2nd Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to public administration; making deficiency 1.3 appropriations for state government operations; 1.4 imposing certain conditions and directions; 1.5 appropriating money. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. [APPROPRIATIONS.] 1.8 The sums in this act are appropriated from the general fund 1.9 or other named fund to the agencies for the purposes specified 1.10 in this act for fiscal year 1999. The appropriations in this 1.11 act are one time only. 1.12 SUMMARY 1.13 CHILDREN, FAMILIES, 1.14 AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT $ 4,200,000 1.15 HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 11,647,000 1.16 ZOOLOGICAL BOARD 600,000 1.17 ECONOMIC SECURITY DEPARTMENT 370,000 1.18 CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND 1.19 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD 15,000 1.20 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT 829,000 1.21 TOTAL $ 17,661,000 1.22 General Fund 5,385,000 1.23 Health Care Access Fund 11,647,000 1.24 Highway Users 1.25 Tax Distribution Fund 629,000 1.26 Total 17,661,000 1.27 APPROPRIATIONS 2.1 $ 2.2 Sec. 2. CHILDREN, FAMILIES, 2.3 AND LEARNING DEPARTMENT 4,200,000 2.4 $4,200,000 is added to the 2.5 appropriations in Laws 1997, First 2.6 Special Session chapter 4, article 10, 2.7 section 3, subdivision 2, as amended by 2.8 Laws 1998, chapter 398, article 8, 2.9 section 1, for costs associated with 2.10 educational litigation and may be used 2.11 only for those purposes. Any 2.12 unencumbered balance remaining at the 2.13 end of fiscal year 1999 does not cancel 2.14 but is available for fiscal year 2000. 2.15 Sec. 3. HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT 11,647,000 2.16 $11,647,000 from the health care access 2.17 fund is added to the appropriations in 2.18 Laws 1997, chapter 225, article 7, 2.19 section 2, subdivision 1, as amended by 2.20 Laws 1998, chapter 407, article 1, 2.21 section 2, subdivision 3, paragraph 2.22 (a), for anticipated medical costs of 2.23 the MinnesotaCare program. 2.24 Sec. 4. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD 600,000 2.25 $600,000 is added to the appropriations 2.26 in Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 4, 2.27 subdivision 1, for zoo operations. 2.28 Notwithstanding Laws 1994, chapter 643, 2.29 section 27, subdivision 2, as amended 2.30 by Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 54, 2.31 the zoological board may institute an 2.32 admission fee increase before April 1, 2.33 2000. 2.34 Sec. 5. ECONOMIC SECURITY DEPARTMENT 370,000 2.35 (a) $370,000 is added to the 2.36 appropriations in Laws 1997, chapter 2.37 200, article 1, section 5, subdivision 2.38 3, for vocational rehabilitation and 2.39 independent living services to blind 2.40 Minnesotans. 2.41 (b) The commissioner of finance and the 2.42 commissioner of economic security are 2.43 directed to review the operation of the 2.44 state services for the blind to 2.45 determine why a deficiency occurred and 2.46 what steps should be taken to prevent a 2.47 deficiency in the future. The 2.48 commissioners are to report on this 2.49 issue to the legislature by January 15, 2.50 2000. 2.51 Sec. 6. CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND 2.52 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD 15,000 2.53 $15,000 is added to the appropriations 2.54 in Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 1, 2.55 section 8, for court-ordered payments. 2.56 Sec. 7. PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT 829,000 2.57 (a) Of the appropriation in this 2.58 section, $200,000 is added to the 3.1 appropriation in Laws 1997, chapter 3.2 159, article 1, section 4, subdivision 3.3 3, for additional costs for executive 3.4 protection. 3.5 (b) Of the appropriation in this 3.6 section, $629,000 from the highway 3.7 users tax distribution fund is added to 3.8 the appropriations in Laws 1997, 3.9 chapter 159, article 1, section 4, 3.10 subdivision 4, for additional costs 3.11 related to the production of motor 3.12 vehicle license plates. 3.13 Sec. 8. SECRETARY OF STATE 3.14 (a) The secretary of state must appoint 3.15 a project manager to oversee the 3.16 modifications of its business systems. 3.17 A project work plan and schedule must 3.18 be provided monthly to the year 2000 3.19 project office in the department of 3.20 administration. The secretary of state 3.21 must develop contingency plans, 3.22 including plans for funding and staff, 3.23 to be implemented if the year 2000 3.24 modification project does not meet the 3.25 project schedule agreed to with the 3.26 department of administration. 3.27 (b) The department of administration 3.28 must provide $975,000 of the unexpended 3.29 balance of the appropriations in Laws 3.30 1997, chapter 202, article 1, section 3.31 12, subdivision 7, and Laws 1998, 3.32 chapter 366, article 1, section 6, to 3.33 the office of the secretary of state 3.34 for modification of business systems to 3.35 address the year 2000 changes according 3.36 to paragraph (a). 3.37 Sec. 9. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 3.38 This act is effective the day after its final enactment.