ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

ARTICLE 2

JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

new text begin [116J.549] WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
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new text begin [116L.31] DUAL TRAINING COMPETENCY GRANTS.
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new text begin [116L.40] DEFINITIONS.
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new text begin [116L.41] COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES AND POWERS;
AGREEMENTS.
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new text begin [116L.42] JOBS TRAINING GRANTS.
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new text begin [116L.65] CUSTOMIZED TRAINING FOR SKILLED
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
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268A.085 new text beginCOMMUNITY new text endREHABILITATION deleted text beginFACILITYdeleted text endnew text begin PROVIDER
GOVERNINGnew text end BOARDS.

469.049 ESTABLISHMENT; CHARACTERISTICS.

new text begin SKILLED MANUFACTURING REPORT.
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ARTICLE 3

HOUSING

473.145 DEVELOPMENT GUIDE.

ARTICLE 4

LABOR AND INDUSTRY

new text begin [175.45] COMPETENCY STANDARDS FOR DUAL TRAINING.
new text end

new text begin [181.741] LOCAL GOVERNMENT; UNIFORMITY OF PRIVATE
EMPLOYER BENEFIT MANDATES.
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326B.096 REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES.

326B.118 ENERGY CODE.

341.321 FEE SCHEDULE.

ARTICLE 5

COMMERCE

new text begin [59D.01] APPLICATION.
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new text begin [59D.02] DEFINITIONS.
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new text begin [59D.03] COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS EXEMPTED.
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new text begin [59D.04] GUARANTEED ASSET PROTECTION WAIVER
REQUIREMENTS.
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new text begin [59D.05] CONTRACTUAL LIABILITY OR OTHER INSURANCE
POLICIES.
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new text begin [59D.06] DISCLOSURES.
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new text begin [59D.07] CANCELLATION; REFUNDS.
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new text begin [80A.461] MNVEST REGISTRATION EXEMPTION.
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new text begin [237.037] VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL SERVICE AND
INTERNET PROTOCOL-ENABLED SERVICE.
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new text begin [609.613] ACCIDENT VICTIM SOLICITATION.
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ARTICLE 6

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

HF 843

ARTICLE 1

APPROPRIATIONS

new text begin [116J.549] WORKFORCE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
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new text begin [116L.31] DUAL TRAINING COMPETENCY GRANTS.
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Section 1. new text beginJOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text beginJOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
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Sec. 3. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Sec. 5. new text beginEXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
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Sec. 6. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRY
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Sec. 7. new text beginBUREAU OF MEDIATION
SERVICES
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Sec. 8. new text beginWORKERS' COMPENSATION
COURT OF APPEALS
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Sec. 9. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Sec. 10. new text beginPUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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Sec. 11. new text beginPOLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
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Sec. 12. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATION
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Section 1.

Subdivision 1.

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Subd. 6.

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Subdivision 1.

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Subd. 2.

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Subd. 4.

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Subdivision 1.

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Subdivision 1.

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Subd. 3.

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Subd. 5.

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Subd. 7.

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Subd. 4.

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Subd. 8.

Sec. 21.

Subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.

Sec. 22.

Subdivision 1.

Subd. 2.

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Subd. 4.

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Subd. 3.

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Subd. 4.

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Subd. 8.

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Subd. 9.

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Subd. 10.

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Subd. 14.

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Sec. 30.

Sec. 31. new text beginDIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; LONG-TERM CARE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.
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Sec. 32. new text begin REPEALER.
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Section 1.

Subdivision 1.

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Subdivision 1.

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Subd. 12.

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Subd. 3.

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Subd. 4c.

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Subd. 2.

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Sec. 9.

Subd. 3a.

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Section 1.

Subdivision 1.

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Subdivision 1.

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Subd. 3.

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Subdivision 1.

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Subd. 8.

Sec. 12.

Subd. 5.

Sec. 13.

Subd. 8.

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Sec. 15.

Sec. 14. ASSIGNED RISK TRANSFER.

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Section 1.

Subd. 6.

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Sec. 4.

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Sec. 6.

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Sec. 9.

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Subdivision 1.

Sec. 12.

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Subd. 2.

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Subdivision 1.

Sec. 18.

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Sec. 19.

Sec. 20. new text beginUSE OF VENDOR TO FACILITATE RETURN OF ABANDONED
PROPERTY.
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Sec. 21. new text beginREPORT ON UNCLAIMED PROPERTY DIVISION.
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Sec. 22. new text begin REPEALER.
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Section 1.

Subd. 6.

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Subd. 21b.

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Subd. 26.

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Subd. 30.

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Subd. 7.

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Subd. 2.

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Subd. 3b.

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Sec. 9.

Subdivision 1.

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Subd. 2.

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Subdivision 1.

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Subd. 10.

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Subd. 3.

Bill Text Versions

Section 1. new text beginJOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginJOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginHOUSING FINANCE AGENCYnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginEXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISMnew text end

Sec. 6. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRYnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginBUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICESnew text end

Sec. 8. new text beginWORKERS' COMPENSATION COURT OF APPEALSnew text end

Sec. 9. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEnew text end

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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

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Section 1. new text beginJOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginJOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
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Sec. 3. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT
AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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Sec. 4. new text beginHOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
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Sec. 5. new text beginEXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
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Sec. 6. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND
INDUSTRY
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Sec. 7. new text beginBUREAU OF MEDIATION
SERVICES
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Sec. 8. new text beginWORKERS' COMPENSATION
COURT OF APPEALS
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Sec. 9. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Sec. 10. new text beginPUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
new text end

Sec. 11. new text beginPOLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

Sec. 12. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF
ADMINISTRATION
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new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Business and Community
Development
new text end

new text begin Workforce Development
new text end

new text begin General Support Services
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Trade Office
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new text begin Vocational Rehabilitation
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new text begin Services for the Blind
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new text begin Competitive grant limitations.
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Challenge Program
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new text begin Housing Trust Fund
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new text begin Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill
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new text begin Family Homeless Prevention
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new text begin Home Ownership Assistance Fund
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new text begin Affordable Rental Investment Fund
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new text begin Housing Rehabilitation
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new text begin Rental Rehabilitation
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new text begin Homeownership Education,
Counseling, and Training
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new text begin Capacity Building Grants
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new text begin Grants
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Workers' Compensation
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new text begin Labor Standards and Apprenticeship
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new text begin Workplace Safety
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new text begin General Support
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new text begin Construction Codes and Services
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Financial Institutions
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new text begin Petroleum Tank Release
Compensation Board
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new text begin Administrative Services
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new text begin Telecommunications
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new text begin Enforcement
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new text begin Energy Resources
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new text begin Insurance
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new text begin Transfers
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new text begin Propane Prepurchase
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Grant program established; purpose.

Maximum grant amount.

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin Program requirements. new text end

new text begin Allocation. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

Certification of qualified business.

new text begin Funds. new text end

Grant allowed.

Qualified job training program.

Use of funds.

Determination and collection of special assessment.

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new text begin Eligible grantees. new text end

new text begin Training institution. new text end

new text begin Contract required. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin Grant criteria. new text end

new text begin Employer match. new text end

new text begin Payment of grant. new text end

new text begin Grant amounts. new text end

new text begin Reporting. new text end

new text begin Scope. new text end

new text begin Agreement. new text end

new text begin Commissioner. new text end

new text begin Disability. new text end

new text begin Employee. new text end

new text begin Employer. new text end

new text begin New job. new text end

new text begin Program. new text end

new text begin Program costs. new text end

new text begin Program services. new text end

new text begin Project. new text end

new text begin Service provision. new text end

new text begin Agreements; required terms. new text end

new text begin Grant funds sufficient. new text end

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new text begin Application fee. new text end

new text begin Recovery of program costs. new text end

new text begin Reports. new text end

new text begin Program. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin Skilled manufacturing customized training program employer
agreement. new text end

new text begin Skilled manufacturing customized training program participation
agreement. new text end

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Requirements.

Uniform outcome report card; reporting by commissioner.

Information.

Workforce program net impact analysis.

Business loan criteria.

Reporting requirements.

Appointment; membership.

Duties.

Saint Paul, Duluth; establishment.

Public body characteristics.

Term, vacancies.

Consent for city land.

Port jurisdiction.

Relation to industrial development provisions.

May join in supplying small business capital.

Recreation facilities on Mississippi River.

Bond for treasurer and assistant treasurer.

Rules.

Created.

Economic development district.

Municipality approval.

Economic development districts.

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Affordable, life-cycle goals.

Affordable, life-cycle housing opportunities amount.

General duties of commissioner.

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new text begin Definition; competency standard. new text end

new text begin Competency standard identification process. new text end

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new text begin Notification. new text end

Amount.

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License fees and license renewal fees.

Reinstatement after revocation.

Reinstatement after suspension.

Reinstatement after voluntary termination.

Adoption of code.

Effective date of rules.

Boiler engineer license fees.

Certificate of competency.

Insurance fraud prevention account.

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new text begin Administrator. new text end

new text begin Borrower. new text end

new text begin Creditor. new text end

new text begin Finance agreement. new text end

new text begin Free look period. new text end

new text begin Guaranteed asset protection waiver. new text end

new text begin Insurer. new text end

new text begin Motor vehicle. new text end

new text begin Person. new text end

new text begin Authorization. new text end

new text begin Payment options. new text end

new text begin Certain costs not considered finance charge or interest. new text end

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new text begin Financing agreement. new text end

new text begin Purchase restriction. new text end

new text begin Reporting. new text end

new text begin Fiduciary responsibilities. new text end

new text begin Defined terms. new text end

new text begin Reimbursement or payment statement. new text end

new text begin Coverage of assignee. new text end

new text begin Term. new text end

new text begin Effect of cancellation or termination. new text end

new text begin Refund requirements during free look period. new text end

new text begin Refund requirements after free-look period. new text end

new text begin How applied. new text end

new text begin Person convicted of insurance fraud. new text end

Program described; commissioner's duties; appropriation.

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin Generally. new text end

new text begin MNvest offering. new text end

new text begin Required disclosures to prospective MNvest offering purchasers.
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new text begin Required certification from MNvest offering purchasers. new text end

new text begin MNvest portal. new text end

new text begin Portal operator. new text end

new text begin Portal operator; privacy of purchaser information. new text end

new text begin Bad actor disqualification. new text end

new text begin Voice over Internet Protocol service. new text end

new text begin Internet Protocol-enabled service. new text end

new text begin Regulation prohibited. new text end

new text begin VoIP regulation. new text end

new text begin Relation to other law. new text end

new text begin Exemption. new text end

Automobile theft prevention account.

Commissioner's duty.

new text begin Public notice. new text end

Benefit year.

Preponderance of the evidence.

Unemployed.

Wages paid.

new text begin Unemployment insurance tax reduction. new text end

Tax rate buydown.

Benefit account requirements.

Limitations on applications and benefit accounts.

Eligibility conditions.

Not eligible.

Quit.

Ineligibility duration.

Withdrawal of new text beginan new text endappeal.

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Business and Community Development new text end

new text begin Workforce Development new text end

new text begin General Support Services new text end

new text begin Minnesota Trade Office new text end

new text begin Vocational Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin Services for the Blind new text end

new text begin Competitive grant limitations. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Challenge Program new text end

new text begin Housing Trust Fund new text end

new text begin Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill new text end

new text begin Family Homeless Prevention new text end

new text begin Home Ownership Assistance Fund new text end

new text begin Affordable Rental Investment Fund new text end

new text begin Housing Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin Rental Rehabilitation new text end

new text begin Homeownership Education, Counseling, and Training new text end

new text begin Capacity Building Grants new text end

new text begin Grants new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end

new text begin Labor Standards and Apprenticeship new text end

new text begin Workplace Safety new text end

new text begin General Support new text end

new text begin Construction Codes and Services new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Financial Institutions new text end

new text begin Petroleum Tank Release Compensation Board new text end

new text begin Administrative Services new text end

new text begin Telecommunications new text end

new text begin Enforcement new text end

new text begin Energy Resources new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Business and Community
Development
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new text begin Workforce Development
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new text begin General Support Services
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new text begin Minnesota Trade Office
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new text begin Vocational Rehabilitation
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new text begin Services for the Blind
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new text begin Rental Assistance for Mentally Ill
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new text begin Affordable Rental Investment Fund
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new text begin Grants
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Labor Standards and Apprenticeship
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new text begin Workplace Safety
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new text begin General Support
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new text begin Construction Codes and Services
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Financial Institutions
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A bill for an act
relating to economic development; appropriating money for the Departments of
Employment and Economic Development, Labor and Industry, and Commerce;
the Bureau of Mediation Services; Housing Finance Agency; Explore Minnesota
Tourism; Boards of Accountancy, AELSLAGID, Cosmetologist Examiners, and
Barber Examiners; Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals; Public Utilities
Commission; Pollution Control Agency; and Department of Administration;
making policy changes to jobs and economic development, housing, labor
and industry, and commerce; establishing a tiered minimum wage; modifying
unemployment insurance employer taxes; regulating delivered fuels; modifying
energy conservation provisions; regulating renewable fuels; regulating
greenhouse gas emissions; making miscellaneous energy policy changes and
conforming changes; modifying fees; providing penalties; requiring reports;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.8851, subdivisions 3, 7; 12A.15,
subdivision 1; 16B.323; 45.0135, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 65B.44,
by adding a subdivision; 65B.84, subdivision 1; 79.251, subdivision 1; 116C.779,
subdivision 1; 116C.7791, subdivision 5; 116C.7792; 116J.431, subdivisions 1,
6; 116J.437, subdivision 1; 116J.8738, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision;
116J.8747, subdivisions 1, 2; 116L.17, subdivision 4; 116L.20, subdivision 1;
116L.98, subdivisions 1, 3, 5, 7; 116M.18, subdivisions 4, 8; 177.24, subdivision
1, by adding subdivisions; 216B.02, by adding subdivisions; 216B.16,
subdivisions 6, 6b, 6c, 7b, 8, 12, 19; 216B.164, subdivisions 3, 3a; 216B.1641;
216B.1645, subdivision 1; 216B.1691; 216B.2401; 216B.241, subdivisions 5c,
9, by adding a subdivision; 216B.2411, subdivision 3; 216B.2421, subdivision
2; 216B.2422, subdivisions 2c, 4; 216B.2425; 216B.243, subdivisions 3b, 8, 9;
216C.41, subdivisions 2, 5a; 216C.435, subdivision 5; 216E.03, subdivisions 5, 7;
216E.04, subdivision 5; 216H.01, by adding a subdivision; 216H.02, subdivision
1; 216H.021, subdivision 1; 216H.03, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 7; 216H.07; 237.01, by
adding subdivisions; 268.035, subdivisions 6, 21b, 26, 30; 268.051, subdivision
7, by adding a subdivision; 268.07, subdivisions 2, 3b; 268.085, subdivisions 1,
2; 268.095, subdivisions 1, 10; 268.105, subdivisions 3, 7; 268.136, subdivision
1; 268.194, subdivision 1; 268A.085; 275.70, subdivision 6; 275.71, subdivision
5; 297A.67, by adding a subdivision; 297A.992, by adding a subdivision;
297I.11, subdivision 2; 326B.092, subdivision 7; 326B.096; 326B.106,
subdivision 1; 326B.118; 326B.13, subdivision 8; 326B.986, subdivisions 5, 8;
327.20, subdivision 1; 341.321; 345.42, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
373.48, subdivision 3; 453A.02, subdivision 5; 462A.33, subdivision 1; 469.049;
469.050, subdivision 4; 469.084, subdivisions 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 14; 469.174,
subdivision 12; 469.175, subdivision 3; 469.176, subdivision 4c; 469.1761, by
adding a subdivision; 473.145; 473.254, subdivisions 2, 3a; Laws 2008, chapter
296, article 1, section 25, as amended; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 2, section
14; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 80A; 116J;
116L; 175; 181; 216B; 216C; 216E; 216H; 237; 609; proposing coding for new
law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 59D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014,
sections 3.8852; 80G.01; 80G.02; 80G.03; 80G.04; 80G.05; 80G.06; 80G.07;
80G.08; 80G.09; 80G.10; 116C.779, subdivision 3; 116U.26; 174.187; 177.24,
subdivision 2; 216B.1612; 216B.164, subdivision 10; 216B.8109; 216B.811;
216B.812; 216B.813; 216B.815; 216C.39; 216C.411; 216C.412; 216C.413;
216C.414; 216C.415; 216C.416; 216H.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 469.084,
subdivisions 11, 12; Laws 2013, chapter 85, article 6, section 11; Laws 2014,
chapter 312, article 2, section 15; Minnesota Rules, part 5205.0580, subpart 21.

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

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

		new text begin 2016 new text end		new text begin 2017 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 157,974,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 165,171,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 323,145,000 new text end
new text begin Workforce Development new text end		new text begin 33,732,000 new text end		new text begin 30,165,000 new text end		new text begin 63,897,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end		new text begin 700,000 new text end		new text begin 700,000 new text end		new text begin 1,400,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end		new text begin 27,325,000 new text end		new text begin 29,325,000 new text end		new text begin 56,650,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end		new text begin 35,648,000 new text end		new text begin 36,110,000 new text end		new text begin 71,758,000 new text end
new text begin Petroleum Tank Release new text end		new text begin 1,052,000 new text end		new text begin 1,052,000 new text end		new text begin 2,104,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 256,431,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 262,523,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 518,954,000 new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or
June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 93,432,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 101,069,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2016 new text end	new text begin 2017 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 60,029,000 new text end	new text begin 71,233,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 700,000 new text end	new text begin 700,000 new text end
new text begin Workforce Development new text end	new text begin 32,703,000 new text end	new text begin 29,136,000 new text end

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

33,666,000

44,870,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 32,281,000 new text end	new text begin 43,485,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 700,000 new text end	new text begin 700,000 new text end
new text begin Workforce Development new text end	new text begin 685,000 new text end	new text begin 685,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $8,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$15,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for the
Minnesota investment fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8731. Of this amount,
the commissioner may use up to three percent
for administrative expenses and technology
updates. This appropriation is available until
expended.
new text end

new text begin (1) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal year
2016, $2,000,000 is for a loan to construct a
$10,000,000 aircraft manufacturing facility.
Funds available under this section may be
used for purchases of materials and supplies
made from July 1, 2015, through June
30, 2016, which are directly related to the
construction of the aircraft manufacturing
facility. The loan under this clause is not
subject to the limitations under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8731, subdivision
5. The commissioner shall forgive the
loan after verification that the project has
satisfied performance goals and contractual
obligations as required under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8731, subdivision 7.
The amount available under this clause is
available until expended.
new text end

new text begin (2) Of the amount appropriated in fiscal
year 2016, $2,000,000 is for grants to cities
for broadband infrastructure and other
eligible expenses, as identified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.395, subdivision 2,
for a wire-line broadband infrastructure
demonstration project that is part of a
public-private partnership.
new text end

new text begin (3) In order to be awarded the broadband
infrastructure grant under clause (2), a city
must demonstrate:
new text end

new text begin (i) funding from nonstate sources that
matches the amount appropriated in clause
(2);
new text end

new text begin (ii) broadband service outages of 12 hours or
more in the area within its jurisdiction;
new text end

new text begin (iii) a decline in the number of businesses in
the area within its jurisdiction, as a result of
the lack of adequate broadband service; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) an agreement that the city will own
the broadband infrastructure as part of the
public-private partnership.
new text end

new text begin (4) The commissioner of employment and
economic development must award the
broadband infrastructure grant under clause
(2) before September 1, 2015.
new text end

new text begin (b) $7,500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$12,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for the
Minnesota job creation fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.8748. Of this amount,
the commissioner of employment and
economic development may use up to three
percent for administrative expenses. This
appropriation is available until expended.
new text end

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

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

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

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

new text begin (g) $1,000,000 each year is from the general
fund for a grant to Enterprise Minnesota, Inc.
Of this amount, $750,000 each year is for the
small business growth acceleration program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116O.115,
and $250,000 each year is for operations and
administration.
new text end

new text begin (h) $150,000 each year is from the general
fund for the Center for Rural Policy and
Development.
new text end

new text begin (i) $1,373,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for the
workforce housing grants pilot program in
Laws 2014, chapter 308, article 6, section 14.
This appropriation is onetime and is available
until June 30, 2018. The commissioner of
employment and economic development may
use up to five percent for administrative costs.
new text end

new text begin (j) $2,500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from the
general fund for grants for the workforce
housing development program in Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.549. Of these amounts,
the commissioner may use up to five
percent for administrative expenses. The
appropriations in fiscal years 2016 and 2017
are available until June 30, 2018.
new text end

new text begin (k) $200,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$200,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from the
general fund for a grant to develop and
implement a southern and southwestern
Minnesota initiative foundation collaborative
pilot project. Funds available under this
section must be used to support and develop
entrepreneurs in diverse populations in
southern and southwestern Minnesota. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (l) $750,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$1,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from
the general fund for the greater Minnesota
business development public infrastructure
grant program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116J.431. Funds available under this
paragraph may be used for site preparation
of property owned and to be used by private
entities. The base for this program is
$2,000,000 each year beginning in fiscal year
2018.
new text end

new text begin (m) $173,000 in fiscal year 2016 is from
the general fund for the innovation voucher
pilot program under Laws 2014, chapter 312,
article 2, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
(j). This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (n) $300,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$300,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from
the workforce development fund to the
commissioner of employment and economic
development for a grant to the small
business development center hosted at
Minnesota State University, Mankato, for
a collaborative initiative with the Regional
Center for Entrepreneurial Facilitation.
Funds available under this paragraph must
be used to provide entrepreneur and small
business development direct professional
business assistance services in the following
counties in Minnesota: Blue Earth, Brown,
Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Sibley,
Watonwan, and Waseca. For the purposes of
this paragraph, "direct professional business
assistance services" must include, but is
not limited to, pre-venture assistance for
individuals considering starting a business.
This appropriation is not available until
the commissioner determines that an equal
amount is committed from nonstate sources.
Any balance in the first year does not cancel
and is available for expenditure in the second
year. Grant recipients shall report to the
commissioner by February 1 of each year
and include information on the number of
customers served in each county; the number
of businesses started, stabilized, or expanded;
the number of jobs created and retained;
and business success rates in each county.
By April 1 of each year, the commissioner
shall report the information submitted by
grant recipients to the chairs of the standing
committees of the house of representatives
and the senate having jurisdiction over
economic development issues. This is a
onetime appropriation. This language does
not expire.
new text end

new text begin (o) $385,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$385,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from the
workforce development fund for grants to
the Neighborhood Development Center. Of
this amount, $300,000 is for training, lending
and business services for aspiring business
owners, and expansion of services for
immigrants in suburban communities; and
$85,000 is for Neighborhood Development
Center model outreach and training activities
in greater Minnesota. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

21,188,000

17,621,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,000,000 new text end	new text begin 1,000,000 new text end
new text begin Workforce Development new text end	new text begin 20,188,000 new text end	new text begin 16,621,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $3,283,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the adult
workforce development competitive grant
program. Of this amount, up to five percent
is for administration and monitoring of the
adult workforce development competitive
grant program. All grant awards shall be
for two consecutive years. Grants shall be
awarded in the first year.
new text end

new text begin (b) $3,500,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the
Minnesota youth program under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 116L.56 and 116L.561.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,000,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the
youthbuild program under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 116L.361 to 116L.366.
new text end

new text begin (d) $200,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Minnesota
Diversified Industries, Inc., to provide
progressive development and employment
opportunities for people with disabilities.
new text end

new text begin (e) $2,848,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the youth
workforce development competitive grant
program. Of this amount, up to five percent
is for administration and monitoring of the
youth workforce development competitive
grant program. All grant awards shall be
for two consecutive years. Grants shall be
awarded in the first year.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,500,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for a grant
to FastTRAC - Minnesota Adult Careers
Pathways Program for low-skilled,
low-income adults. Up to ten percent
of this appropriation may be used to
provide leadership, oversight, and technical
assistance services.
new text end

new text begin (g) $650,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for the Opportunities
Industrialization Center (OIC) programs.
Of this appropriation, $500,000 each year
shall be divided equally among the eligible
centers. Of this appropriation, $75,000 each
year is for the East Metro OIC in St. Paul
and $75,000 each year is for the Northwest
Indian OIC in Bemidji. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (h) $850,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the
Minnesota Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs
to administer a statewide project of youth jobs
skills development. This project, which may
have career guidance components, including
health and life skills, is to encourage,
train, and assist youth in job-seeking
skills, workplace orientation, and job-site
knowledge through coaching. This grant
requires a 25 percent match from nonstate
resources. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (i) $500,000 each year is from the general
fund for the publication, dissemination,
and use of labor market information under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.4011, and
for programs in the workforce service areas
to combine career and higher education
advising.
new text end

new text begin (j) $250,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Big
Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Twin
Cities for workforce readiness, employment
exploration, and skills development for youth
ages 12 to 21. The grant must serve youth
in the Twin Cities, central Minnesota and
southern Minnesota Big Brothers Big Sisters
chapters. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (k) $900,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from the
workforce development fund for a grant to the
Minnesota High Tech Association to support
SciTechsperience, a program that supports
science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) internship opportunities for two-
and four-year college students in their field
of study. The internship opportunities
must match students with paid internships
within STEM disciplines at small, for-profit
companies located in the seven-county
metropolitan area, having fewer than 150
total employees; or at small or medium,
for-profit companies located outside of the
seven-county metropolitan area, having
fewer than 250 total employees. At least 200
students must be matched in the first year
and at least 250 students must be matched in
the second year. Selected hiring companies
shall receive from the grant 50 percent of the
wages paid to the intern, capped at $2,500
per intern. The program must work toward
increasing the participation among women or
other underserved populations.
new text end

new text begin (l) $500,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to Resource,
Inc. to provide low-income individuals
career education and job skills training that
are fully integrated with chemical and mental
health services.
new text end

new text begin (m) $140,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for a grant to the St.
Cloud Area Somali Salvation Organization
for youth development and crime prevention
activities. Grant funds may be used to
train and place mentors in elementary and
secondary schools; for athletic, social,
and other activities to foster leadership
development; to provide a safe place for
participating youth to gather after school, on
weekends, and on holidays; and activities to
improve the organizational and job readiness
skills of participating youth.
new text end

new text begin (n) $200,000 in fiscal year 2016 is from the
workforce development fund for the uniform
outcome report card requirements under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.98. This is
a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (o) $500,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$500,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from the
general fund for job training grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116L.42.
new text end

new text begin (p) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 is
from the workforce development fund for
adult workforce employment and training
activities administered by workforce service
areas. Funds available under this paragraph
must be used by workforce service areas
in the same manner as provided for under
Public Law 113-128, sections 133 and
134. Of the amount available under this
paragraph, $500,000 is for workforce service
area number 1, $1,000,000 is for workforce
service area number 2, and $500,000 is for
workforce service area number 6. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (q) $517,000 in fiscal year 2016 is from the
workforce development fund for a grant
to YWCA St. Paul for training and job
placement assistance, including commercial
driver's license training, through the job
placement and retention program. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (r) $450,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $450,000
in fiscal year 2017 are from the workforce
development fund for performance grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747,
to Twin Cities RISE! to provide training to
hard-to-train individuals. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (s) $350,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $350,000
in fiscal year 2017 are from the workforce
development fund for the urban initiative
loan program in Minnesota Statutes, section
116M.18. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (t) $250,000 in fiscal year 2016 is from
the workforce development fund for the
foreign-trained health care professionals
grant program modeled after the pilot
program conducted under Laws 2006,
chapter 282, article 11, section 2, subdivision
12, to encourage state licensure of
foreign-trained health care professionals,
including: physicians, with preference given
to primary care physicians who commit
to practicing for at least five years after
licensure in underserved areas of the state;
nurses; dentists; pharmacists; mental health
professionals; and other allied health care
professionals. The commissioner must
collaborate with health-related licensing
boards and Minnesota workforce centers to
award grants to foreign-trained health care
professionals sufficient to cover the actual
costs of taking a course to prepare health
care professionals for required licensing
examinations and the fee for the state
licensing examinations. When awarding
grants, the commissioner must consider the
following factors:
new text end

new text begin (1) whether the recipient's training involves
a medical specialty that is in high demand in
one or more communities in the state;
new text end

new text begin (2) whether the recipient commits to
practicing in a designated rural area or an
underserved urban community, as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 144.1501;
new text end

new text begin (3) whether the recipient's language skills
provide an opportunity for needed health care
access for underserved Minnesotans; and
new text end

new text begin (4) any additional criteria established by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until expended.
new text end

new text begin (u) $800,000 in fiscal year 2016 is from
the workforce development fund for
the customized training program for
manufacturing industries under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116L.65. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available in either year
of the biennium. Of this amount:
new text end

new text begin (1) $350,000 is for a grant to Central Lakes
College for the purposes of this paragraph;
new text end

new text begin (2) $250,000 is for Minnesota West
Community and Technical College for the
purposes of this paragraph; and
new text end

new text begin (3) $200,000 is for South Central College for
the purposes of this paragraph.
new text end

1,362,000

new text begin (a) $875,000 each year is for the Olmstead
Implementation Office.
new text end

new text begin (b) $150,000 in fiscal year 2016 is
appropriated from the energy fund
account established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779, to the commissioner of
employment and economic development for
the purpose of conducting the public power
authority study in article 11.
new text end

1,972,000

new text begin (a) $300,000 each year is for the STEP grants
in Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.979.
new text end

new text begin (b) $180,000 each year is for the Invest
Minnesota Marketing Initiative in Minnesota
Statutes, section 116J.9781.
new text end

29,319,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 17,489,000 new text end	new text begin 17,489,000 new text end
new text begin Workforce Development new text end	new text begin 11,830,000 new text end	new text begin 11,830,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin (c) $2,873,000 each year from the general
fund and $10,830,000 each year from the
workforce development fund is for extended
employment services for persons with
severe disabilities under Minnesota Statutes,
section 268A.15. For the allocation of funds
under this paragraph and for the purposes
of sections 268A.03, clause (1); 268A.06;
268A.085; and 268A.15, a "community
rehabilitation provider" or "facility" means a
nonprofit or public entity that provides at least
one extended employment subprogram for
persons with the most significant disabilities.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,555,000 each year is from the general
fund for grants to programs that provide
employment support services to persons with
mental illness under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 268A.13 and 268A.14.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,000,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 268A.16,
for employment services for persons,
including transition-aged youth, who are
deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing.
new text end

5,925,000

new text begin An organization that receives a direct
appropriation under this section is not eligible
to participate in competitive grant programs
under this section during the fiscal years in
which the direct appropriations are received.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 43,775,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 43,775,000
new text end

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

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

new text begin (c) The Housing Finance Agency must make
continuous improvements to its ongoing
efforts to reduce the racial and ethnic
inequalities in home-ownership rates and
must seek opportunities to deploy increasing
levels of resources toward these efforts.
new text end

10,425,000

new text begin (a) This appropriation is from the general
fund for transfer to the housing development
fund for the economic development and
housing challenge program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.33. The agency must
continue to strengthen its efforts to address
the disparity rate between white households
and indigenous American Indians and
communities of color.
new text end

new text begin (b) Of this amount, $5,213,000 each year is
for loans and grants for workforce housing
in communities that:
new text end

new text begin (1) have an average vacancy rate for rental
housing of five percent or less for the
preceding two years;
new text end

new text begin (2) propose to build market rate residential
rental properties that do not have federal or
state law requirements for income limits and
that are not proposing to use federal, state, or
local flood recovery assistance;
new text end

new text begin (3) are located outside of the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.121, subdivision 2, and have a
population greater than 500 people; and
new text end

new text begin (4) have a written statement provided by a
business or businesses located in the city or
within 25 miles of the city where the project
is proposed that employs a minimum of 20
full-time equivalent employees in aggregate
indicating that the lack of available rental
housing has impeded their ability to recruit
and hire employees.
new text end

new text begin On July 15, 2017, any remaining balance of
appropriations under this paragraph that are
unobligated on July 1, 2017, is transferred
from the housing development fund to the
general fund. By January 15 of each fiscal
year, the commissioner must submit a report
to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the senate and house of representatives
committees having jurisdiction over
housing finance and economic development
specifying the selection criteria of awarding
grants and loans, the projects that received
funding under this paragraph, and how the
funds are being used.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.33, loans and grants made in
paragraph (b) for workforce housing shall not
be subject to the requirements in Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.33, subdivision 3 or
5, except that preference may be given to
proposals that include contributions from
nonstate resources for the greatest portion of
the total development cost. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.33, the
limitations on return of eligible mortgagors
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.03,
subdivision 13, do not apply to loans and
grants under paragraph (b) or loans or
grants for targeted workforce housing under
this section. Notwithstanding any other
law, nothing shall prevent the award of
grants or loans in this section from being
used to finance new modular homes, new
manufactured homes, and new manufactured
homes on leased land or in a manufactured
home park.
new text end

new text begin (d) Of this amount, $2,606,000 each year
is for economic development and housing
challenge program grants and loans for
housing projects outside of the metropolitan
area, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.121, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (e) Of this amount, $2,606,000 each year
is for economic development and housing
challenge program grants and loans for
housing projects in the metropolitan area
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
473.121, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (f) Priority shall be given to programs and
projects under this subdivision that are land
trust programs and programs that work in
coordination with a land trust program.
new text end

new text begin (g) The commissioner of housing finance
must increase administrative support offered
by the agency to assist smaller communities
to improve access to grants and loans
made using funds from the economic
development and housing challenge program
and to create and implement a streamlined
review and awards process that allows
smaller communities to use the resources
available to them to complete applications
and comply with program requirements.
The commissioner must increase outreach
to communities outside the metropolitan
area that have low vacancy rates and
report back on the progress of assisting
these communities to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the standing
committees of the senate and house of
representatives having jurisdiction over
housing finance and economic development
by December 1, 2015.
new text end

10,276,000

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

2,838,000

new text begin This appropriation is for the rental housing
assistance program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.2097.
new text end

7,862,000

new text begin This appropriation is for the family homeless
prevention and assistance programs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.204.
new text end

830,000

new text begin This appropriation is for the home ownership
assistance program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.21, subdivision 8.
The agency shall continue to strengthen
its efforts to address the disparity gap in
the homeownership rate between white
households and indigenous American Indians
and communities of color.
new text end

4,218,000

new text begin (a) This appropriation is for the affordable
rental investment fund program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
subdivision 8b, to finance the acquisition,
rehabilitation, and debt restructuring of
federally assisted rental property and for
making equity takeout loans under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 39.
new text end

new text begin (b) The owner of federally assisted rental
property must agree to participate in
the applicable federally assisted housing
program and to extend any existing
low-income affordability restrictions on the
housing for the maximum term permitted.
The owner must also enter into an agreement
that gives local units of government,
housing and redevelopment authorities,
and nonprofit housing organizations the
right of first refusal if the rental property
is offered for sale. Priority must be given
among comparable federally assisted rental
properties to properties with the longest
remaining term under an agreement for
federal assistance. Priority must also be
given among comparable rental housing
developments to developments that are or
will be owned by local government units, a
housing and redevelopment authority, or a
nonprofit housing organization.
new text end

new text begin (c) This appropriation also may be used to
finance the acquisition, rehabilitation, and
debt restructuring of existing supportive
housing properties. For purposes of this
subdivision, "supportive housing" means
affordable rental housing with links to
services necessary for individuals, youth, and
families with children to maintain housing
stability.
new text end

2,772,000

new text begin This appropriation is for housing assistance
for the rehabilitation of single-family homes
under the housing rehabilitation program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.05,
subdivision 14.
new text end

3,138,000

new text begin This appropriation is for the rental housing
rehabilitation loan program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision 14.
new text end

791,000

new text begin This appropriation is for the homeownership
education, counseling, and training program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.209.
Priority may be given to funding programs
that are aimed at culturally specific groups
who are providing services to members of
their communities.
new text end

375,000

new text begin This appropriation is for nonprofit capacity
building grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.21, subdivision 3b.
new text end

250,000

new text begin (a) $250,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $250,000
in fiscal year 2017 are from the general fund
to the commissioner of housing finance
for the competitive grants program under
paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of housing finance
shall establish a competitive grant program
to serve women and children at risk of being
homeless who have been victims of domestic
violence, sexual assault, human trafficking,
international abusive marriage, or a forced
marriage. The commissioner shall award
grants to nonprofits that have a plan to
partner with an organization that can provide
appropriate services. Priority shall be given
to programs that can provide linguistically
and culturally appropriate services and that
have the capacity to serve immigrant women
and children. At least one grant must be to
a program that serves an area outside of the
seven-county metropolitan area. The grant
recipients must:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide rental assistance to pregnant
women or women who have custody over a
minor child at risk of being homeless and
who are victims of domestic violence, sexual
assault, human trafficking, an international
abusive marriage, or a forced marriage;
new text end

new text begin (2) require the participant to pay 30 percent
of the participant's income toward the rent;
new text end

new text begin (3) allow the families to choose their own
housing, including single-family homes,
townhomes, and apartments;
new text end

new text begin (4) give priority to families with more than
four children and to heads of households who
are recent immigrants or refugees and who
have limited English proficiency;
new text end

new text begin (5) provide rental assistance for up to 24
months;
new text end

new text begin (6) provide linguistically and culturally
appropriate advocacy and supportive services
or partner with a program that can provide
appropriate services; and
new text end

new text begin (7) require participants in the program to
actively seek employment or participate in
activities that will assist them in gaining
future employment.
new text end

new text begin (c) For the purposes of this subdivision,
"supportive services" may include
educational, social, legal advocacy, child
care, employment assistance, money
management, mental health, health care, or
other services.
new text end

new text begin (d) By July 15, 2015, the remaining balance
of appropriations in Laws 2012, First Special
Session chapter 1, article 1, section 7, for
the economic development and housing
challenge program that is unobligated to
loans to homeowners or rental property
owners as of June 30, 2015, estimated to be
$400,000, is canceled to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 14,888,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 15,888,000
new text end

new text begin To develop maximum private sector
involvement in tourism, $500,000 in fiscal
year 2016 and $500,000 in fiscal year 2017
must be matched by Explore Minnesota
Tourism from nonstate sources. Each $1 of
state incentive must be matched with $6 of
private sector funding. "Cash match" means
revenue to the state or documented cash
expenditures directly expended to support
Explore Minnesota Tourism programs. Up
to one-half of the private sector contribution
may be in-kind or soft match. The incentive
in fiscal year 2016 shall be based on fiscal
year 2015 private sector contributions. The
incentive in fiscal year 2017 shall be based on
fiscal year 2016 private sector contributions.
This incentive is ongoing.
new text end

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

new text begin Appropriations made under this section are
available until expended. Funds unexpended
on June 30 of each odd-numbered year must
be deposited in a special marketing account
for use by Explore Minnesota Tourism for
additional marketing activities.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 27,660,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 29,478,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2016 new text end	new text begin 2017 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,760,000 new text end	new text begin 1,578,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 24,871,000 new text end	new text begin 26,871,000 new text end
new text begin Workforce Development new text end	new text begin 1,029,000 new text end	new text begin 1,029,000 new text end

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

14,678,000

16,678,000

new text begin (a) This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.
new text end

new text begin (b)(1) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are for workers'
compensation system upgrades. The base
appropriation for this purpose is $3,000,000
in fiscal year 2018 and $3,000,000 in fiscal
year 2019. The base appropriation for fiscal
year 2020 and beyond is zero.
new text end

new text begin (2) This appropriation includes funds for
information technology project services
and support subject to the provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466.
Any ongoing information technology costs
must be incorporated into the service level
agreement and must be paid to the Office
of MN.IT Services by the commissioner
of labor and industry under the rates and
mechanism specified in that agreement.
new text end

2,659,000

2,607,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,630,000 new text end	new text begin 1,578,000 new text end
new text begin Workforce Development new text end	new text begin 1,029,000 new text end	new text begin 1,029,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $766,000 each year is from the
general fund for the labor standards and
apprenticeship program.
new text end

new text begin (b) $150,000 each year is from the general
fund for a child labor initiative for expanding
education and outreach to high schools and
targeted industries to ensure minors entering
the workforce are safe.
new text end

new text begin (c) $879,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for the apprenticeship
program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter
178, and includes $100,000 each year for
labor education and advancement program
grants and to expand and promote registered
apprenticeship training in nonconstruction
trade programs.
new text end

new text begin (d) $150,000 each year is from the workforce
development fund for prevailing wage
enforcement.
new text end

new text begin (e) $100,000 each year is from the general
fund for wage enforcement.
new text end

new text begin (f) $100,000 each year is from the general
fund for compliance and enforcement
activities under Laws 2014, chapter 239,
article 4, section 10.
new text end

new text begin (g) $409,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $399,000
in fiscal year 2017 are from the general fund
for the identification of competency standards
under Minnesota Statutes, section 175.45.
new text end

new text begin (h) $105,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $63,000
in fiscal year 2017 are from the general fund
for implementation and administration of
legislation styled as H.F. No. 1027 if enacted
during the 2015 legislative session.
new text end

4,154,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.
new text end

6,039,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.
new text end

130,000

new text begin $130,000 in fiscal year 2016 is for rulemaking
under Minnesota Statutes, section 326B.118.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,733,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,733,000
new text end

new text begin $68,000 each year is for grants to area labor
management committees. Grants may be
awarded for a 12-month period beginning
July 1 each year. Any unencumbered balance
remaining at the end of the first year does not
cancel but is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,703,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,703,000
new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 66,979,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 62,966,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2016 new text end	new text begin 2017 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 30,236,000 new text end	new text begin 25,525,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 34,940,000 new text end	new text begin 35,640,000 new text end
new text begin Petroleum Tank new text end	new text begin 1,052,000 new text end	new text begin 1,052,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 751,000 new text end	new text begin 751,000 new text end

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

4,885,000

new text begin $142,000 each year is from the general fund
for the regulation of mortgage originators
and servicers under Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 58 and 58A.
new text end

1,052,000

new text begin This appropriation is from the petroleum
tank fund.
new text end

5,940,000

5,440,000

new text begin $500,000 in fiscal year 2016 is from
the general fund for a grant for a
pay-for-performance contract with a vendor
who will facilitate the return of abandoned
property to owners. The vendor must receive
up to seven percent of the value of the
abandoned property, up to $500,000, when
such abandoned property is returned to its
owner. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

1,873,000

1,798,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 633,000 new text end	new text begin 558,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 1,240,000 new text end	new text begin 1,240,000 new text end

new text begin $1,240,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $1,240,000
in fiscal year 2017 are appropriated to the
commissioner from the telecommunication
access fund for the following transfers:
new text end

new text begin (1) $800,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $800,000
in fiscal year 2017 are to the commissioner
of human services to supplement the ongoing
operational expenses of the Commission
of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing
Minnesotans;
new text end

new text begin (2) $290,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$290,000 in fiscal year 2017 are to the
chief information officer for the purpose of
coordinating technology accessibility and
usability;
new text end

new text begin (3) $100,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $100,000
in fiscal year 2017 are to the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for captioning of
legislative coverage. This transfer is subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281; and
new text end

new text begin (4) $50,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $50,000
in fiscal year 2017 are to the Office of MN.IT
Services for a consolidated access fund to
provide grants to other state agencies related
to accessibility of their Web-based services.
new text end

4,340,000

4,211,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 4,142,000 new text end	new text begin 4,013,000. new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 198,000 new text end	new text begin 198,000 new text end

new text begin $162,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $33,000 in
fiscal year 2017 are from the general fund
for rulemaking and administration under
Minnesota Statutes, section 80A.461.
new text end

39,974,000

41,665,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 6,274,000 new text end	new text begin 7,265,000. new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 33,700,000 new text end	new text begin 34,400,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $22,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$23,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from
the energy fund account established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, for the
payment of energy rebates and incentives to
eligible applicants under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 116C.779, subdivision 2, 216C.417,
216C.418, and 216C.419, and to reimburse
the reasonable costs of the Department of
Commerce to administer those programs.
new text end

new text begin (b) $400,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $400,000
in fiscal year 2017 are from the energy fund
account under Minnesota Statutes, section
116C.779, for a grant to a Minnesota-based
nonprofit with demonstrated expertise and
capability in energy efficiency, energy
technology research, and conservation
improvement program delivery to establish
and operate an energy technology business
accelerator. The grant recipient must match
at least $100,000 of the grant amount each
year with cash or in-kind contributions. Any
balance remaining in fiscal year 2016 does
not cancel, but is available in fiscal year 2017.
new text end

new text begin (c) The accelerator established using grant
funds in paragraph (a) shall identify, research,
test, evaluate, and incubate innovative energy
technologies, systems, and platforms that
may be the basis for new cost-effective
programs or to improve existing programs
offered by public, municipal, and cooperative
utilities subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 216B.241. The grant recipient
shall consult with experts from Minnesota
utilities, the Department of Commerce, and
national energy institutions in the selection
of technologies to be evaluated, and, in order
to ensure independent evaluation, may not
accept funds or other consideration from
technology vendors. The technologies to be
evaluated may include but are not limited to
customer engagement platforms, building
and equipment design, data feedback
systems, and advanced metering and billing.
The focus of the accelerator must be on
energy technologies, systems, and platforms
developed by Minnesota and regionally
based companies, to the extent feasible, that
improve the efficiency of customer energy
use or utility infrastructure.
new text end

new text begin (d) $3,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$4,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from the
general fund for deposit in the energy fund
account established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779.
new text end

new text begin (e) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from
the energy fund account established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, for
the payment of rebates to eligible electric
vehicle owners under Minnesota Statutes,
section 216B.1616.
new text end

new text begin (f) $6,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 and
$6,000,000 in fiscal year 2017 are from the
energy fund account established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 116C.779, subdivision 1,
for the purpose of awarding propane and
compressed natural gas vehicle rebates and
to pay the reasonable costs incurred by the
commissioner of commerce to administer
Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.391.
new text end

3,915,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 3,362,000 new text end	new text begin 3,362,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 553,000 new text end	new text begin 553,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,000,000 is transferred to the general
fund from the petroleum tank release fund
before the closing of fiscal year 2016. This
is a onetime transfer.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 216C.416, of the amounts transferred
to the solar thermal system rebate account
in the special revenue fund in the state
treasury in calendar years 2014 and 2015,
$300,000 shall be transferred by July 1,
2015, to the commissioner of commerce
and are appropriated for the purpose
of providing energy conservation and
weatherization programs to low-income
persons who use propane as a heating
fuel. The commissioner of commerce shall
disburse the funds transferred in this section
in a manner consistent with the requirements
of the federal Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program under United States
Code, title 42, sections 8621 to 8630. This
is a onetime transfer.
new text end

new text begin (c) The remaining balance of the
appropriation in Laws 2013, chapter 85,
article 1, section 13, subdivision 7, for grants
to install renewable energy equipment in
households under Minnesota Statutes 2013,
section 239.101, that is unobligated and
unexpended, and is estimated to be $61,000,
cancels to the general fund on June 30, 2015.
new text end

new text begin (d) $61,000 in fiscal year 2016 is from the
general fund for transfer to the energy fund
account established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779.
new text end

5,000,000

new text begin (a) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and
$5,000,000 in fiscal year 2016 are
appropriated from the general fund for the
purpose of prepurchasing propane under
Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.0951.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
216B.0951, subdivision 1, the commissioner
must expend all of the funds before
September 1 each year. Propane may not be
distributed to customers before October 1
each year.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall reserve
$5,000,000 each year from the federal
funds transferred to the state for use in the
2015-2016 and 2016-2017 heating seasons
under the Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance Program and transfer those
amounts to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 5,553,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 5,441,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 466,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 470,000
new text end

new text begin $466,000 in fiscal year 2016 and $470,000
in fiscal year 2017 are from the energy fund
account established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.779, subdivision 1, for the
purposes of completing the plan required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 216H.077.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 92,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 0
new text end

new text begin $92,000 in fiscal year 2016 is appropriated
from the energy fund account established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, for
the purpose of completing the transfer of
functions study under article 11.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.431, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

(a) The commissioner
shall make grants to counties or cities to provide deleted text beginup todeleted text end 50 percent of the capital costs of
public infrastructure necessary for an eligible economic development projectnew text begin, unless the
applicant requests a lesser amountnew text end. The county or city receiving a grant must provide for
the remainder of the costs of the project, either in cash or in kind. In-kind contributions
may include the value of site preparation other than the public infrastructure needed
for the project.

(b) The purpose of the grants made under this section is to keep or enhance jobs in
the area, increase the tax base, or to expand or create new economic development.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.431, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

A county or city may receive no more than
deleted text begin$1,000,000deleted text endnew text begin $2,000,000new text end in two years for one or more projects.

new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic
development shall establish a workforce housing development program to award grants to
eligible project areas to be used for qualified expenditures.
new text end

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

new text begin (b) "Eligible project area" means a home rule charter or statutory city with a
population exceeding 500; a community that has a combined population of 1,500 residents
located within 15 miles of a home rule charter or statutory city; or an area served by a joint
county-city economic development authority.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Joint county-city economic development authority" means an economic
development authority formed under Laws 1988, chapter 516, section 1, as a joint
partnership between a city and county and excluding those established by the county only.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Market rate residential rental properties" means properties that are rented
at market value, including new modular homes, new manufactured homes, and new
manufactured homes on leased land or in a manufactured home park, and excludes:
new text end

new text begin (1) properties constructed with financial assistance requiring the property to be
occupied by residents that meet income limits under federal or state law of initial
occupancy; and
new text end

new text begin (2) properties constructed with federal, state, or local flood recovery assistance,
regardless of whether that assistance imposed income limits as a condition of receiving
assistance.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Qualified expenditure" means expenditures for market rate residential rental
properties including acquisition of property; construction of improvements; and provisions
of loans or subsidies, grants, interest rate subsidies, public infrastructure, and related
financing costs.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall develop forms and procedures to
solicit and review applications for grants under this section. An eligible project area
must include in its application information sufficient to verify that it meets the program
requirements under this section and any additional evidence of the scarcity of workforce
housing in the area that it considers appropriate or that the commissioner requires.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must not award a grant to
an eligible project area under this section until the following determinations are made:
new text end

new text begin (1) the average vacancy rate for rental housing located in the eligible project area,
and in any other city located within 15 miles or less of the boundaries of the area, has been
five percent or less for at least the prior two-year period;
new text end

new text begin (2) one or more businesses located in the eligible project area, or within 25 miles
of the area, that employs a minimum of 20 full-time equivalent employees in aggregate
have provided a written statement to the eligible project area indicating that the lack of
available rental housing has impeded their ability to recruit and hire employees;
new text end

new text begin (3) fewer than ten market rate residential rental units per 1,000 residents were
constructed in the city in each of the last ten years; and
new text end

new text begin (4) the eligible project area has certified that the grants will be used for qualified
expenditures for the development of rental housing to serve employees of businesses
located in the eligible project area or surrounding area.
new text end

new text begin (b) Preference for grants awarded under this section shall be given to eligible project
areas with less than 18,000 people.
new text end

new text begin The amount of a grant under this section must not exceed the
lesser of 25 percent of the qualified expenditures for the project or $1,000,000.
new text end

new text begin By January 15 of the year following the year in which the grant
was issued, each eligible project area receiving a grant under this section must submit a
report specifying the projects that received grants under this section and the specific
purposes for which the grant funds were used to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over jobs and
workforce development.
new text end

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

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.8738, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

(a) A business may apply to
the commissioner for certification as a qualified business under this section. The
commissioner shall specify the form of the application, the manner and times for applying,
and the information required to be included in the application. The commissioner may
impose an application fee in an amount sufficient to defray the commissioner's cost of
processing certifications. new text beginApplication fees are deposited in the greater Minnesota business
expansion administration account in the special revenue fund. new text endA business must file a copy
of its application with the chief clerical officer of the city at the same time it applies to the
commissioner. For an agricultural processing facility located outside the boundaries of a
city, the business must file a copy of the application with the county auditor.

(b) The commissioner shall certify each business as a qualified business that:

(1) satisfies the requirements of subdivision 2;

(2) the commissioner determines would not expand its operations in greater
Minnesota without the tax incentives available under subdivision 4; and

(3) enters a business subsidy agreement with the commissioner that pledges to
satisfy the minimum expansion requirements of paragraph (c) within three years or less
following execution of the agreement.

The commissioner must act on an application within 90 days after its filing. Failure
by the commissioner to take action within the 90-day period is deemed approval of the
application.

(c) The business must increase the number of full-time equivalent employees
in greater Minnesota from the time the business subsidy agreement is executed by two
employees or ten percent, whichever is greater.

(d) The city, or a county for an agricultural processing facility located outside the
boundaries of a city, in which the business proposes to expand its operations may file
comments supporting or opposing the application with the commissioner. The comments
must be filed within 30 days after receipt by the city of the application and may include a
notice of any contribution the city or county intends to make to encourage or support the
business expansion, such as the use of tax increment financing, property tax abatement,
additional city or county services, or other financial assistance.

(e) Certification of a qualified business is effective for the seven-year period
beginning on the first day of the calendar month immediately following the date that the
commissioner informs the business of the award of the benefit.

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2014.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.8738, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Amounts in the greater Minnesota business expansion
administration account in the special revenue fund are appropriated to the commissioner of
employment and economic development for costs associated with processing applications
under subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, and for personnel and administrative expenses related to
administering the greater Minnesota business expansion program.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from August 1, 2014.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.8747, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The commissioner may provide a grant to a qualified
job training program from money appropriated for the purposes of this section as follows:

(1) a deleted text begin$9,000deleted text end new text begin$11,000 new text endplacement grant paid to a job training program upon placement
in employment of a qualified graduate of the program; and

(2) a deleted text begin$9,000deleted text end new text begin$11,000 new text endretention grant paid to a job training program upon retention in
employment of a qualified graduate of the program for at least one year.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116J.8747, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

To qualify for grants under this section,
a job training program must satisfy the following requirements:

(1) the program must be operated by a nonprofit corporation that qualifies under
section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;

(2) the program must spend deleted text beginat leastdeleted text endnew text begin, on average,new text end $15,000 new text beginor more new text endper graduate
of the program;

(3) the program must provide education and training in:

(i) basic skills, such as reading, writing, mathematics, and communications;

(ii) thinking skills, such as reasoning, creative thinking, decision making, and
problem solving; and

(iii) personal qualities, such as responsibility, self-esteem, self-management,
honesty, and integrity;

(4) the program deleted text beginmustdeleted text end new text beginmay new text endprovide income supplements, when needed, to participants
for housing, counseling, tuition, and other basic needs;

(5) the program's education and training course must last for an average of at least
six months;

(6) individuals served by the program must:

(i) be 18 years of age or older;

(ii) have federal adjusted gross income of no more than deleted text begin$11,000deleted text end new text begin$12,000 new text endper year in
the calendar year immediately before entering the program;

(iii) have assets of no more than deleted text begin$7,000deleted text endnew text begin $10,000new text end, excluding the value of a
homestead; and

(iv) not have been claimed as a dependent on the federal tax return of another person
in the previous taxable year; and

(7) the program must be certified by the commissioner of employment and economic
development as meeting the requirements of this subdivision.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.17, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Funds granted by the board under this section may be used
for any combination of the following, except as otherwise provided in this section:

(1) employment transition services such as developing readjustment plans for
individuals; outreach and intake; early readjustment; job or career counseling; testing;
orientation; assessment of skills and aptitudes; provision of occupational and labor market
information; job placement assistance; job search; job development; prelayoff assistance;
relocation assistance; programs provided in cooperation with employers or labor
organizations to provide early intervention in the event of plant closings or substantial
layoffs; and entrepreneurial training and business consulting;

(2) support services, including assistance to help the participant relocate to employ
existing skills; out-of-area job search assistance; family care assistance, including child
care; commuting assistance; emergency housing and rental assistance; counseling
assistance, including personal and financial; health care; emergency health assistance;
emergency financial assistance; work-related tools and clothing; and other appropriate
support services that enable a person to participate in an employment and training program
with the goal of reemployment;

(3) specific, short-term training to help the participant enhance current skills
in a similar occupation or industry; entrepreneurial training, customized training, or
on-the-job training; basic and remedial education to enhance current skills; and literacy
and work-related English training for non-English speakers; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(4) long-term training in a new occupation or industry, including occupational skills
training or customized training in an accredited program recognized by one or more
relevant industries. Long-term training shall only be provided to dislocated workers whose
skills are obsolete and who have no other transferable skills likely to result in employment
at a comparable wage rate. Training shall only be provided for occupations or industries
with reasonable expectations of job availability based on the service provider's thorough
assessment of local labor market information where the individual currently resides or
is willing to relocate. This clause shall not restrict training in personal services or other
such industriesnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (5) incumbent worker trainingnew text end.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

(a) In addition
to amounts due from an employer under the Minnesota unemployment insurance program,
each employer, except an employer making reimbursements is liable for a special
assessment levied at the rate of deleted text begin.10deleted text endnew text begin .08new text end percent per year on all taxable wages, as defined in
section 268.035, subdivision 24deleted text begin, except that effective July 1, 2009, until June 30, 2011, the
special assessment shall be levied at a rate of .12 percent per year on all taxable wages as
defined in section 268.035, subdivision 24deleted text end. The assessment shall become due and be paid
by each employer on the same schedule and in the same manner as other amounts due
from an employer under section 268.051, subdivision 1.

(b) The special assessment levied under this section shall be subject to the same
requirements and collection procedures as any amounts due from an employer under the
Minnesota unemployment insurance program.

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic
development shall make grants for the training of employees to achieve the competency
standard for an occupation identified by the commissioner of labor and industry under
section 175.45 and Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 3, section 21. "Competency standard"
has the meaning given in section 175.45, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin An employer or an organization representing the
employer is eligible to apply for a grant to train employees if the employer has employees
who are in, or are to be trained to be in, an occupation for which a competency standard
has been identified and the employee has not attained the competency standard prior
to the commencement of the planned training. Training need not address all aspects
of a competency standard but may address only the competencies of a standard that an
employee is lacking. Employees who have previously received a grant under this program
are not eligible to receive another grant. Each employee must apply for federal Pell and
state grants as a condition of participating in the program.
new text end

new text begin (a) Prior to applying for a grant, an employer or an
organization representing the employer must enter into an agreement with a state college
or university operated by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities to provide the employee competency standard training.
new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this section, "training institution" means an institution
operated by the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or an
institution designated by the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities.
new text end

new text begin Prior to the start of a training program, an employer
and employee must enter into a contract detailing the terms of the work relationship during
and after the training program.
new text end

new text begin Applications must be made to the commissioner on a form
provided by the commissioner. The commissioner must, to the extent possible, make
the application form short and simple to complete. The commissioner shall establish a
schedule for applications and grants. The application must include, without limitation:
new text end

new text begin (1) the projected number of employee trainees;
new text end

new text begin (2) the competency standard for which training will be provided;
new text end

new text begin (3) any credential the employee will receive upon completion of training;
new text end

new text begin (4) the name and address of the training institution and a signed statement by the
institution that it is able to and agrees to provide the training;
new text end

new text begin (5) the period of the training; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the cost of the training charged by the training institution and certified by the
institution.
new text end

new text begin An application may be made for training of employees of multiple employers either by the
employers or by an organization on their behalf.
new text end

new text begin To the extent there are sufficient applications, the
commissioner shall award at least an equal dollar amount of grants for training for
employees whose work site is projected to be outside the metropolitan area as defined
in section 473.121, subdivision 2, as for employees whose work site is projected to be
within the metropolitan area. In determining the award of grants, the commissioner must
consider, among other factors:
new text end

new text begin (1) the aggregate state and regional need for employees with the competency to
be trained;
new text end

new text begin (2) the competency standards developed by the commissioner of labor and industry
as part of the Minnesota PIPELINE Project;
new text end

new text begin (3) the per employee cost of training;
new text end

new text begin (4) the additional employment opportunities for employees as a result of the training;
new text end

new text begin (5) projected increases in compensation for employees receiving the training; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the amount of employer training cost match, on both a per employee and
aggregate basis.
new text end

new text begin (a) Employers must pay to the training institution a
percentage of a training institution's charge for the training after subtracting federal Pell
and state grants for which an employee is eligible. The amount that an employer must pay
to the training institution shall be determined as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) an employer with greater than or equal to $50,000,000 in annual revenue in the
previous calendar year must pay at least 66 percent of the training institution's charge
for the training;
new text end

new text begin (2) an employer with less than $50,000,000 in annual revenue in the previous
calendar year but greater than or equal to $20,000,000 in annual revenue in the previous
calendar year must pay at least 50 percent of the training institution's charge for the training;
new text end

new text begin (3) an employer with less than $20,000,000 in annual revenue in the previous calendar
year but greater than or equal to $10,000,000 in annual revenue in the previous calendar
year must pay at least 33 percent of the training institution's charge for the training; and
new text end

new text begin (4) an employer with less than $10,000,000 in annual revenue in the previous
calendar year must pay at least 20 percent of the training institution's charge for the training.
new text end

new text begin (b) The match required under this subdivision shall be based solely on the annual
revenue of the individual employer without regard to any organization representing the
employer.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall make grant payments to the
training institution in a manner determined by the commissioner after receiving notice
from the institution that the employer has paid the employer match.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall determine a maximum
amount that may be awarded in a single grant, and a maximum amount that may be
awarded per employee trained under a grant. The commissioner shall set the maximum
grant amount at a level that ensures sufficient funding will be available for multiple
employers. The maximum grant amount per employee trained may not exceed the cost of
tuition up to 60 credits.
new text end

new text begin (b) A grant for a particular employee must be reduced by the amounts of any federal
Pell grant or state grant the employee is eligible to receive for the training and the amount
of the employer match.
new text end

new text begin Commencing in 2017, the commissioner shall annually by
February 1 report on the activity of the grant program for the preceding fiscal year to the
chairs of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over workforce policy and finance.
At a minimum, the report must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) research and analysis on the costs and benefits of the grants for employees and
employers;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of employees who commenced training and the number who
completed training; and
new text end

new text begin (3) recommendations, if any, for changes to the program.
new text end

new text begin When used in sections 116L.40 to 116L.42, the following
terms have the meanings given them unless the context requires otherwise.
new text end

new text begin "Agreement" means the agreement between an employer and
the commissioner for a project.
new text end

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

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

new text begin "Employee" means the individual employed in a new job.
new text end

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

new text begin "New job" means a job:
new text end

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

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

new text begin (3) that is certified by the commissioner as qualifying under the program before the
first employee is hired to fill the job; and
new text end

new text begin (4) for which an employee hired was not (i) formerly employed by the employer
in the state, or (ii) a replacement worker, including a worker newly hired as a result of a
labor dispute.
new text end

new text begin "Program" means the project or projects established under
sections 116L.40 to 116L.42.
new text end

new text begin "Program costs" means all necessary and incidental
costs of providing program services, except that program costs are increased by $1,000
per employee for an individual with a disability. The term does not include the cost of
purchasing equipment to be owned or used by the training or educational institution or
service.
new text end

new text begin "Program services" means training and education
specifically directed to new jobs that are determined to be appropriate by the commissioner,
including in-house training; services provided by institutions of higher education and
federal, state, or local agencies; or private training or educational services. Administrative
services and assessment and testing costs are included.
new text end

new text begin "Project" means a training arrangement that is the subject of an
agreement entered into between the commissioner and an employer to provide program
services.
new text end

new text begin Upon request, the commissioner shall provide
or coordinate the provision of program services under sections 116L.40 to 116L.42 to
a business eligible for grants under section 116L.42. The commissioner shall specify
the form of and required information to be provided with applications for projects to be
funded with grants under section 116L.42.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner may enter into an
agreement to establish a project with an employer that:
new text end

new text begin (1) identifies program costs to be paid from sources under the program;
new text end

new text begin (2) identifies program costs to be paid by the employer;
new text end

new text begin (3) provides that on-the-job training costs for employees may not exceed 50 percent
of the annual gross wages and salaries of the new jobs in the first full year after execution
of the agreement up to a maximum of $10,000 per eligible employee;
new text end

new text begin (4) provides that each employee must be paid wages at least equal to the median
hourly wage for the county in which the job is located, as reported in the most recently
available data from the United States Bureau of the Census, plus benefits, by the earlier of
the end of the training period or 18 months of employment under the project; and
new text end

new text begin (5) provides that job training will be provided and the length of time of training.
new text end

new text begin (b) Before entering into a final agreement, the commissioner shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) determine that sufficient funds for the project are available under section
116L.42; and
new text end

new text begin (2) investigate the applicability of other training programs and determine whether
the job skills partnership grant program is a more suitable source of funding for the
training and whether the training can be completed in a timely manner that meets the
needs of the business.
new text end

new text begin The investigation under clause (2) must be completed within 15 days or as soon
as reasonably possible after the employer has provided the commissioner with all the
requested information.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must not enter into an agreement
under subdivision 2 unless the commissioner determines that sufficient funds are available.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall allocate grant funds under section
116L.42 to project applications based on a first-come, first-served basis, determined on the
basis of the commissioner's receipt of a complete application for the project, including the
provision of all of the required information. The agreement must specify the amount of
grant funds available to the employer for each year covered by the agreement.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner may charge each employer an
application fee to cover part or all of the administrative and legal costs incurred, not to
exceed $500 per employer. The fee is deemed approved under section 16A.1283. The fee
is deposited in the jobs training account in the special revenue fund and amounts in the
account are appropriated to the commissioner for the costs of administering the program.
The commissioner shall refund the fee to the employer if the application is denied because
program funding is unavailable.
new text end

new text begin Amounts paid by employers for
program costs are repaid by a job training grant equal to the lesser of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the amount of program costs specified in the agreement for the project; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the amount of program costs paid by the employer for new employees under
a project.
new text end

new text begin (a) By February 1, 2018, the commissioner shall report to the
governor and the legislature on the program. The report must include at least:
new text end

new text begin (1) the amount of grants issued under the program;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of individuals receiving training under the program, including the
number of new hires who are individuals with disabilities;
new text end

new text begin (3) the number of new hires attributable to the program, including the number of
new hires who are individuals with disabilities;
new text end

new text begin (4) an analysis of the effectiveness of the grant in encouraging employment; and
new text end

new text begin (5) any other information the commissioner determines appropriate.
new text end

new text begin (b) The report to the legislature must be distributed as provided in section 3.195.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic
development, in consultation with the commissioner of labor and industry, shall
collaborate with Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) institutions
and employers to develop and administer a customized training program for skilled
manufacturing industries that integrates academic instruction and job-related learning
in the workplace and MnSCU institutions. The commissioner shall actively recruit
participants in a customized training program for skilled manufacturing industries from
the following groups: secondary and postsecondary school systems, individuals with
disabilities, dislocated workers, retired and disabled veterans, individuals enrolled in
MFIP under chapter 256J, minorities, previously incarcerated individuals, individuals
residing in labor surplus areas as defined by the United States Department of Labor, and
any other disadvantaged group as determined by the commissioner.
new text end

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

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

new text begin (c) "Employer" means an employer in Minnesota in the skilled manufacturing
industry who employs no more than 50 employees and who enters into the agreements
with MnSCU institutions and the commissioner under subdivisions 3 to 5.
new text end

new text begin (d) "MnSCU institution" means an institution designated by the commissioner
unless otherwise specified by the legislature.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Participant" means an employee who enters into a customized training program
for skilled manufacturing industries participation agreement under subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Related instruction" means classroom instruction or technical or vocational
training required to perform the duties of the skilled manufacturing job.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Skilled manufacturing" means occupations in manufacturing industry sectors 31
to 33 as defined by the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner, employer, and MnSCU institution shall enter into a
skilled manufacturing customized training program employer agreement that is specific to
the identified skilled manufacturing training needs of an employer.
new text end

new text begin (b) The agreement must contain the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the name of the employer;
new text end

new text begin (2) a statement showing the number of hours to be spent by a participant in work and
the number of hours to be spent, if any, in concurrent, supplementary instruction in related
subjects. The maximum number of hours of work per week, not including time spent in
related instruction, for any participant shall not exceed either the number prescribed by
law or the customary regular number of hours per week for the employees of the employer.
A participant may be allowed to work overtime provided that the overtime work does not
conflict with supplementary instruction course attendance. All time spent by the participant
in excess of the number of hours of work per week as specified in the skilled manufacturing
customized training program participation agreement shall be considered overtime;
new text end

new text begin (3) the hourly wage to be paid to the participant and requirements for reporting to
the commissioner on actual wages paid to the participant;
new text end

new text begin (4) an explanation of how the employer agreement or participant agreement may
be terminated;
new text end

new text begin (5) a statement setting forth a schedule of the processes of the occupation in which
the participant is to be trained and the approximate time to be spent at each process;
new text end

new text begin (6) a statement by the MnSCU institution and the employer describing the related
instruction that will be offered, if any, under subdivision 5, paragraph (c); and
new text end

new text begin (7) any other provision the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the purposes
of this section.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner may periodically review the adherence to the terms of the
customized training program employer agreement. If the commissioner determines that
an employer or employee has failed to comply with the terms of the agreement, the
commissioner shall terminate the agreement. An employer must report to the commissioner
any change in status for the participant within 30 days of the change in status.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner, the prospective participant, and the employer shall
enter into a skilled manufacturing customized training program participation agreement
that is specific to the training to be provided to the participant.
new text end

new text begin (b) The participation agreement must contain the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the name of the employer;
new text end

new text begin (2) the name of the participant;
new text end

new text begin (3) a statement setting forth a schedule of the processes of the occupation in which
the participant is to be trained and the approximate time to be spent at each process;
new text end

new text begin (4) a description of any related instruction;
new text end

new text begin (5) a statement showing the number of hours to be spent by a participant in work and
the number of hours to be spent, if any, in concurrent, supplementary instruction in related
subjects. The maximum number of hours of work per week, not including time spent in
related instruction, for any participant shall not exceed either the number prescribed
by law or the customary regular number of hours per week for the employees of the
employer. A participant may be allowed to work overtime provided that the overtime
work does not conflict with supplementary instruction course attendance. All time spent
by the participant in excess of the number of hours of work per week as specified in the
customized training program participation agreement shall be considered overtime;
new text end

new text begin (6) the hourly wage to be paid to the participant; and
new text end

new text begin (7) an explanation of how the parties may terminate the participation agreement.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner may periodically review the adherence to the terms of the
customized training program participation agreement. If the commissioner determines
that an employer or participant has failed to comply with the terms of the agreement, the
commissioner shall terminate the agreement. An employer must report to the commissioner
any change in status for the participant within 30 days of the change in status.
new text end

new text begin (a) The MnSCU institution shall collaborate
with an employer to provide related instruction that the employer deems necessary to
instruct participants of a skilled manufacturing customized training program. The related
instruction provided must be, for the purposes of this section, career-level, as negotiated
by the commissioner and the MnSCU institution. The related instruction may be for credit
or noncredit, and credit earned may be transferable to a degree program, as determined by
the MnSCU institution. The MnSCU institution shall provide a summary of the related
instruction to the commissioner prior to disbursement of any funds.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner, in conjunction with the MnSCU institution, shall issue a
certificate of completion to a participant who completes all required components of the
skilled manufacturing customized training program participation agreement.
new text end

new text begin (c) As part of the skilled manufacturing customized training program, an employer
shall collaborate with the MnSCU institution for any related instruction required to
perform the skilled manufacturing job. The agreement shall include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a detailed explanation of the related instruction; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of hours of related instruction needed to receive a certificate of
completion.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner shall follow the requirements of section 116L.98 regardless of
the funding source. The MnSCU institution shall provide the commissioner with the data
needed for the commissioner to fulfill the requirements of section 116L.98.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The commissioner shall develop and implement a
uniform outcome measurement and reporting system for adult workforce-related programs
funded in whole or in part by deleted text beginthe workforce development fund.deleted text endnew text begin state funds. For the purpose
of this section, "workforce-related programs" means all education and training programs
administered by the commissioner and includes programs and services administered by the
commissioner and provided to individuals enrolled in adult basic education under section
124D.52, and the Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256D.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.98, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

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

(1) the total number of participants enrolled;

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

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

(4) the total number of participants enrolled in training;

(5) the total number of participants enrolled in training by occupational group;

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

(7) the total number of exited participants who completed training;

(8) the total number of exited participants who attained a credential;

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

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

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

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

new text begin (13) the total cost of the program;
new text end

new text begin (14) the total cost of the program per participant;
new text end

new text begin (15) the cost per credential received by a participant; and
new text end

new text begin (16) the administrative cost of the program.
new text end

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

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

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.98, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

new text begin(a) new text endThe information collected and reported under
subdivisions 3 and 4 shall be made available on the department's Web site.

new text begin (b) The commissioner must provide analysis of the data required under subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (c) The analysis under paragraph (b) must also include an executive summary of
program outcomes, including but not limited to enrollment, training, credentials, pre-
and post-program employment and wages, and a comparison of program outcomes by
participant characteristics.
new text end

new text begin (d) The data required in the comparative analysis under paragraph (c) must be
presented in both written and graphic format.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116L.98, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

(a) By January 15, 2015, the
commissioner must report to the committees of the house of representatives and the senate
having jurisdiction over economic development and workforce policy and finance on
the results of the net impact pilot project already underway as of the date of enactment
of this section.

(b) The commissioner shall contract with an independent entity to conduct an
ongoing net impact analysis of the programs included in the net impact pilot project under
paragraph (a)new text begin, career pathways programs,new text end and any other programs deemed appropriate
by the commissioner. The net impact methodology used by the independent entity under
this paragraph must be based on the methodology and evaluation design used in the net
impact pilot project under paragraph (a).

(c) By January 15, 2017, and every four years thereafter, the commissioner must
report to the committees of the house of representatives and the senate having jurisdiction
over economic development and workforce policy and finance the following information
for each program subject to paragraph (b):

(1) the net impact of workforce services on individual employment, earnings, and
public benefit usage outcomes; and

(2) a cost-benefit analysis for understanding the monetary impacts of workforce
services from the participant and taxpayer points of view.

The report under this paragraph must be made available to the public in an electronic
format on the Department of Employment and Economic Development's Web site.

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

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

(a) The criteria in this subdivision apply to loans
made or guaranteed by nonprofit corporations under the urban challenge grant program.

(b) Loans or guarantees must be made to businesses that are not likely to undertake
a project for which loans are sought without assistance from the urban challenge grant
program.

deleted text begin (c) A loan or guarantee must be used for a project designed to benefit persons in
low-income areas through the creation of job or business opportunities for them. Priority
must be given for loans to the lowest income areas.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (c)new text end The minimum state contribution to a loan or guarantee is $5,000 and the
maximum is $150,000.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text endnew text begin (d)new text end The state contribution must be matched by at least an equal amount of new
private investment.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text endnew text begin (e)new text end A loan may not be used for a retail development project.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text endnew text begin (f)new text end The business must agree to work with job referral networks that focus on
minority applicants from low-income areas.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116M.18, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

A nonprofit corporation that receives a
challenge grant shall:

(1) submit an annual report to the board by September 30 of each year that includes a
description of projects supported by the urban challenge grant program, an account of loans
made during the calendar year, the program's impact on minority business enterprises and
job creation for minority persons andnew text begin low-incomenew text end persons deleted text beginin low-income areasdeleted text end, the source
and amount of money collected and distributed by the urban challenge grant program, the
program's assets and liabilities, and an explanation of administrative expenses; and

(2) provide for an independent annual audit to be performed in accordance with
generally accepted accounting practices and auditing standards and submit a copy of each
annual audit report to the board.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268A.085, is amended to read:

Every city, town, county, nonprofit
corporation, or combination thereof establishing deleted text begina rehabilitation facilitydeleted text endnew text begin an extended
employment programnew text end shall appoint a deleted text beginrehabilitation facilitydeleted text endnew text begin governingnew text end board of no fewer
than seven voting members before becoming eligible for the assistance provided by
sections 268A.06 to 268A.15. When any city, town, or county singly establishes deleted text beginsuch a
rehabilitation facilitydeleted text endnew text begin an extended employment programnew text end, the new text begingoverning new text endboard shall be
appointed by the chief executive officer of the city or the chair of the governing board
of the county or town. When any combination of cities, towns, counties, or nonprofit
corporations establishes deleted text begina rehabilitation facilitydeleted text endnew text begin an extended employment programnew text end, the
chief executive officers of the cities, nonprofit corporations, and the chairs of the governing
bodies of the counties or towns shall appoint the board. If a nonprofit corporation singly
establishes deleted text begina rehabilitation facilitydeleted text endnew text begin an extended employment programnew text end, the corporation
shall appoint the board of directors. Membership on a board shall be representative of
the community served and shall include a person with a disability. If a county establishes
an extended employment program and manages the program with county employees, the
governing board shall be the county board of commissioners, and other provisions of this
chapter pertaining to membership on the governing board do not apply.

Subject to the provisions of sections 268A.06 to 268A.15 and the
rules of the department, each deleted text beginrehabilitation facilitydeleted text endnew text begin governingnew text end board shall:

(1) review and evaluate the need for extended employment programs deleted text beginoffered by the
rehabilitation facilitydeleted text end provided under sections 268A.06 to 268A.15;

(2) recruit and promote local financial support for extended employment programs
from private sources including: the United Way; business, industrial, and private
foundations; voluntary agencies; and other lawful sources, and promote public support
for municipal and county appropriations;

(3) promote, arrange, and implement working agreements with other educational
and social service agencies, both public and private, and any other allied agencies; and

(4) when an extended employment program deleted text beginoffered by the rehabilitation facilitydeleted text end is
certified, act as deleted text beginthedeleted text endnew text begin itsnew text end administrator deleted text beginof the rehabilitation facility and its programsdeleted text end for
purposes of this chapter.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.049, is amended to read:

The Port Authority of Saint
Paul and the seaway port authority of Duluth are established. The Seaway Port Authority
of Duluth may also be known as the Duluth Seaway Port Authority.new text begin The Port Authority of
Saint Paul may also be known as the Saint Paul Port Authority, and the Saint Paul Port
Authority may file one or more certificates of assumed name with the secretary of state, as
provided in sections 333.01 to 333.065.
new text end

A port authority is a body politic and
corporate with the right to sue and be sued in its own name.

A port authority is a governmental subdivision under section 282.01new text begin and a political
subdivisionnew text end.

A port authority carries out an essential governmental function of the state when it
exercises its power, but the authority is not immune from liability because of this.

new text begin This section is effective the day
following timely compliance of the governing body of the Port Authority of Saint Paul, and
its chief clerical officer, with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.050, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

new text begin(a) new text endThe first commissioners of a three-member
commission are appointed for initial terms as follows: one for two years; one for four
years; and one for six years. The first commissioners of a seven-member commission are
appointed for initial terms as follows: one member for a term of one, two, three, four, and
five years, respectively, and two members for terms of six years. For subsequent terms,
the term is six years. A vacancy is created in Saint Paul when a city council member of the
authority ends council membership and in Duluth when a county board member of the
authority ends county board membership. A vacancy on any port authority must be filled
by the appointing authority for the balance of the term subject to the same approval and
consent, if any, required for an appointment for a full term. For Duluth, if the governor
or the county board fails to make a required appointment within 60 days after a vacancy
occurs, the city council has sole power to appoint a successor.

new text begin (b) The term of each commissioner of the Saint Paul Port Authority begins August 1
of the year in which the commissioner is appointed and ends July 31 of the sixth year.
Notwithstanding the end of a term of appointment, a commissioner shall serve until
reappointed or a new commissioner has been appointed and taken office.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.084, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

The port authority must not take lands owned,
controlled, or used by the city of St. Paul without consent of the city councilnew text begin, or owned,
controlled, or used by Ramsey County without consent of the county boardnew text end.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.084, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

For all other recreation purposes the port authority has
jurisdiction over the use of all the navigable rivers or lakes and all the parks and recreation
facilities abutting the rivers and lakesnew text begin within its port districtnew text end.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.084, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Notwithstanding any
law to the contrary, the port authority deleted text beginof the city of St. Pauldeleted text end, under sections 469.048 to
469.068 and this section, may do what a redevelopment agency may do or must do under
sections 469.152 to 469.165 to further any of the purposes of sections 469.048 to 469.068
and subdivisions 1 to 8. The port authority may use its powers and duties under sections
469.048 to 469.068 and subdivisions 1 to 8 to further the purposes of sections 469.152
to 469.165. The powers and duties in subdivisions 1 to 8 are in addition to the powers
and duties of the port authority under sections 469.048 to 469.068, and under sections
469.152 to 469.165. The port authority may use its powers for industrial development or
to establish industrial development districts. If the term "industrial" is used in relation to
industrial development purposes under sections 469.048 to 469.068, the term includes
"economic" and "economic development."new text begin The port authority may work with and provide
services to any federal or state agency, county, city, or other governmental unit or agency
with the written consent of that agency or governmental unit.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.084, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Notwithstanding any
contrary law, the port authority deleted text beginof the city of St. Pauldeleted text end may participate with public or
private corporations or other entities, whose purpose is to provide venture capital to small
businesses that have facilities located or to be located in the port district. For that purpose
the port authority may use not more than ten percent of available annual net income
or $400,000 annually, whichever is less, to acquire or invest in securities of, and enter
into financing arrangements and related agreements with, the corporations or entities.
The participation by the port authority must not exceed in any year 25 percent of the
total amount of funds provided for venture capital purposes by all of the participants.
The corporation or entity shall report in writing each month to the commissioners of the
port authority all investment and other action taken by it since the last report. Funds
contributed to the corporation or entity must be invested pro rata with each contributor of
capital taking proportional risks on each investment. As used in this subdivision, the term
"small business" has the meaning given it in section 645.445, subdivision 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.084, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

The port authority deleted text beginof the
city of Saint Pauldeleted text end has jurisdiction over the use of the Mississippi River for recreation
purposes within its port district and may acquire and may spend port authority money for
lands abutting the river within the port district to construct, operate directly, by lease or
otherwise, and maintain recreation facilities. The authority shall establish rules on the
use of the river and abutting lands, either individually, or in cooperation with the federal
government or its agencies, new text beginRamsey County, new text endthe city of Saint Paul, the state, or a state
agency, or political subdivision.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.084, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

The treasurer and assistant
treasurer of the port authority deleted text beginof the city of Saint Pauldeleted text end shall give bond to the state in sums
not to exceed $25,000 and $10,000 respectively. The bonds must be conditioned for the
faithful discharge of their duties. The bonds must be approved as to both form and surety
by the port authority and must be filed with its secretary. The amount of the bonds must be
set at least annually by the port authority.

new text begin The commissioner shall coordinate and monitor customized training programs for
skilled manufacturing industries at participating MnSCU institutions. By January 15,
2017, the commissioner, in conjunction with each participating MnSCU institution, shall
report to the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate having
jurisdiction over employment and workforce development. The report must address the
progress and success of the implementation of a customized training program for skilled
manufacturing industries at each participating MnSCU institution. The report must
give recommendations on where a skilled manufacturing customized training program
should next be implemented, taking into consideration all current and potential skilled
manufacturing training providers available.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of employment and economic development, in consultation
with the commissioner of health, shall review existing workforce development programs
in order to further the advancement of long-term care careers in rural Minnesota. The
commissioner shall report recommendations regarding training, retaining, and connecting
employees to long-term care facilities in rural Minnesota to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over long-term care and
workforce development by February 1, 2016.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 116U.26; and 469.084, subdivisions 11 and 12,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 327.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

No domestic animals or house pets of occupants of
manufactured home parks or recreational camping areas shall be allowed to run at large,
or commit any nuisances within the limits of a manufactured home park or recreational
camping area. Each manufactured home park or recreational camping area licensed under
the provisions of sections 327.10, 327.11, and 327.14 to 327.28 shall, among other things,
provide for the following:

(1) A responsible attendant or caretaker shall be in charge of every manufactured
home park or recreational camping area at all times, who shall maintain the park or
area, and its facilities and equipment in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition. In any
manufactured home park containing more than 50 lots, the attendant, caretaker, or other
responsible park employee, shall be readily available at all times in case of emergency.

(2) All manufactured home parks shall be well drained and be located so that the
drainage of the park area will not endanger any water supply. No wastewater from
manufactured homes or recreational camping vehicles shall be deposited on the surface of
the ground. All sewage and other water carried wastes shall be discharged into a municipal
sewage system whenever available. When a municipal sewage system is not available, a
sewage disposal system acceptable to the state commissioner of health shall be provided.

(3) No manufactured home shall be located closer than three feet to the side lot lines
of a manufactured home park, if the abutting property is improved property, or closer than
ten feet to a public street or alley. Each individual site shall abut or face on a driveway
or clear unoccupied space of not less than 16 feet in width, which space shall have
unobstructed access to a public highway or alley. There shall be an open space of at least
ten feet between the sides of adjacent manufactured homes including their attachments
and at least three feet between manufactured homes when parked end to end. The space
between manufactured homes may be used for the parking of motor vehicles and other
propertydeleted text begin, if the vehicle or other property is parked at least ten feet from the nearest
adjacent manufactured home positiondeleted text end. The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply
to recreational camping areas and variances may be granted by the state commissioner
of health in manufactured home parks when the variance is applied for in writing and in
the opinion of the commissioner the variance will not endanger the health, safety, and
welfare of manufactured home park occupants.

(4) An adequate supply of water of safe, sanitary quality shall be furnished at each
manufactured home park or recreational camping area. The source of the water supply
shall first be approved by the state Department of Health.

(5) All plumbing shall be installed in accordance with the rules of the state
commissioner of labor and industry and the provisions of the Minnesota Plumbing Code.

(6) In the case of a manufactured home park with less than ten manufactured homes,
a plan for the sheltering or the safe evacuation to a safe place of shelter of the residents of
the park in times of severe weather conditions, such as tornadoes, high winds, and floods.
The shelter or evacuation plan shall be developed with the assistance and approval of
the municipality where the park is located and shall be posted at conspicuous locations
throughout the park. The park owner shall provide each resident with a copy of the
approved shelter or evacuation plan, as provided by section 327C.01, subdivision 1c.
Nothing in this paragraph requires the Department of Health to review or approve any
shelter or evacuation plan developed by a park. Failure of a municipality to approve a plan
submitted by a park shall not be grounds for action against the park by the Department of
Health if the park has made a good faith effort to develop the plan and obtain municipal
approval.

(7) A manufactured home park with ten or more manufactured homes, licensed prior
to March 1, 1988, shall provide a safe place of shelter for park residents or a plan for the
evacuation of park residents to a safe place of shelter within a reasonable distance of the
park for use by park residents in times of severe weather, including tornadoes and high
winds. The shelter or evacuation plan must be approved by the municipality by March 1,
1989. The municipality may require the park owner to construct a shelter if it determines
that a safe place of shelter is not available within a reasonable distance from the park. A
copy of the municipal approval and the plan shall be submitted by the park owner to the
Department of Health. The park owner shall provide each resident with a copy of the
approved shelter or evacuation plan, as provided by section 327C.01, subdivision 1c.

(8) A manufactured home park with ten or more manufactured homes, receiving
an initial license after March 1, 1988, must provide the type of shelter required by
section 327.205, except that for manufactured home parks established as temporary,
emergency housing in a disaster area declared by the President of the United States or
the governor, an approved evacuation plan may be provided in lieu of a shelter for a
period not exceeding 18 months.

(9) For the purposes of this subdivision, "park owner" and "resident" have the
meanings given them in section 327C.01.

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

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 462A.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The economic development and housing challenge
program is created to be administered by the agency.

(a) The program shall provide grants or loans for the purpose of construction,
acquisition, rehabilitation, demolition or removal of existing structures, construction
financing, permanent financing, interest rate reduction, refinancing, and gap financing of
housing to support economic development and redevelopment activities or job creation or
job preservation within a community or region by meeting locally identified housing needs.

Gap financing is either:

(1) the difference between the costs of the property, including acquisition, demolition,
rehabilitation, and construction, and the market value of the property upon sale; or

(2) the difference between the cost of the property and the amount the targeted
household can afford for housing, based on industry standards and practices.

(b) Preference for grants and loans shall be given to comparable proposals that include
regulatory changes or waivers that result in identifiable cost avoidance or cost reductions,
such as increased density, flexibility in site development standards, or zoning code
requirements. Preference must also be given among comparable proposals to proposals
for projects that are accessible to transportation systems, jobs, schools, and other services.

(c) If a grant or loan is used for demolition or removal of existing structures, the
cleared land must be used for the construction of housing to be owned or rented by persons
who meet the income limits of this section or for other housing-related purposes that
primarily benefit the persons residing in the adjacent housing. In making selections for
grants or loans for projects that demolish affordable housing units, the agency must review
the potential displacement of residents and consider the extent to which displacement of
residents is minimized.

new text begin (d) Fifty percent of the funds appropriated for this section must be for projects
located in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, and 50
percent must be for projects outside the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121,
subdivision 2. Funds not awarded in a fiscal year may be carried over and used without
geographic restriction.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2017.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.174, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

"Economic development district"
means a type of tax increment financing district which consists of any project, or portions
of a project, which the authority finds to be in the public interest because:

(1) it will discourage commerce, industry, or manufacturing from moving their
operations to another state or municipality; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(2) it will result in increased employment in the state; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(3) it will result in preservation and enhancement of the tax base of the statenew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (4) it satisfies the requirements of a workforce housing project under section
469.176, subdivision 4c, paragraph (d)new text end.

new text begin This section is effective for districts for which the request for
certification is made after June 30, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.175, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

(a) A county auditor shall not certify the original
net tax capacity of a tax increment financing district until the tax increment financing plan
proposed for that district has been approved by the municipality in which the district
is located. If an authority that proposes to establish a tax increment financing district
and the municipality are not the same, the authority shall apply to the municipality in
which the district is proposed to be located and shall obtain the approval of its tax
increment financing plan by the municipality before the authority may use tax increment
financing. The municipality shall approve the tax increment financing plan only after a
public hearing thereon after published notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the
municipality at least once not less than ten days nor more than 30 days prior to the date
of the hearing. The published notice must include a map of the area of the district from
which increments may be collected and, if the project area includes additional area, a map
of the project area in which the increments may be expended. The hearing may be held
before or after the approval or creation of the project or it may be held in conjunction with
a hearing to approve the project.

(b) Before or at the time of approval of the tax increment financing plan, the
municipality shall make the following findings, and shall set forth in writing the reasons
and supporting facts for each determination:

(1) that the proposed tax increment financing district is a redevelopment district, a
renewal or renovation district, a housing district, a soils condition district, or an economic
development district; if the proposed district is a redevelopment district or a renewal or
renovation district, the reasons and supporting facts for the determination that the district
meets the criteria of section 469.174, subdivision 10, paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), or
subdivision 10a, must be documented in writing and retained and made available to the
public by the authority until the district has been terminated;

(2) that, in the opinion of the municipality:

(i) the proposed development or redevelopment would not reasonably be expected to
occur solely through private investment within the reasonably foreseeable future; and

(ii) the increased market value of the site that could reasonably be expected to occur
without the use of tax increment financing would be less than the increase in the market
value estimated to result from the proposed development after subtracting the present
value of the projected tax increments for the maximum duration of the district permitted
by the plan. The requirements of this item do not apply if the district is a housing district;

(3) that the tax increment financing plan conforms to the general plan for the
development or redevelopment of the municipality as a whole;

(4) that the tax increment financing plan will afford maximum opportunity,
consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, for the development or
redevelopment of the project by private enterprise;

(5) that the municipality elects the method of tax increment computation set forth in
section 469.177, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), if applicable.

(c) When the municipality and the authority are not the same, the municipality shall
approve or disapprove the tax increment financing plan within 60 days of submission by the
authority. When the municipality and the authority are not the same, the municipality may
not amend or modify a tax increment financing plan except as proposed by the authority
pursuant to subdivision 4. Once approved, the determination of the authority to undertake
the project through the use of tax increment financing and the resolution of the governing
body shall be conclusive of the findings therein and of the public need for the financing.

(d) For a district that is subject to the requirements of paragraph (b), clause (2),
item (ii), the municipality's statement of reasons and supporting facts must include all of
the following:

(1) an estimate of the amount by which the market value of the site will increase
without the use of tax increment financing;

(2) an estimate of the increase in the market value that will result from the
development or redevelopment to be assisted with tax increment financing; and

(3) the present value of the projected tax increments for the maximum duration of
the district permitted by the tax increment financing plan.

(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "site" means the parcels on which the
development or redevelopment to be assisted with tax increment financing will be located.

new text begin (f) Before or at the time of approval of the tax increment financing plan for a district
to be used to fund a workforce housing project under section 469.176, subdivision 4c,
paragraph (d), the municipality shall make the following findings and shall set forth in
writing the reasons and supporting facts for each determination:
new text end

new text begin (1) the city is located outside of the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121,
subdivision 2;
new text end

new text begin (2) the average vacancy rate for rental housing located in the municipality and in
any statutory or home rule charter city located within 15 miles or less of the boundaries
of the municipality has been three percent or less for at least the immediately preceding
two-year period;
new text end

new text begin (3) at least one business located in the municipality or within 15 miles of the
municipality that employ a minimum of 20 full-time equivalent employees in aggregate
has provided a written statement to the municipality indicating that the lack of available
rental housing has impeded their ability to recruit and hire employees; and
new text end

new text begin (4) the municipality and the development authority intend to use increments from the
district for the development of rental housing, which includes new modular homes or new
manufactured homes, or new manufactured homes on leased land or in a manufactured
home park, to serve employees of businesses located in the municipality or surrounding
area.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective for districts for which the request for
certification is made after June 30, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.176, subdivision 4c, is amended to read:

(a) Revenue derived from tax increment
from an economic development district may not be used to provide improvements, loans,
subsidies, grants, interest rate subsidies, or assistance in any form to developments
consisting of buildings and ancillary facilities, if more than 15 percent of the buildings and
facilities (determined on the basis of square footage) are used for a purpose other than:

(1) the manufacturing or production of tangible personal property, including
processing resulting in the change in condition of the property;

(2) warehousing, storage, and distribution of tangible personal property, excluding
retail sales;

(3) research and development related to the activities listed in clause (1) or (2);

(4) telemarketing if that activity is the exclusive use of the property;

(5) tourism facilities; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(6) space necessary for and related to the activities listed in clauses (1) to (5)new text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (7) a workforce housing project that satisfies the requirements of paragraph (d)new text end.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subdivision, revenues derived from tax
increment from an economic development district may be used to provide improvements,
loans, subsidies, grants, interest rate subsidies, or assistance in any form for up to 15,000
square feet of any separately owned commercial facility located within the municipal
jurisdiction of a small city, if the revenues derived from increments are spent only to
assist the facility directly or for administrative expenses, the assistance is necessary to
develop the facility, and all of the increments, except those for administrative expenses,
are spent only for activities within the district.

(c) A city is a small city for purposes of this subdivision if the city was a small city
in the year in which the request for certification was made and applies for the rest of
the duration of the district, regardless of whether the city qualifies or ceases to qualify
as a small city.

new text begin (d) A project qualifies as a workforce housing project under this subdivision if
increments from the district are used exclusively to assist in the acquisition of property;
construction of improvements; and provision of loans or subsidies, grants, interest
rate subsidies, public infrastructure, and related financing costs for rental housing
developments in the municipality, and if the governing body of the municipality made the
findings for the project required by section 469.175, subdivision 3, paragraph (f).
new text end

new text begin This section is effective for districts for which the request for
certification is made after June 30, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 469.1761, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin For a project receiving a loan or
grant from the Housing Finance Agency challenge program under section 462A.33 or a
grant from the Department of Employment and Economic Development for workforce
housing, the income limits under this section do not apply and the project is deemed to be
a housing project within the meaning of section 469.174, subdivision 11.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective for districts for which the request for
certification is made after June 30, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.145, is amended to read:

The Metropolitan Council shall prepare and adopt, after appropriate study and
such public hearings as may be necessary, a comprehensive development guide for the
metropolitan area. It shall consist of a compilation of policy statements, goals, standards,
programs, and maps prescribing guides for the orderly and economical development,
public and private, of the metropolitan area. The comprehensive development guide shall
recognize and encompass physical, social, or economic needs of the metropolitan area and
those future developments which will have an impact on the entire area including but not
limited to such matters as land use, parks and open space land needs, the necessity for
and location of airports, highways, transit facilities, public hospitals, libraries, schools,
and other public buildings.new text begin Notwithstanding any council action to adopt it, a plan or plan
element relating to housing does not take effect until a law is enacted approving the plan.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies to plans adopted before, on, or after that date. This section
applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and
Washington.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.254, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

new text begin(a) new text endThe council shall negotiate with each
municipality to establish affordable and life-cycle housing goals for that municipality that
are consistent with and promote the policies of the Metropolitan Council as provided in the
adopted Metropolitan Development Guide. The council shall adopt, by resolution after a
public hearing, the negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for each municipality
by January 15, 1996, and by January 15 in each succeeding year for each municipality
newly electing to participate in the program or for each municipality with which new
housing goals have been negotiated. By June 30, 1996, and by June 30 in each succeeding
year for each municipality newly electing to participate in the program or for each
municipality with which new housing goals have been negotiated, each municipality shall
identify to the council the actions it plans to take to meet the established housing goals.

new text begin (b) Beginning in 2016, the negotiated affordable and life-cycle housing goals for
each municipality must be submitted by January 15 each year to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the Metropolitan
Council and housing policy and finance, and may be adopted by the council only after a
law is enacted approving the goals or the legislature has adjourned its regular session for
that calendar year without taking any action on the matter.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.254, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

(a) Each
municipality's "affordable and life-cycle housing opportunities amount" for that year
must be determined annually by the council using the method in this subdivision. The
affordable and life-cycle housing opportunities amount must be determined for each
calendar year for all municipalities in the metropolitan area.

(b) The council must allocate to each municipality its portion of the $1,000,000 of
the revenue generated by the levy authorized in section 473.249 which is credited to the
local housing incentives account pursuant to subdivision 5, paragraph (b). The allocation
must be made by determining the amount levied for and payable in each municipality in
the previous calendar year pursuant to the council levy in section 473.249 divided by the
total amount levied for and payable in the metropolitan area in the previous calendar year
pursuant to such levy and multiplying that result by $1,000,000.

(c) The council must also determine the amount levied for and payable in each
municipality in the previous calendar year pursuant to the council levy in section 473.253,
subdivision 1.

(d) A municipality's affordable and life-cycle housing opportunities amount for the
calendar year is the sum of the amounts determined under paragraphs (b) and (c).

new text begin (e) The council must report the council's estimated amount under paragraph (d) to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over the Metropolitan Council and housing policy and finance by March 15 each year. The
legislature may approve, modify, or reject the amounts the council will use in paragraph (f).
If no law is enacted to approve, modify, or reject the amounts during the regular legislative
session for that calendar year, the council may proceed with its proposed amounts.
new text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text endnew text begin (f)new text end By August 1 of each year, the council must notify each municipality of its
affordable and life-cycle housing opportunities amount for the following calendar year
determined by the method in this subdivision.

new text begin This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 79.251, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

(a)(1) The commissioner shall
have all the usual powers and authorities necessary for the discharge of the commissioner's
duties under this section and may contract with individuals in discharge of those duties.
The commissioner shall audit the reserves established (i) for individual cases arising under
policies and contracts of coverage issued under subdivision 4 and (ii) for the total book
of business issued under subdivision 4. If the commissioner determines on the basis of
an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan, the commissioner must
notify the commissioner of management and budget who shall transfer assets of the plan
equal to the excess surplus to the deleted text beginbudget reserve account in the general funddeleted text endnew text begin assigned risk
safety account in the special compensation fund in the state treasury for grants under
section 79.253new text end.

(2) The commissioner shall monitor the operations of section 79.252 and this section
and shall periodically make recommendations to the governor and legislature when
appropriate, for improvement in the operation of those sections.

(3) All insurers and self-insurance administrators issuing policies or contracts under
subdivision 4 shall pay to the commissioner a .25 percent assessment on premiums for
policies and contracts of coverage issued under subdivision 4 for the purpose of defraying
the costs of performing the duties under clauses (1) and (2). Proceeds of the assessment
shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.

(4) The assigned risk plan shall not be deemed a state agency.

(5) The commissioner shall monitor and have jurisdiction over all reserves
maintained for assigned risk plan losses.

(b) As used in this subdivision, "excess surplus" means the amount of assigned
risk plan assets in excess of the amount needed to pay all current liabilities of the plan,
including, but not limited to:

(1) administrative expenses;

(2) benefit claims; and

(3) if the assigned risk plan is dissolved under subdivision 8, the amounts that would
be due insurers who have paid assessments to the plan.

new text begin The commissioner of labor and industry shall identify
competency standards for dual training. The goal of dual training is to provide current
employees of an employer with training to acquire competencies that the employer
requires. The standards shall be identified for employment in occupations in advanced
manufacturing, health care services, information technology, and agriculture. Competency
standards are not rules and are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and
the provisions in section 14.386 concerning exempt rules do not apply.
new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section,
"competency standards" means the specific knowledge and skills necessary for a particular
occupation.
new text end

new text begin In identifying competency
standards, the commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of employment and
economic development and convene recognized industry experts, representative employers,
higher education institutions, and representatives of labor to assist in identifying credible
competency standards. Competency standards must be based on recognized international
and national standards, to the extent that such standards are available and practical.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) establish competency standards for entry level and higher skill levels;
new text end

new text begin (2) verify the competency standards and skill levels and their transferability by
subject matter with expert representatives of each respective industry;
new text end

new text begin (3) create and execute a plan for dual training outreach, development, and awareness;
new text end

new text begin (4) develop models for Minnesota educational institutions to engage in providing
education and training to meet the competency standards established;
new text end

new text begin (5) encourage participation by employers in the standard identification process for
occupations in their industry; and
new text end

new text begin (6) align dual training competency standards with other workforce initiatives.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must communicate identified competency
standards to the commissioner of employment and economic development for the purpose
of the dual training competency grant program under section 116L.31. The commissioner
of labor and industry shall maintain the competency standards on the department's Web site.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 177.24, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

(a) For purposes of this subdivision, the terms defined in
this paragraph have the meanings given them.

(1) "Large employer" means an enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales
made or business done is not less than $500,000 (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail
level that are separately stated) and covered by the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act,
sections 177.21 to 177.35.

(2) "Small employer" means an enterprise whose annual gross volume of sales made
or business done is less than $500,000 (exclusive of excise taxes at the retail level that
are separately stated) and covered by the Minnesota Fair Labor Standards Act, sections
177.21 to 177.35.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in sections 177.21 to 177.35:

(1) every large employer must pay each employee wages at a rate of at least:

(i) $8.00 per hour beginning August 1, 2014;

(ii) $9.00 per hour beginning August 1, 2015;

(iii) $9.50 per hour beginning August 1, 2016; and

(iv) the rate established under paragraph (f) beginning January 1, 2018; and

(2) every small employer must pay each employee at a rate of at least:

(i) $6.50 per hour beginning August 1, 2014;

(ii) $7.25 per hour beginning August 1, 2015;

(iii) $7.75 per hour beginning August 1, 2016; and

(iv) the rate established under paragraph (f) beginning January 1, 2018.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), during the first 90 consecutive days of
employment, an employer may pay an employee under the age of 20 years a wage of at least:

(1) $6.50 per hour beginning August 1, 2014;

(2) $7.25 per hour beginning August 1, 2015;

(3) $7.75 per hour beginning August 1, 2016; and

(4) the rate established under paragraph (f) beginning January 1, 2018.

No employer may take any action to displace an employee, including a partial
displacement through a reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits, in order to
hire an employee at the wage authorized in this paragraph.

deleted text begin (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), an employer that is a "hotel or motel," "lodging
establishment," or "resort" as defined in Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 157.15,
subdivisions 7, 8, and 11, must pay an employee working under a contract with the
employer that includes the provision by the employer of a food or lodging benefit, if the
employee is working under authority of a summer work travel exchange visitor program
(J) nonimmigrant visa, a wage of at least:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) $7.25 per hour beginning August 1, 2014;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) $7.50 per hour beginning August 1, 2015;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) $7.75 per hour beginning August 1, 2016; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) the rate established under paragraph (f) beginning January 1, 2018.
deleted text end

deleted text begin No employer may take any action to displace an employee, including a partial
displacement through a reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits, in order to
hire an employee at the wage authorized in this paragraph.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text endnew text begin (d)new text end Notwithstanding paragraph (b), a large employer must pay an employee under
the age of 18 at a rate of at least:

(1) $6.50 per hour beginning August 1, 2014;

(2) $7.25 per hour beginning August 1, 2015;

(3) $7.75 per hour beginning August 1, 2016; and

(4) the rate established under paragraph (f) beginning January 1, 2018.

new text begin (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), every employer must pay an employee receiving
gratuities a wage of at least:
new text end

new text begin (1) $8.00 per hour if the employee earns sufficient gratuities during the workweek
so that the sum of $8.00 per hour and gratuities received averages at least $12.00 per
hour for the workweek; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the greater of the wage rate under this section or United States Code, title 29,
section 206(a)(1), if the employee does not earn sufficient gratuities during the workweek
so that the sum of $8.00 per hour and gratuities received averages at least $12.00 per
hour for the workweek.
new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, "employee receiving gratuities" means an employee who
customarily and regularly receives more than $30 per month in gratuities. The employer
must inform a potential employee who may receive gratuities, during the employment
interview, of the applicable wage under this paragraph. The employer must provide the
potential employee with a written copy of the wages required under this paragraph and
the potential employee shall initial the form indicating he or she has received the notice.
A copy of the signed notice must be kept on file by the employer. If the Minnesota
Department of Human Rights makes three or more probable cause determinations of
sexual harassment as defined in section 363A.03, subdivision 43, regarding a single
employer, this paragraph no longer applies to that employer and the employer must pay all
employees the otherwise applicable minimum wage under this section.
new text end

(f) No later than August 31 of each year, beginning in 2017, the commissioner shall
determine the percentage increase in the rate of inflation, as measured by the implicit
price deflator, national data for personal consumption expenditures as determined by
the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis during the
12-month period immediately preceding that August or, if that data is unavailable, during
the most recent 12-month period for which data is available. The minimum wage rates in
paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) are increased by the lesser of: (1) 2.5 percent, rounded
to the nearest cent; or (2) the percentage calculated by the commissioner, rounded to the
nearest cent. A minimum wage rate shall not be reduced under this paragraph. The new
minimum wage rates determined under this paragraph take effect on the next January 1.

(g)(1) No later than September 30 of each year, beginning in 2017, the commissioner
may issue an order that an increase calculated under paragraph (f) not take effect. The
commissioner may issue the order only if the commissioner, after consultation with the
commissioner of management and budget, finds that leading economic indicators, including
but not limited to projections of gross domestic product calculated by the United States
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis; the Consumer Confidence Index
issued by the Conference Board; and seasonally adjusted Minnesota unemployment rates,
indicate the potential for a substantial downturn in the state's economy. Prior to issuing
an order, the commissioner shall also calculate and consider the ratio of the rate of the
calculated change in the minimum wage rate to the rate of change in state median income
over the same time period used to calculate the change in wage rate. Prior to issuing the
order, the commissioner shall hold a public hearing, notice of which must be published in
the State Register, on the department's Web site, in newspapers of general circulation, and
by other means likely to inform interested persons of the hearing, at least ten days prior to
the hearing. The commissioner must allow interested persons to submit written comments
to the commissioner before the public hearing and for 20 days after the public hearing.

(2) The commissioner may in a year subsequent to issuing an order under clause (1),
make a supplemental increase in the minimum wage rate in addition to the increase for
a year calculated under paragraph (f). The supplemental increase may be in an amount
up to the full amount of the increase not put into effect because of the order. If the
supplemental increase is not the full amount, the commissioner may make a supplemental
increase of the difference, or any part of a difference, in a subsequent year until the full
amount of the increase ordered not to take effect has been included in a supplemental
increase. In making a determination to award a supplemental increase under this clause,
the commissioner shall use the same considerations and use the same process as for an
order under clause (1). A supplemental wage increase is not subject to and shall not be
considered in determining whether a wage rate increase exceeds the limits for annual wage
rate increases allowed under paragraph (f).

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 177.24, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin (a) Gratuities presented to an
employee via inclusion on a debit, charge, or credit card shall be credited to that pay
period in which they are received by the employee and for which they appear on the
employee's tip statement.
new text end

new text begin (b) Where a gratuity is given by a customer through a debit, charge, or credit card,
the full amount of gratuity must be allowed the employee.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 177.24, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin (a) Except as
provided in this subdivision, a local unit of government may not require the payment of a
minimum wage that is different than the minimum wage set by this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision does not apply to wages paid:
new text end

new text begin (1) to an employee of the local unit of government;
new text end

new text begin (2) for services provided by an individual to the local unit of government under a
contract or subcontract with the local unit of government; and
new text end

new text begin (3) for services provided by an individual that are funded in whole or part by
financial assistance from the local unit of government.
new text end

new text begin (c) For the purpose of this subdivision, "local unit of government" means a statutory
or home rule charter city, town, county, Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Airports
Commission, other metropolitan agencies, and other political subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to a local unit of government requirement that was established before, on, or
after that date.
new text end

new text begin (a) A local unit of government may not establish, mandate, or otherwise require a
private employer to provide an employee who is employed within the jurisdiction of
the local unit of government a benefit that exceeds the requirements of federal or state
law, rules, or regulations.
new text end

new text begin (b) This section does not apply to benefits paid or granted:
new text end

new text begin (1) to an employee of the local unit of government;
new text end

new text begin (2) under a contract or subcontract for services provided by an individual to the
local unit of government; or
new text end

new text begin (3) under a contract for services provided by an individual that are funded in whole
or in part by financial assistance from the local unit of government.
new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of this section, "local unit of government" must be broadly
construed and includes, without limitation, a statutory or home rule charter city, town,
county, Metropolitan Council, Metropolitan Airports Commission, other metropolitan
agencies, and other political subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin (d) For purposes of this section, the term "benefit" must be broadly construed
and includes, without limitation, attendance or leave policy, scheduling policy, term of
employment, paid or unpaid leave, any monetary or nonmonetary compensation.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment
and applies to a local unit of government mandate or requirement that was established
before, on, or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.092, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

(a) The license fee for each
license is the base license fee plus any applicable board fee, continuing education fee, and
contractor recovery fund fee and additional assessment, as set forth in this subdivision.

(b) For purposes of this section, "license duration" means the number of years for
which the license is issued except that:

(1) if the initial license is not issued for a whole number of years, the license duration
shall be rounded up to the next whole number; and

(2) if the department receives an application for license renewal after the renewal
deadline, license duration means the number of years for which the renewed license would
have been issued if the renewal application had been submitted on time and all other
requirements for renewal had been met.

(c) The base license fee shall depend on whether the license is classified as an entry
level, master, journeyman, or business license, and on the license duration. The base
license fee shall be:

License Classification	License Duration
	1 Year	2 Years	deleted text begin 3 Years deleted text end
Entry level	$10	$20	deleted text begin $30 deleted text end
deleted text begin Journeyman deleted text end new text begin Journeyworker new text end	$20	$40	deleted text begin $60 deleted text end
Master	$40	$80	deleted text begin $120 deleted text end
Business	deleted text begin $90 deleted text end	$180	deleted text begin $270 deleted text end

(d) If there is a continuing education requirement for renewal of the license, then
a continuing education fee must be included in the renewal license fee. The continuing
education fee for all license classifications shall be: $10 if the renewal license duration
is one year;new text begin andnew text end $20 if the renewal license duration is two yearsdeleted text begin; and $30 if the renewal
license duration is three yearsdeleted text end.

(e) If the license is issued under sections 326B.31 to 326B.59 or 326B.90 to
326B.93, then a board fee must be included in the license fee and the renewal license fee.
The board fee for all license classifications shall be: $4 if the license duration is one year;
$8 if the license duration is two yearsdeleted text begin; and $12 if the license duration is three yearsdeleted text end.

(f) If the application is for the renewal of a license issued under sections 326B.802
to 326B.885, then the contractor recovery fund fee required under section 326B.89,
subdivision 3, and any additional assessment required under section 326B.89, subdivision
16, must be included in the license renewal fee.

new text begin (g) Notwithstanding the fee amounts described in paragraphs (c) to (f), for the period
July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017, the following fees apply:
new text end

new text begin License Classification new text end	new text begin License Duration new text end
	new text begin 1 year new text end	new text begin 2 years new text end
new text begin Entry level new text end	new text begin $10 new text end	new text begin $20 new text end
new text begin Journeyworker new text end	new text begin $15 new text end	new text begin $35 new text end
new text begin Master new text end	new text begin $30 new text end	new text begin $75 new text end
new text begin Business new text end		new text begin $160 new text end

new text begin If there is a continuing education requirement for renewal of the license, then a continuing
education fee must be included in the renewal license fee. The continuing education fee
for all license classifications shall be $5.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.096, is amended to read:

(a) If a license is revoked under
this chapter and if an applicant for a license needs to pass an examination administered by
the commissioner before becoming licensed, then, in order to have the license reinstated,
the person who holds the revoked license must:

(1) retake the examination and achieve a passing score; and

(2) meet all other requirements for an initial license, including payment of the
application and examination fee and the license fee. The person holding the revoked
license is not eligible for Minnesota licensure without examination based on reciprocity.

(b) If a license is revoked under a chapter other than this chapter, then, in order to
have the license reinstated, the person who holds the revoked license must:

(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than two years after the
effective date of the revocation;

(2) pay a deleted text begin$100deleted text endnew text begin $50new text end reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license
fee; and

(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that, unless required by the
order revoking the license, the applicant does not need to retake any examination and does
not need to repay a license fee that was paid before the revocation.

If a license is suspended, then, in order
to have the license reinstated, the person who holds the suspended license must:

(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than two years after the
completion of the suspension period;

(2) pay a deleted text begin$100deleted text endnew text begin $50new text end reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license
fee; and

(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that, unless required by the
order suspending the license, the applicant does not need to retake any examination and
does not need to repay a license fee that was paid before the suspension.

A licensee who is not an
individual may voluntarily terminate a license issued to the person under this chapter. If a
licensee has voluntarily terminated a license under this subdivision, then, in order to have
the license reinstated, the person who holds the terminated license must:

(1) apply for reinstatement to the commissioner no later than the date that the license
would have expired if it had not been terminated;

(2) pay a deleted text begin$100deleted text endnew text begin $50new text end reinstatement application fee and any applicable renewal license
fee; and

(3) meet all applicable requirements for licensure, except that the applicant does not
need to repay a license fee that was paid before the termination.

new text begin The amendments to this section are effective July 1, 2015,
and expire July 1, 2017.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.106, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

new text begin(a) new text endSubject tonew text begin paragraphs (c) and (d) and
new text endsections 326B.101 to 326B.194, the commissioner shall by rule and in consultation
with the Construction Codes Advisory Council establish a code of standards for the
construction, reconstruction, alteration, and repair of buildings, governing matters of
structural materials, design and construction, fire protection, health, sanitation, and safety,
including design and construction standards regarding heat loss control, illumination,
and climate control. The code must also include duties and responsibilities for code
administration, including procedures for administrative action, penalties, and suspension
and revocation of certification. The code must conform insofar as practicable to model
building codes generally accepted and in use throughout the United States, including a
code for building conservation. In the preparation of the code, consideration must be
given to the existing statewide specialty codes presently in use in the state. Model codes
with necessary modifications and statewide specialty codes may be adopted by reference.
The code must be based on the application of scientific principles, approved tests, and
professional judgment. To the extent possible, the code must be adopted in terms of
desired results instead of the means of achieving those results, avoiding wherever possible
the incorporation of specifications of particular methods or materials. To that end the code
must encourage the use of new methods and new materials. Except as otherwise provided
in sections 326B.101 to 326B.194, the commissioner shall administer and enforce the
provisions of those sections.

new text begin (b) new text endThe commissioner shall develop rules addressing the plan review fee assessed
to similar buildings without significant modifications including provisions for use of
building systems as specified in the industrial/modular program specified in section
326B.194. Additional plan review fees associated with similar plans must be based on
costs commensurate with the direct and indirect costs of the service.

new text begin (c) Beginning with the 2018 edition of the model building codes and every six
years thereafter, the commissioner shall review the new model building codes and adopt
the model codes as amended for use in Minnesota within two years of the published
edition date. The commissioner may adopt amendments to the building codes prior to the
adoption of the new building codes to advance construction methods, technology, or
materials or, where necessary, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public or to
improve the efficiency or the use of a building.
new text end

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), the commissioner shall act on each new model
residential energy code and the new model commercial energy code in accordance with
federal law for which the United States Department of Energy has issued an affirmative
positive determination in compliance with United States Code, title 42, section 6833. The
commissioner may adopt amendments prior to adoption of the new energy codes, as
amended for use in Minnesota, to advance construction methods, technology, or materials
or, where necessary, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public or to improve
the efficiency or use of the building.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2015, and applies to all
model code adoptions beginning with the 2018 model building code.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.118, is amended to read:

new text begin (a)new text end The commissioner, in consultation with the Construction Codes Advisory
Council, shall explore and review the availability and appropriateness of any model energy
codes related to the construction of single one- and two-family residential buildings. In
consultation with the council, the commissioner shall take steps to adopt the chosen code
with all necessary and appropriate amendments.

new text begin (b) new text endThe commissioner may not adopt all or part of a model energy code relating to
the construction of residential buildings without research and analysis that addresses,
at a minimum, air quality, building durability, moisture, enforcement, enforceability
cost benefit, and liability. The research and analysis must be completed in cooperation
with practitioners in residential construction and building science and an affirmative
recommendation by the Construction Codes Advisory Council.

new text begin (c) The commissioner must adopt an energy rating index performance path providing
a range of options for compliance with the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code
(IECC). Compliance with the index performance path constitutes compliance with IECC
2012 requirements.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.13, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

A rule to adopt or amend the State Building Code is
effective deleted text begin180deleted text endnew text begin 270new text end days after publication of the rule's notice of adoption in the State Register.
The rule may provide for a later effective date. The rule may provide for an earlier effective
date if the commissioner deleted text beginor boarddeleted text end proposing the rule finds that an earlier effective date is
necessary to protect public health and safety after considering, among other things, the need
for time for training of individuals to comply with and enforce the rule.new text begin The commissioner
must publish an electronic version of the entire adopted rule chapter on the department's
Web site within ten days of receipt from the revisor of statutes. The commissioner shall
clearly indicate the effective date of the rule on the department's Web site.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.986, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

(a) For purposes of calculating license fees
and renewal license fees required under section 326B.092:

(1) the boiler special engineer license is an entry level license;

(2) the following licenses are journeyman licenses: first class engineer, Grade A;
first class engineer, Grade B; first class engineer, Grade C; second class engineer, Grade
A; second class engineer, Grade B; second class engineer, Grade C; and provisional
license; and

(3) the following licenses are master licenses: boiler chief engineer, Grade A; boiler
chief engineer, Grade B; boiler chief engineer, Grade C; boiler deleted text begincommissionerdeleted text end inspector
new text begincertificate of competencynew text end; and traction or hobby boiler engineer.

(b) Notwithstanding section 326B.092, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), the license
duration for steam traction and hobby engineer licenses are one year only for the purpose
of calculating license fees under section 326B.092, subdivision 7, paragraph (b).

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 326B.986, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

deleted text beginThe fee for issuance of the original certificate
of competency is $85 for inspectors who did not pay the national board examination fee
specified in subdivision 6, or $35 for inspectors who paid that examination fee.deleted text end new text begin(a) new text endEach
applicant for a certificate of competency must complete an interview with the chief boiler
inspector before issuance of the certificate of competency.

new text begin (b)new text end All initial certificates of competency shall be effective for more than one calendar
year and shall expire on December 31 of the year after the year in which the application
is made. deleted text beginThe commissioner shall in a manner determined by the commissioner, without
the need for any rulemaking under chapter 14, phase in the renewal of certificates of
competency from one calendar year to two calendar years. By June 30, 2011,
deleted text end

new text begin (c)new text end All renewed certificates of competency shall be valid for two calendar years. deleted text beginThe
fee for renewal of the state of Minnesota certificate of competency is $35 for one year or
$70 for two years, and is due the day after the certificate expires.
deleted text end

new text begin The amendments to paragraphs (a) and (c) are effective July
1, 2015, and expire July 1, 2017.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 341.321, is amended to read:

(a) The fee schedule for professional new text beginand amateur new text endlicenses issued by the
commissioner is as follows:

(1) referees, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

(2) promoters, $700 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

(3) judges and knockdown judges, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

(4) trainersnew text begin and secondsnew text end, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

(5) ring announcers, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

deleted text begin (6) seconds, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (7)deleted text endnew text begin (6)new text end timekeepers, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin(7) professional new text endcombatants, deleted text begin$100 for each initial license and each renewaldeleted text endnew text begin $70new text end;

new text begin (8) amateur combatants, $50;
new text end

(9) managers, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end; and

(10) ringside physicians, $80 deleted text beginfor each initial license and each renewaldeleted text end.

In addition to the license fee deleted text beginand the late filing penalty fee in section 341.32, subdivision
2, if applicabledeleted text end, an individual who applies for a deleted text beginprofessionaldeleted text end license deleted text beginon the same day
deleted text endnew text beginwithin the 48 hours preceding whennew text end the combative sporting event is held shall pay a late
fee of $100 plus the original license fee deleted text beginof $120 at the time the application is submitteddeleted text end.

deleted text begin (b) The fee schedule for amateur licenses issued by the commissioner is as follows:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) referees, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) promoters, $700 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) judges and knockdown judges, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) trainers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) ring announcers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (6) seconds, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (7) timekeepers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (8) combatant, $60 for each initial license and each renewal;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (9) managers, $80 for each initial license and each renewal; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (10) ringside physicians, $80 for each initial license and each renewal.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (b)new text end The commissioner shall establish a contest fee for each combative sport
contestnew text begin and shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest feenew text end. The
professional combative sport contest fee is $1,500 per event or not more than four percent
of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greater, as determined by the commissioner when
the combative sport contest is scheduleddeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin.new text end The amateur combative sport contest fee shall
be $1,500 or not more than four percent of the gross ticket sales, whichever is greater.
deleted text beginThe commissioner shall consider the size and type of venue when establishing a contest
fee. The commissioner may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets
allowed for each event by rule.
deleted text end

new text begin (c)new text end A professional or amateur combative sport contest fee is nonrefundabledeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin and
shall be paid as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) $500 at the time the combative sport contest is scheduled; and
new text end

new text begin (2) $1,000 at the weigh-in prior to the contest.
new text end

new text begin If four percent of the gross ticket sales is greater than $1,500, the balance is due to the
commissioner within 24 hours of the completed contest.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner may establish the maximum number of complimentary tickets
allowed for each event by rule.
new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (e)new text end All fees and penalties collected by the commissioner must be deposited in the
commissioner account in the special revenue fund.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 2, section 14, is amended to read:

(a) By June 30, 2015, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of
an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer
the amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $10,500,000, to the general fund. This
transfer occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.251, subdivision
1, paragraph (a), clause (1). This is a onetime transfer.

(b) By June 30, 2015, deleted text beginand each year thereafter,deleted text end if the commissioner of commerce
determines on the basis of an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan
created under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and
budget shall transfer the amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000 deleted text begineach
year,deleted text end to the Minnesota minerals 21st century fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.423. This transfer occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section
79.251, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), but after the transfer authorized in
paragraph (a). deleted text beginThe total amount authorized for all transfers under this paragraph must not
exceed $24,100,000. This paragraph expires the day following the transfer in which the
total amount transferred under this paragraph to the Minnesota minerals 21st century
fund equals $24,100,000.
deleted text end

(c) By June 30, 2015, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of
an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the
amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000, to the general fund. This transfer
occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.251, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), clause (1), but after any transfers authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b). If
a transfer occurs under this paragraph, the amount transferred is appropriated from the
general fund in fiscal year 2015 to the commissioner of labor and industry for the purposes
of section 15. Both the transfer and appropriation under this paragraph are onetime.

deleted text begin (d) By June 30, 2016, if the commissioner of commerce determines on the basis of
an audit that there is an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan created under Minnesota
Statutes, section 79.252, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer the
amount of the excess surplus, not to exceed $4,820,000, to the general fund. This transfer
occurs prior to any transfer under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.251, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), clause (1), but after the transfers authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b). If
a transfer occurs under this paragraph, the amount transferred is appropriated from the
general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the commissioner of labor and industry for the purposes
of section 15. Both the transfer and appropriation under this paragraph are onetime.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin(d) By July 1, 2015, new text endnotwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
commissioner of management and budget shall transfer to the deleted text beginassigned risk plan under
Minnesota Statutes, section 79.252,deleted text endnew text begin general fundnew text end any unencumbered or unexpended
balance of the deleted text beginappropriationsdeleted text end new text beginappropriationnew text end under deleted text beginparagraphsdeleted text endnew text begin paragraphnew text end (c) deleted text beginand (d)
deleted text endremaining on June 30, deleted text begin2017deleted text endnew text begin 2015new text end, or the date the commissioner of commerce determines
that an excess surplus in the assigned risk plan does not exist, whichever occurs earlier.

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

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 177.24, subdivision 2, new text end new text begin Laws 2014, chapter 312,
article 2, section 15, new text end new text begin and new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 5205.0580, subpart 21, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 45.0135, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

The insurance fraud prevention
account is created in the state treasury. Money received from assessments under subdivision
7 new text beginand from the automobile theft prevention account in section 297I.11, subdivision 2, new text endand
transferred from the automobile theft prevention account in section 65B.84, subdivision 1,
is deposited in the account. Money in this fund is appropriated to the commissioner of
commerce for the purposes specified in this section and sections 60A.951 to 60A.956.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 45.0135, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin (a) The commissioner may:
new text end

new text begin (1) impose an administrative penalty against any person in an amount as set forth in
paragraph (b) for each intentional act of insurance fraud committed by that person; and
new text end

new text begin (2) order restitution to any person suffering loss as a result of the insurance fraud.
new text end

new text begin (b) The administrative penalty for each violation described in paragraph (a) may be
no more than:
new text end

new text begin (1) $20,000 if the funds or the value of the property or services wrongfully obtained
exceeds $5,000;
new text end

new text begin (2) $10,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained
exceeds $1,000, but not more than $5,000;
new text end

new text begin (3) $3,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is
more than $500, but not more than $1,000; and
new text end

new text begin (4) $1,000 if the funds or value of the property or services wrongfully obtained is
less than $500.
new text end

new text begin (c) If an administrative penalty is not paid after all rights of appeal have been
waived or exhausted, the commissioner may bring a civil action in a court of competent
jurisdiction to collect the administrative penalty, including expenses and litigation costs,
reasonable attorney fees, and interest.
new text end

new text begin (d) This section does not affect a person's right to seek recovery against any person
that commits insurance fraud.
new text end

new text begin (e) For purposes of this subdivision, "insurance fraud" has the meaning given in
section 60A.951, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin (f) Hearings under this subdivision must be conducted in accordance with chapter
14 and any other applicable law.
new text end

new text begin (g) All revenues from penalties, expenses, costs, fees, and interest collected under
this section shall be deposited in the insurance fraud prevention account under section
45.0135, subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (a) This chapter does not apply to:
new text end

new text begin (1) a policy of insurance offered in compliance with chapters 60A to 79A;
new text end

new text begin (2) a debt cancellation or debt suspension contract, including a guaranteed asset
protection waiver, being offered by a banking institution or credit union in compliance
with chapter 48 or 52; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a debt cancellation or debt suspension contract being offered in compliance with
Code of Federal Regulations, title 12, parts 37, 721, or other federal law.
new text end

new text begin (b) Guaranteed asset protection waivers regulated under this chapter are not
insurance and are not subject to chapters 60A to 79A. Persons selling, soliciting, or
negotiating guaranteed asset protection waivers to borrowers in compliance with this
chapter are exempt for chapter 60K.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of commerce has the full investigatory authority of chapter 45
to enforce the terms of this chapter.
new text end

new text begin For purposes of this chapter, the terms defined in subdivisions
2 to 10 have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin "Administrator" means a person, other than an insurer
or creditor who performs administrative or operational functions pursuant to guaranteed
asset protection waiver programs.
new text end

new text begin "Borrower" means a debtor, retail buyer, or lessee under a
finance agreement.
new text end

new text begin "Creditor" means:
new text end

new text begin (1) the lender in a loan or credit transaction;
new text end

new text begin (2) the lessor in a lease transaction;
new text end

new text begin (3) a dealer or seller of motor vehicles that provides credit to purchasers of the motor
vehicles provided that the entities comply with this section;
new text end

new text begin (4) the seller in commercial retail installment transactions; or
new text end

new text begin (5) the assignees of any of the forgoing to whom the credit obligation is payable.
new text end

new text begin "Finance agreement" means a loan, lease, or retail
installment sales contract for the purchase or lease of a motor vehicle.
new text end

new text begin "Free look period" means the period of time from the
effective date of the GAP waiver until the date the borrower may cancel the contract without
penalty, fees, or costs to the borrower. This period of time must not be shorter than 30 days.
new text end

new text begin "Guaranteed asset protection waiver"
or "GAP waiver" means a contractual agreement wherein a creditor agrees for a separate
charge to cancel or waive all or part of amounts due on a borrower's finance agreement in
the event of a total physical damage loss or unrecovered theft of the motor vehicle.
new text end

new text begin "Insurer" means an insurance company licensed, registered, or
otherwise authorized to do business under Minnesota law.
new text end

new text begin "Motor vehicle" means self-propelled or towed vehicles
designed for personal or commercial use, including, but not limited to, automobiles;
trucks; motorcycles; recreational vehicles; all-terrain vehicles; snowmobiles; campers;
boats; personal watercraft; and motorcycle, boat, camper, and personal watercraft trailers.
A creditor is prohibited from selling a GAP waiver in conjunction with the sale or lease of
any used motor vehicle that is an automobile or truck that is valued at less than $5,000.
new text end

new text begin "Person" includes an individual, company, association,
organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, and every form of legal entity.
new text end

new text begin Sections 59D.04, subdivision 3, and 59D.06 do not apply to a guaranteed asset
protection waiver offered in connection with a lease or retail installment sale associated
with any transaction not for personal, family, or household purposes.
new text end

new text begin GAP waivers may be offered, sold, or provided to
borrowers in Minnesota in compliance with this chapter.
new text end

new text begin GAP waivers may, at the option of the creditor, be sold
for a single payment or may be offered with a monthly or periodic payment option.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, any cost to the borrower for a guaranteed asset protection
waiver entered into in compliance with United States Code, title 15, sections 1601 to
1667F, and its implementing regulations under Code of Federal Regulations, title 12, part
226, as they may be amended from time to time, must be separately stated and is not to
be considered a finance charge or interest.
new text end

new text begin A retail seller must insure its GAP waiver obligations under a
contractual liability or other insurance policy issued by an insurer. A creditor, other than a
retail seller, may insure its GAP waiver obligations under a contractual liability policy or
other such policy issued by an insurer. The insurance policy may be directly obtained by a
creditor or retail seller, or may be procured by an administrator to cover a creditor's or
retail seller's obligations. Retail sellers that are lessors on motor vehicles are not required
to insure obligations related to GAP waivers on leased vehicles.
new text end

new text begin The GAP waiver must be part of, or a separate
addendum to, the finance agreement and must remain a part of the finance agreement upon
the assignment, sale, or transfer of the finance agreement by the creditor.
new text end

new text begin The extension of credit, the terms of the credit, or
the terms and conditions of the related motor vehicle sale or lease must not be conditioned
upon the purchase of a GAP waiver.
new text end

new text begin A creditor that offers a GAP waiver must report the sale of, and
forward funds received on, all such waivers to the designated party, if any, as prescribed
in any applicable administrative services agreement, contractual liability policy, other
insurance policy, or other specified program documents.
new text end

new text begin Funds received or held by a creditor or
administrator and belonging to an insurer, creditor, or administrator, pursuant to the terms
of a written agreement, must be held by the creditor or administrator in a fiduciary capacity.
new text end

new text begin The terms defined in section 59D.01 are not intended to
provide actual terms that are required in guaranteed asset protection waivers.
new text end

new text begin Contractual liability or
other insurance policies insuring GAP waivers must state the obligation of the insurer to
reimburse or pay to the creditor any sums the creditor is legally obligated to waive under
the GAP waivers issued by the creditor and purchased or held by the borrower.
new text end

new text begin Coverage under a contractual liability or other
insurance policy insuring a GAP waiver must also cover a subsequent assignee upon the
assignment, sale, or transfer of the finance agreement.
new text end

new text begin Coverage under a contractual liability or other insurance policy
insuring a GAP waiver must remain in effect unless canceled or terminated in compliance
with applicable laws.
new text end

new text begin The cancellation or termination of
a contractual liability or other insurance policy must not reduce the insurer's responsibility
for GAP waivers issued by the creditor before the date of cancellation or termination and
for which a premium has been received by the insurer.
new text end

new text begin (a) Guaranteed asset protection waivers must disclose, as applicable, in writing and
in clear, understandable language that is easy to read, the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the name and address of the initial creditor and the borrower at the time of sale,
and the identity of any administrator if different from the creditor;
new text end

new text begin (2) the purchase price and the terms of the GAP waiver, including without limitation,
the requirements for protection, conditions, or exclusions associated with the GAP waiver;
new text end

new text begin (3) that the borrower may cancel the GAP waiver within a free look period as
specified in the waiver, and will be entitled to a full refund of the purchase price, so
long as no benefits have been provided;
new text end

new text begin (4) the procedure the borrower must follow, if any, to obtain GAP waiver benefits
under the terms and conditions of the waiver, including a telephone number and address
where the borrower may apply for waiver benefits;
new text end

new text begin (5) whether or not the GAP waiver is cancelable after the free look period and the
conditions under which it may be canceled or terminated including the procedures for
requesting a refund due;
new text end

new text begin (6) that in order to receive a refund due in the event of a borrower's cancellation of
the GAP waiver agreement or early termination of the finance agreement after the free
look period of the GAP waiver, the borrower, in accordance with the terms of the waiver,
must provide a written cancellation request to the creditor, administrator, or other party.
If such a request is being made because of the termination of the finance agreement,
notice must be provided to the creditor, administrator, or other party within 90 days of the
occurrence of the event terminating the finance agreement;
new text end

new text begin (7) the methodology for calculating a refund of the unearned purchase price of the
GAP waiver due in the event of cancellation of the GAP waiver or early termination
of the finance agreement;
new text end

new text begin (8) that the extension of credit, the terms of the credit, or the terms and conditions
of the related motor vehicle sale or lease are not conditioned upon the purchase of the
GAP waiver; and
new text end

new text begin (9) that the extension of credit, the terms of the credit, or the terms and conditions
of the related motor vehicle sale or lease are not conditioned upon the purchase of the
GAP waiver.
new text end

new text begin (b) The creditor or any person offering a GAP waiver must provide the following
verbatim disclosure orally and in bold, 14-point type, either in a separate writing or as
part of the agreement: "THE GAP WAIVER IS OPTIONAL. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
PURCHASE THIS PRODUCT IN ORDER TO BUY [OR LEASE] THIS CAR. YOU
ALSO HAVE A LIMITED RIGHT TO CANCEL."
new text end

new text begin A GAP waiver must
provide that, if a borrower cancels a waiver within the free look period, the borrower will
be entitled to a full refund of the purchase price, so long as no benefits have been provided.
new text end

new text begin (a) Guaranteed asset
protection waivers may be cancelable or noncancelable after the free-look period.
new text end

new text begin (b) In the event of a borrower's cancellation of the GAP waiver or early termination
of the finance agreement, after the agreement has been in effect beyond the free-look
period, the borrower may be entitled to a refund of any unearned portion of the purchase
price of the waiver unless the waiver provides otherwise. In order to receive a refund,
the borrower, in accordance with any applicable terms of the waiver, must provide a
written request to the creditor, administrator, or other party. If such a request is being
made because of the termination of the finance agreement, notice must be provided to
the creditor, administrator, or other party within 90 days of the occurrence of the event
terminating the finance agreement.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the cancellation of a GAP waiver occurs as a result of a default under the
finance agreement or the repossession of the motor vehicle associated with the finance
agreement, or any other termination of the finance agreement, any refund due may be paid
directly to the creditor or administrator and applied as set forth in subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin A refund under subdivision 1 or 2 may be applied by the
creditor as a reduction of the amount owed under the finance agreement, unless the
borrower can show that the finance agreement has been paid in full.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 65B.44, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin (a) A person convicted of
insurance fraud under section 609.611 in a case related to this chapter or of employment of
runners under section 609.612 may not enforce a contract for payment of services eligible
for reimbursement under subdivision 2 against an insured or reparation obligor.
new text end

new text begin (b) After a period of five years from the date of conviction, a person described in
paragraph (a) may apply to district court to extinguish the collateral sanction set forth in
paragraph (a), which the court may grant in its reasonable discretion.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 65B.84, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

(a)
The commissioner of commerce shall:

(1) develop and sponsor the implementation of statewide plans, programs, and
strategies to combat automobile theft, improve the administration of the automobile theft
laws, and provide a forum for identification of critical problems for those persons dealing
with automobile theft;

(2) coordinate the development, adoption, and implementation of plans, programs,
and strategies relating to interagency and intergovernmental cooperation with respect
to automobile theft enforcement;

(3) annually audit the plans and programs that have been funded in whole or in part
to evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and programs and withdraw funding should the
commissioner determine that a plan or program is ineffective or is no longer in need
of further financial support from the fund;

(4) develop a plan of operation including:

(i) an assessment of the scope of the problem of automobile theft, including areas
of the state where the problem is greatest;

(ii) an analysis of various methods of combating the problem of automobile theft;

(iii) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile theft;

(iv) a plan for eliminating car hijacking; and

(v) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan; and

(5) distribute money, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety,
pursuant to subdivision 3 from the automobile theft prevention special revenue account
for automobile theft prevention activities, including:

(i) paying the administrative costs of the program;

(ii) providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement
agencies for automobile theft enforcement teams;

(iii) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for
programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved
equipment and techniques for responding to automobile thefts;

(iv) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce
the incidence of automobile theft;

(v) providing financial support to judicial agencies for programs designed to reduce
the incidence of automobile theft;

(vi) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations or
business organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile
theft and to educate people about the common methods of automobile theft, the models
of automobiles most likely to be stolen, and the times and places automobile theft is
most likely to occur; and

(vii) providing financial support for automobile theft educational and training
programs for state and local law enforcement officials, driver and vehicle services exam
and inspections staff, and members of the judiciary.

(b) The commissioner may not spend in any fiscal year more than ten percent
of the money in the fund for the program's administrative and operating costs. The
commissioner is annually appropriated and must distribute the amount of the proceeds
credited to the automobile theft prevention special revenue account each year, less the
transfer of $1,300,000 each year to the deleted text begingeneral funddeleted text endnew text begin insurance fraud prevention account
new text enddescribed in section 297I.11, subdivision 2.

(c) At the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner may transfer any unobligated
balances in the auto theft prevention account to the insurance fraud prevention account
under section 45.0135, subdivision 6.

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in
paragraphs (b) through (e) have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin (b) "MNvest issuer" means an entity organized under the laws of Minnesota, other
than a general partnership, that satisfies the requirements of Code of Federal Regulations,
title 17, part 230.147, and the following requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) the principal office of the entity is located in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) as of the last day of the most recent semiannual fiscal period of the entity, at least
80 percent, or other threshold permitted by Code of Federal Regulations, title 17, part
230.147, of the entity's assets were located in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (3) except in the case of an entity whose gross revenue during the most recent period
of 12 full months did not exceed $5,000, the entity derived at least 80 percent, or other
threshold permitted by Code of Federal Regulations, title 17, part 230.147, of the entity's
gross revenues from the operation of a business in Minnesota during (i) the previous fiscal
year, if the MNvest offering begins during the first six months of the entity's fiscal year; or
(ii) during the 12 months ending on the last day of the sixth month of the entity's current
fiscal year, if the MNvest offering begins following the last day;
new text end

new text begin (4) the entity does not attempt to limit its liability, or the liability of any other
person, for fraud or intentional misrepresentation in connection with the offering of its
securities in a MNvest offering; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the entity is not:
new text end

new text begin (i) engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding, or trading in
securities, except that the entity may hold securities of one class in an entity that is not
itself engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, owning, holding, or trading in
securities; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
section 13 or section 15(d), United States Code, title 15, section 78m and section 78o(d).
new text end

new text begin (c) "MNvest offering" means an offer, or an offer and sale, of securities by a MNvest
issuer that: (1) is conducted exclusively through a MNvest portal and (2) satisfies the
requirements of this section and other requirements the administrator imposes by rule.
new text end

new text begin (d) "MNvest portal" means an Internet Web site that is operated by a portal operator
for the offer or sale of MNvest offerings under this section or registered securities under
section 80A.50, paragraph (b), and satisfies the requirements of subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Portal operator" means an entity, including an issuer, that:
new text end

new text begin (1) is authorized to do business in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) is a broker-dealer registered under this chapter or otherwise registers with the
administrator as a portal operator in accordance with subdivision 7, paragraph (a), and is
therefore excluded from broker-dealer registration; and
new text end

new text begin (3) satisfies such other conditions as the administrator may determine.
new text end

new text begin The offer, sale, and issuance of securities in a MNvest offering
is exempt from the requirements of sections 80A.49 to 80A.54, except section 80A.50,
paragraph (a), clause (3), and section 80A.71, if the issuer meets the qualifications under
this section.
new text end

new text begin (a) A MNvest offering must satisfy the following
requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) the issuer must be a MNvest issuer on the date that its securities are first offered
for sale in the offering and continuously through the closing of the offering;
new text end

new text begin (2) the offering must meet the requirements of the federal exemption for intrastate
offerings in section 3(a)(11) of the Securities Act of 1933, United States Code, title 15,
section 77c (a)(11), and Rule 147 adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, Code of
Federal Regulations, title 17, part 230.147;
new text end

new text begin (3) the sale of securities must be conducted exclusively through a MNvest portal;
new text end

new text begin (4) the MNvest issuer shall require the portal operator to provide or make available
to prospective purchasers through the MNvest portal a copy of the MNvest issuer's balance
sheet and income statement for the MNvest issuer's most recent fiscal year, if the issuer
was in existence. For offerings beginning more than 90 days after the issuer's most recent
fiscal year end, or if the MNvest issuer was not in existence the previous calendar year, the
MNvest issuer must provide or make available a balance sheet as of a date not more than
90 days before the commencement of the MNvest offering for the MNvest issuer's most
recently completed fiscal year, or such shorter portion the MNvest issuer was in existence
during that period, and the year-to-date period, or inception-to-date period, if shorter,
corresponding with the more recent balance sheet required by this clause;
new text end

new text begin (5) in any 12-month period, the MNvest issuer shall not raise more than the
aggregate amounts set forth in item (i) or (ii), either in cash or other consideration, in
connection with one or more MNvest offerings:
new text end

new text begin (i) $5,000,000 if the financial statements described in clause (4) have been:
new text end

new text begin (A) audited by a certified public accountant firm licensed under chapter 326A using
auditing standards issued by either the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
or the Public Company Oversight Board; or
new text end

new text begin (B) reviewed by a certified public accountant firm licensed under chapter 326A
using the Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services issued by the
Accounting and Review Services Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) $2,000,000 if the financial statements described in clause (4) have not been
audited or reviewed as described in item (i);
new text end

new text begin (6) the MNvest issuer must use at least 80 percent of the net proceeds of the offering
in connection with the operation of its business within Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (7) no single purchaser may purchase more than $10,000 in securities of the MNvest
issuer under this exemption in connection with a single MNvest offering unless the
purchaser is an accredited investor;
new text end

new text begin (8) all payments for the purchase of securities must be held in escrow until the
aggregate capital deposited into escrow from all purchasers is equal to or greater than the
stated minimum offering amount. Purchasers will receive a return of all their subscription
funds if the minimum offering amount is not raised by the stipulated expiration date
required in subdivision 4, clause (2). The escrow agent must be a bank, regulated trust
company, savings bank, savings association, or credit union authorized to do business
in Minnesota. Prior to the execution of the escrow agreement between the issuer and
the escrow agent, the escrow agent must conduct searches of the issuer, its executive
officers, directors, governors, and managers, as provided to the escrow agent by the portal
operator, against the Specially Designated Nationals list maintained by the Office of
Foreign Assets Control. The escrow agent is only responsible to act at the direction of the
party establishing the escrow account and does not have a duty or liability, contractual
or otherwise, to an investor or other person except as set forth in the applicable escrow
agreement or other contract;
new text end

new text begin (9) the MNvest issuer shall require the portal operator to make available to the
prospective purchaser through the MNvest portal a disclosure document that meets the
requirements set forth in subdivision 4;
new text end

new text begin (10) before selling securities to a prospective purchaser on a MNvest portal, the
MNvest issuer shall require the portal operator to obtain from the prospective purchaser
the certification required under subdivision 5;
new text end

new text begin (11) not less than ten days before the beginning of an offering of securities in reliance
on the exemption under this section, the MNvest issuer shall provide the following to
the administrator:
new text end

new text begin (i) a notice of claim of exemption from registration, specifying that the MNvest
issuer will be conducting an offering in reliance on the exemption under this section;
new text end

new text begin (ii) a copy of the disclosure document to be provided to prospective purchasers in
connection with the offering, as described in subdivision 4; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) a filing fee of $300; and
new text end

new text begin (12) the MNvest issuer and the portal operator may engage in solicitation and
advertising of the MNvest offering provided that:
new text end

new text begin (i) the advertisement contains disclaiming language which clearly states:
new text end

new text begin (A) the advertisement is not the offer and is for informational purposes only;
new text end

new text begin (B) the offering is being made in reliance on the exemption under this section;
new text end

new text begin (C) the offering is directed only to residents of the state;
new text end

new text begin (D) all offers and sales are made through a MNvest portal; and
new text end

new text begin (E) the Department of Commerce is the securities regulator in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (ii) along with the disclosures required under item (i), the advertisement may contain
no more than the following information:
new text end

new text begin (A) the name and contact information of the MNvest issuer;
new text end

new text begin (B) a brief description of the general type of business of the MNvest issuer;
new text end

new text begin (C) the minimum offering amount the MNvest issuer is attempting to raise through
its offering;
new text end

new text begin (D) a description of how the issuer will use the funds raised through the MNvest
offering;
new text end

new text begin (E) the duration that the MNvest offering will remain open;
new text end

new text begin (F) the MNvest issuer's logo; and
new text end

new text begin (G) a link to the MNvest issuer's Web site and the MNvest portal in which the
MNvest offering is being made;
new text end

new text begin (iii) the advertisement complies with all applicable state and federal laws.
new text end

new text begin The MNvest issuer shall require the portal operator to make available to the prospective
purchaser through the MNvest portal a printable or downloadable disclosure document
containing the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the MNvest issuer's type of entity, the address and telephone number of its
principal office, its formation history for the previous five years, a summary of the material
facts of its business plan and its capital structure, and its intended use of the offering
proceeds, including any amounts to be paid from the proceeds of the MNvest offering, as
compensation or otherwise, to an owner, executive officer, director, governor, manager,
member, or other person occupying a similar status or performing similar functions on
behalf of the MNvest issuer;
new text end

new text begin (2) the MNvest offering must stipulate the date on which the offering will expire,
which must not be longer than 12 months from the date the MNvest offering commenced;
new text end

new text begin (3) a copy of the escrow agreement between the escrow agent, the MNvest issuer,
and, if applicable, the portal operator, as described in subdivision 3, clause (8);
new text end

new text begin (4) the financial statements required under subdivision 3, clause (4);
new text end

new text begin (5) the identity of all persons owning more than ten percent of any class of equity
interests in the company;
new text end

new text begin (6) the identity of the executive officers, directors, governors, managers, members,
and other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar functions in the name of
and on the behalf of the MNvest issuer, including their titles and their relevant experience;
new text end

new text begin (7) the terms and conditions of the securities being offered, a description of investor
exit strategies, and of any outstanding securities of the MNvest issuer; the minimum and
maximum amount of securities being offered; either the percentage economic ownership
of the MNvest issuer represented by the offered securities, assuming the minimum and, if
applicable, maximum number of securities being offered is sold, or the valuation of the
MNvest issuer implied by the price of the offered securities; the price per share, unit, or
interest of the securities being offered; any restrictions on transfer of the securities being
offered; and a disclosure that any future issuance of securities might dilute the value of
securities being offered;
new text end

new text begin (8) the identity of and consideration payable to a person who has been or will be
retained by the MNvest issuer to assist the MNvest issuer in conducting the offering and
sale of the securities, including a portal operator, but excluding (i) persons acting primarily
as accountants or attorneys, and (ii) employees whose primary job responsibilities involve
operating the business of the MNvest issuer rather than assisting the MNvest issuer in
raising capital;
new text end

new text begin (9) a description of any pending material litigation, legal proceedings, or regulatory
action involving the MNvest issuer or any executive officers, directors, governors,
managers, members, and other persons occupying a similar status or performing similar
functions in the name of and on behalf of the MNvest issuer;
new text end

new text begin (10) a statement of the material risks unique to the MNvest issuer and its business
plans;
new text end

new text begin (11) a statement that the securities have not been registered under federal or state
securities law and that the securities are subject to limitations on resale; and
new text end

new text begin (12) the following legend must be displayed conspicuously in the disclosure
document:
new text end

new text begin "IN MAKING AN INVESTMENT DECISION, PURCHASERS MUST RELY
ON THEIR OWN EXAMINATION OF THE ISSUER AND THE TERMS OF
THE OFFERING, INCLUDING THE MERITS AND RISKS INVOLVED. THESE
SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN RECOMMENDED BY ANY FEDERAL OR
STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION OR DIVISION OR OTHER REGULATORY
AUTHORITY. FURTHERMORE, THE FOREGOING AUTHORITIES HAVE
NOT CONFIRMED THE ACCURACY OR DETERMINED THE ADEQUACY
OF THIS DOCUMENT. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY
IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY SUBSECTION
(e) OF SEC RULE 147 (CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 17, PART
230.147 (e)) AS PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, AND THE APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, PURSUANT
TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM. PURCHASERS SHOULD
BE AWARE THAT THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL
RISKS OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME."
new text end

new text begin Before
selling securities to a prospective purchaser through a MNvest portal, the MNvest issuer
shall require the portal operator to obtain from the prospective purchaser through the
applicable MNvest portal a written or electronic certification that includes, at a minimum,
the following statements:
new text end

new text begin "I UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT:
new text end

new text begin If I make an investment in an offering through this MNvest portal, it is very likely
that I am investing in a high-risk, speculative business venture that could result in the
complete loss of my investment, and I need to be able to afford such a loss.
new text end

new text begin This offering has not been reviewed or approved by any state or federal securities
commission or division or other regulatory authority and that no such person or authority
has confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any disclosure made to me
relating to this offering.
new text end

new text begin If I make an investment in an offering through this MNvest portal, it is very likely
that the investment will be difficult to transfer or sell and, accordingly, I may be required
to hold the investment indefinitely.
new text end

new text begin By entering into this transaction with the company, I am affirmatively representing
myself as being a Minnesota resident at the time that this contract is formed, and if this
representation is subsequently shown to be false, the contract is void."
new text end

new text begin A MNvest portal must satisfy the requirements of clauses
(1) through (4):
new text end

new text begin (1) the Web site does not contain the word "MNvest" in its URL address;
new text end

new text begin (2) the Web site implements steps to limit Web site access to the offer or sale of
securities to only Minnesota residents when conducting MNvest offerings;
new text end

new text begin (3) MNvest offerings may not be viewed on the MNvest portal by a prospective
purchaser until:
new text end

new text begin (i) the portal operator verifies, through its exercise of reasonable steps, such as using
a third-party verification service or as otherwise approved by the administrator, that the
prospective purchaser is a Minnesota resident; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the prospective purchaser makes an affirmative acknowledgment, electronically
through the MNvest portal, that:
new text end

new text begin (A) I am a Minnesota resident;
new text end

new text begin (B) the securities and investment opportunities listed on this Web site involve
high-risk, speculative business ventures. If I choose to invest in any securities or
investment opportunity listed on this Web site, I may lose all of my investment, and
I can afford such a loss;
new text end

new text begin (C) the securities and investment opportunities listed on this Web site have not
been reviewed or approved by any state or federal securities commission or division or
other regulatory authority, and no such person or authority, including this Web site, has
confirmed the accuracy or determined the adequacy of any disclosure made to prospective
investors relating to any offering; and
new text end

new text begin (D) if I choose to invest in any securities or investment opportunity listed on this
Web site, I understand that the securities I will acquire may be difficult to transfer or sell,
that there is no ready market for the sale of such securities, that it may be difficult or
impossible for me to sell or otherwise dispose of this investment at any price, and that,
accordingly, I may be required to hold this investment indefinitely; and
new text end

new text begin (4) the Web site complies with all other rules adopted by the administrator.
new text end

new text begin (a) An entity, other than a registered broker-dealer,
wishing to become a portal operator shall file with the administrator:
new text end

new text begin (1) form ....... [to be approved by the administrator], including all applicable
schedules and supplemental information;
new text end

new text begin (2) a copy of the articles of incorporation or other documents that indicate the
entity's form of organization; and
new text end

new text begin (3) a filing fee of $200.
new text end

new text begin (b) A portal operator's registration expires 12 months from the date the administrator
has approved the entity as a portal operator, and subsequent registration for the succeeding
12-month period shall be issued upon written application and upon payment of a renewal
fee of $200, without filing of further statements or furnishing any further information,
unless specifically requested by the administrator. This section is not applicable to a
registered broker-dealer functioning as a portal operator.
new text end

new text begin (c) A portal operator that is not a broker-dealer registered under this chapter shall not:
new text end

new text begin (1) offer investment advice or recommendations, provided that a portal operator
shall not be deemed to be offering investment advice or recommendations merely because
it (i) selects, or may perform due diligence with respect to, issuers or offerings to be listed,
or (ii) provides general investor educational materials;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide transaction-based compensation for securities sold under this chapter to
employees, agents, or other persons unless the employees, agents, or other persons are
registered with the administrator and permitted to receive such compensation;
new text end

new text begin (3) charge a fee to the issuer for an offering of securities on a MNvest portal unless
the fee is (i) a fixed amount for each offering, (ii) a variable amount based on the length of
time that the securities are offered on the MNvest portal, or (iii) a combination of such
fixed and variable amounts; or
new text end

new text begin (4) hold, manage, possess, or otherwise handle purchaser funds or securities. This
restriction does not apply if the issuer is the portal operator.
new text end

new text begin (d) A portal operator shall provide the administrator with read-only access to
administrative sections of the MNvest portal.
new text end

new text begin (e) A portal operator shall comply with the record-keeping requirements of this
paragraph, provided that the failure of a portal operator that is not an issuer to maintain
records in compliance with this paragraph shall not affect the MNvest issuer's exemption
from registration afforded by this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) a portal operator shall maintain and preserve, for a period of five years from either
the date of the closing or termination of the securities offering, the following records:
new text end

new text begin (i) the name of each issuer whose securities have been listed on its MNvest portal;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the full name, residential address, Social Security number, date of birth, and
copy of a state-issued identification for all owners with greater than ten percent voting
equity in an issuer;
new text end

new text begin (iii) copies of all offering materials that have been displayed on its MNvest portal;
new text end

new text begin (iv) the names and other personal information of each purchaser who has registered
at its MNvest portal;
new text end

new text begin (v) any agreements and contracts between the portal operator and the issuer; and
new text end

new text begin (vi) any information used to establish that a MNvest issuer, prospective MNvest
purchaser, or MNvest purchaser is a Minnesota resident;
new text end

new text begin (2) a portal operator shall, upon written request of the administrator, furnish to the
administrator any records required to be maintained and preserved under this subdivision;
new text end

new text begin (3) the records required to be kept and preserved under this subdivision must be
maintained in a manner, including by any electronic storage media, that will permit the
immediate location of any particular document so long as such records are available for
immediate and complete access by representatives of the administrator. Any electronic
storage system must preserve the records exclusively in a nonrewriteable, nonerasable
format; verify automatically the quality and accuracy of the storage media recording
process; serialize the original and, if applicable, duplicate units storage media, and
time-date for the required period of retention the information placed on such electronic
storage media; and be able to download indexes and records preserved on electronic
storage media to an acceptable medium. In the event that a records retention system
commingles records required to be kept under this subdivision with records not required to
be kept, representatives of the administrator may review all commingled records; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a portal operator shall maintain such other records as the administrator shall
determine by rule.
new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of
this subdivision, "personal information" means information provided to a portal operator
by a prospective purchaser or purchaser that identifies, or can be used to identify, the
prospective purchaser or purchaser.
new text end

new text begin (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a portal operator must not disclose personal
information without written or electronic consent from the prospective purchaser or
purchaser that authorizes the disclosure.
new text end

new text begin (c) Paragraph (b) does not apply to:
new text end

new text begin (1) records required to be provided to the administrator under subdivision 7,
paragraph (e);
new text end

new text begin (2) the disclosure of personal information to a MNvest issuer relating to its MNvest
offering; or
new text end

new text begin (3) the disclosure of personal information to the extent required or authorized under
other law.
new text end

new text begin (a) An exemption under this section is not
available for a sale if securities in the MNvest issuer; any predecessor of the MNvest
issuer; any affiliated issuer; any director, executive officer, other officer participating in
the MNvest offering, general partner, or managing member of the MNvest issuer; any
beneficial owner of 20 percent or more of the MNvest issuer's outstanding voting equity
securities, calculated on the basis of voting power; any promoter connected with the
MNvest issuer in any capacity at the time of the sale; any investment manager of an
issuer that is a pooled investment fund; any general partner or managing member of any
investment manager; or any director, executive officer, or other officer participating in
the offering of any investment manager or general partner or managing member of the
investment manager:
new text end

new text begin (1) has been convicted, within ten years before the offering, or five years, in the case
of MNvest issuers, their predecessors, and affiliated issuers, of any felony or misdemeanor:
new text end

new text begin (i) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security;
new text end

new text begin (ii) involving the making of any false filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission or a state agency; or
new text end

new text begin (iii) arising out of the conduct of the business of an underwriter, broker, dealer,
municipal securities dealer, investment adviser, or paid solicitor of purchasers of securities;
new text end

new text begin (2) is subject to any order, judgment, or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction,
entered within five years before the sale, that, at the time of the sale, restrains or enjoins
the person from engaging or continuing to engage in any conduct or practice:
new text end

new text begin (i) in connection with the purchase or sale of any security;
new text end

new text begin (ii) involving the making of any false filing with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; or
new text end

new text begin (3) is subject to a final order of a state securities commission or an agency or officer
of a state performing like functions; a state authority that supervises or examines banks,
savings associations, or credit unions; a state insurance commission or an agency or
officer of a state performing like functions; an appropriate federal banking agency; the
United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission; or the National Credit Union
Administration that:
new text end

new text begin (i) at the time of the offering, bars the person from:
new text end

new text begin (A) association with an entity regulated by the commission, authority, agency, or
officer;
new text end

new text begin (B) engaging in the business of securities, insurance, or banking; or
new text end

new text begin (C) engaging in savings association or credit union activities; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) constitutes a final order based on a violation of any law or regulation that prohibits
fraudulent, manipulative, or deceptive conduct entered within ten years before the offering;
new text end

new text begin (4) is subject to an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission entered pursuant
to section 15(b) or 15B(c) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, United States Code, title
15, section 78 o(b) or 78o-4(c) or section 203(e) or (f) of the Investment Advisers Act of
1940, United States Code, title 15, section 80b-3(e) or (f) that, at the time of the offering:
new text end

new text begin (i) suspends or revokes the person's registration as a broker, dealer, municipal
securities dealer, or investment adviser;
new text end

new text begin (ii) places limitations on the activities, functions, or operations of the person; or
new text end

new text begin (iii) bars the person from being associated with any entity or from participating in
the offering of any penny stock;
new text end

new text begin (5) is subject to any order of the Securities and Exchange Commission entered
within five years before the sale that, at the time of the sale, orders the person to cease and
desist from committing or causing a violation or future violation of:
new text end

new text begin (i) any scienter-based antifraud provision of the federal securities laws, including
without limitation section 17(a)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, United States Code, title
15, section 77q(a)(1), section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, United States
Code, title 15, section 78j(b) and Code of Federal Regulations, title 17, section 240.10b-5,
section 15(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, United States Code, title 15,
section 78o(c)(1) and section 206(1) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, United
States Code, title 15, section 80b-6(1), or any other rule or regulation thereunder; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, United States Code, title 15, section 77e;
new text end

new text begin (6) is suspended or expelled from membership in, or suspended or barred from
association with a member of, a registered national securities exchange or a registered
national or affiliated securities association for any act or omission to act constituting
conduct inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade;
new text end

new text begin (7) has filed as a registrant or issuer, or was named as an underwriter in, any
registrations statement or Regulation A offering statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission that, within five years before the sale, was the subject of a refusal
order, stop order, or order suspending the Regulation A exemption, or is, at the time of
the sale, the subject of an investigation or proceeding to determine whether a stop order
or suspension order should be issued; or
new text end

new text begin (8) is subject to a United States Postal Service false representation order entered
within five years before the offering, or is, at the time of the offering, subject to a
temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction with respect to conduct alleged by
the United States Postal Service to constitute a scheme or device for obtaining money or
property through the mail by means of false representations.
new text end

new text begin (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply:
new text end

new text begin (1) with respect to any conviction, order, judgment, decree, suspension, expulsion,
or bar that occurred or was issued before September 23, 2013;
new text end

new text begin (2) upon a showing of good cause and without prejudice to any other action by
the Securities and Exchange Commission, if the Securities and Exchange Commission
determines that it is not necessary under the circumstances that an exemption be denied;
new text end

new text begin (3) if, before the relevant offering, the court of regulatory authority that entered the
relevant order, judgment, or decree advises in writing, whether contained in the relevant
judgment, order, or decree or separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff, that disqualification under paragraph (a) should not arise as a consequence of
the order, judgment, or decree; or
new text end

new text begin (4) if the MNvest issuer establishes that it did not know and, in the exercise of
reasonable care, could not have known that a disqualification existed under paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of paragraph (a), events relating to any affiliated issuer that occurred
before the affiliation arose will not be considered disqualifying if the affiliated entity is not:
new text end

new text begin (1) in control of the issuer; or
new text end

new text begin (2) under common control with the issuer by a third party that was in control of the
affiliated entity at the time of the events.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 237.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin "Voice over Internet Protocol
service" or "VoIP service" means any service that (1) enables real-time two-way voice
communications that originate from or terminate at the user's location in Internet protocol
or any successor protocol, and (2) permits users generally to receive calls that originate
on the public switched telephone network and terminate calls to the public switched
telephone network.
new text end

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

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 237.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin "Internet Protocol-enabled service"
or "IP-enabled service" means any service, capability, functionality, or application
provided using Internet protocol, or any successor protocol, that enables an end user to
send or receive a communication in Internet protocol format or any successor format,
regardless of whether that communication is voice, data, or video.
new text end

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

new text begin Except as provided in this section, no
state agency, including the commission and the Department of Commerce, or political
subdivision of this state shall by rule, order, or other means directly or indirectly regulate
the entry, rates, terms, quality of service, availability, classification, or any other aspect of
VoIP service or IP-enabled service.
new text end

new text begin (a) To the extent permitted by federal law, VoIP service
is subject to the requirements of sections 237.49, 237.52, 237.70, and 403.11 with regard
to the collection and remittance of the surcharges governed by those sections.
new text end

new text begin (b) A provider of VoIP service must comply with the requirements of chapter 403
applicable to the provision of access to 911 service by service providers, except to the
extent those requirements conflict with federal requirements for the provision of 911
service by VoIP providers under Code of Federal Regulations, title 47, part 9. A VoIP
provider is entitled to the benefit of the limitation of liability provisions of section 403.07,
subdivision 5. Beginning June 1, 2015, and continuing each June 1 thereafter, each VoIP
provider shall file a plan with the commission describing how it will comply with the
requirements of this paragraph. After its initial filing under this paragraph, a VoIP provider
shall file with the commission either an update of the plan or a statement certifying that
the plan and personnel contact information previously filed is still current.
new text end

new text begin Nothing in this section restricts, creates, expands,
or otherwise affects or modifies:
new text end

new text begin (1) the commission's authority under the Federal Communications Act of 1934,
United States Code, title 47, sections 251 and 252;
new text end

new text begin (2) any applicable wholesale tariff or any commission authority related to wholesale
services;
new text end

new text begin (3) any commission jurisdiction over (i) intrastate switched access rates, terms,
and conditions, including the implementation of federal law with respect to intercarrier
compensation, or (ii) existing commission authority to address or affect the resolution of
disputes regarding intercarrier compensation;
new text end

new text begin (4) the rights of any entity, or the authority of the commission and local government
authorities, with respect to the use and regulation of public rights-of-way under sections
237.162 and 237.163; or
new text end

new text begin (5) the establishment or enforcement of standards, requirements or procedures in
procurement policies, internal operational policies, or work rules of any state agency or
political subdivision of the state relating to the protection of intellectual property.
new text end

new text begin The following services delivered by IP-enabled service are
not regulated under this chapter:
new text end

new text begin (1) video services provided by a cable communications system, as defined in section
238.02, subdivision 3; or
new text end

new text begin (2) cable service, as defined in United States Code, title 47, section 522, clause (6); or
new text end

new text begin (3) any other IP-enabled video service.
new text end

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

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 297I.11, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

A special revenue account in
the state treasury shall be credited with the proceeds of the surcharge imposed under
subdivision 1. Of the revenue in the account, $1,300,000 each year must be transferred to
the deleted text begingeneral funddeleted text endnew text begin insurance fraud prevention account under section 45.0135, subdivision 6new text end.
Revenues in excess of $1,300,000 each year may be used only for the automobile theft
prevention program described in section 65B.84.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 345.42, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

new text begin(a) new text endWithin the calendar year next following
the year in which abandoned property has been paid or delivered to the commissioner,
the commissioner shall provide public notice of the abandoned property in the manner
new text begindescribed in subdivision 1a, new text endand deleted text beginfrequencydeleted text endnew text begin otherwise asnew text end the commissioner determines to
be most effective and efficient in communicating to the persons appearing to be owners of
this property. deleted text beginPublic notice may include the use of print, broadcast, or electronic media.
deleted text endThe commissioner shall, at a minimum, expend 15 percent of the funds allocated by
the legislature to the operations of the unclaimed property division, to comply with the
public notice requirements of this deleted text beginsubdivisiondeleted text endnew text begin section, and shall report to the legislature
annually on how those funds are expendednew text end.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 345.42, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin (a) Public notice provided by the commissioner shall
include the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) posting on the Department of Commerce's Web site a list of all persons appearing
to be owners of abandoned property. The list shall be arranged in alphabetical order by
the last name of the person, and further organized by county. The list of persons must be
updated at least three times per year and must remain on the Department of Commerce's
Web site at all times;
new text end

new text begin (2) publication in a qualified newspaper a list of persons appearing to be owners of
abandoned property having a value of $500 or more. The list shall be published in the
largest circulation qualified newspaper in each county, and shall include the names of all
persons whose last known address is within the county. The list must be published at least
once per year. The commissioner may stagger publication of the entire list of owners by
publishing a partial list at least twice, but no more than three times per year. Each qualified
newspaper that publishes the list shall, at no additional charge to the commissioner, also
post the list on its Web site or on a central Web site that can be accessed directly from the
qualified newspaper's Web site. The list must be accessible on the Web site for not less
than 180 days, and at no cost to the public. The qualified newspaper must include in its
publication of the list a reference to its Web site or a central Web site; and
new text end

new text begin (3) dissemination of information to persons appearing to be owners of abandoned
property through other means and media, including broadcast media, the Internet, and
social media.
new text end

new text begin (b) Beginning July 1, 2016, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall
provide to each member of the legislature a list of all persons appearing to be owners of
abandoned property whose last known address is located in the legislator's respective
legislative district.
new text end

new text begin (a) A person who contacts an individual to offer professional or commercial services
with knowledge that the individual has been involved in a motor vehicle accident must not:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide any fraudulent, false, deceptive, or misleading information; or
new text end

new text begin (2) offer, directly or indirectly, any inducement to use the professional or commercial
services, including but not limited to the provision of any free service, cash, gift cards,
cash equivalents, promotional items, entry into a sweepstakes, or any other thing of value.
new text end

new text begin (b) The disclosure by a licensed attorney that legal representation may be undertaken
on a contingency fee basis does not constitute an inducement to use the professional
or commercial services under this section.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall, using a request for proposal process, contract with a vendor
who will facilitate the return of abandoned property to owners. As consideration for
such services the vendor shall receive up to seven percent of the value of the abandoned
property, not to exceed $500,000, when such abandoned property is returned to its owner.
This consideration shall not be paid from the abandoned property itself. A vendor may not
assess any fees, charges, or costs to the owner of the abandoned property.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall report by February 15, 2016, to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the standing committees of the house of representatives and senate
having jurisdiction over commerce issues, regarding the process owners of abandoned
property must comply with in order to file an allowed claim under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 345, and the effectiveness of the vendor used by the commissioner to facilitate the
return of the abandoned property. The report shall include:
new text end

new text begin (1) information regarding the documentation and identification necessary for owners
of each type of abandoned property under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345, to file an
allowed claim; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a review of the methods and effectiveness of the vendor in returning abandoned
property under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 345, to the owner.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 80G.01; 80G.02; 80G.03; 80G.04; 80G.05;
80G.06; 80G.07; 80G.08; 80G.09; and 80G.10, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.035, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

"Benefit year" means the period of 52 calendar weeks
beginning the date a benefit account is effective. For a benefit account established
effective any January 1, April 1, July 1,new text begin ornew text end October 1, deleted text beginor January 2, 2000, or October 2,
2011,deleted text end the benefit year will be a period of 53 calendar weeks.

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.035, subdivision 21b, is amended to read:

"Preponderance of the evidence"
means evidence in deleted text beginsubstantiationdeleted text endnew text begin supportnew text end of a fact thatdeleted text begin, when weighed against the evidence
opposing the fact,deleted text end is more convincing and has a greater probability of truthnew text begin than the
evidence opposing the factnew text end.

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.035, subdivision 26, is amended to read:

An applicant is considered "unemployed" deleted text begin(1)deleted text end in any week
thatnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end the applicant performs less than 32 hours of service in employment, covered
employment, noncovered employment, self-employment, or volunteer work; and

(2) any earnings with respect to that week are less than the applicant's weekly
unemployment benefit amount.

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.035, subdivision 30, is amended to read:

(a) "Wages paid" means the amount of wagesnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end that have been actually paidnew text begin;new text end or

new text begin (2)new text end that have been credited to or set apart so that payment and disposition is under
the control of the employee.

new text begin (b)new text end Wage payments delayed beyond the regularly scheduled pay date are considered
"wages paid" on the missed pay date. Back pay is considered "wages paid" on the date
of actual payment. Any wages earned but not paid with no scheduled date of payment is
considered "wages paid" on the last day of employment.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text endnew text begin (c)new text end Wages paid does not include wages earned but not paid except as provided
for in this subdivision.

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.051, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin (a) If the balance in the trust
fund on December 31 of any calendar year exceeds the average high cost multiple of 0.9,
future unemployment taxes payable must be reduced by all amounts above 0.9. The
amount of tax reduction for any taxpaying employer is the same percentage of the total
amount above 0.9 as the percentage of taxes paid by nonmaximum experience rated
employers for the prior calendar year.
new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision only applies if the balance in the trust fund on December 31 is
four percent or more above the average high cost multiple of 0.9.
new text end

new text begin (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "average high cost multiple" has the same
meaning as given in Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, section 606.3, as amended
through the effective date of this section.
new text end

new text begin (d) This subdivision does not apply to employers that are at the maximum experience
rating for the calendar year, nor to high experience rating industry employers under section
268.051, subdivision 5, paragraph (b). Computations under paragraph (a) are not subject
to the rounding requirement of section 268.034. The refund provisions of section 268.057,
subdivision 7, do not apply. Computations under paragraph (a) are based upon taxes paid
on or before February 15 of the calendar year.
new text end

new text begin (e) The unemployment tax reduction under this subdivision applies to taxes paid
between March 1 and December 15 of the year following the December 31 calculation
under paragraph (a).
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.051, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

(a) Any taxpaying employer that has been assigned
a tax rate based upon an experience rating, and has no amounts past due under this
chapter, may, upon the payment of an amount equivalent to any portion or all of the
unemployment benefits used in computing the experience rating plus a surcharge of 25
percent, obtain a cancellation of unemployment benefits used equal to the payment made,
less the surcharge. The payment is applied to the most recent unemployment benefits paid
that are used in computing the experience rating. Upon the payment, the commissioner
must compute a new experience rating for the employer, and compute a new tax rate.

(b) Payments for a tax rate buydown may be made only by electronic payment
and must be received within 120 calendar days from the beginning of the calendar year
for which the tax rate is effective.

deleted text begin (c) For calendar years 2011, 2012, and 2013, the surcharge of 25 percent provided
for in paragraph (a) does not apply.
deleted text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

(a) Unless paragraph (b) applies, to
establish a benefit account an applicant must have total wage credits in the applicant's four
quarter base period of at leastdeleted text begin: (1) $2,400; or (2)deleted text end 5.3 percent of the state's average annual
wage rounded down to the next lower $100deleted text begin, whichever is higherdeleted text end.

(b) To establish a new benefit account deleted text beginwithin 52 calendar weeksdeleted text end following the
expiration of the benefit year on a prior benefit account, an applicant must have performed
deleted text beginservicesdeleted text endnew text begin actual worknew text end in new text beginsubsequent new text endcovered employment and have been paid wages in one
or more completed calendar quarters that started after the effective date of the prior benefit
account. The wages paid for deleted text beginthose servicesdeleted text endnew text begin that employmentnew text end must be at least enough to
meet the requirements of paragraph (a). A benefit account under this paragraph may not
be established effective earlier than the Sunday following the end of the most recent
completed calendar quarter in which the requirements of paragraph (a) were met. deleted text beginOne
of the reasons for this paragraph is to preventdeleted text end An applicant deleted text beginfrom establishingdeleted text endnew text begin may not
establishnew text end a second benefit account as a result of one loss of employment.

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015, except the amendment
striking "within 52 calendar weeks" is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.07, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:

(a) An application for
unemployment benefits is effective the Sunday of the calendar week that the application
was filed. An application for unemployment benefits may be backdated one calendar week
before the Sunday of the week the application was actually filed if the applicant requests
the backdating at the time the application is filed. An application may be backdated only
if the applicant was unemployed during the period of the backdating. If an individual
attempted to file an application for unemployment benefits, but was prevented from filing
an application by the department, the application is effective the Sunday of the calendar
week the individual first attempted to file an application.

(b) A benefit account established under subdivision 2 is effective the date the
application for unemployment benefits was effective.

(1) the applicant has not been paid any unemployment benefits on that benefit
account; and

(2) a new application for unemployment benefits is filed and a new benefit account is
established at the time of the withdrawal.

A determination or amended determination of eligibility or ineligibility issued under
section 268.101, that was sent before the withdrawal of the benefit account, remains in
effect and is not voided by the withdrawal of the benefit account.

(d) An application for unemployment benefits is not allowed before the Sunday
following the expiration of the benefit year on a prior benefit account. Except as allowed
under paragraph (c), an applicant may establish only one benefit account each 52 calendar
weeks.new text begin This paragraph applies to benefit accounts established under any federal law or
the law of any other state.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

An applicant may be eligible to receive
unemployment benefits for any week if:

(1) the applicant has filed a continued request for unemployment benefits for that
week under section 268.0865;

(2) the week for which unemployment benefits are requested is in the applicant's
benefit year;

(3) the applicant was unemployed as defined in section 268.035, subdivision 26;

(4) the applicant was available for suitable employment as defined in subdivision
15. The applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount is reduced one-fifth for each
day the applicant is unavailable for suitable employment. This clause does not apply to
an applicant who is in reemployment assistance training, or each day the applicant is on
jury duty or serving as an election judge;

(5) the applicant was actively seeking suitable employment as defined in subdivision
16. This clause does not apply to an applicant who is in reemployment assistance training
or who was on jury duty throughout the week;

(6) the applicant has served a nonpayable period of one week that the applicant is
otherwise entitled to some amount of unemployment benefits. This clause does not apply
if the applicant would have been entitled to federal disaster unemployment assistance
because of a disaster in Minnesota, but for the applicant's establishment of a benefit
account under section 268.07; and

(7) the applicant has been participating in reemployment assistance services, such as
deleted text beginjobdeleted text endnew text begin development of, and adherence to, a worknew text end search deleted text beginand resume writing classesdeleted text endnew text begin plannew text end, if
the applicant has been deleted text begindetermined in need of reemployment assistance servicesdeleted text endnew text begin directed
to participatenew text end by the commissionerdeleted text begin, unlessdeleted text endnew text begin. This clause does not apply ifnew text end the applicant
has good cause for failing to participate.

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.085, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

An applicant is ineligible for unemployment benefits for
any week:

(1) that occurs before the effective date of a benefit account;

(2) that the applicant, at the beginning of the week, has an outstanding fraud
overpayment balance under section 268.18, subdivision 2, including any penalties and
interest;

(3) that occurs in a period when the applicant is a student in attendance at, or on
vacation from a secondary school including the period between academic years or terms;

(4) that the applicant is incarcerated or performing court-ordered community service.
The applicant's weekly unemployment benefit amount is reduced by one-fifth for each day
the applicant is incarcerated or performing court-ordered community service;

(5) that the applicant fails or refuses to provide information on an issue of
ineligibility required under section 268.101;

(6) that the applicant is performing services 32 hours or more, in employment,
covered employment, noncovered employment, volunteer work, or self-employment
regardless of the amount of any earnings; or

(7) with respect to which the applicant deleted text beginis receiving, has received, ordeleted text end has filed an
application for unemployment benefits under any federal law or the law of any other
state. If the appropriate agency finally determines that the applicant is not entitled to deleted text beginthe
unemployment benefitsdeleted text endnew text begin establish a benefit account under federal law of the law of any
other statenew text end, this clause does not apply.

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.095, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

An applicant who quit employment is ineligible for all
unemployment benefits according to subdivision 10 except when:

(1) the applicant quit the employment because of a good reason caused by the
employer as defined in subdivision 3;

(2) the applicant quit the employment to accept other covered employment that
provided deleted text beginsubstantiallydeleted text endnew text begin equal to ornew text end better terms and conditions of employment, but
the applicant did not work long enough at the second employment to have sufficient
subsequent earnings to satisfy the period of ineligibility that would otherwise be imposed
under subdivision 10 for quitting the first employment;

(3) the applicant quit the employment within 30 calendar days of beginning the
employment because the employment was unsuitable for the applicant;

(4) the employment was unsuitable for the applicant and the applicant quit to enter
reemployment assistance training;

(5) the employment was part time and the applicant also had full-time employment
in the base period, from which full-time employment the applicant separated because of
reasons for which the applicant deleted text beginwas helddeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end not deleted text beginto bedeleted text end ineligible, and the wage credits from
the full-time employment are sufficient to meet the minimum requirements to establish a
benefit account under section 268.07;

(6) the applicant quit because the employer notified the applicant that the applicant
was going to be laid off because of lack of work within 30 calendar days. An applicant
who quit employment within 30 calendar days of a notified date of layoff because of lack
of work is ineligible for unemployment benefits through the end of the week that includes
the scheduled date of layoff;

(7) the applicant quit the employment (i) because the applicant's serious illness or
injury made it medically necessary that the applicant quit; or (ii) in order to provide
necessary care because of the illness, injury, or disability of an immediate family member
of the applicant. This exception only applies if the applicant informs the employer of
the medical problem and requests accommodation and no reasonable accommodation
is made available.

If the applicant's serious illness is chemical dependency, this exception does not
apply if the applicant was previously diagnosed as chemically dependent or had treatment
for chemical dependency, and since that diagnosis or treatment has failed to make
consistent efforts to control the chemical dependency.

This exception raises an issue of the applicant's being available for suitable
employment under section 268.085, subdivision 1, that the commissioner must determine;

(8) the applicant's loss of child care for the applicant's minor child caused the
applicant to quit the employment, provided the applicant made reasonable effort to obtain
other child care and requested time off or other accommodation from the employer and no
reasonable accommodation is available.

This exception raises an issue of the applicant's being available for suitable
employment under section 268.085, subdivision 1, that the commissioner must determine;

(9) the applicant quit because domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking of the
applicant or an immediate family member of the applicant, necessitated the applicant's
quitting the employment.

For purposes of this subdivision:

(i) "domestic abuse" has the meaning given in section 518B.01;

(ii) "sexual assault" means an act that would constitute a violation of sections
609.342 to 609.3453 or 609.352; and

(iii) "stalking" means an act that would constitute a violation of section 609.749; or

(10) the applicant quit in order to relocate to accompany a spouse whose job location
changed making it impractical for the applicant to commute.new text begin This exception only applies
if the spouse's job is in the military or provides total wages and other compensation that
is equal to or better than the applicant's employment. When determining if total wages
and compensation are equal to or better than the applicant's employment, differences in
cost of living must be considered.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.095, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

(a) Ineligibility from the payment of all
unemployment benefits under subdivisions 1 and 4 is for the duration of the applicant's
unemployment and until the end of the calendar week that the applicant had total wages
paid new text beginfor actual work performed new text endin subsequent covered employment sufficient to meet
one-half of the requirements of section 268.07, subdivision 2, paragraph (a).

(b) Ineligibility imposed under subdivisions 1 and 4 begins on the Sunday of the
week that the applicant became separated from employment.

(c) In addition to paragraph (a), if the applicant was discharged from employment
because of aggravated employment misconduct, wage credits from that employment are
canceled and cannot be used for purposes of a benefit account under section 268.07,
subdivision 2.

new text begin This section is effective August 2, 2015.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 268.105, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

(a) deleted text beginAnydeleted text endnew text begin Annew text end appeal that is pending before
an unemployment law judge may be withdrawn by the appealing deleted text beginpersondeleted text endnew text begin partynew text end, or an
authorized representative of that deleted text beginpersondeleted text endnew text begin partynew text end, deleted text beginupondeleted text endnew text begin bynew text end filing of a notice of withdrawal.new text begin A

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end

new text begin Available for the Year
new text end

new text begin Ending June 30
new text end

new text begin 2016
new text end

new text begin 2017
new text end