by this 
89.23   chapter; and 
89.24   (3) grant a license to an applicant if, in the judgment of the commission, the financial 
89.25   responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are consistent 
89.26   with the public interest, convenience, or necessity and the best interests of boxing and 
89.27   conforms with this chapter and the commission's rules.

89.28       Sec. 23. [341.30] LICENSURE; PERSONS REQUIRED TO OBTAIN 
89.29   LICENSES; REQUIREMENTS; BACKGROUND INFORMATION; FEE; BOND.
89.30       Subdivision 1. Licensure; individuals. All referees, judges, matchmakers, 
89.31   promoters, trainers, ring announcers, timekeepers, ringside physicians, boxers, boxers' 
89.32   managers, and boxers' seconds are required to be licensed by the commission. The 
90.1    commission shall not permit any of these persons to participate in the holding or conduct 
90.2    of any boxing contest unless the commission has first issued the person a license.
90.3        Subd. 2. Entity licensure. Before participating in the holding or conduct of any 
90.4    boxing  contest, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other business 
90.5    entity organized and existing under law, its officers and directors, and any person holding 
90.6    25 percent or more of the ownership of the corporation shall obtain a license from the 
90.7    commission and must be authorized to do business under the laws of this state.
90.8        Subd. 3. Background investigation. The commission shall require referees, judges, 
90.9    matchmakers, promoters, boxers, and  managers to furnish fingerprints and background 
90.10   information under commission rules before licensure. The commission shall charge a fee 
90.11   for receiving fingerprints and background information in an amount determined by the 
90.12   commission. The commission may require referees, judges, matchmakers, promoters, 
90.13   boxers, and  managers to furnish fingerprints and background information before 
90.14   license renewal. The fee may include a reasonable charge for expenses incurred by the 
90.15   commission or the Department of Public Safety. For this purpose, the commission and the 
90.16   Department of Public Safety may enter into an interagency agreement.
90.17       Subd. 4. Prelicensure requirements. (a) Before the commission issues a license to 
90.18   a promoter, matchmaker, corporation, or other business entity, the applicant shall:
90.19   (1) provide the commission with a copy of any agreement between a contestant and 
90.20   the applicant that binds the applicant to pay the contestant a certain fixed fee or percentage 
90.21   of the gate receipts;
90.22   (2) show on the application the owner or owners of the applicant entity and the 
90.23   percentage of interest held by each owner holding a 25 percent or more interest in the 
90.24   applicant;
90.25   (3) provide the commission with a copy of the latest financial statement of the 
90.26   entity; and
90.27   (4) provide the commission with a copy or other proof acceptable to the commission 
90.28   of the insurance contract or policy required by this chapter.
90.29   (b) Before the commission issues a license to a promoter, the applicant shall deposit 
90.30   with the commission a cash bond or surety bond in an amount set by the commission. 
90.31   The bond shall be executed in favor of this state and shall be conditioned on the faithful 
90.32   performance by the promoter of the promoter's obligations under this chapter and the 
90.33   rules adopted under it.
90.34   (c) Before the commission issues a license to a boxer, the applicant shall submit to the 
90.35   commission the results of a current medical examination on forms furnished or approved 
90.36   by the commission. The medical examination must include an ophthalmological and 
91.1    neurological examination. The ophthalmological examination must be designed to detect 
91.2    any retinal defects or other damage or condition of the eye that could be aggravated by 
91.3    boxing. The neurological examination must include an electroencephalogram or medically 
91.4    superior test if the boxer  has been knocked unconscious in a previous boxing or other 
91.5    athletic competition. The commission may also order an electroencephalogram or other 
91.6    appropriate neurological or physical examination before any contest, match, or exhibition 
91.7    if it determines that the examination is desirable to protect the health of the boxer.

91.8        Sec. 24. [341.31] SIMULCAST LICENSES.
91.9    The commission shall issue a license to a person or organization holding, showing, or 
91.10   exhibiting a simultaneous telecast of any live, current, or spontaneous boxing or sparring 
91.11   match  on a closed circuit telecast or subscription television program viewed within the 
91.12   state, whether originating in this state or elsewhere, and for which a charge is made. Each 
91.13   person or organization shall apply for such a license in advance of each showing. No 
91.14   showing may be licensed unless the person or organization applying for the license: 
91.15   (1) certifies that the match is subject to the jurisdiction and regulation of a boxing or 
91.16   athletic regulatory authority in another state or country; 
91.17   (2) certifies the match is in compliance with the requirements of the authority; 
91.18   (3) identifies the authority; and 
91.19   (4) provides any information the commission may require.

91.20       Sec. 25. [341.32] LICENSE FEES; EXPIRATION; RENEWAL.
91.21       Subdivision 1. Annual licensure. The commission may establish and issue annual 
91.22   licenses subject to the collection of advance fees by the commission for promoters, 
91.23   matchmakers, managers, judges, referees, ring announcers, ringside physicians, 
91.24   timekeepers, boxers,  boxers' trainers, boxers' seconds, business entities filing for a license 
91.25   to participate in the holding of any boxing contest, and officers, directors, or other persons 
91.26   affiliated with the business entity.
91.27       Subd. 2. Expiration and renewal. A license expires December 31 at midnight in 
91.28   the year of its issuance and may be renewed by filing an application for renewal with the 
91.29   commission and payment of the license fee. An application for a license and renewal of a 
91.30   license must be on a form provided by the commission. There is a 30-day grace period 
91.31   during which a license may be renewed if a late filing penalty fee equal to the license fee 
91.32   is submitted with the regular license fee. A licensee that files late shall not conduct any 
91.33   activity regulated by this chapter until the commission has renewed the license. If the 
92.1    licensee fails to apply to the commission within the 30-day grace period, the licensee must 
92.2    apply for a new license under subdivision 1.

92.3        Sec. 26. [341.33] CONTESTANTS AND REFEREES; PHYSICAL 
92.4    EXAMINATION; ATTENDANCE OF PHYSICIAN; PAYMENT OF FEES; 
92.5    INSURANCE.
92.6        Subdivision 1. Examination by physician. All boxers and referees shall be 
92.7    examined by a physician licensed by this state within three hours before entering the 
92.8    ring, and the examining physician shall immediately file with the commission a written 
92.9    report of the examination. The physician's examination shall report on the condition 
92.10   of the boxer's heart and general physical and neurological condition. The physician's 
92.11   report may record the condition of the boxer's nervous system and brain as required by 
92.12   the commission. The physician may prohibit the boxer from entering the ring if, in the 
92.13   physician's professional opinion, it is in the best interest of the boxer's health. The cost of 
92.14   the examination is payable by the person or entity conducting the contest or exhibition.
92.15       Subd. 2. Attendance of physician. A person holding or sponsoring a boxing 
92.16   contest shall have in attendance a physician licensed by this state. The commission may 
92.17   establish a schedule of fees to be paid to each attending physician by the person holding 
92.18   or sponsoring the contest.

92.19       Sec. 27. [341.34] INSURANCE.
92.20       Subdivision 1. Required insurance. The commission shall:
92.21   (1) require insurance coverage for a boxer  to provide for medical, surgical, and 
92.22   hospital care for injuries sustained in the ring in an amount of $100,000 with $25 
92.23   deductible and payable to the boxer  as beneficiary; and
92.24   (2) require life insurance for a boxer  in the amount of $50,000 payable in case of 
92.25   accidental death resulting from injuries sustained in the ring.
92.26       Subd. 2. Payment for insurance. The cost of the insurance required by this section 
92.27   is payable by the promoter.

92.28       Sec. 28. [341.35] PENALTIES FOR NONLICENSED EXHIBITIONS.
92.29   Any person or persons who send or cause to be sent, published, or otherwise made 
92.30   known, any challenge to fight what is commonly known as a prize fight, or engage in any 
92.31   public boxing or sparring match or contest, with or without gloves, for any prize, reward, 
92.32   or compensation, or for which any admission fee is charged directly or indirectly, or go into 
92.33   training preparatory for the fight, exhibition, or contest, or act as a trainer, aider, abettor, 
93.1    backer, umpire, referee, second, surgeon, assistant, or attendant at the fight, exhibition, or 
93.2    contest, or in any preparation for same, and any owner or lessee of any ground, building, 
93.3    or structure of any kind permitting the same to be used for any fight, exhibition, or contest, 
93.4    is guilty of a misdemeanor unless a license for the holding of the fight, exhibition, or 
93.5    contest has been issued by the commission in compliance with the rules adopted by it.

93.6        Sec. 29. [341.37] APPROPRIATION.
93.7    A Boxing Commission account is created in the special revenue fund. Money in 
93.8    the account is annually appropriated to the Boxing Commission for the purposes of 
93.9    conducting its statutory responsibilities and obligations. 

93.10                                          ARTICLE 14
93.11                                        TRANSPORTATION

93.12       Section 1. TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS.
93.13   The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are added to 
93.14   the appropriations in Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, or other 
93.15   specified law, to the named agencies and for the specified purposes. The sums shown are 
93.16   appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to be available for the fiscal 
93.17   years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2006" and "2007" used in this article mean 
93.18   that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year 
93.19   ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 2007, respectively. Appropriations in this article for the 
93.20   fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, are effective the day following final enactment.
93.21                                     SUMMARY BY FUND                                   
93.22                                     2006              2007             TOTAL     
93.23   General                   $  -0-            $        4,320,000$        4,320,000
93.24                                                          APPROPRIATIONS            
93.25                                                      Available for the Year        
93.26                                                          Ending June 30            
93.27                                                       2006              2007      
93.28                                               $                 $                 

93.29   Sec. 2. TRANSPORTATION                                       -0-         1,880,000
93.30   This onetime appropriation includes money 
93.31   for the following purposes:
94.1    (a) Town road sign replacement program                                   1,500,000
94.2    To implement the town road sign replacement 
94.3    program established in Laws 2005, First 
94.4    Special Session chapter 6, article 3, section 
94.5    89. For the purpose of this appropriation, 
94.6    implementation includes the purchase and 
94.7    installation of new signs. This appropriation 
94.8    may be used to satisfy any local matching 
94.9    requirement for the receipt of federal 
94.10   funds. This appropriation is available until 
94.11   expended. 
94.12   (b) Department of Transportation radio                                            
94.13   tower                                                                      380,000
94.14   To design and construct a new radio tower 
94.15   in Roseau County. This appropriation is 
94.16   available until expended.

94.17   Sec. 3. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL                                             2,040,000
94.18   This onetime appropriation includes money 
94.19   for the following purposes:
94.20   (a) Bus transit                                                          1,540,000
94.21   For bus system operations.
94.22   (b) Light rail transit feasibility study                                   500,000
94.23   For a study of and report on the feasibility 
94.24   of the use of light rail transit in the marked 
94.25   Interstate Highway 394 corridor between 
94.26   downtown Minneapolis and Ridgedale 
94.27   Drive in Minnetonka, with the alternative 
94.28   of extending to Wayzata. The Metropolitan 
94.29   Council may hire a consultant to assist in the 
94.30   study and report.
95.1    The light rail transit feasibility study shall 
95.2    include, without limitation: 
95.3    (1) an identification of major operational 
95.4    characteristics of light rail transit in the 
95.5    corridor;
95.6    (2) a quantification of capital and operating 
95.7    costs;
95.8    (3) an evaluation of the interface of the light 
95.9    rail transit system with other transportation 
95.10   systems in the corridor;
95.11   (4) an evaluation of the impact of the light 
95.12   rail transit system on land-use and urban 
95.13   development;
95.14   (5) an estimate of the cost and impact of 
95.15   necessary associated exercise of eminent 
95.16   domain;
95.17   (6) an evaluation of the impact of the 
95.18   light rail transit system on energy and the 
95.19   environment;
95.20   (7) a comparison of the light rail transit 
95.21   system with multipassenger alternatives such 
95.22   as buses and carpools;
95.23   (8) an estimate of ridership potential;
95.24   (9) a cost-benefit analysis that compares the 
95.25   total cost of the project with the benefits of 
95.26   the light rail transit line to its users, other 
95.27   users of the highway, and adjacent property 
95.28   owners;
95.29   (10) an identification of potential sources of 
95.30   federal, state, local, private, and other funds; 
95.31   and
96.1    (11) an identification of the conditions 
96.2    necessary for light rail transit to be feasible in 
96.3    the marked Interstate Highway 394 corridor.

96.4    Sec. 4. STATE PATROL                                                       400,000
96.5    For purchase of automated external 
96.6    defibrillators for State Patrol vehicles. This 
96.7    is a onetime appropriation.

96.8        Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
96.9    This article is effective the day following final enactment.

96.10                                          ARTICLE 15
96.11                                        PUBLIC SAFETY

96.12   Section 1. PUBLIC SAFETY APPROPRIATIONS.                                         
96.13   The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are added to the 
96.14   appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, or other law to the agencies and for 
96.15   the purposes specified in this article.  The appropriations are from the general fund or 
96.16   another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The 
96.17   figures "2006" and "2007" used in this article mean that the addition to the appropriation 
96.18   listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 
96.19   2007, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2006. "The second year" is fiscal year 
96.20   2007. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2006 and 2007.  Supplementary appropriations and 
96.21   reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, are effective the 
96.22   day following final enactment.
96.23                                     SUMMARY BY FUND                                   
96.24                                     2006              2007             TOTAL     
96.25   General                   $        3,562,000$       14,581,000$       18,143,000
96.26   Special Revenue                          -0-           200,000           200,000
96.27   TOTAL                     $        3,562,000$       14,781,000$       18,343,000
96.28                                                          APPROPRIATIONS            
96.29                                                      Available for the Year        
96.30                                                          Ending June 30            
96.31                                                       2006              2007      

97.1    Sec. 2. SUPREME COURT                         $             -0-$         600,000
97.2    AOD offenders                                                                     
97.3    For the first phase of a judicial initiative 
97.4    to more effectively address the increasing 
97.5    numbers of alcohol and other drug (AOD) 
97.6    offenders coming into Minnesota courts, 
97.7    including the increase in methamphetamine 
97.8    offenders. This is a onetime appropriation. 
97.9    Of this amount:
97.10   (1) $300,000 is for a study to recommend a 
97.11   more uniform and cost-effective structure 
97.12   for creating statewide applications of the 
97.13   problem-solving court model;
97.14   (2) $100,000 is to augment treatment services 
97.15   for problem-solving courts; and 
97.16   (3) $200,000 is for development of a 
97.17   multicounty pilot problem-solving court.

97.18   Sec. 3.  BOARD ON JUDICIAL                                                        
97.19   STANDARDS                                                172,000               -0-
97.20   Special hearings                                                                  
97.21   For costs of special hearings and an 
97.22   investigation regarding complaints of judicial 
97.23   misconduct. This is a onetime appropriation 
97.24   and is available until June 30, 2007.

97.25   Sec. 4.  BOARD OF PUBLIC DEFENSE                             -0-            60,000
97.26   Appellate transcripts                                                             
97.27   For additional costs associated with appellate 
97.28   transcripts.

98.1    Sec. 5. PUBLIC SAFETY                                                             
98.2    Subdivision 1.Total appropriation                        177,000         3,100,000
98.3    These appropriations are added to the 
98.4    appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 136, 
98.5    article 1, section 9. The amounts that may 
98.6    be spent from these appropriations for each 
98.7    program are specified in subdivisions 2 and 
98.8    3.
98.9    Subd.  2.Criminal apprehension                                                    
98.10   (a) Predatory offender database                              -0-           125,000
98.11   To enhance the predatory offender database 
98.12   to facilitate notification of noncompliant sex 
98.13   offenders on the Internet. The base budget 
98.14   for this activity is $116,000 in fiscal year 
98.15   2008 and fiscal year 2009.
98.16   (b) Missing persons and unidentified bodies                                       
98.17   backlog                                                      -0-           100,000
98.18   To address the missing persons and 
98.19   unidentified bodies backlog. This is a 
98.20   onetime appropriation.
98.21   The superintendent shall coordinate with 
98.22   federal and local units of government; 
98.23   federal, state, and local law enforcement 
98.24   agencies; medical examiners; coroners; 
98.25   odontologists; and other entities to reduce 
98.26   the state's reporting, data entry, and 
98.27   record-keeping backlog relating to missing 
98.28   persons and unidentified bodies. To the 
98.29   degree feasible, the superintendent shall 
98.30   ensure that all necessary data and samples, 
98.31   including, but not limited to, DNA samples 
99.1    and dental records get entered into all 
99.2    relevant federal and state databases.
99.3    By February 1, 2007, the superintendent shall 
99.4    report to the chairs and ranking minority 
99.5    members of the senate and house committees 
99.6    and divisions having jurisdiction over 
99.7    criminal justice policy and funding on the 
99.8    efforts to reduce the state's backlog. The 
99.9    report must give detailed information on how 
99.10   this appropriation was spent and how this 
99.11   affected the backlog. In addition, the report 
99.12   must make recommendations for changes 
99.13   to state law, including suggested legislative 
99.14   language, to improve reporting, data entry, 
99.15   and record keeping relating to future cases 
99.16   involving missing persons and unidentified 
99.17   bodies.
99.18   (c) Missing adults model policy                                                   
99.19   The superintendent, in consultation with 
99.20   the Minnesota Sheriffs Association and the 
99.21   Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, 
99.22   shall develop a model policy to address law 
99.23   enforcement efforts and duties regarding 
99.24   missing adults and provide training to local 
99.25   law enforcement agencies on this model 
99.26   policy. 
99.27   By February 1, 2007, the superintendent shall 
99.28   report to the chairs and ranking minority 
99.29   members of the senate and house committees 
99.30   and divisions having jurisdiction over 
99.31   criminal justice policy and funding on the 
99.32   model policy and training.
99.33   Subd. 3.Office of justice programs                                                
100.1   (a) Gang strike force and narcotic task forces               -0-           800,000
100.2   For expanded operations of the criminal gang 
100.3   strike force and narcotics task forces. This 
100.4   money is to be used to expand the activities 
100.5   of the criminal gang strike force and narcotics 
100.6   task forces to include investigations of gang 
100.7   or narcotics-related human trafficking and 
100.8   domestic or international drug trafficking 
100.9   cases. This appropriation must be used to 
100.10  increase the complement of individuals 
100.11  assigned to the criminal gang strike force and 
100.12  narcotics task forces throughout the state.
100.13  (b) Safe harbor for sexually exploited youth                                      
100.14  pilot project                                                -0-            98,000
100.15  For a grant to Ramsey County to implement 
100.16  the safe harbor for sexually exploited youth 
100.17  pilot project. The project must develop a 
100.18  victim services model to address the needs 
100.19  of sexually exploited youth. The project 
100.20  must focus on intervention and prevention 
100.21  methods; training for law enforcement, 
100.22  educators, social services providers, health 
100.23  care workers, advocates, court officials, 
100.24  prosecutors, and public defenders; and 
100.25  programs promoting positive outcomes 
100.26  for victims. The project must include 
100.27  development and implementation of a 
100.28  statewide model protocol for intervention 
100.29  and response methods for professionals, 
100.30  individuals, and agencies that may encounter 
100.31  sexually exploited youth. "Sexually 
100.32  exploited youth" include juvenile runaways, 
100.33  truants, and victims of criminal sexual 
100.34  conduct, prostitution, labor trafficking, sex 
101.1   trafficking, domestic abuse, and assault. This 
101.2   is a onetime appropriation. 
101.3   By January 15, 2008, Ramsey County shall 
101.4   report to the chairs and ranking minority 
101.5   members of the senate and house committees 
101.6   and divisions having jurisdiction over 
101.7   criminal justice funding and policy on the 
101.8   results of the pilot project. 
101.9   (c) Human trafficking task force and plan                    -0-            75,000
101.10  To implement Minnesota Statutes, sections 
101.11  299A.78 to 299A.7955, relating to the human 
101.12  trafficking task force and plan. This is a 
101.13  onetime appropriation.
101.14  (d) Legal advocacy trafficking victims                       -0-            60,000
101.15  For grants to three weekly clinics in 
101.16  Hennepin County that are staffed by 
101.17  attorneys from a nonprofit organization that 
101.18  provides free legal services to immigrants. 
101.19  This is a onetime appropriation.
101.20  (e) Toll-free hotline                                        -0-            35,000
101.21  To implement the toll-free hotline for 
101.22  trafficking victims described in Minnesota 
101.23  Statutes, section 299A.7957. The base 
101.24  budget for this activity is $15,000 in fiscal 
101.25  year 2008 and fiscal year 2009.
101.26  (f) Youth intervention programs                              -0-           200,000
101.27  For youth intervention programs under 
101.28  Minnesota Statutes, section 299A.73. 
101.29  This money must be used to help existing 
101.30  programs serve unmet needs in communities 
101.31  and to create new programs in underserved 
101.32  areas of the state. This appropriation is added 
102.1   to the program's base budget and is available 
102.2   until spent.
102.3   (g) Crime victim support grant                               -0-           150,000
102.4   For a grant to a private, nonprofit 
102.5   organization dedicated to providing 
102.6   immediate and long-term emotional support 
102.7   and practical help for the families and friends 
102.8   of individuals who have died by homicide, 
102.9   suicide, or accident. This is a onetime 
102.10  appropriation.
102.11  (h) Minneapolis Security Collaborative                       -0-           180,000
102.12  For a grant to the city of Minneapolis. This 
102.13  grant money is to be used by the Minneapolis 
102.14  Police Department to expand the worksite 
102.15  system throughout the city that supports the 
102.16  downtown security collaborative currently in 
102.17  use in the city's first precinct. The city shall 
102.18  give the highest priority to expanding the 
102.19  system to neighborhoods having the highest 
102.20  crime rate per capita.
102.21  (i) Additional Minneapolis peace officers                    -0-           100,000
102.22  For a grant to the city of Minneapolis. 
102.23  This grant money is to be used by the 
102.24  Minneapolis Police Department to hire 
102.25  additional peace officers to be assigned to 
102.26  downtown Minneapolis.
102.27  The commissioner shall work with 
102.28  the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, 
102.29  the State Patrol, the Hennepin County 
102.30  Sheriff's Office, the Minneapolis Police 
102.31  Department, and the Metro Transit Police, 
102.32  in a collaborative manner to increase and 
103.1   coordinate law enforcement efforts in 
103.2   downtown Minneapolis.
103.3   (j) Financial Crimes Task Force                          177,000           177,000
103.4   (k) Internet crimes against children team                    -0-         1,000,000
103.5   To create an Internet crimes against children 
103.6   team to assist law enforcement throughout 
103.7   the state.

103.8   Sec. 6. CORRECTIONS                                                               
103.9   Subdivision 1.Total appropriation                      3,213,000        10,821,000
103.10  These appropriations are added to the 
103.11  appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 136, 
103.12  article 1, section 13. The amounts that may 
103.13  be spent from these appropriations for each 
103.14  program are specified in subdivisions 2 and 
103.15  3.
103.16  Subd.  2.Correctional institutions                     2,668,000         8,788,000
103.17  Of the amount for fiscal year 2007, 
103.18  $5,679,000 is a onetime appropriation.
103.19  Subd.  3.Community services                                                       
103.20  (a) General operations                                   545,000         1,312,000
103.21  These are onetime appropriations.
103.22  (b) Mentoring program                                        -0-           250,000
103.23  For a grant to a nonprofit organization that 
103.24  is located in the greater Twin Cities and 
103.25  provides one-to-one mentoring relationships 
103.26  to youth enrolled between the ages of seven 
103.27  to 13 whose parent or other significant 
103.28  family member is incarcerated in a county 
103.29  workhouse, county jail, state prison, or other 
104.1   type of correctional facility or is subject to 
104.2   correctional supervision. The grant must be 
104.3   used to provide children with adult mentors 
104.4   to strengthen developmental outcomes, 
104.5   including enhanced self-confidence and 
104.6   esteem; improved academic performance; 
104.7   and improved relationships with peers, 
104.8   family, and other adults designed to prevent 
104.9   the mentored youth from entering the 
104.10  juvenile justice system.
104.11  As a condition of receiving the grant, the 
104.12  grant recipient must:
104.13  (1) collaborate with other organizations 
104.14  that have a demonstrated history of 
104.15  providing services to youth and families in 
104.16  disadvantaged situations;
104.17  (2) implement procedures to ensure that the 
104.18  mentors pose no safety risk to the child and 
104.19  have the skills to participate in a mentoring 
104.20  relationship;
104.21  (3) provide enhanced training to mentors 
104.22  focusing on asset building and family 
104.23  dynamics when a parent is incarcerated; and
104.24  (4) provide individual family plan and 
104.25  aftercare.
104.26  The grant recipient must submit an evaluation 
104.27  plan to the commissioner delineating the 
104.28  program and student outcome goals and 
104.29  activities implemented to achieve the stated 
104.30  outcomes. The goals must be clearly stated 
104.31  and measurable. The grant recipient must 
104.32  collect, analyze, and report on participation 
104.33  and outcome data that enable the department 
104.34  to verify that the program goals were met.
105.1   (c) Scott County                                             -0-           196,000
105.2   To increase the Community Corrections Act 
105.3   subsidy for the addition of Scott County. 
105.4   The money must be distributed according 
105.5   to the community corrections aid formula 
105.6   contained in Minnesota Statutes, section 
105.7   401.10.
105.8   (d) Discharge planning                                       -0-           200,000
105.9   For discharge planning for inmates with 
105.10  mental illness.
105.11  (e) Immigration specialist                                   -0-            75,000
105.12  For a departmental immigration specialist to 
105.13  serve as a statewide resource for counties 
105.14  with noncitizens convicted of criminal 
105.15  offenses. The specialist shall provide 
105.16  information on, and actively seek, any 
105.17  federal reimbursement programs that provide 
105.18  funding to states and localities for both the 
105.19  direct costs under the state criminal alien 
105.20  assistance program and indirect costs related 
105.21  to the incarceration of noncitizens convicted 
105.22  of criminal offenses.

105.23  Sec. 7. PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS                                                   
105.24  AND TRAINING BOARD (POST)                                                         
105.25  The board shall conduct a training audit of its 
105.26  practitioners, including chiefs of police and 
105.27  county sheriffs, to determine what training 
105.28  is currently offered, what new training is 
105.29  necessary, and how it should be implemented. 
105.30  Training topics shall include the policing of 
105.31  immigrant communities and racial profiling.

106.1       Sec. 8. Laws 2005, chapter 136, article 1, section 10, is amended to read:

106.2   Sec. 10.PEACE OFFICER  STANDARDS                                         4,014,000
106.3   AND TRAINING BOARD (POST)                              4,154,000         4,214,000
106.4   EXCESS AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED. 
106.5   This  appropriation is from the peace officer  
106.6   training account in the special revenue  fund.  
106.7   Any new receipts credited to  that account in 
106.8   the first year in  excess of $4,154,000 must be  
106.9   transferred and credited to the general  fund.  
106.10  Any new receipts credited to  that account 
106.11  in the second year in  excess of $4,014,000 
106.12  $4,214,000 must be  transferred and credited 
106.13  to the general  fund.  
106.14  TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENTS. 
106.15  $140,000 the  first year is for technology  
106.16  improvements.  
106.17  PEACE OFFICER TRAINING 
106.18  REIMBURSEMENT.  $2,909,000 each  the 
106.19  first year and $3,109,000 the second year is 
106.20  for  reimbursements to local governments for  
106.21  peace officer training costs.  

106.22      Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 299A.78, is amended to read:
106.23  299A.78 STATEWIDE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ASSESSMENT.
106.24      Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of sections 299A.78 to 299A.785 
106.25  299A.7955, the following definitions apply:
106.26  (a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Public Safety.
106.27  (b) "Nongovernmental organizations" means nonprofit, nongovernmental 
106.28  organizations that provide legal, social, or other community services.
106.29  (c) "Blackmail" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 2.
106.30  (d) "Debt bondage" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 3.
106.31  (e) "Forced labor or services" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 
106.32  4.
106.33  (f) "Labor trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 5.
107.1   (g) "Labor trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 609.281, subdivision 
107.2   6.
107.3   (h) "Sex trafficking" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7a.
107.4   (i) "Sex trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 609.321, subdivision 7b.
107.5   (j) "Trafficking" includes "labor trafficking" and "sex trafficking."
107.6   (k) "Trafficking victim" includes "labor trafficking victim" and "sex trafficking 
107.7   victim."
107.8       Subd. 2. General duties. The commissioner of public safety, in cooperation with 
107.9   local authorities, shall:
107.10  (1) collect, share, and compile trafficking data among government agencies to assess 
107.11  the nature and extent of trafficking in Minnesota.; and
107.12  (2) analyze the collected data to develop a plan to address and prevent human 
107.13  trafficking.
107.14      Subd. 3. Outside services. As provided for in section 15.061, the commissioner of 
107.15  public safety may contract with professional or technical services in connection with the 
107.16  duties to be performed under section sections  299A.785, 299A.79, and 299A.795. The 
107.17  commissioner may also contract with other outside organizations to assist with the duties 
107.18  to be performed under section sections  299A.785, 299A.79, and 299A.795.
107.19  EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2006.

107.20      Sec. 10. [299A.79] TRAFFICKING STUDY; ANALYSIS AND USE OF DATA. 
107.21      Subdivision 1. Data analysis.   The commissioner shall analyze the data collected 
107.22  in section 299A.785 to develop a plan to address current trafficking and prevent future 
107.23  trafficking in this state. The commissioner may evaluate various approaches used by 
107.24  other state and local governments to address trafficking. The plan must include, but not 
107.25  be limited to:
107.26  (1) ways to train agencies, organizations, and officials involved in law enforcement, 
107.27  prosecution, and social services; 
107.28  (2) ways to increase public awareness of trafficking; and 
107.29  (3) procedures to enable the state government to work with nongovernmental 
107.30  organizations to prevent trafficking. 
107.31      Subd. 2.  Training plan.  The training plan required in subdivision 1 must include: 
107.32  (1) methods used in identifying trafficking victims, including preliminary interview 
107.33  techniques and appropriate interrogation methods; 
107.34  (2) methods for prosecuting traffickers; 
108.1   (3) methods for protecting the rights of trafficking victims, taking into account 
108.2   the need to consider human rights and special needs of women and children trafficking 
108.3   victims; and 
108.4   (4) methods for promoting the safety of trafficking victims.
108.5       Subd. 3.  Public awareness initiative.  The public awareness initiative required in 
108.6   subdivision 1 must address, at a minimum, the following subjects: 
108.7   (1) the risks of becoming a trafficking victim; 
108.8   (2) common recruitment techniques; use of debt bondage, blackmail, forced labor 
108.9   and services, prostitution, and other coercive tactics; and risks of assault, criminal sexual 
108.10  conduct, exposure to sexually transmitted diseases, and psychological harm;
108.11  (3) crime victims' rights; and 
108.12  (4) reporting recruitment activities involved in trafficking. 
108.13      Subd. 4.  Report to legislature. The commissioner shall report the plan to the chairs 
108.14  and ranking minority members of the senate and house committees and divisions having 
108.15  jurisdiction over criminal justice policy and funding by December 15, 2006.
108.16  EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2006. 

108.17      Sec. 11. [299A.795] TRAFFICKING VICTIM ASSISTANCE.
108.18  The commissioner may review the existing services and facilities to meet trafficking 
108.19  victims' needs and recommend a plan that would coordinate the services including, but 
108.20  not limited to:
108.21  (1) medical and mental health services; 
108.22  (2) housing; 
108.23  (3) education and job training; 
108.24  (4) English as a second language; 
108.25  (5) interpreting services; 
108.26  (6) legal and immigration services; and 
108.27  (7) victim compensation. 
108.28  EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2006. 

108.29      Sec. 12. [299A.7955] HUMAN TRAFFICKING TASK FORCE.
108.30      Subdivision 1. Creation and duties.  By September 1, 2006, the commissioner shall 
108.31  appoint a 22-member task force on human trafficking to advise the commissioner on the 
108.32  commissioner's duties in sections 299A.78 to 299A.795. The task force shall also serve as 
108.33  a liaison between the commissioner and agencies and nongovernmental organizations that 
109.1   provide services to trafficking victims. The members must receive expense reimbursement 
109.2   as specified in section 15.059.
109.3       Subd. 2.  Membership.  To the extent possible, the human trafficking task force 
109.4   consists of the following individuals, or their designees, who are knowledgeable in 
109.5   trafficking, crime victims' rights, or violence protection:
109.6   (1) a representative of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association; 	
109.7   (2) a representative of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension; 
109.8   (3) a representative of the Minnesota Sheriffs' Association; 
109.9   (4) a peace officer who works and resides in the metropolitan area, composed of 
109.10  Hennepin, Ramsey, Anoka, Dakota, Scott, Washington, and Carver Counties; 
109.11  (5) a peace officer who works and resides in the nonmetropolitan area; 
109.12  (6) a county attorney who works in Hennepin County; 
109.13  (7) a county attorney who works in Ramsey County; 
109.14  (8) a representative of the attorney general's office; 
109.15  (9) a representative of the Department of Public Safety's office of justice program;
109.16  (10) a representative of the federal Homeland Security Department; 
109.17  (11) a representative of the Department of Health and Human Services;
109.18  (12) the chair or executive director of the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans; 	  
109.19  (13) the chair or executive director of the Minnesota Chicano-Latino Affairs Council;  
109.20  (14) a representative of the United States Attorney's Office; and
109.21  (15) eight representatives from nongovernmental organizations, which may include 
109.22  representatives of: 
109.23  (i) the Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women; 
109.24  (ii) the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault; 
109.25  (iii) a statewide or local organization that provides civil legal services to women 
109.26  and children; 
109.27  (iv) a statewide or local organization that provides mental health services to women 
109.28  and children; 
109.29   (v) a statewide or local human rights and social justice advocacy organization;
109.30   (vi) a statewide or local organization that provides services to victims of torture, 
109.31  trauma, or human trafficking;
109.32  (vii) a statewide or local organization that serves the needs of immigrants and 
109.33  refugee women and children from diverse ethnic communities; and 
109.34   (viii) a statewide or local organization that provides legal services to low-income 
109.35  immigrants.
110.1       Subd. 3.  Officers; meetings.  (a) The task force shall annually elect a chair and 
110.2   vice-chair from among its members, and may elect other officers as necessary.  The task 
110.3   force shall meet at least quarterly, or upon the call of its chair. The task force shall meet 
110.4   sufficiently enough to accomplish the tasks identified in this section. 
110.5   (b) The task force shall seek out and enlist the cooperation and assistance of 
110.6   nongovernmental organizations and academic researchers, especially those specializing in 
110.7   trafficking, representing diverse communities disproportionately affected by trafficking, or 
110.8   focusing on child services and runaway services.
110.9       Subd. 4.  Expiration.  Notwithstanding section 15.059, the task force expires June 
110.10  30, 2011, or once it has implemented and evaluated the programs and policies in sections 
110.11  299A.78 to 299A.795 to the satisfaction of the commissioner, whichever occurs first. 
110.12  EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2006. 

110.13      Sec. 13. [299A.7957] TOLL-FREE HOTLINE FOR TRAFFICKING VICTIMS.
110.14  (a) As used in this section, "trafficking victim" has the meaning given in section 
110.15  299A.78, subdivision 1.
110.16  (b) The commissioner of public safety shall contract with a nonprofit organization 
110.17  that provides legal services to domestic and international trafficking victims to maintain a 
110.18  toll-free telephone hotline for trafficking victims. 
110.19  The hotline must be in place by January 1, 2007, and must be operated 24 hours 
110.20  a day, 365 days a year. The hotline must offer language interpreters for languages 
110.21  commonly spoken in Minnesota, including, but not limited to, Spanish, Vietnamese, 
110.22  Hmong, and Somali. At a minimum, the hotline must screen trafficking victims, both 
110.23  domestic and international, and provide appropriate referrals to attorneys and victims' 
110.24  services organizations.
110.25  EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2006.

110.26      Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
110.27      Subd. 6. Disposition of fines, fees and other money; accounts. (a) Except as 
110.28  otherwise provided herein within this subdivision and except as otherwise provided by law, 
110.29  the court administrator shall pay to the Hennepin county treasurer all fines and penalties 
110.30  collected by the court administrator, all fees collected by the court administrator for court 
110.31  administrator's services, all sums forfeited to the court as hereinafter provided in this 
110.32  subdivision, and all other money received by the court administrator. to the subdivision 
110.33  of government entitled to it as follows on or before the 20th day after the last day of 
111.1   the month in which the money was collected. Eighty percent of all fines and penalties 
111.2   collected during the previous month shall be paid to the treasurer of the municipality or 
111.3   subdivision of government where the crime was committed. The remainder of the fines 
111.4   and penalties shall be credited to the general fund of the state. In all cases in which the 
111.5   county attorney had charge of the prosecution, all fines and penalties shall be credited 
111.6   to the state general fund.
111.7   (b) The court administrator shall provide the county treasurer with identify the name 
111.8   of the municipality or other subdivision of government where the offense was committed 
111.9   and the name and official position of the officer who prosecuted the offense for each fine 
111.10  or penalty, and the total amount of fines or penalties collected for each such municipality 
111.11  or other subdivision of government,  or for the county, or for the state.
111.12  (c) At the beginning of the first day of any month the amount owing to any 
111.13  municipality or county in the hands of the court administrator shall not exceed $5,000.
111.14  (d) On or before the last day of each month the county treasurer shall pay over to 
111.15  the treasurer of each municipality or subdivision of government in Hennepin County all 
111.16  fines or penalties collected during the previous month for offenses committed within 
111.17  such municipality or subdivision of government, except that all such fines and penalties 
111.18  attributable to cases in which the county attorney had charge of the prosecution shall be 
111.19  retained by the county treasurer and credited to the county general revenue fund.
111.20  (e)  (c) Amounts represented by checks issued by the court administrator or received 
111.21  by the court administrator which have not cleared by the end of the month may be shown 
111.22  on the monthly account as having been paid or received, subject to adjustment on later 
111.23  monthly accounts.
111.24  (f) (d)  The court administrator may receive negotiable instruments in payment 
111.25  of fines, penalties, fees or other obligations as conditional payments, and is not held 
111.26  accountable therefor for this until collection in cash is made and then only to the extent of 
111.27  the net collection after deduction of the necessary expense of collection.
111.28  EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2006.

111.29      Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.03, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
111.30      Subd. 11. Fees payable to administrator. (a) The civil fees payable to the 
111.31  administrator for services are the same in amount as the fees then payable to the District 
111.32  Court of Hennepin County for like services. Library and filing fees are not required of 
111.33  the defendant in an eviction action. The fees payable to the administrator for all other 
111.34  services of the administrator or the court shall be fixed by rules promulgated by a majority 
111.35  of the judges.
112.1   (b) Fees are payable to the administrator in advance.
112.2   (c) Judgments will be entered only upon written application.
112.3   (d) The following fees shall be taxed for all charges filed in court where applicable: 
112.4   (a) The state of Minnesota and any governmental subdivision within the jurisdictional area 
112.5   of any district court herein established may present cases for hearing before said district 
112.6   court; (b) In the event the court takes jurisdiction of a prosecution for the violation of a 
112.7   statute or ordinance by the state or a governmental subdivision other than a city or town 
112.8   in Hennepin County, all fines, penalties, and forfeitures collected shall be paid over to 
112.9   the treasurer of the governmental subdivision which submitted charges for prosecution 
112.10  under ordinance violation and to the county treasurer in all other charges except where 
112.11  a different disposition is provided by law, in which case, payment shall be made to 
112.12  the public official entitled thereto. The following fees shall be taxed to the county or 
112.13  to the state or governmental subdivision which would be entitled to payment of the 
112.14  fines, forfeiture or penalties in any case, and shall be paid to the court administrator for 
112.15  disposing of the matter:
112.16  (1) For each charge where the defendant is brought into court and pleads guilty and 
112.17  is sentenced, or the matter is otherwise disposed of without trial .......... $5.
112.18  (2) In arraignments where the defendant waives a preliminary examination .......... 
112.19  $10.
112.20  (3) For all other charges where the defendant stands trial or has a preliminary 
112.21  examination by the court .......... $15.
112.22  (e) This paragraph applies to the distribution of fines paid by defendants without a 
112.23  court appearance in response to a citation. On or before the tenth day after the last day of 
112.24  the month in which the money was collected, the county treasurer shall pay 80 percent 
112.25  of the fines to the treasurer of the municipality or subdivision within the county where 
112.26  the violation was committed. The remainder of the fines shall be credited to the general 
112.27  revenue fund of the county.
112.28  EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2006.

112.29      Sec. 16.  REPEALER.
112.30  Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 488A.03, subdivision 11b, is repealed.
112.31  EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective July 1, 2006.

113.1                                          ARTICLE 16
113.2                                       STATE GOVERNMENT

113.3       Section 1. STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
113.4   The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are added to the 
113.5   appropriations in Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 1, or other law to the agencies and for 
113.6   the purposes specified in this article.  The appropriations are from the general fund or 
113.7   another named fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The 
113.8   figures "2006" and "2007" used in this article mean that the addition to the appropriation 
113.9   listed under them is available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30, 
113.10  2007, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2006. "The second year" is fiscal year 
113.11  2007. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2006 and 2007.  Supplementary appropriations and 
113.12  reductions to appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, are effective the 
113.13  day following final enactment.
113.14                                    SUMMARY BY FUND                                   
113.15                                    2006              2007             TOTAL     
113.16  General                   $        4,250,000$      (2,934,000)$        1,316,000
113.17  Workers' Compensation     $              -0-$          320,000$          320,000
113.18  TOTAL                     $        4,250,000$      (2,614,000)$        1,636,000
113.19                                                         APPROPRIATIONS            
113.20                                                     Available for the Year        
113.21                                                         Ending June 30            
113.22                                                      2006              2007      

113.23  Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE                                                               
113.24  Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation             $             -0-$          37,000
113.25  The appropriations in this section are to the 
113.26  Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
113.27  the purposes in subdivisions 2 and 3.
113.28  Subd.  2.Legislative forums                                                 30,000
114.1   For the cost of annual forums to improve 
114.2   legislative effectiveness, as required by 
114.3   Minnesota Statutes, section 3.051.
114.4   Subd.  3.International Legislators' Forum                                    7,000
114.5   For the International Legislators' Forum, 
114.6   to allow Minnesota legislators to meet with 
114.7   counterparts from South Dakota, North 
114.8   Dakota, and Manitoba, Canada, to discuss 
114.9   issues of mutual concern. This is a onetime 
114.10  appropriation.

114.11  Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT                                                   
114.12  GOVERNOR                                                                 (700,000)
114.13  Interagency agreements                                                            
114.14  This reduction is intended to offset the value 
114.15  of employees provided to the Office of the 
114.16  Governor and Lieutenant Governor through 
114.17  interagency agreements. This is a onetime 
114.18  reduction in appropriation.

114.19  Sec. 4. FINANCE                                              -0-           200,000
114.20  Northwest Airlines bankruptcy counsel                                             
114.21  For the state's share of the cost of bankruptcy 
114.22  counsel representing joint interests of the 
114.23  state and the city of Duluth in the Northwest 
114.24  Airlines bankruptcy. The commissioner 
114.25  must request the city of Duluth to pay 
114.26  its proportional share of the cost of the 
114.27  bankruptcy counsel. This is a onetime 
114.28  appropriation.

115.1   Sec. 5. OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE                                                     
115.2   TECHNOLOGY                                                   -0-        1,900,000
115.3   For comprehensive planning, 
115.4   implementation, and administration of 
115.5   enterprise information technology security 
115.6   according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 
115.7   16E.01 and 16E.03. $1,700,000 is added 
115.8   to the appropriation base for fiscal years 
115.9   2008 and thereafter to provide for continuing 
115.10  administration of enterprise security.

115.11  Sec. 6. OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE                                                  
115.12  HEARINGS                                                     -0-           320,000
115.13  From the workers' compensation fund 
115.14  for costs associated with the relocation 
115.15  of offices to St. Paul. The commissioner 
115.16  of administration shall take all steps as 
115.17  necessary to complete the renovation of 
115.18  the Stassen Building for these purposes by 
115.19  June 30, 2007. Minnesota Statutes, section 
115.20  16B.33, subdivision 3, does not apply if 
115.21  the estimated cost of construction exceeds 
115.22  $2,000,000. This is a onetime appropriation.
115.23  Beginning in fiscal year 2009 and for all 
115.24  fiscal years thereafter, the appropriation base 
115.25  for the workers' compensation fund for the 
115.26  Office of Administrative Hearings is reduced 
115.27  by $297,000 to reflect savings in rent costs 
115.28  due to the relocation of offices to St. Paul.

115.29  Sec. 7. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS                                                        
115.30  Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation                      4,000,000           100,000
116.1   This appropriation may be spent for the 
116.2   purposes in subdivisions 2 and 3.
116.3   Subd.  2.Government shutdown                                                      
116.4   reimbursement                                          4,000,000                  
116.5   To reimburse state employees, as defined 
116.6   in Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.02, 
116.7   subdivision 21, for hours for which they 
116.8   were not compensated due to the partial 
116.9   government shutdown of July 1, 2005, to 
116.10  July 14, 2005. 
116.11  The commissioner of employee relations 
116.12  must determine the number of hours an 
116.13  employee was prevented from working due 
116.14  to the partial government shutdown. The 
116.15  commissioner must credit an employee's 
116.16  vacation bank with the number of hours 
116.17  so determined. Notwithstanding any law 
116.18  or policy to the contrary, an employee 
116.19  credited with hours under this subdivision 
116.20  may choose to be paid in cash for these 
116.21  hours, rather than having the hours credited 
116.22  to the employee's vacation bank. If a 
116.23  memorandum of understanding or other 
116.24  agreement or policy provides an employee 
116.25  with partial compensation for hours not 
116.26  worked due to the partial government 
116.27  shutdown, compensation provided under 
116.28  that agreement or policy must be subtracted 
116.29  from compensation in cash or in credit to 
116.30  the employee's vacation bank that otherwise 
116.31  would be due under this subdivision. The 
116.32  commissioner must make payments or 
116.33  credits required by this subdivision within 30 
116.34  days of the effective date of this section. The 
116.35  commissioner must also use this general fund 
117.1   appropriation to reimburse funds other than 
117.2   the general fund for the cost of the payments 
117.3   or credits required by this subdivision. If 
117.4   the appropriation is insufficient to cover all 
117.5   reimbursements, it must be prorated among 
117.6   the eligible agencies and funds in proportion 
117.7   to their share of the total amount reimbursed. 
117.8   This is a onetime appropriation.
117.9   Subd.  3.Center for Health Care Purchasing                                        
117.10  Improvement                                                                100,000
117.11  To establish and operate the Center for 
117.12  Health Care Purchasing Improvement.  

117.13  Sec. 8. VETERANS AFFAIRS                                                          
117.14  Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation                        250,000         3,430,000
117.15  This appropriation may be spent for the 
117.16  purposes in subdivisions 2 to 7.
117.17  Subd.  2.Soldiers' assistance fund                                       1,900,000
117.18  For deposit in the state soldiers' assistance 
117.19  fund established in Minnesota Statutes, 
117.20  section 197.03.
117.21  Subd.  3.Web site development                                              100,000
117.22  To create a centralized Web site to contain 
117.23  information on all state, federal, local, and 
117.24  private agencies and organizations that 
117.25  provide goods or services to veterans or their 
117.26  families.
117.27  Subd.  4.Grants to counties                                                200,000
117.28  For grants to counties under the terms of this 
117.29  subdivision. The commissioner shall issue a 
117.30  request for proposals for grants to enhance 
118.1   the benefits, programs, and services provided 
118.2   to veterans. The request must specify that 
118.3   priority will be given to proposals that meet 
118.4   the programmatic goals established by the 
118.5   commissioner, including proposals that:
118.6   (1) will provide the most effective outreach 
118.7   to veterans;
118.8   (2) reintegrate combat veterans into society;
118.9   (3) collaborate with other social service 
118.10  agencies, educational institutions, and other 
118.11  relevant community resources;
118.12  (4) reduce homelessness among veterans; 
118.13  and
118.14  (5) provide measurable outcomes.
118.15  The commissioner may provide incentives to 
118.16  encourage regional collaboration for service 
118.17  delivery.
118.18  The grants may be for a term of up to two 
118.19  years. The commissioner shall ensure that 
118.20  grants are made throughout all regions of 
118.21  the state and shall develop a description of 
118.22  best practices for the use of these grants. A 
118.23  county may not reduce its veterans service 
118.24  office budget by any amount received as a 
118.25  grant under this subdivision. Grants made 
118.26  under this subdivision are in addition to 
118.27  and not subject to the requirements for 
118.28  grants made under Minnesota Statutes, 
118.29  section 197.608. The Vinland Center and the 
118.30  Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans 
118.31  may apply for grants under this subdivision 
118.32  in fiscal year 2007. This appropriation must 
118.33  be included in the appropriation base through 
118.34  fiscal year 2009.
119.1   Subd.  5.Higher education veterans                                                
119.2   assistance offices                                                         900,000
119.3   For the higher education veterans assistance 
119.4   program in section 13. This appropriation 
119.5   must be included in the appropriation base 
119.6   through fiscal year 2009.
119.7   Subd.  6.Outreach and assistance                         250,000           250,000
119.8   For an outreach and assistance initiative for 
119.9   underserved veterans.
119.10  Subd.  7.Veterans organizations                                             80,000
119.11  For veterans' services provided by Veterans 
119.12  of Foreign Wars, the Military Order of the 
119.13  Purple Heart, Disabled American Veterans, 
119.14  and the Vietnam Veterans of America. This 
119.15  is a onetime appropriation.

119.16  Sec. 9.  AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION                           -0-            90,000
119.17  This is a onetime appropriation.

119.18      Sec. 10. [3.051] LEGISLATIVE TRAINING FORUMS.
119.19      Subdivision 1. Purposes. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall oversee 
119.20  two legislative training forums each year. The commission shall:
119.21  (1) create an annual gathering of legislators to be held within the first two weeks of 
119.22  January each year, and one other legislative training forum each year; 
119.23  (2) select speakers, including executive or nonpartisan legislative  staff, who 
119.24  will provide an overview of the issues affecting Minnesota, including demographic, 
119.25  environmental, sociological, and economic perspectives on Minnesota, background on key 
119.26  policy issues the legislature is expected to address that year, training to improve legislative 
119.27  skills in running effective meetings, and training on other issues; and
119.28  (3)  invite current executive branch officials in order to provide opportunities for 
119.29  legislators and invited executive branch officials to interact and work to form cooperative 
119.30  solutions to Minnesota issues, problems, and challenges.
120.1       Subd. 2. Partners. The Legislative Coordinating Commission may select a partner 
120.2   or partners from Minnesota's institutions of higher education and nonprofit communities, 
120.3   and if such a choice is made, must give all interested institutions an opportunity to submit 
120.4   a proposal to conduct the training, schedule activities, and create meeting agendas.  The 
120.5   commission may accept donations from foundations, corporations, and individuals to 
120.6   defray costs of the forums, and shall publish those donations on the legislature's Web site. 
120.7   A registered lobbyist or principal may not contribute for this purpose.  Donations received 
120.8   are appropriated to the Legislative Coordinating Commission for purposes of this section.

120.9       Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 15.06, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
120.10       Subd. 8. Number of deputy commissioners. Unless specifically authorized by 
120.11  statute, other than section 43A.08, subdivision 2, No department or agency specified in 
120.12  subdivision 1 shall have more than one deputy commissioner.

120.13      Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16B.03, is amended to read:
120.14   16B.03 APPOINTMENTS.
120.15   The commissioner is authorized to appoint staff, including two one deputy 
120.16  commissioners commissioner, in accordance with chapter 43A.

120.17      Sec. 13. [16E.21] INFORMATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
120.18  ACCOUNT.
120.19      Subdivision 1. Account established; appropriation. The information and 
120.20  telecommunications technology systems and services account is created in the special 
120.21  revenue fund. Receipts credited to the account are appropriated to the Office of Enterprise 
120.22  Technology for the purpose of defraying the costs of personnel and technology for 
120.23  activities that create government efficiencies in accordance with this chapter.
120.24      Subd. 2. Charges. Upon agreement of the participating agency, the Office 
120.25  of Enterprise Technology may collect a charge for purchases of information and 
120.26  telecommunications technology systems and services by state agencies and other 
120.27  governmental entities through state contracts for purposes described in subdivision 
120.28  1. Charges collected under this section must be credited to the information and 
120.29  telecommunications technology systems and services account.

120.30      Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
120.31       Subd. 3. Organization. The commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner 
120.32  in the unclassified service. The department shall be organized into two bureaus which 
121.1   shall be designated the Personnel Bureau and the Labor Relations Bureau.  Each bureau 
121.2   shall be responsible for administering the duties and functions assigned to it by law.  
121.3   When the duties of the bureaus are not mandated by law, the commissioner may establish 
121.4   and revise the assignments of either bureau. Each bureau shall be under the direction of 
121.5   a deputy commissioner.

121.6       Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 43A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
121.7        Subdivision 1. Unclassified positions.  Unclassified positions are held by employees 
121.8   who are:
121.9    (1) chosen by election or appointed to fill an elective office;
121.10   (2) heads of agencies required by law to be appointed by the governor or other 
121.11  elective officers, and the executive or administrative heads of departments, bureaus, 
121.12  divisions, and institutions specifically established by law in the unclassified service;
121.13   (3) deputy and assistant agency heads and one confidential secretary in the agencies 
121.14  listed in subdivision 1a and in the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning section 
121.15  15.06, subdivision 1;
121.16   (4) the confidential secretary to each of the elective officers of this state and, for the 
121.17  secretary of state and state auditor, an additional deputy, clerk, or employee;
121.18   (5) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of public safety to assist in 
121.19  the issuance of vehicle licenses;
121.20   (6) employees in the offices of the governor and of the lieutenant governor and one 
121.21  confidential employee for the governor in the Office of the Adjutant General;
121.22   (7) employees of the Washington, D.C., office of the state of Minnesota;
121.23   (8) employees of the legislature and of legislative committees or commissions; 
121.24  provided that employees of the Legislative Audit Commission, except for the legislative 
121.25  auditor, the deputy legislative auditors, and their confidential secretaries, shall be 
121.26  employees in the classified service;
121.27   (9) presidents, vice-presidents, deans, other managers and professionals in 
121.28  academic and academic support programs, administrative or service faculty, teachers, 
121.29  research assistants, and student employees eligible under terms of the federal Economic 
121.30  Opportunity Act work study program in the Perpich Center for Arts Education and the 
121.31  Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, but not the custodial, clerical, or maintenance 
121.32  employees, or any professional or managerial employee performing duties in connection 
121.33  with the business administration of these institutions;
121.34   (10) officers and enlisted persons in the National Guard;
122.1    (11) attorneys, legal assistants, and three confidential employees appointed by the 
122.2   attorney general or employed with the attorney general's authorization;
122.3    (12) judges and all employees of the judicial branch, referees, receivers, jurors, and 
122.4   notaries public, except referees and adjusters employed by the Department of Labor 
122.5   and Industry;
122.6    (13) members of the State Patrol; provided that selection and appointment of State 
122.7   Patrol troopers must be made in accordance with applicable laws governing the classified 
122.8   service;
122.9    (14) chaplains employed by the state;
122.10   (15) examination monitors and intermittent training instructors employed by the 
122.11  Departments of Employee Relations and Commerce and by professional examining boards 
122.12  and intermittent staff employed by the technical colleges for the administration of practical 
122.13  skills tests and for the staging of instructional demonstrations;
122.14   (16) student workers;
122.15   (17) executive directors or executive secretaries appointed by and reporting to any 
122.16  policy-making board or commission established by statute;
122.17   (18) employees unclassified pursuant to other statutory authority;
122.18   (19) intermittent help employed by the commissioner of agriculture to perform 
122.19  duties relating to pesticides, fertilizer, and seed regulation;
122.20   (20) the administrators and the deputy administrators at the State Academies for the 
122.21  Deaf and the Blind; and
122.22   (21) chief executive officers in the Department of Human Services.

122.23      Sec. 16. [43A.312] CENTER FOR HEALTH CARE PURCHASING 
122.24  IMPROVEMENT.
122.25      Subdivision 1. Establishment; administration. The commissioner shall establish 
122.26  and administer the Center for Health Care Purchasing Improvement as an administrative 
122.27  unit within the Department of Employee Relations. The Center for Health Care Purchasing 
122.28  Improvement shall support the state in its efforts to be a more prudent and efficient 
122.29  purchaser of quality health care services. The center shall aid the state in developing and 
122.30  using more common strategies and approaches for health care performance measurement 
122.31  and health care purchasing. The common strategies and approaches shall promote greater 
122.32  transparency of health care costs and quality, and greater accountability for health 
122.33  care results and improvement. The center shall also identify barriers to more efficient, 
122.34  effective, quality health care and options for overcoming the barriers.
123.1       Subd. 2. Staffing; duties; scope. (a) The commissioner may appoint a director, and 
123.2   up to three additional senior-level staff or codirectors, and other staff as needed who are 
123.3   under the direction of the commissioner. The staff of the center are in the unclassified 
123.4   service.
123.5   (b) With the authorization of the commissioner of employee relations, and in 
123.6   consultation or interagency agreement with the appropriate commissioners of state 
123.7   agencies, the director, or codirectors, may:
123.8   (1) initiate projects to develop plan designs for state health care purchasing;
123.9   (2) require reports or surveys to evaluate the performance of current health care 
123.10  purchasing strategies;
123.11  (3) calculate fiscal impacts, including net savings and return on investment, of health 
123.12  care purchasing strategies and initiatives;
123.13  (4) conduct policy audits of state programs to measure conformity to state statute or 
123.14  other purchasing initiatives or objectives;
123.15  (5) support the Administrative Uniformity Committee under section 62J.50 and 
123.16  other relevant groups or activities to advance agreement on health care administrative 
123.17  process streamlining;
123.18  (6) consult with the Health Economics Unit of the Department of Health regarding 
123.19  reports and assessments of the health care marketplace;
123.20  (7) consult with the departments of Health and Commerce regarding health care 
123.21  regulatory issues and legislative initiatives;
123.22  (8) work with appropriate Department of Human Services staff and the Centers for 
123.23  Medicare and Medicaid Services to address federal requirements and conformity issues 
123.24  for health care purchasing;
123.25  (9) assist the Minnesota Comprehensive Health Association in health care 
123.26  purchasing strategies;
123.27  (10) convene medical directors of agencies engaged in health care purchasing for 
123.28  advice, collaboration, and exploring possible synergies;
123.29  (11) contact and participate with other relevant health care task forces, study 
123.30  activities, and similar efforts with regard to health care performance measurement and 
123.31  performance-based purchasing; and
123.32  (12) assist in seeking external funding through appropriate grants or other funding 
123.33  opportunities and may administer grants and externally funded projects.
123.34      Subd. 3. Report. The commissioner must report annually to the legislature and the 
123.35  governor on the operations, activities, and impacts of the center. The report must be 
123.36  posted on the Department of Employee Relations Web site and must be available to the 
124.1   public. The report must include a description of the state's efforts to develop and use more 
124.2   common strategies for health care performance measurement and health care purchasing. 
124.3   The report must also include an assessment of the impacts of these efforts, especially in 
124.4   promoting greater transparency of health care costs and quality, and greater accountability 
124.5   for health care results and improvement.

124.6       Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 45.013, is amended to read:
124.7    45.013 POWER TO APPOINT STAFF.
124.8    The commissioner of commerce may appoint four one deputy commissioners, four 
124.9   assistant commissioners, and an assistant to the commissioner.  Those positions, as well as 
124.10  that of and a confidential secretary, are in the unclassified service.  The commissioner may 
124.11  appoint other employees necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities entrusted to 
124.12  the commissioner.

124.13      Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 84.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
124.14       Subd. 3. Employees; delegation. Subject to the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter 
124.15  1129, and to other applicable laws The commissioner shall organize the department and 
124.16  employ up to three assistant commissioners, each of whom shall serve at the pleasure of 
124.17  the commissioner in the unclassified service, one of whom shall have responsibility for 
124.18  coordinating and directing the planning of every division within the agency, and such other 
124.19  officers, employees, and agents as the commissioner may deem necessary to discharge the 
124.20  functions of the department, define the duties of such officers, employees, and agents and 
124.21  to delegate to them any of the commissioner's powers, duties, and responsibilities subject 
124.22  to the control of, and under the conditions prescribed by, the commissioner.  Appointments 
124.23  to exercise delegated power shall be by written order filed with the secretary of state.

124.24      Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
124.25       Subdivision 1. Office.  (a) The office of commissioner of the Pollution Control 
124.26  Agency is created and is under the supervision and control of the commissioner, who is 
124.27  appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06.
124.28   (b) The commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner and assistant 
124.29  commissioners who shall be in the unclassified service.
124.30   (c) The commissioner shall make all decisions on behalf of the agency that are not 
124.31  required to be made by the agency under section 116.02.

124.32      Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.01, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
125.1        Subd. 5. Departmental organization.  (a) The commissioner shall organize the 
125.2   department as provided in section 15.06.
125.3    (b) The commissioner may establish divisions and offices within the department. 
125.4   The commissioner may employ four deputy commissioners in the unclassified service.
125.5    (c) The commissioner shall:
125.6    (1) employ assistants and other officers, employees, and agents that the commissioner 
125.7   considers necessary to discharge the functions of the commissioner's office;
125.8    (2) define the duties of the officers, employees, and agents, and delegate to them any 
125.9   of the commissioner's powers, duties, and responsibilities, subject to the commissioner's 
125.10  control and under conditions prescribed by the commissioner.
125.11   (d) The commissioner shall ensure that there are at least three employment and 
125.12  economic development officers in state offices in nonmetropolitan areas of the state who 
125.13  will work with local units of government on developing local employment and economic 
125.14  development.

125.15      Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.035, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
125.16       Subd. 4. Delegation of powers.  The commissioner may delegate, in written orders 
125.17  filed with the secretary of state, any powers or duties subject to the commissioner's 
125.18  control to officers and employees in the department.  Regardless of any other law, the 
125.19  commissioner may delegate the execution of specific contracts or specific types of 
125.20  contracts to the commissioner's deputies deputy, an assistant commissioner, or a program 
125.21  director if the delegation has been approved by the commissioner of administration and 
125.22  filed with the secretary of state.

125.23      Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 174.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
125.24       Subd. 2. Unclassified positions.  The commissioner may establish four positions 
125.25  in the unclassified service at the appoint a deputy and assistant commissioner, assistant 
125.26  to commissioner or and a personal secretary levels.  No more than two of these positions 
125.27  shall be at the deputy commissioner level  in the unclassified service.

125.28      Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 241.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
125.29       Subd. 2. Divisions; deputies Deputy.  The commissioner of corrections may appoint 
125.30  and employ no more than two a deputy commissioners commissioner.  The commissioner 
125.31  may also appoint a personal secretary, who shall serve at the commissioner's pleasure 
125.32  in the unclassified civil service.

126.1       Sec. 24. HIGHER EDUCATION VETERANS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
126.2       Subdivision 1. Assistance provided. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall 
126.3   provide central liaison staff and campus veterans assistance officers to serve the needs 
126.4   of students who are veterans at higher education institutions in Minnesota. Methods of 
126.5   assistance may include, but are not limited to, work-study positions for veterans, and 
126.6   providing information and assistance regarding the availability of state, federal, local, 
126.7   and private resources.
126.8       Subd. 2. Steering committee. The commissioner of veterans affairs shall chair a 
126.9   higher education veterans assistance program steering committee composed of:
126.10  (1) the adjutant general or the adjutant general's designee;
126.11  (2) a representative of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, designated by 
126.12  the chancellor;
126.13  (3) a representative of the University of Minnesota, appointed by the president of 
126.14  the university;
126.15  (4) a representative of private colleges and universities in Minnesota, appointed by 
126.16  the governor;
126.17  (5) a representative of the Office of Higher Education, appointed by the executive 
126.18  director; 
126.19  (6) a representative of county veterans service offices, appointed by the 
126.20  commissioner of veterans affairs; and
126.21  (7) a representative of the Department of Employment and Economic Development, 
126.22  appointed by the commissioner of that department.
126.23  The steering committee shall advise the commissioner of veterans affairs regarding the 
126.24  allocation of appropriations for the purposes of this section and shall develop a long-range 
126.25  plan to serve the needs of students at higher education institutions in Minnesota who are 
126.26  veterans.
126.27      Subd. 3. Office space provided. Each campus of the University of Minnesota and 
126.28  each institution within the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system shall provide 
126.29  adequate space for a veterans assistance office to be administered by the commissioner 
126.30  of veterans affairs, and each private college and university in Minnesota is encouraged 
126.31  to provide adequate space for a veterans assistance office to be administered by the 
126.32  commissioner of veterans affairs. The veterans assistance office must provide information 
126.33  and assistance to veterans who are students or family members of students at the school 
126.34  regarding the availability of state, federal, local, and private resources.
126.35      Subd. 4. Report. Beginning January 15, 2007, and each year thereafter, the 
126.36  steering committee established in subdivision 2 shall report to the chairs of the legislative 
127.1   committees with jurisdiction over veterans affairs policy and finance and higher education 
127.2   policy and finance regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the program 
127.3   established in this section.
127.4       Subd. 5. Expiration. This section expires on June 30, 2009.

127.5       Sec. 25. APPROPRIATION REDUCTION.
127.6   The commissioner of finance shall determine the costs of salaries and economic 
127.7   benefits attributable to the positions eliminated by this article and reduce the appropriation 
127.8   to each affected agency accordingly.  The total reduction to general fund appropriations 
127.9   must be at least $7,991,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

127.10      Sec. 26.  REPEALER.
127.11  Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 43A.03, subdivision 4; and 43A.08, subdivisions 
127.12  1a and 1b, are repealed.

127.13      Sec. 27. EFFECTIVE DATE.
127.14  This article is effective the day following final enactment, except that sections 12, 
127.15  14, 15, and 17 to 26 are effective July 1, 2006.