ARTICLE 1

STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

ARTICLE 2

STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

new text begin [2.92] DISTRICTING PRINCIPLES.
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new text begin [3.8853] LEGISLATIVE BUDGET OFFICE.
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new text begin [6.92] LITIGATION EXPENSES.
new text end

new text begin [15.0395] INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS AND INTRA-AGENCY
TRANSFERS.
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new text begin [16A.1282] TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNOR.
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16A.90 EMPLOYEE GAINSHARING SYSTEM.

16B.371 ASSISTANCE TO SMALL AGENCIES.

new text begin [16B.991] TERMINATION OF GRANT.
new text end

16E.016 RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
AND EQUIPMENT.

16E.0466 STATE AGENCY TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.

new text begin [43A.035] LIMIT ON NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT
EMPLOYEES; USE OF AGENCY SAVINGS.
new text end

new text begin [118A.09] ADDITIONAL LONG-TERM EQUITY INVESTMENT
AUTHORITY.
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138.69 PUBLIC AREAS OF THE CAPITOL.

353.505 STATE CONTRIBUTIONS; FORMER MERF DIVISION.

ARTICLE 3

STATE BUDGETING TECHNICAL

15.0596 ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FROM CONTINGENT FUND
PROHIBITED.

16A.065 PREPAY SOFTWARE, SUBSCRIPTIONS, UNITED STATES
DOCUMENTS.

16A.134 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS.

16A.40 WARRANTS AND ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS.

16A.56 COMMISSIONER'S RECEIPT AND CLAIM DUTIES.

21.116 EXPENSES.

43A.49 VOLUNTARY UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

84A.40 COUNTY MAY ASSUME BONDS.

84A.52 ACCOUNTS; EXAMINATION, APPROPRIATION, PAYMENT.

94.522 TRANSMISSION OF deleted text begin WARRANTSdeleted text end new text begin PAYMENTSnew text end TO COUNTY
TREASURERS; USE OF PROCEEDS.

94.53 deleted text begin WARRANTdeleted text end new text begin PAYMENTnew text end TO COUNTY TREASURERS; FEDERAL LOANS
TO COUNTIES.

127A.40 MANNER OF PAYMENT OF STATE AIDS.

SF 605

ARTICLE 1

STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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Sec. 2. new text begin LEGISLATURE
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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

Sec. 3. new text begin GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
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Sec. 4. new text begin STATE AUDITOR
new 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

Sec. 5. new text begin ATTORNEY GENERAL
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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

Sec. 6. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATE
new 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

Sec. 7. new text begin CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE BOARD
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
new 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

Sec. 10. new text begin OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICES
new 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

Sec. 11. new text begin ADMINISTRATION
new 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

Sec. 12. new text begin CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL
AND PLANNING BOARD
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
new 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

Sec. 14. new text begin REVENUE
new 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

Sec. 15. new text begin HUMAN RIGHTS
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin GAMBLING CONTROL
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin RACING COMMISSION
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin STATE LOTTERY
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin COUNCIL ON MINNESOTANS OF
AFRICAN HERITAGE
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC
MINNESOTANS
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
new 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

Sec. 25. new text begin BOARD OF THE ARTS
new 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

Sec. 26. new text begin MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER
new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
new text end

Sec. 28. new text begin BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE,
GEOSCIENCE, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
new text end

Sec. 29. new text begin BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST
EXAMINERS
new text end

Sec. 30. new text begin BOARD OF BARBER EXAMINERS
new text end

Sec. 31. new text begin GENERAL CONTINGENT
ACCOUNTS
new text end

Sec. 32. new text begin TORT CLAIMS
new text end

Sec. 33. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT
SYSTEM
new 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

Sec. 34. new text begin PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
new text end

Sec. 35. new text begin TEACHERS RETIREMENT
ASSOCIATION
new text end

Sec. 36. new text begin ST. PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT
FUND
new text end

Sec. 37. new text begin MILITARY AFFAIRS
new 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

Sec. 38. new text begin VETERANS AFFAIRS
new 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

Sec. 39. new text begin PRESERVATION OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.
new text end

Sec. 40. new text begin APPROPRIATION CANCELLATIONS.
new text end

Sec. 41. new text begin SAVINGS FROM INSURANCE OPT OUT; APPROPRIATION
REDUCTION FOR EXECUTIVE AGENCIES.
new text end

Sec. 42. new text begin SAVINGS; APPROPRIATION REDUCTIONS FOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY CONSOLIDATION.
new text end

Sec. 43. new text begin REDUCTION IN PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
CONTRACT EXPENDITURES.
new text end

Sec. 44. new text begin BASE BUDGET REPORT.
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Section 1.

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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

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 2.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 3.

Subd. 2.

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Sec. 4.

Subd. 7.

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Sec. 5.

Sec. 6.

Subd. 2.

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Sec. 7.

Subd. 6.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 8.

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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 9.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 10.

Subd. 4.

Sec. 11.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 12.

Subd. 3.

Sec. 13.

Subd. 6.

Sec. 14.

Subd. 2.

Sec. 15.

Subd. 4.

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Sec. 17.

Sec. 18.

Sec. 19.

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Sec. 20.

Subd. 2.

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Subdivision 1.

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Subdivision 1.

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Sec. 24.

Subd. 2.

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Subd. 4.

Sec. 26.

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Sec. 28.

Sec. 29.

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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

Sec. 30.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

Sec. 31.

Subd. 11.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 32.

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

Sec. 33.

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

Sec. 34.

Sec. 35.

Subd. 5.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 36.

new text begin Subd. 2b. new text end

Sec. 37.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 38.

Subd. 3c.

Sec. 39.

Sec. 40.

Subd. 8.

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Sec. 41.

Subd. 2.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 42.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 43.

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 44.

Sec. 8. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.

Sec. 45. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE TO DETERMINE ADEQUACY OF
CURRENT RULES AND VALUATION PRACTICES FOR STATE-ASSESSED
PIPELINES.
new text end

Sec. 46. new text begin OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICES; PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES
REQUIRED.
new 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

Sec. 47. new text begin INITIAL TRANSIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITY REPORTING.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 48. new text begin LIMIT ON EXPENDITURES FOR ADVERTISING.
new text end

Sec. 49. new text begin TRANSITION; STATE AUDITOR ENTERPRISE FUND.
new text end

Sec. 50. new text begin REIMBURSEMENT OF LEGAL COSTS FOR WRIGHT, BECKER, AND
RAMSEY COUNTIES.
new text end

Sec. 51. new text begin LIMIT ON INCREASE IN MANAGERIAL COMPENSATION.
new text end

Sec. 52. new text begin SALARY LIMIT.
new text end

Sec. 53. new text begin ICE PALACE ON CAPITOL GROUNDS AUTHORIZED.
new 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 EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 54. new text begin WAITE PARK; HOTEL INSPECTION.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 55. new text begin EYELASH TECHNICIAN GRANDFATHERING.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

Sec. 56. new text begin EYELASH TECHNICIAN RULEMAKING.
new text end

Sec. 57. new text begin EYELASH TECHNICIAN LICENSING.
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Sec. 58. new text begin REPEALER.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

Section 1.

Sec. 2.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 3.

Subd. 3.

Sec. 4.

Sec. 5.

Subd. 2a.

Sec. 6.

Sec. 7.

Subd. 3.

Sec. 8.

Subd. 5.

Sec. 9.

Subd. 3.

Sec. 10.

Sec. 11.

Subd. 2.

Sec. 12.

Subd. 4.

Sec. 13.

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Sec. 14.

Sec. 15.

Subdivision 1.

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Subd. 4.

Sec. 17.

Subd. 2.

Sec. 18.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 19.

Sec. 20.

Subd. 2.

Sec. 21.

Sec. 22.

Subd. 13.

Sec. 23.

Subd. 16.

Sec. 24.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 25.

Subd. 9.

Sec. 26.

Subd. 4.

Sec. 27.

Subd. 4.

Sec. 28.

Sec. 29.

Sec. 30.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 31.

Sec. 32.

Sec. 33.

Subd. 7.

Sec. 34.

Subd. 2.

Sec. 35.

Subd. 9.

Sec. 36.

Subd. 3.

Sec. 37.

Subd. 14.

Sec. 38.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 39.

Sec. 40.

Subdivision 1.

Sec. 41.

Subd. 3.

Sec. 42.

Subd. 10.

Sec. 43.

Subd. 11.

Sec. 44.

Subd. 4.

Sec. 45.

Subd. 5.

Sec. 46.

Bill Text Versions

Current Version - 3rd Engrossment

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin LEGISLATUREnew 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

Sec. 3. new text begin GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNORnew text end

Sec. 4. new text begin STATE AUDITORnew 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

Sec. 5. new text begin ATTORNEY GENERALnew 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

Sec. 6. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATEnew 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

Sec. 7. new text begin CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARDnew text end

Sec. 8. new text begin STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENTnew text end

Sec. 9. new text begin ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGSnew 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

Sec. 10. new text begin OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICESnew 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

Sec. 11. new text begin ADMINISTRATIONnew text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin LEGISLATURE
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin STATE AUDITOR
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin ATTORNEY GENERAL
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATE
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC
DISCLOSURE BOARD
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin STATE BOARD OF INVESTMENT
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin OFFICE OF MN.IT SERVICES
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin ADMINISTRATION
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL
AND PLANNING BOARD
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin MINNESOTA MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin REVENUE
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin HUMAN RIGHTS
new text end

Sec. 16. new text begin GAMBLING CONTROL
new text end

Sec. 17. new text begin RACING COMMISSION
new text end

Sec. 18. new text begin STATE LOTTERY
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION
new text end

Sec. 20. new text begin COUNCIL ON MINNESOTANS OF
AFRICAN HERITAGE
new text end

Sec. 21. new text begin COUNCIL ON LATINO AFFAIRS
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC
MINNESOTANS
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL
new text end

Sec. 24. new text begin MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
new text end

Sec. 25. new text begin BOARD OF THE ARTS
new text end

Sec. 26. new text begin MINNESOTA HUMANITIES CENTER
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Senate
new text end

new text begin House of Representatives
new text end

new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Audit Practice
new text end

new text begin Legal and Special Investigations
new text end

new text begin Government Information
new text end

new text begin Pension Oversight
new text end

new text begin Operations Management
new text end

new text begin Constitutional Office
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Government Legal Services
new text end

new text begin Regulatory Law and Professions
new text end

new text begin State Government Services
new text end

new text begin Civil Law Section
new text end

new text begin Civil Litigation
new text end

new text begin Administrative Operations
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Administration
new text end

new text begin Safe at Home
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new text begin Business Services
new text end

new text begin Elections
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Campaign Violations
new text end

new text begin Data Practices
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new text begin Municipal Boundary Adjustments
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin State Chief Information Officer
new text end

new text begin Geospatial Information Office
new text end

new text begin Enterprise IT Security
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Government and Citizen Services
new text end

new text begin Strategic Management Services
new text end

new text begin Fiscal Agent
new text end

new text begin Appropriations
new text end

new text begin Accounting Services
new text end

new text begin Budget Services
new text end

new text begin Economic Analysis
new text end

new text begin Debt Management
new text end

new text begin Enterprise Communications and
Planning
new text end

new text begin Enterprise Human Resources
new text end

new text begin Labor Relations
new text end

new text begin Agency Administration
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Tax System Management
new text end

new text begin Debt Collection Management
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Operations and Programs
new text end

new text begin Fiscal Agent
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Operations and Services
new text end

new text begin Grants Program
new text end

new text begin Regional Arts Councils
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Combined Legislators and
Constitutional Officers Retirement Plan
new text end

new text begin Judges Retirement Plan
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Maintenance of Training Facilities
new text end

new text begin General Support
new text end

new text begin Enlistment Incentives
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Veterans Programs and Services
new text end

new text begin Veterans Health Care
new text end

new text begin Applicability. new text end

new text begin Nesting. new text end

new text begin Equal population. new text end

new text begin Contiguity; compactness. new text end

new text begin Numbering. new text end

new text begin Minority representation. new text end

new text begin Minor civil divisions. new text end

new text begin Preserving communities of interest. new text end

new text begin Incumbents. new text end

new text begin Data to be used. new text end

new text begin Consideration of plans. new text end

new text begin Priority of principles. new text end

Definitions.

State employee negotiations.

Expiration.

Staff; compensation.

Financial audits.

new text begin Certain transit financial activity reporting. new text end

Preparation.

Uniform procedure.

Local impact notes.

CPA firm audit.

Payments to state auditor.

Billings by state auditor.

Reports to legislature.

new text begin Commissioner must establish program. new text end

new text begin Biannual legislative report. new text end

Powers and duties, generally.

Federal Assistive Technology Act.

Construction and major remodeling.

Reimbursement for making reasonable accommodation.

Administration costs.

new text begin Commerce grants. new text end

new text begin Consultation required. new text end

new text begin Legislative report. new text end

new text begin Number of full-time equivalent employees limited. new text end

new text begin Use of savings resulting from vacant positions. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

Severance pay for certain employees.

new text begin Opt out. new text end

new text begin Definition; qualifying government. new text end

new text begin Additional investment authority. new text end

new text begin Funds. new text end

new text begin Approval. new text end

new text begin Public Employees Retirement Association to act as account administrator.
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new text begin Purpose of account. new text end

new text begin Account maintenance. new text end

new text begin Investment. new text end

new text begin Withdrawal of funds and termination of account. new text end

Conditions precedent to issuance.

new text begin Limited by appropriation. new text end

Biennial report.

Former MERF members; member and employer contributions.

School districts; group health insurance coverage.

Jointly.

Examiner and deputy examiner.

new text begin Open meetings. new text end

new text begin Completion of agency consolidation. new text end

new text begin Information technology efficiencies and solutions. new text end

new text begin Enterprise services; personnel efficiencies. new text end

new text begin Legislative report; application consolidation. new text end

new text begin Use agreement; terms required. new text end

new text begin Additional terms. new text end

new text begin Costs, expenses, and liabilities. new text end

new text begin State auditor enterprise fund. new text end

new text begin Washington, D.C. office. new text end

Emergency disbursements.

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Procedure.

Allotment and encumbrance.

Payroll duties.

Section deleted text begin 7.19deleted text end new text begin 16A.271new text end to apply.

Approval.

Register.

new text begin Invalid claims. new text end

Authority; advisory recommendation.

Work of department for another.

State agency reports.

Generally.

Payroll deduction.

Disposition of unclaimed dividends.

Transfers to liquidation fund.

Commissioner's deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end .

Generally.

Drainage ditch bonds; reports.

Ditch bonds; funds; payments to counties.

Limitation.

Processing.

Notifications; payment; appropriation.

State bond rating.

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Participation by county auditor; record of contract; payment of loan.

Copy to commissioner of management and budget; appropriation.

Request; deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end .

Refunds.

Project approval, reports.

Certification required to issue deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end .

Project approval and reports.

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new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Senate new text end

new text begin House of Representatives new text end

new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Audit Practice new text end

new text begin Legal and Special Investigations new text end

new text begin Government Information new text end

new text begin Pension Oversight new text end

new text begin Operations Management new text end

new text begin Constitutional Office new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Government Legal Services new text end

new text begin Regulatory Law and Professions new text end

new text begin State Government Services new text end

new text begin Civil Law Section new text end

new text begin Civil Litigation new text end

new text begin Administrative Operations new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Administration new text end

new text begin Safe at Home new text end

new text begin Business Services new text end

new text begin Elections new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Campaign Violations new text end

new text begin Data Practices new text end

new text begin Municipal Boundary Adjustments new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin State Chief Information Officer new text end

new text begin Geospatial Information Office new text end

new text begin Enterprise IT Security new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Senate
new text end

new text begin House of Representatives
new text end

new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Audit Practice
new text end

new text begin Legal and Special Investigations
new text end

new text begin Government Information
new text end

new text begin Pension Oversight
new text end

new text begin Operations Management
new text end

new text begin Constitutional Office
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin Government Legal Services
new text end

new text begin Regulatory Law and Professions
new text end

new text begin State Government Services
new text end

new text begin Civil Law Section
new text end

new text begin Civil Litigation
new text end

new text begin Administrative Operations
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Administration
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new text begin Safe at Home
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new text begin Business Services
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new text begin Elections
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Campaign Violations
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new text begin Data Practices
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new text begin Municipal Boundary Adjustments
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin State Chief Information Officer
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new text begin Geospatial Information Office
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new text begin Enterprise IT Security
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Government and Citizen Services
new text end

new text begin Strategic Management Services
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new text begin Fiscal Agent
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new text begin Appropriations
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new text begin Accounting Services
new text end

new text begin Budget Services
new text end

new text begin Economic Analysis
new text end

new text begin Debt Management
new text end

new text begin Enterprise Communications and
Planning
new text end

new text begin Enterprise Human Resources
new text end

new text begin Labor Relations
new text end

new text begin Agency Administration
new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Tax System Management
new text end

new text begin Debt Collection Management
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Operations and Programs
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new text begin Fiscal Agent
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new text begin Total Appropriation
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new text begin Operations and Services
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new text begin Grants Program
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new text begin Regional Arts Councils
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Engrossments
Introduction		Posted on 02/02/2017
1st Engrossment		Posted on 03/23/2017
2nd Engrossment		Posted on 03/27/2017
3rd Engrossment		Posted on 05/10/2017

Unofficial Engrossments
1st Unofficial Engrossment		Posted on 04/04/2017
2nd Unofficial Engrossment		Posted on 04/07/2017

Conference Committee Reports
CCR-SF0605		Posted on 05/08/2017

A bill for an act
relating to the operation of state government; appropriating money for the
legislature, governor's office, state auditor, attorney general, secretary of state,
certain agencies, boards, councils, and retirement funds; changing provisions in
state government operations; making technical changes to state budgeting terms;
changing administrative rules provisions; changing provisions in veterans affairs,
campaign finance, and elections; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections
3.305, subdivision 1; 3.842, subdivision 4a; 3.855, subdivision 2; 3.8843,
subdivision 7; 3.971, subdivisions 2, 6; 3.972, by adding a subdivision; 3.98,
subdivisions 1, 4; 3.987, subdivision 1; 6.481, subdivisions 3, 6; 6.56, subdivision
2; 6.581, subdivision 4; 10A.01, subdivisions 12, 16, 26; 10A.02, subdivision 13;
10A.025, subdivision 1a; 10A.04, by adding a subdivision; 10A.071, subdivision
1; 10A.09, subdivisions 5, 6; 10A.105, subdivision 1; 10A.15, subdivision 1, by
adding a subdivision; 10A.20, subdivisions 3, 15; 10A.245, subdivision 2; 10A.25,
subdivisions 1, 2, 10; 10A.257, subdivision 1; 10A.27, subdivision 10, by adding
subdivisions; 10A.28, subdivision 3; 10A.31, by adding a subdivision; 10A.322,
subdivision 1; 10A.38; 14.002; 14.02, by adding a subdivision; 14.05, subdivisions
1, 2, 6, 7, by adding subdivisions; 14.101, subdivision 1; 14.116; 14.125; 14.127;
14.131; 14.14, subdivisions 1a, 2a; 14.18, subdivision 1; 14.19; 14.22, subdivision
1; 14.23; 14.25, subdivision 1; 14.26; 14.27; 14.365; 14.381, subdivision 3; 14.388,
subdivisions 1, 2; 14.389, subdivision 3; 14.44; 14.45; 14.51; 14.57; 15.0596;
15.191, subdivisions 1, 3; 16A.065; 16A.13, subdivision 2a; 16A.134; 16A.15,
subdivision 3; 16A.17, subdivision 5; 16A.272, subdivision 3; 16A.40; 16A.42,
subdivisions 2, 4, by adding a subdivision; 16A.56; 16A.671, subdivision 1; 16A.90;
16B.04, subdivision 2; 16B.055, subdivision 1; 16B.335, subdivision 1; 16B.37,
subdivision 4; 16B.371; 16B.4805, subdivisions 2, 4; 16B.97, by adding a
subdivision; 16D.03, subdivision 2; 16D.09, subdivision 1; 16E.016; 16E.0466;
21.116; 43A.17, subdivision 11; 43A.24, by adding a subdivision; 43A.30,
subdivision 2; 43A.49; 49.24, subdivisions 13, 16; 69.031, subdivision 1; 80A.65,
subdivision 9; 84A.23, subdivision 4; 84A.33, subdivision 4; 84A.40; 84A.52;
88.12, subdivision 1; 94.522; 94.53; 116J.64, subdivision 7; 126C.55, subdivisions
2, 9; 126C.68, subdivision 3; 126C.69, subdivision 14; 127A.34, subdivision 1;
127A.40; 136F.46, subdivision 1; 136F.70, subdivision 3; 138.69; 155A.30,
subdivision 5; 162.08, subdivisions 10, 11; 162.14, subdivisions 4, 5; 162.18,
subdivision 4; 162.181, subdivision 4; 163.051, subdivision 3; 176.181, subdivision
2; 176.581; 176.591, subdivision 3; 179A.20, by adding a subdivision; 190.19,
subdivisions 2, 2a; 192.55; 196.05, subdivision 1; 196.052; 197.236, subdivision
9; 197.791, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a; 198.16; 237.30; 241.13, subdivision 1;
244.19, subdivision 7; 256B.20; 260B.331, subdivision 2; 260C.331, subdivision
2; 270C.13, subdivision 1; 273.121, subdivision 1; 287.08; 297I.10, subdivision
1; 299C.21; 348.05; 352.04, subdivision 9; 352.05; 352.115, subdivision 12; 352.12,
subdivision 13; 353.05; 353.27, subdivisions 3c, 7; 353.505; 354.42, subdivision
7; 354.52, subdivisions 4, 4b; 401.15, subdivision 1; 446A.086, subdivision 4;
446A.16, subdivision 1; 462A.18, subdivision 1; 471.6161, subdivision 8; 471.617,
subdivision 2; 475A.04, subdivision 1; 508.12, subdivision 1; 518A.79, by adding
a subdivision; 525.841; Laws 2016, chapter 127, section 8; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 2; 3; 6; 10A; 14; 15; 16A; 16B; 43A;
118A; 197; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 4.46; 6.581, subdivision
1; 10A.28, subdivision 1; 10A.30; 10A.31, subdivisions 1, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 5a, 6, 6a, 7,
7a, 10, 10a, 10b, 11; 10A.315; 10A.321; 10A.322, subdivisions 2, 4; 10A.323;
10A.324, subdivisions 1, 3; 14.05, subdivision 5; Minnesota Rules, parts 4501.0300,
subpart 3; 4501.0500, subpart 2; 4503.0200, subpart 6; 4503.0300, subpart 4;
4503.0400, subpart 1; 4503.0500, subparts 5, 8; 4503.0700, subparts 2, 3;
4503.1300, subpart 5; 4503.1400, subparts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 4503.1450;
4503.1600; 4503.1700; 4503.1800; 4505.0100, subpart 3; 4505.0900, subparts 2,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 4511.0500, subpart 2; 4512.0100, subparts 2, 4, 5; 4525.0210, subpart
1.

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

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 "2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 83,057,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 82,123,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2018 new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 82,929,000 new text end	new text begin 81,995,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 128,000 new text end	new text begin 128,000 new text end

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

32,299,000

32,105,000

32,383,000

18,375,000

17,635,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 18,247,000 new text end	new text begin 17,507,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 128,000 new text end	new text begin 128,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations provided by this subdivision
may be used for designated staff to support
the following offices and commissions: Office
of the Legislative Auditor; Office of the
Revisor of Statutes; Legislative Reference
Library; Geographic Information Services;
Legislative Budget Office; Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources;
Legislative Commission on Pensions and
Retirement; Legislative Energy Commission;
and the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage
Council. The operation of all other joint
offices and commissions must be supported
by the central administrative staff of the
Legislative Coordinating Commission. This
appropriation may additionally be used for
central administrative staff to support the work
of the Economic Status of Women Advisory
Committee.
new text end

new text begin From its funds, $10,000 each year is for
purposes of the legislators' forum, through
which Minnesota legislators meet with
counterparts from South Dakota, North
Dakota, and Manitoba to discuss issues of
mutual concern.
new text end

new text begin Legislative Auditor. $6,744,000 the first year
and $6,564,000 the second year are for the
Office of the Legislative Auditor.
new text end

new text begin Of these amounts, $130,000 the first year is
for the transit financial activity reviews
required by Minnesota Statutes, section 3.972,
subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin No later than January 15, 2018, the legislative
auditor must complete a review of the small
business investment tax credit incentive
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
116J.8737. The review must follow the
evaluation plan established for review of a
general incentive program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.9735, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin No later than January 15, 2018, the legislative
auditor must complete an assessment of the
adequacy of the county audits performed by
the state auditor in calendar year 2016. The
standards for conducting the assessment must
be identical to those described in the report of
the state auditor dated March 2017, titled
"Assessing the Adequacy of 2015 County
Audits Performed by Private CPA Firms."
new text end

new text begin Revisor of Statutes. $6,430,000 the first year
and $6,093,000 the second year are for the
Office of the Revisor of Statutes.
new text end

new text begin Of these amounts, $250,000 in the first year
is for upgrades and repairs to the information
technology data center located in the State
Office Building.
new text end

new text begin Legislative Budget Office. $864,000 the first
year and $818,000 the second year are for the
Legislative Budget Office established in
section 3.8853.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Legislative Reference Library.new text end $1,622,000
the first year and $1,445,000 the second year
are for the Legislative Reference Library.
new text end

new text begin Of these amounts, $177,000 the first year is
for the digital preservation of audio recordings
documenting committee hearings and floor
sessions of the legislature.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 4,403,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 4,403,000
new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is to fund the Office of
the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
new text end

new text begin (b) Up to $19,000 the first year and up to
$19,000 the second year are for necessary
expenses in the normal performance of the
Governor's and Lieutenant Governor's duties
for which no other reimbursement is provided.
new text end

new text begin (c) The following amounts that are
appropriated from the general fund in fiscal
years 2018 and 2019 to the specified agency
and are budgeted to be transferred to the
governor for personnel costs incurred by the
Offices of the Governor and the Lieutenant
Governor to support the agencies are canceled
to the general fund and the base for each
agency is reduced by the specified amount for
fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
new text end

new text begin Agency new text end	new text begin 2018 new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end
new text begin Commerce new text end	new text begin 67,000 new text end	new text begin 67,000 new text end
new text begin Employment and Economic Development new text end	new text begin 109,000 new text end	new text begin 109,000 new text end
new text begin Education new text end	new text begin 58,000 new text end	new text begin 58,000 new text end
new text begin Office of Higher Education new text end	new text begin 25,000 new text end	new text begin 25,000 new text end
new text begin Administration new text end	new text begin 25,000 new text end	new text begin 25,000 new text end
new text begin Management and Budget new text end	new text begin 21,000 new text end	new text begin 21,000 new text end
new text begin MN.IT Services new text end	new text begin 25,000 new text end	new text begin 25,000 new text end
new text begin Revenue new text end	new text begin 41,000 new text end	new text begin 41,000 new text end
new text begin Health new text end	new text begin 58,000 new text end	new text begin 58,000 new text end
new text begin Human Services new text end	new text begin 247,000 new text end	new text begin 247,000 new text end
new text begin Veterans Affairs new text end	new text begin 16,000 new text end	new text begin 16,000 new text end
new text begin Military Affairs new text end	new text begin 17,000 new text end	new text begin 17,000 new text end
new text begin Corrections new text end	new text begin 58,000 new text end	new text begin 58,000 new text end
new text begin Transportation new text end	new text begin 20,000 new text end	new text begin 20,000 new text end

new text begin (d) Appropriations provided by this section
may not be used to support the hiring of
additional personnel in the Office of the
Governor, to support current personnel in the
office assigned to oversee federal policy or
federal government relations, or to maintain
office space located in the District of
Columbia.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 9,243,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 9,488,000
new text end

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

7,449,000

7,694,000

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
6.581, subdivision 3, or any other law to the
contrary, the rates included in the state
auditor's schedule of charges for examinations
conducted in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 must
be no greater than the rates included in the
schedule of charges established for
examinations conducted in calendar year 2016.
new text end

272,000

511,000

485,000

305,000

221,000

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 23,265,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 23,265,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2018 new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 20,465,000 new text end	new text begin 20,465,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 2,405,000 new text end	new text begin 2,405,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 145,000 new text end	new text begin 145,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end

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

3,652,000

5,002,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2018 new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 2,223,000 new text end	new text begin 2,223,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 2,384,000 new text end	new text begin 2,384,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 145,000 new text end	new text begin 145,000 new text end

6,157,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2018 new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 6,136,000 new text end	new text begin 6,136,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 21,000 new text end	new text begin 21,000 new text end

3,010,000

1,495,000

3,949,000

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 5,419,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 5,530,000
new text end

new text begin The base for fiscal year 2020 is $5,419,000
and the base for fiscal year 2021 is
$5,419,000.
new text end

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

512,000

525,000

659,000

676,000

1,422,000

1,174,000

2,826,000

3,155,000

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 924,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 924,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 139,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 139,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 8,170,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 8,170,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2018 new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 383,000 new text end	new text begin 383,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 7,787,000 new text end	new text begin 7,787,000 new text end

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

115,000

new text begin These amounts are for the cost of considering
complaints filed under Minnesota Statutes,
section 211B.32. These amounts may be used
in either year of the biennium.
new text end

6,000

new text begin These amounts are for the cost of considering
data practices complaints filed under
Minnesota Statutes, section 13.085. These
amounts may be used in either year of the
biennium.
new text end

262,000

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 2,622,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 2,622,000
new text end

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

new text begin The state chief information officer must
prioritize use of appropriations provided by
this section to enhance cybersecurity across
state government.
new text end

1,316,000

new text begin The commissioner of management and budget
is authorized to provide cash flow assistance
of up to $110,000,000 from the special
revenue fund or other statutory general funds
as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.671, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), to the
Office of MN.IT Services for the purpose of
managing revenue and expenditure
differences. These funds shall be repaid with
interest by the end of the fiscal year 2019
closing period.
new text end

new text begin During the biennium ending June 30, 2019,
the Office of MN.IT Services must not charge
fees to a public noncommercial educational
television broadcast station eligible for funding
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 129D, for
access to the state broadcast infrastructure. If
the access fees not charged to public
noncommercial educational television
broadcast stations total more than $400,000
for the biennium, the office may charge for
access fees in excess of these amounts.
new text end

871,000

435,000

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 19,984,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 19,584,000
new text end

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

7,013,000

new text begin 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
administration under the rates and mechanism
specified in that agreement.
new text end

new text begin Appropriations provided by this section may
not be used to fund continuous improvement
initiatives, including the Office of Continuous
Improvement (LEAN).
new text end

new text begin Council on Developmental Disabilities.
$74,000 the first year and $74,000 the second
year are for the Council on Developmental
Disabilities.
new text end

new text begin Olmstead Plan. new text end new text begin $148,000 each year is for the
Olmstead plan.
new text end

new text begin Materials Management. new text end new text begin $2,139,000 each
year is for materials management.
new text end

new text begin Plant Management. new text end new text begin $390,000 each year is
for plant management.
new text end

new text begin $7,500,000 the first year of the balance in the
facility repair and replacement account in the
special revenue fund is canceled to the general
fund. These amounts are in addition to
amounts transferred under Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.24, subdivision 5, paragraph (d).
new text end

new text begin Real Estate and Construction Services. new text end new text begin
$2,198,000 each year is for real estate and
construction services.
new text end

new text begin Enterprise Real Property. new text end new text begin $601,000 each
year is for enterprise real property.
new text end

new text begin State Agency Accommodation
Reimbursement. $200,000 the first year and
$200,000 the second year are credited to the
accommodation account established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.4805.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Community Services.new text end $1,263,000 each year
is for community services.
new text end

new text begin (a) $192,000 the first year and $192,000 the
second year are for the state archaeologist.
new text end

new text begin (b) $468,000 the first year and $468,000 the
second year are for information policy
analysis.
new text end

new text begin (c) $487,000 the first year and $487,000 the
second year are for the state demographer.
new text end

new text begin (d) $116,000 the first year and $116,000 the
second year are for the Office of Grants
Management.
new text end

1,794,000

new text begin new text begin Executive Leadership/Partnerships.new text end
$528,000 each year is for executive
leadership/partnerships.
new text end

new text begin new text begin School Trust Lands Director.new text end $185,000 each
year is for school trust lands director.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Financial Management and Reporting.new text end
$706,000 each year is for financial
management and reporting.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Human Resources.new text end $375,000 each year is for
human resources.
new text end

11,177,000

10,777,000

new text begin In-Lieu of Rent. new text end new text begin $8,158,000 the first year and
$8,158,000 the second year are for space costs
of the legislature and veterans organizations,
ceremonial space, and statutorily free space.
new text end

new text begin Public Television. new text end new text begin (a) $1,550,000 the first
year and $1,550,000 the second year are for
matching grants for public television.
new text end

new text begin (b) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for public television
equipment grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 129D.13.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of administration must
consider the recommendations of the
Minnesota Public Television Association
before allocating the amounts appropriated in
paragraphs (a) and (b) for equipment or
matching grants.
new text end

new text begin Public Radio. (a) $392,000 the first year and
$392,000 the second year are for community
service grants to public educational radio
stations. This appropriation may be used to
disseminate emergency information in foreign
languages.
new text end

new text begin (b) $117,000 the first year and $117,000 the
second year are for equipment grants to public
educational radio stations. This appropriation
may be used for the repair, rental, and
purchase of equipment including equipment
under $500.
new text end

new text begin (c) $310,000 the first year and $310,000 the
second year are for equipment grants to
Minnesota Public Radio, Inc., including
upgrades to Minnesota's Emergency Alert and
AMBER Alert Systems.
new text end

new text begin (d) $400,000 the first year is for a grant to
Minnesota Public Radio, Inc. for upgrades to
Minnesota's Emergency Alert and AMBER
Alert Systems.
new text end

new text begin (e) The appropriations in paragraphs (a) to (d)
may not be used for indirect costs claimed by
an institution or governing body.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner of administration must
consider the recommendations of the
Association of Minnesota Public Educational
Radio Stations before awarding grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14, using
the appropriations in paragraphs (a) and (b).
No grantee is eligible for a grant unless they
are a member of the Association of Minnesota
Public Educational Radio Stations on or before
July 1, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (g) Any unencumbered balance remaining the
first year for grants to public television or
public radio stations does not cancel and is
available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 345,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 345,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 17,920,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 18,320,000
new text end

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

new text begin 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 management
and budget under the rates and mechanism
specified in that agreement.
new text end

3,758,000

3,958,000

2,416,000

2,616,000

424,000

367,000

830,000

2,681,000

new text begin Appropriations provided by this section or
transferred to the commissioner from another
agency may not be used to support a statewide
executive recruiting program.
new text end

868,000

6,576,000

new text begin No later than June 30, 2018, the commissioner
must credit at least $1,000,000 to the general
fund based on savings realized through
implementation of the employee gainsharing
program required by Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.90. If a credit of at least this
amount has not been made to the general fund
as of that date, the appropriation provided in
this subdivision for fiscal year 2019 is reduced
in an amount equal to the difference between
the amount actually credited to the general
fund and the total credit required by this
paragraph.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 141,485,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 141,310,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2018 new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 137,249,000 new text end	new text begin 137,074,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 1,749,000 new text end	new text begin 1,749,000 new text end
new text begin Highway User Tax Distribution new text end	new text begin 2,184,000 new text end	new text begin 2,184,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 303,000 new text end	new text begin 303,000 new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding the appropriations provided
by this section, the amounts allocated for tax
compliance activities of the department must
be no less than the amounts allocated for those
activities during fiscal year 2017, and the
commissioner must prioritize processing
personal income tax returns, taxpayer fraud
prevention, and assuring that taxpayer refunds
are not delayed when determining spending
plans for each of the activities in this section.
new text end

new text begin 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 revenue
under the rates and mechanism specified in
that agreement.
new text end

114,128,000

113,953,000

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2018 new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 109,892,000 new text end	new text begin 109,717,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 1,749,000 new text end	new text begin 1,749,000 new text end
new text begin Highway User Tax Distribution new text end	new text begin 2,184,000 new text end	new text begin 2,184,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 303,000 new text end	new text begin 303,000 new text end

new text begin (a) Operations Support new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 9,356,000 new text end	new text begin 9,356,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 126,000 new text end	new text begin 126,000 new text end

new text begin (b) Appeals, Legal Services, and Tax Research new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 6,932,000 new text end	new text begin 6,932,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 113,000 new text end	new text begin 113,000 new text end

new text begin (c) Payment and Return Processing new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 12,927,000 new text end	new text begin 12,927,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 51,000 new text end	new text begin 51,000 new text end
new text begin Highway User Tax Distribution new text end	new text begin 343,000 new text end	new text begin 343,000 new text end

new text begin (d) Administration of State Taxes new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 54,904,000 new text end	new text begin 54,729,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 1,407,000 new text end	new text begin 1,407,000 new text end
new text begin Highway User Tax Distribution new text end	new text begin 1,621,000 new text end	new text begin 1,621,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 303,000 new text end	new text begin 303,000 new text end

new text begin (1) $15,000 from the general fund in the first
year is for preparing and submitting a
supplemental 2017 tax incidence report
meeting the requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, section 270C.13, subdivision 1, as
amended by this act. The supplemental report
must be completed and submitted no later than
January 2, 2018.
new text end

new text begin (2) $160,000 from the general fund in the first
year is for administration of a first-time home
buyer savings account program. This
appropriation is canceled to the general fund
if income tax provisions related to first-time
home buyer savings accounts are not enacted
by law at the 2017 regular or special
legislative session.
new text end

new text begin (e) Technology Development, Implementation, and Support new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 21,781,000 new text end	new text begin 21,781,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 52,000 new text end	new text begin 52,000 new text end
new text begin Highway User Tax Distribution new text end	new text begin 220,000 new text end	new text begin 220,000 new text end

new text begin (f) Property Tax Administration and State Aid new text end
new text begin General new text end				new text begin 3,992,000 new text end		new text begin 3,992,000 new text end

27,357,000

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,954,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,954,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,422,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 3,457,000
new text end

new text begin These appropriations are from the lawful
gambling regulation account in the special
revenue fund.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 845,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 908,000
new text end

new text begin These appropriations are from the racing and
card playing regulation accounts in the special
revenue fund.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
349A.10, subdivision 3, the State Lottery's
operating budget must not exceed $32,500,000
in fiscal year 2018 and $33,000,000 in fiscal
year 2019.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 300,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 300,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 401,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 401,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 386,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 386,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 364,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 364,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 576,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 576,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 22,893,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 22,893,000
new text end

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

22,572,000

new text begin $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are for digital preservation and
access, including planning and implementation
of a program to preserve and make available
resources related to Minnesota history. These
are onetime appropriations.
new text end

(a) Global Minnesota

39,000

(b) Minnesota Air National Guard Museum

17,000

50,000

(d) Farmamerica

115,000

(e) Hockey Hall of Fame

100,000

new text begin Any unencumbered balance remaining in this
subdivision the first year does not cancel but
is available for the second year of the
biennium.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 7,530,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 7,530,000
new text end

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

591,000

4,800,000

2,139,000

new text begin Any unencumbered balance remaining in this
section the first year does not cancel, but is
available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this section and
distributed as grants may only be spent on
projects located in Minnesota. A recipient of
a grant funded by an appropriation in this
section must not use more than five percent
of the total grant for costs related to travel
outside the state of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 950,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 950,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $325,000 each year is for the Healthy
Eating, Here at Home program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 138.912. No more
than three percent of the appropriation may
be used for the nonprofit administration of this
program.
new text end

new text begin (b) $250,000 each year is for grants to the
Veterans Defense Project. Grants must be used
to support, through education and outreach,
military veterans who are involved with the
criminal justice system. These are onetime
appropriations.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 641,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 641,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 794,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 794,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,346,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 1,346,000
new text end

new text begin The executive director must report quarterly
to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the committees in the house of
representatives and senate with jurisdiction
over state government finance on the number
of inspections conducted by license type in
the past quarter, number and percent of total
salons and schools inspected within the last
year, total number of licensees by type, and
the number of inspectors employed by the
board. The first report must be submitted by
July 15, 2017.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 325,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 325,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 750,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 500,000
new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2018 new text end	new text begin 2019 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end	new text begin -0- new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 400,000 new text end	new text begin 400,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 100,000 new text end	new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin (a) The appropriations in this section may only
be spent with the approval of the governor
after consultation with the Legislative
Advisory Commission pursuant to Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.30.
new text end

new text begin (b) If an appropriation in this section for either
year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin (c) If a contingent account appropriation is
made in one fiscal year, it should be
considered a biennial appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 161,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 161,000
new text end

new text begin These appropriations are to be spent by the
commissioner of management and budget
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
3.736, subdivision 7. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the appropriation
for the other year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 14,893,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 15,071,000
new text end

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

8,893,000

9,071,000

new text begin Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 3A.03,
subdivision 2; 3A.04, subdivisions 3 and 4;
and 3A.115.
new text end

new text begin If an appropriation in this section for either
year is insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
new text end

6,000,000

new text begin For transfer to the judges retirement fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 490.123.
$6,000,000 each fiscal year is included in the
base for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. This
transfer continues each fiscal year until the
judges retirement plan reaches 100 percent
funding as determined by an actuarial
valuation prepared according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 356.214.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 6,000,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 6,000,000
new text end

new text begin General employees retirement plan of the
Public Employees Retirement Association
relating to the merged former MERF division.
new text end

new text begin State payments from the general fund to the
Public Employees Retirement Association on
behalf of the former MERF division account
are $6,000,000 on September 15, 2017, and
$6,000,000 on September 15, 2018.
new text end

new text begin These amounts are estimated to be needed
under Minnesota Statutes, section 353.505.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 29,831,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 29,831,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts estimated to be needed are as
follows:
new text end

new text begin Special Direct State Aid. $27,331,000 the
first year and $27,331,000 the second year are
for special direct state aid authorized under
Minnesota Statutes, section 354.436.
new text end

new text begin Special Direct State Matching Aid.
$2,500,000 the first year and $2,500,000 the
second year are for special direct state
matching aid authorized under Minnesota
Statutes, section 354.435.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 9,827,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 9,827,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts estimated to be needed for
special direct state aid to the first class city
teachers retirement fund association authorized
under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12,
subdivisions 3a and 3c.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 25,616,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 19,616,000
new text end

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

9,661,000

new text begin Of the funds transferred to maintenance of
training facilities in Laws 2015, chapter 77,
article 1, section 36, subdivision 4, $2,000,000
in fiscal year 2017 may be transferred to the
enlistment incentives appropriation to address
a projected fiscal year 2017 deficit in the
enlistment incentives program.
new text end

3,067,000

12,888,000

6,888,000

new text begin The appropriations in this subdivision are
available until expended, except that any
unspent amounts allocated to a program
otherwise supported by this appropriation are
canceled to the general fund upon receipt of
federal funds in the same amount to support
administration of that program.
new text end

new text begin If appropriations for either year of the
biennium are insufficient, the appropriation
from the other year is available. The
appropriations for enlistment incentives are
available until June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 84,029,000
new text end

new text begin $
new text end

new text begin 74,029,000
new text end

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

16,811,000

new text begin Veterans Service Organizations. new text end new text begin $353,000
each year is for grants to the following
congressionally chartered veterans service
organizations as designated by the
commissioner: Disabled American Veterans,
Military Order of the Purple Heart, the
American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Vietnam Veterans of America, AMVETS, and
Paralyzed Veterans of America. This funding
must be allocated in direct proportion to the
funding currently being provided by the
commissioner to these organizations.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans.
$750,000 each year is for a grant to the
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans
to provide assistance throughout Minnesota
to veterans and their families who are
homeless or in danger of homelessness,
including assistance with the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) utilities;
new text end

new text begin (2) employment; and
new text end

new text begin (3) legal issues.
new text end

new text begin The assistance authorized under this paragraph
must be made only to veterans who have
resided in Minnesota for 30 days prior to
application for assistance and according to
other guidelines established by the
commissioner. In order to avoid duplication
of services, the commissioner must ensure that
this assistance is coordinated with all other
available programs for veterans.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Honor Guards.new text end $200,000 each year is for
compensation for honor guards at the funerals
of veterans under Minnesota Statutes, section
197.231.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Minnesota GI Bill.new text end $200,000 each year is for
the costs of administering the Minnesota GI
Bill postsecondary educational benefits,
on-the-job training, and apprenticeship
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
197.791.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Gold Star Program.new text end $100,000 each year is
for administering the Gold Star Program for
surviving family members of deceased
veterans.
new text end

new text begin new text begin County Veterans Service Office.new text end $1,100,000
each year is for funding the County Veterans
Service Office grant program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 197.608.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Veterans Journey Home.new text end $350,000 each year
is for grants to the veterans Journey Home
program. Grants must support the development
of new or rehabilitated affordable housing
dedicated for low-to-moderate income
veterans and their families. These are onetime
appropriations.
new text end

67,218,000

57,218,000

new text begin The general fund appropriations made to the
department may be transferred to a veterans
homes special revenue account in the special
revenue fund in the same manner as other
receipts are deposited according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 198.34, and are appropriated
to the department for the operation of veterans
homes facilities and programs.
new text end

new text begin No later than January 15, 2018, the
commissioner must submit a report to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
veterans affairs and state government finance
on reserve amounts maintained in the veterans
homes special revenue account. The report
must detail current and historical amounts
maintained as a reserve, and uses of those
amounts. The report must also include data on
the utilization of existing veterans homes,
including current and historical bed capacity
and usage, staffing levels and staff vacancy
rates, and staff-to-resident ratios.
new text end

new text begin new text begin New Veterans Homes.new text end $10,000,000 in the
first year is for planning, design, construction,
and operation of new veterans homes, and any
other requirements necessary for federal
approval of those homes. The commissioner
must select locations for construction of new
homes based on geographic need, consistent
with any guidance or requirements provided
by federal law. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until spent.
new text end

new text begin new text begin Maximize Federal Reimbursements. new text end The
department will seek opportunities to
maximize federal reimbursements of
Medicare-eligible expenses and will provide
annual reports to the commissioner of
management and budget on the federal
Medicare reimbursements received.
Contingent upon future federal Medicare
receipts, reductions to the homes' general fund
appropriation may be made.
new text end

new text begin To the extent that appropriations provided by this article are less than the amounts
appropriated for fiscal year 2017, the affected constitutional office, agency, board, or
commission must prioritize reductions to its central administration and general operations
in absorbing those reductions. Costs for programs or services that are not provided a specific
appropriation in this act must be funded through appropriations to the constitutional office,
agency, board, or commission that are not designated for another purpose. Unless otherwise
specified, reductions must not be made to programs or services of the constitutional office,
agency, board, or commission that are provided directly to members of the public.
new text end

new text begin All unspent funds estimated to be $7,166,000, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
240A.085, under Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 13, section 56, are canceled to the general
fund on June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of management and budget must reduce general fund appropriations
to executive agencies, including constitutional offices, for agency operations for the biennium
ending June 30, 2019, by $4,394,000 due to savings from permitting employees to opt out
of insurance coverage under the state employee group insurance coverage.
new text end

new text begin If savings obtained through permitting employees to opt out of insurance coverage under
the state employee group insurance coverage yield savings in nongeneral funds other than
those established in the state constitution or protected by federal law, the commissioner of
management and budget may transfer the amount of savings to the general fund. The amount
transferred to the general fund from other funds reduces the required general fund reduction
in this section. Reductions made in 2019 must be reflected as reductions in agency base
budgets for fiscal years 2020 and 2021. The commissioner of management and budget must
report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in the senate Finance
Committee and the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee regarding the
amount of reductions in spending by each agency under this section.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of management and budget must reduce general fund appropriations
to agencies subject to the executive branch information technology consolidation required
by Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 10, article 4, by at least $3,000,000 for the
biennium ending June 30, 2019, to reflect savings on enterprise services personnel costs
resulting from the consolidation.
new text end

new text begin (b) If savings obtained through the completion of information technology consolidation
yield savings in nongeneral funds other than those established in the state constitution or
protected by federal law, the commissioner may transfer the amount of savings to the general
fund. The amount transferred to the general fund from other funds reduces the required
general fund reduction in this section. Reductions made in 2019 must be reflected as
reductions in agency base budgets for fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
new text end

new text begin During the biennium ending June 30, 2019, the commissioner of management and budget
must reduce planned general fund expenditures by executive branch state agencies on
contracts for professional or technical services by at least $2,255,000. The commissioner
must allocate this reduction among each executive branch state agency. For purposes of
this section, "professional or technical services" has the meaning given in Minnesota Statutes,
section 16C.08, subdivision 1, and "executive branch state agency" has the meaning given
in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.011, subdivision 12a, and includes the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities.
new text end

new text begin No later than October 15, 2017, the commissioners of management and budget, revenue,
and veterans affairs must each submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state government finance that detail the
agency's base budget, by fiscal year. At a minimum, the report must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a description of each appropriation rider enacted for the agency, and the year the
rider was first enacted in a substantially similar form;
new text end

new text begin (2) a description of the agency's use of appropriated funds that are not directed by a
rider, including an itemization of programs that appeared in a rider in a prior biennium and
continue to receive funding despite no longer appearing in a rider; and
new text end

new text begin (3) an itemization of any appropriations provided to the agency under a provision of
statute or the state constitution.
new text end

new text begin The principles in this section apply to legislative and
congressional districts.
new text end

new text begin A representative district may not be divided in the formation of a
senate district.
new text end

new text begin (a) Legislative districts must be substantially equal in
population. The population of a legislative district must not deviate from the ideal by more
than 0.5 percent, plus or minus.
new text end

new text begin (b) Congressional districts must be as nearly equal in population as practicable.
new text end

new text begin The districts must be composed of convenient
contiguous territory. To the extent consistent with the other principles in this section, districts
should be compact. Contiguity by water is sufficient if the water is not a serious obstacle
to travel within the district. Point contiguity is not sufficient.
new text end

new text begin (a) Legislative districts must be numbered in a regular series,
beginning with house district 1A in the northwest corner of the state and proceeding across
the state from west to east, north to south, but bypassing the 11-county metropolitan area
until the southeast corner has been reached; then to the 11-county metropolitan area. In a
county that includes more than one whole senate district, the districts must be numbered
consecutively.
new text end

new text begin (b) Congressional district numbers must begin with district one in the southeast corner
of the state and end with district eight in the northeast corner of the state.
new text end

new text begin (a) The dilution of racial or ethnic minority voting
strength is contrary to the laws of the United States and the state of Minnesota. These
principles must not be construed to supersede any provision of the Voting Rights Act of
1965, as amended.
new text end

new text begin (b) A redistricting plan must not have the intent or effect of dispersing or concentrating
minority population in a manner that prevents minority communities from electing their
candidates of choice.
new text end

new text begin (a) A county, city, or town must not be unduly divided
unless required to meet equal population requirements or to form districts composed of
convenient, contiguous territory.
new text end

new text begin (b) A county, city, or town is not unduly divided in the formation of a legislative or
congressional district if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the division occurs because a portion of a city or town is noncontiguous with another
portion of the same city or town; or
new text end

new text begin (2) despite the division, the known population of any affected county, city, or town
remains wholly located within a single district.
new text end

new text begin (a) Districts should attempt to preserve
identifiable communities of interest where that can be done in compliance with the principles
under this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) For purposes of this subdivision, "communities of interest" means recognizable areas
with similarities of interests including but not limited to racial, ethnic, geographic, social,
or cultural interests.
new text end

new text begin The districts must not be drawn for the purpose of protecting or
defeating an incumbent.
new text end

new text begin (a) The geographic areas and population counts used in
maps, tables, and legal descriptions of the districts must be those used by the Geographic
Information Systems Office of the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The population
counts shall be the block population counts provided to the state under Public Law 94-171
after each decennial census, subject to correction of any errors acknowledged by the United
States Census Bureau.
new text end

new text begin (b) Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the use of additional data, as determined by the
legislature.
new text end

new text begin A redistricting plan must not be considered for
adoption by the senate or house of representatives until a block equivalency file showing
the district to which each census block has been assigned, in a form prescribed by the director
of the Geographic Information Systems Office, has been filed with the director.
new text end

new text begin Where it is not possible to fully comply with the
principles contained in subdivisions 2 to 9, a redistricting plan must give priority to those
principles in the order in which they are listed, except to the extent that doing so would
violate federal or state law.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to any plan for districts enacted or established for use on or after that date.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

(a) "Legislative commission" means a joint commission,
committee, or other entity in the legislative branch composed exclusively of members of
the senate and the house of representatives.

(b) "Joint offices" means the Revisor of Statutes, Legislative Reference Library, the
Office of Legislative Auditor, new text begin the Legislative Budget Office, new text end and any other joint legislative
service office.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.855, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

(a) The commissioner of management and budget
shall regularly advise the commission on the progress of collective bargaining activities
with state employees under the state Public Employment Labor Relations Act. During
negotiations, the commission may make recommendations to the commissioner as it deems
appropriate but no recommendation shall impose any obligation or grant any right or privilege
to the parties.

(b) The commissioner shall submit to the chair of the commission any negotiated
collective bargaining agreements, arbitration awards, compensation plans, or salaries for
legislative approval or disapproval. Negotiated agreements shall be submitted within five
days of the date of approval by the commissioner or the date of approval by the affected
state employees, whichever occurs later. Arbitration awards shall be submitted within five
days of their receipt by the commissioner. If the commission disapproves a collective
bargaining agreement, award, compensation plan, or salary, the commission shall specify
in writing to the parties those portions with which it disagrees and its reasons. If the
commission approves a collective bargaining agreement, award, compensation plan, or
salary, it shall submit the matter to the legislature to be accepted or rejected under this
section.

(c) When the legislature is not in session, the commission may give interim approval to
a negotiated collective bargaining agreement, salary, compensation plan, or arbitration
award. deleted text begin When the legislature is not in session, failure of the commission to disapprove a
collective bargaining agreement or arbitration award within 30 days constitutes approval.deleted text end
The commission shall submit the negotiated collective bargaining agreements, salaries,
compensation plans, or arbitration awards for which it has provided approval to the entire
legislature for ratification at a special legislative session called to consider them or at its
next regular legislative session as provided in this section. Approval or disapproval by the
commission is not binding on the legislature.

(d) When the legislature is not in session, the proposed collective bargaining agreement,
arbitration decision, salary, or compensation plan must be implemented upon its approval
by the commission, and state employees covered by the proposed agreement or arbitration
decision do not have the right to strike while the interim approval is in effect. Wages and
economic fringe benefit increases provided for in the agreement or arbitration decision paid
in accordance with the interim approval by the commission are not affected, but the wages
or benefit increases must cease to be paid or provided effective upon the rejection of the
agreement, arbitration decision, salary, or compensation plan, or upon adjournment of the
legislature without acting on it.

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

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.8843, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

This section expires June 30, deleted text begin 2017deleted text end new text begin 2019new text end .

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

new text begin The Legislative Budget Office is established under control of the Legislative Coordinating
Commission to provide the house of representatives and the senate with nonpartisan, accurate,
and timely information on the fiscal impact of proposed legislation, without regard to political
factors. The Legislative Coordinating Commission shall appoint a director who may hire
staff necessary to do the work of the office. The director serves a term of six years and may
not be removed during a term except for cause after a public hearing.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.971, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

new text begin (a) new text end The legislative auditor shall establish a Financial
Audits Division and a Program Evaluation Division to fulfill the duties prescribed in this
section.

new text begin (b)new text end Each division may be supervised by a deputy auditor, appointed by the legislative
auditor, with the approval of the commission, for a term coterminous with the legislative
auditor's term. The deputy auditors may be removed before the expiration of their terms
only for cause. The legislative auditor and deputy auditors may each appoint a confidential
secretary to serve at pleasure. The salaries and benefits of the legislative auditor, deputy
auditors and confidential secretaries shall be determined by the compensation plan approved
by the Legislative Coordinating Commission. The deputy auditors may perform and exercise
the powers, duties and responsibilities imposed by law on the legislative auditor when
authorized by the legislative auditor.

new text begin (c) The legislative auditor must appoint a fiscal oversight officer with duties that include
performing the review under section 3.972, subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin (d)new text end The deputy auditors and the confidential secretaries serve in the unclassified civil
service, butnew text begin the fiscal oversight officer andnew text end all other employees of the legislative auditor are
in the classified civil service. Compensation for employees of the legislative auditor in the
classified service shall be governed by a plan prepared by the legislative auditor and approved
by the Legislative Coordinating Commission and the legislature under section 3.855,
subdivision 3.

new text begin (e)new text end While in office, a person appointed deputy for the Financial Audit Division must
hold an active license as a certified public accountant.

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

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.971, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

The legislative auditor shall audit the financial statements
of the state of Minnesota required by section 16A.50 and, as resources permit, Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, state agencies, departments,
boards, commissions, offices, courts, and other organizations subject to audit by the
legislative auditor, including, but not limited to, the State Agricultural Society, Agricultural
Utilization Research Institute, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., Minnesota Historical Society,
ClearWay Minnesota, Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority,new text begin Metropolitan Council,new text end
Metropolitan Airports Commission, and Metropolitan Mosquito Control District. Financial
audits must be conducted according to generally accepted government auditing standards.
The legislative auditor shall see that all provisions of law respecting the appropriate and
economic use of public funds and other public resources are complied with and may, as
part of a financial audit or separately, investigate allegations of noncompliance.

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

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.972, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin (a) The legislative auditor must
perform a transit financial activity review of financial information for the Metropolitan
Council's Transportation Division and the joint powers board under section 297A.992.
Within 14 days of the end of each fiscal quarter, the legislative auditor must submit the
review to the Legislative Audit Commission and the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over transportation policy and finance, finance,
and ways and means.
new text end

new text begin (b) At a minimum, each transit financial activity review must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a summary of monthly financial statements, including balance sheets and operating
statements, that shows income, expenditures, and fund balance;
new text end

new text begin (2) a list of any obligations and agreements entered into related to transit purposes,
whether for capital or operating, including but not limited to bonds, notes, grants, and future
funding commitments;
new text end

new text begin (3) the amount of funds in clause (2) that has been committed;
new text end

new text begin (4) independent analysis by the fiscal oversight officer of the fiscal viability of revenues
and fund balance compared to expenditures, taking into account:
new text end

new text begin (i) all expenditure commitments;
new text end

new text begin (ii) cash flow;
new text end

new text begin (iii) sufficiency of estimated funds; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) financial solvency of anticipated transit projects; and
new text end

new text begin (5) a notification concerning whether the requirements under paragraph (c) have been
met.
new text end

new text begin (c) The Metropolitan Council and the joint powers board under section 297A.992 must
produce monthly financial statements as necessary for the review under paragraph (b),
clause (1), and provide timely information as requested by the legislative auditor.
new text end

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

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

new text begin (a) new text end The deleted text begin head or chief administrative officer of each
department or agency of the state government, including the Supreme Court,deleted text end new text begin Legislative
Budget Officenew text end shall prepare a fiscal note at the request of the chair of the standing committee
to which a bill has been referred, or the chair of the house of representatives Ways and
Means Committee, or the chair of the senate Committee on Finance.

new text begin (b) The head or chief administrative officer of each department or agency of state
government, including the Supreme Court, shall supply information for fiscal notes upon
request of the director of the Legislative Budget Office. The Legislative Budget Office may
adopt standards and guidelines governing timing of responses to requests for information
and governing access to data, consistent with laws governing access to data. Agencies must
comply with these standards and guidelines.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end For purposes of this subdivision, "Supreme Court" includes all agencies, committees,
and commissions supervised or appointed by the state Supreme Court or the state court
administrator.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.98, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

The deleted text begin commissioner of management and budgetdeleted text end new text begin Legislative
Budget Officenew text end shall prescribe a uniform procedure to govern the departments and agencies
of the state in complying with the requirements of this section.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 3.987, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The deleted text begin commissioner of management and budgetdeleted text end new text begin
Legislative Budget Officenew text end shall coordinate the development of a local impact note for any
proposed legislation deleted text begin introduced after June 30, 1997,deleted text end upon request of the chair or the ranking
minority member of either legislative Tax, Finance, or Ways and Means Committee. Upon
receipt of a request to prepare a local impact note, the deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin officenew text end must notify the
authors of the proposed legislation that the request has been made. The local impact note
must be made available to the public upon request. If the action is among the exceptions
listed in section 3.988, a local impact note need not be requested nor prepared. The
deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin officenew text end shall make a reasonable and timely estimate of the local fiscal impact
on each type of political subdivision that would result from the proposed legislation. The
deleted text begin commissioner of management and budgetdeleted text end new text begin officenew text end may require any political subdivision or
the commissioner of an administrative agency of the state to supply in a timely manner any
information determined to be necessary to determine local fiscal impact. The political
subdivision, its representative association, or commissioner shall convey the requested
information to the deleted text begin commissioner of management and budgetdeleted text end new text begin officenew text end with a signed statement
to the effect that the information is accurate and complete to the best of its ability. The
political subdivision, its representative association, or commissioner, when requested, shall
update its determination of local fiscal impact based on actual cost or revenue figures,
improved estimates, or both. Upon completion of the note, the deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin officenew text end must
provide a copy to the authors of the proposed legislation and to the chair and ranking minority
member of each committee to which the proposed legislation is referred.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 6.481, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

A county audit performed by a CPA firm must meet the
standards and be in deleted text begin thedeleted text end new text begin anew text end form deleted text begin required by the state auditordeleted text end new text begin meeting recognized industry
auditing standardsnew text end . The state auditor may require additional information from the CPA firm
if the state auditor determines that is in the public interest, but the state auditor must accept
the audit unless the state auditor determines deleted text begin itdeleted text end new text begin the audit or its formnew text end does not meet recognized
industry auditing standards deleted text begin or is not in the form required by the state auditordeleted text end . The state
auditor may make additional examinations as the auditor determines to be in the public
interest.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 6.481, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

A county audited by the state auditor must pay the
state auditor for the costs and expenses of the audit. If the state auditor makes additional
examinations of a county whose audit is performed by a CPA firm, the county must pay the
auditor for the cost of these examinations. Payments must be deposited in the deleted text begin state auditor
enterprisedeleted text end new text begin general new text end fund.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 6.56, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Upon the examination of the books, records, accounts,
and affairs of any political subdivision, as provided by law, such political subdivision shall
be liable to the state for the total cost and expenses of such examination, including the
salaries paid to the examiners while actually engaged in making such examination. The
state auditor may bill such political subdivision periodically for service rendered and the
officials responsible for approving and paying claims are authorized to pay said bill promptly.
Said payments shall be without prejudice to any defense against said claims that may exist
or be asserted. The deleted text begin state auditor enterprisedeleted text end new text begin general new text end fund shall be credited with all collections
made for any such examinations, including interest payments made pursuant to subdivision
3.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 6.581, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

At least 30 days before implementing increased charges
for examinations, the state auditor must report the proposed increases to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the committees in the house of representatives and the senate
with jurisdiction over the budget of the state auditor. By January 15 of each odd-numbered
year, the state auditor must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over the budget of the state
auditor a summary of deleted text begin the state auditor enterprise funddeleted text end anticipated revenues, and expenditures
new text begin related to examinations new text end for the biennium ending June 30 of that year. The report must also
include for the biennium the number of full-time equivalents deleted text begin paid by the funddeleted text end new text begin , by division,
employed by the Office of the State Auditornew text end , any audit rate changes stated as a percentage,
the number of audit reports issued, and the number of counties audited.

new text begin (a) Unless funds are otherwise expressly provided by law for this purpose, all costs
incurred by the state auditor in preparing and asserting a civil claim or appeal, or in defending
against a civil claim or appeal, related to the proper exercise of the auditor's constitutionally
authorized core functions must be paid by the auditor's constitutional office division. Only
allocations made to the constitutional office division may be used to pay these costs. The
state auditor must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the committees in
the house of representatives and the senate with jurisdiction over the Office of the State
Auditor by May 1, 2017, and January 1, 2018, and each January 1 thereafter, on the state
auditor's litigation expenses. The report must list each lawsuit the state auditor has brought
or is defending, the grounds for each suit, the litigation expenses incurred since the previous
report under this section, and the projected expenses to complete the suit.
new text end

new text begin (b) In complying with paragraph (a), the state auditor may not, directly or indirectly,
decrease allocations previously made to, transfer funds from, or otherwise reduce services
provided by any other division of the office.
new text end

new text begin (a) The head of each agency must provide quarterly reports to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the department or
agency's budget on:
new text end

new text begin (1) interagency agreements or service-level agreements and any renewals or extensions
of existing interagency or service-level agreements with another agency if the cumulative
value of those agreements is more than $50,000 in a single fiscal year; and
new text end

new text begin (2) transfers of appropriations between accounts within or between agencies, if the
cumulative value of the transfers is more than $50,000 in a single fiscal year.
new text end

new text begin The report must include the statutory citation authorizing the agreement, transfer or dollar
amount, purpose, and effective date of the agreement, the duration of the agreement, and a
copy of the agreement.
new text end

new text begin (b) As used in this section, "agency" includes the departments of the state listed in section
15.01, a multimember state agency in the executive branch described in section 15.012,
paragraph (a), the Office of MN.IT Services, and the Office of Higher Education.
new text end

new text begin An agency shall not transfer money to the governor for services provided by the governor
or to reimburse expenses incurred by the governor.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.90, is amended to read:

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall
establish a program to provide onetime bonus compensation to state employees for efforts
made to reduce the costs of operating state government or for ways of providing better or
more efficient state services. The commissioner may authorize an executive branch appointing
authority to make a onetime award to an employee or group of employees whose suggestion
or involvement in a project is determined by the commissioner to have resulted in documented
cost-savings to the state. Before authorizing awards under this section, the commissioner
shall establish guidelines for the program including but not limited to:

(1) the maximum award is ten percent of the documented savings in the first fiscal year
in which the savings are realized up to $50,000;

(2) the award must be paid from the appropriation to which the savings accrued; and

(3) employees whose primary job responsibility is to identify cost savings or ways of
providing better or more efficient state services are generally not eligible for bonus
compensation under this section except in extraordinary circumstances as defined by the
commissioner.

new text begin (b) The program required by this section must be in addition to any existing monetary
or nonmonetary performance-based recognition programs for state employees, including
achievement awards, continuous improvement awards, and general employee recognitions.
new text end

new text begin No later than August 1, 2017, and biannually
thereafter, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over Minnesota Management
and Budget on the status of the program required by this section. The report must detail:
new text end

new text begin (1) the specific program guidelines established by the commissioner as required by
subdivision 1, if the guidelines have not been described in a previous report;
new text end

new text begin (2) any proposed modifications to the established guidelines under consideration by the
commissioner, including the reason for the proposed modifications;
new text end

new text begin (3) the methods used by the commissioner to promote the program to state employees,
if the methods have not been described in a previous report;
new text end

new text begin (4) a summary of the results of the program that includes the following, categorized by
agency:
new text end

new text begin (i) the number of state employees whose suggestions or involvement in a project were
considered for possible bonus compensation, and a description of each suggestion or project
that was considered;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the total amount of bonus compensation actually awarded, itemized by each suggestion
or project that resulted in an award and the amount awarded for that suggestion or project;
and
new text end

new text begin (iii) the total amount of documented cost-savings that accrued to the agency as a result
of each suggestion or project for which bonus compensation was granted; and
new text end

new text begin (5) any recommendations for legislation that, in the judgment of the commissioner,
would improve the effectiveness of the bonus compensation program established by this
section or which would otherwise increase opportunities for state employees to actively
participate in the development and implementation of strategies for reducing the costs of
operating state government or for providing better or more efficient state services.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subject to other provisions of this chapter, the
commissioner is authorized to:

(1) supervise, control, review, and approve all state contracts and purchasingnew text begin , provided
that the commissioner may not approve a state contract with, or the purchase of goods from,
a vendor who intentionally refuses to do business, or who intentionally discriminates in the
basic terms, conditions, or performance of a contract or sale, on the basis of a person's
national originnew text end ;

(2) provide agencies with supplies and equipment;

(3) investigate and study the management and organization of agencies, and reorganize
them when necessary to ensure their effective and efficient operation;

(4) manage and control state property, real and personal;

(5) maintain and operate all state buildings, as described in section 16B.24, subdivision
1;

(6) supervise, control, review, and approve all capital improvements to state buildings
and the capitol building and grounds;

(7) provide central mail facilities;

(8) oversee publication of official documents and provide for their sale;

(9) manage and operate parking facilities for state employees and a central motor pool
for travel on state business;

(10) provide rental space within the capitol complex for a private day care center for
children of state employees. The commissioner shall contract for services as provided in
this chapter;

(11) settle state employee workers' compensation claims;

(12) purchase, accept, transfer, warehouse, sell, distribute, or dispose of surplus property
in accordance with state and federal rules and regulations. The commissioner may charge
a fee to cover any expenses incurred in connection with any of these acts; and

(13) provide and manage a central distribution center for federal and state surplus personal
property, as defined in section 16B.2975, and may provide and manage a warehouse facility.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

(a) The Department of Administration
is designated as the lead agency to carry out all the responsibilities under the Assistive
Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended. The Minnesota
Assistive Technology Advisory Council is established to fulfill the responsibilities required
by the Assistive Technology Act, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as amended. Because
the existence of this council is required by federal law, this council does not expire.

(b) new text begin Except as provided in paragraph (c), new text end the governor shall appoint the membership of
the council as required by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public
Law 108-364, as amended. After the governor has completed the appointments required by
this subdivision, the commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee, shall
convene the first meeting of the council following the appointments. Members shall serve
two-year terms commencing July 1 of each odd-numbered year, and receive the compensation
specified by the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as provided by Public Law 108-364, as
amended. The members of the council shall select their chair at the first meeting following
their appointment.

new text begin (c) After consulting with the appropriate commissioner, the commissioner of
administration shall appoint a representative from:
new text end

new text begin (1) State Services for the Blind who has assistive technology expertise;
new text end

new text begin (2) vocational rehabilitation services who has assistive technology expertise;
new text end

new text begin (3) the Workforce Development Council; and
new text end

new text begin (4) the Department of Education who has assistive technology expertise.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.335, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

(a) The commissioner, or any
other recipient to whom an appropriation is made to acquire or better public lands or buildings
or other public improvements of a capital nature, must not prepare final plans and
specifications for any construction, major remodeling, or land acquisition in anticipation
of which the appropriation was made until the agency that will use the project has presented
the program plan and cost estimates for all elements necessary to complete the project to
the chair of the senate Finance Committee and the chair of the house of representatives
Ways and Means Committee and the chairs have made their recommendations, and the
chair and ranking minority member of the senate Capital Investment Committee and the
chair and ranking minority member of the house of representatives Capital Investment
Committee are notified. "Construction or major remodeling" means construction of a new
building, a substantial addition to an existing building, or a substantial change to the interior
configuration of an existing building. The presentation must note any significant changes
in the work that will be done, or in its cost, since the appropriation for the project was
enacted or from the predesign submittal. The program plans and estimates must be presented
for review at least two weeks before a recommendation is needed. The recommendations
are advisory only. Failure or refusal to make a recommendation is considered a negative
recommendation.

new text begin (b) new text end The chairs and ranking minority members of the senate Finance and Capital
Investment Committees deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end the house of representatives Capital Investment and Ways and
Means Committeesnew text begin , and the house of representatives and senate budget committees or
divisions with jurisdiction over the agency that will use the projectnew text end must also be notified
whenever there is a substantial change in a construction or major remodeling project, or in
its cost.new text begin This notice must include the nature and reason for the change and the anticipated
cost of the change. The notice must be given no later than ten days after signing a change
order or other document authorizing a change in the project, or if there is not a change order
or other document, no later than ten days after the project owner becomes aware of a
substantial change in the project or its cost.
new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end Capital projects exempt from the requirements deleted text begin of this subdivisiondeleted text end new text begin in paragraph
(a) to seek recommendations before preparing final plans and specificationsnew text end include
demolition or decommissioning of state assets, hazardous material projects, utility
infrastructure projects, environmental testing, parking lots, parking structures, park and ride
facilities, bus rapid transit stations, light rail lines, passenger rail projects, exterior lighting,
fencing, highway rest areas, truck stations, storage facilities not consisting primarily of
offices or heated work areas, roads, bridges, trails, pathways, campgrounds, athletic fields,
dams, floodwater retention systems, water access sites, harbors, sewer separation projects,
water and wastewater facilities, port development projects for which the commissioner of
transportation has entered into an assistance agreement under section 457A.04, ice centers,
a local government project with a construction cost of less than $1,500,000, or any other
capital project with a construction cost of less than $750,000. new text begin The requirements in paragraph
(b) to give notice of changes applies to these projects.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.371, is amended to read:

(a) The commissioner may provide administrative support services to small agencies.
To promote efficiency and cost-effective use of state resources, and to improve financial
controls, the commissioner may require a small agency to receive administrative support
services through the Department of Administration or through another agency designated
by the commissioner. Services subject to this section include finance, accounting, payroll,
purchasing, human resources, and other services designated by the commissioner. The
commissioner may determine what constitutes a small agency for purposes of this section.
The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of management and budget and
small agencies, shall evaluate small agencies' needs for administrative support services. If
the commissioner provides administrative support services to a small agency, the
commissioner must enter into a service level agreement with the agency, specifying the
services to be provided and the costs and anticipated outcomes of the services.

(b) The Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs, the Council for Minnesotans of African
Heritage, the Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, the Indian Affairs Council, and the
Minnesota State Council on Disability deleted text begin mustdeleted text end new text begin maynew text end use the services specified in paragraph
(a).

(c) The commissioner of administration deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin must new text end assess agencies for services it provides
under this section. The amounts assessed are appropriated to the commissioner.

(d) For agencies covered in this section, the commissioner has the authority to require
the agency to comply with applicable state finance, accounting, payroll, purchasing, and
human resources policies. The agencies served retain the ownership and responsibility for
spending decisions and for ongoing implementation of appropriate business operations.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.4805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

The commissioner
of administration shall reimburse state agencies for new text begin up to 50 percent of the cost of new text end expenses
incurred in making reasonable accommodations eligible for reimbursement for agency
employees and applicants for employment to the extent that funds are available in the
accommodation account established under subdivision 3 for this purpose.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.4805, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

The commissioner may use up to deleted text begin 15 percentdeleted text end new text begin $5,000 new text end of
the biennial appropriation for administration of this section.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.97, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin The office must monitor grants made by the Department
of Commerce.
new text end

new text begin Each grant agreement subject to sections 16B.97 and 16B.98 must provide that the
agreement will immediately be terminated if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the recipient is convicted of a criminal offense relating to a state grant agreement;
or
new text end

new text begin (2) the agency entering into the grant agreement or the commissioner of administration
determines that the grant recipient is under investigation by a federal agency, a state agency,
or a local law enforcement agency for matters relating to administration of a state grant.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.016, is amended to read:

(a) The chief information officer is responsible for providing or entering into managed
services contracts for the provision, improvement, and development of the following
information technology systems and services to state agencies:

(1) state data centers;

(2) mainframes including system software;

(3) servers including system software;

(4) desktops including system software;

(5) laptop computers including system software;

(6) a data network including system software;

(7) database, electronic mail, office systems, reporting, and other standard software
tools;

(8) business application software and related technical support services;

(9) help desk for the components listed in clauses (1) to (8);

(10) maintenance, problem resolution, and break-fix for the components listed in clauses
(1) to (8);

(11) regular upgrades and replacement for the components listed in clauses (1) to (8);
and

(12) network-connected output devices.

(b) All state agency employees whose work primarily involves functions specified in
paragraph (a) are employees of the Office of MN.IT Services. This includes employees who
directly perform the functions in paragraph (a), as well as employees whose work primarily
involves managing, supervising, or providing administrative services or support services
to employees who directly perform these functions. The chief information officer may assign
employees of the office to perform work exclusively for another state agency.

(c) Subject to sections 16C.08 and 16C.09, the chief information officer may allow a
state agency to obtain services specified in paragraph (a) through a contract with an outside
vendor when the chief information officer and the agency head agree that a contract would
provide best value, as defined in section 16C.02, under the service-level agreement. The
chief information officer must require that agency contracts with outside vendors ensure
that systems and services are compatible with standards established by the Office of MN.IT
Services.

(d) The Minnesota State Retirement System, the Public Employees Retirement
Association, the Teachers Retirement Association, new text begin and new text end the State Board of Investmentdeleted text begin , the
Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board, the State Lottery, and the Statewide Radio
Boarddeleted text end are not state agencies for purposes of this section.

new text begin (e) Effective upon certification by the chief information officer that the information
technology systems and services provided under this section meet all professional and
technical standards necessary for the entity to perform its functions, the following are state
agencies for purposes of this section: the Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board,
the State Lottery, and the Statewide Radio Board.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16E.0466, is amended to read:

(a) Every state agency with an information or
telecommunications project must consult with the Office of MN.IT Services to determine
the information technology cost of the project. Upon agreement between the commissioner
of a particular agency and the chief information officer, the agency must transfer the
information technology cost portion of the project to the Office of MN.IT Services. Service
level agreements must document all project-related transfers under this section. Those
agencies specified in section 16E.016, paragraph (d), are exempt from the requirements of
this section.

(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.28, subdivision 3, any unexpended operating balance
appropriated to a state agency may be transferred to the information and telecommunications
technology systems and services account for the information technology cost of a specific
project, subject to the review of the Legislative Advisory Commission, under section 16E.21,
subdivision 3.

new text begin No later than October 1, 2017, and quarterly thereafter, the
state chief information officer must submit a comprehensive project portfolio report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees
with jurisdiction over state government finance on projects requiring consultation under
subdivision 1. The report must itemize:
new text end

new text begin (1) each project presented to the office for consultation in the time since the last report;
new text end

new text begin (2) the information technology cost associated with the project, including the information
technology cost as a percentage of the project's complete budget;
new text end

new text begin (3) the status of the information technology components of the project's development;
new text end

new text begin (4) the date the information technology components of the project are expected to be
completed; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the projected costs for ongoing support and maintenance of the information technology
components after the project is complete.
new text end

new text begin The total number
of full-time equivalent employees employed in all executive branch agencies may not exceed
31,691. The commissioner of management and budget may forbid an executive agency from
hiring a new employee or from filling a vacancy as the commissioner determines necessary
to ensure compliance with this section. Any reductions in staff should prioritize protecting
client-facing health care workers, corrections officers, public safety workers, and mental
health workers. As a means of achieving compliance with this subdivision, the commissioner
may authorize an agency to provide an early retirement incentive to an executive branch
employee, under which the state will continue to make the employer contribution for health
insurance after the employee has terminated state service. The commissioner must prescribe
eligibility requirements and the maximum duration of the payments.
new text end

new text begin To the extent that an executive
branch agency accrues savings in personnel costs resulting from the departure of an agency
employee or the maintenance of a vacant position, those savings may only be used to support
a new employee in that position at an equal or lesser rate of compensation, and for an equal
or lesser full-time equivalent work status. Savings accrued from departed personnel or
maintenance of a vacant position may not be transferred or reallocated to another program
or activity within the executive branch agency, or used to increase the number of full-time
equivalent employees at the agency, unless expressly authorized by law.
new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, an "executive branch agency" does
not include the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities or statewide pension plans.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 43A.17, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

(a) For purposes of this subdivision,
"highly compensated employee" means an employee of the state whose estimated annual
compensation is greater than 60 percent of the governor's annual salary, and who is not
covered by a collective bargaining agreement negotiated under chapter 179Anew text begin or a
compensation plan authorized under section 43A.18, subdivision 3anew text end .

(b) Severance pay for a highly compensated employee includes benefits or compensation
with a quantifiable monetary value, that are provided for an employee upon termination of
employment and are not part of the employee's annual wages and benefits and are not
specifically excluded by this subdivision. Severance pay does not include payments for
accumulated vacation, accumulated sick leave, and accumulated sick leave liquidated to
cover the cost of group term insurance. Severance pay for a highly compensated employee
does not include payments of periodic contributions by an employer toward premiums for
group insurance policies. The severance pay for a highly compensated employee must be
excluded from retirement deductions and from any calculations of retirement benefits.
Severance pay for a highly compensated employee must be paid in a manner mutually
agreeable to the employee and the employee's appointing authority over a period not to
exceed five years from retirement or termination of employment. If a retired or terminated
employee dies before all or a portion of the severance pay has been disbursed, the balance
due must be paid to a named beneficiary or, lacking one, to the deceased's estate. Except
as provided in paragraph (c), severance pay provided for a highly compensated employee
leaving employment may not exceed deleted text begin an amount equivalent to six months of paydeleted text end new text begin the lesser
of:
new text end

new text begin (1) six months pay; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the highly compensated employee's regular rate of pay multiplied by 35 percent of
the highly compensated employee's accumulated but unused sick leave hoursnew text end .

(c) Severance pay for a highly compensated employee may exceed deleted text begin an amount equivalent
to six months of paydeleted text end new text begin the limit prescribed in paragraph (b)new text end if the severance pay is part of an
early retirement incentive offer approved by the state and the same early retirement incentive
offer is also made available to all other employees of the appointing authority who meet
generally defined criteria relative to age or length of service.

new text begin (d) An appointing authority may make severance payments to a highly compensated
employee, up to the limits prescribed in this subdivision, only if doing so is authorized by
a compensation plan under section 43A.18 that governs the employee, provided that the
following highly compensated employees are not eligible for severance pay:
new text end

new text begin (1) a commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state
department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, including the state chief information
officer; and
new text end

new text begin (2) any unclassified employee who is also a public official, as defined in section 10A.01,
subdivision 35.
new text end

new text begin (e) Severance pay shall not be paid to a highly compensated employee who has been
employed by the appointing authority for less than six months or who voluntarily terminates
employment.
new text end

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

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 43A.24, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin (a) An individual eligible for state-paid hospital, medical, and dental
benefits under this section has the right to decline those benefits, provided the individual
declining the benefits can prove health insurance coverage from another source. Any
individual declining benefits must do so in writing, signed and dated, on a form provided
by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must create, and make available in hard copy and online a form
for individuals to use in declining state-paid hospital, medical, and dental benefits. The form
must, at a minimum, include notice to the declining individual of the next available
opportunity and procedure to re-enroll in the benefits.
new text end

new text begin (c) No later than January 15 of each year, the commissioner of management and budget
must provide a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over state government finance on the number of employees
choosing to opt-out of state employee group insurance coverage under this section. The
report must provide itemized statistics, by agency, and include the total amount of savings
accrued to each agency resulting from the opt-outs.
new text end

new text begin "Qualifying government" means:
new text end

new text begin (1) a county or statutory or home rule charter city with a population of more than 100,000;
new text end

new text begin (2) a county or statutory or home rule charter city which had its most recently issued
general obligation bonds rated in the highest category by a national bond rating agency; or
new text end

new text begin (3) a self-insurance pool listed in section 471.982, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin A county or statutory or home rule charter city with a population of 100,000 or less that is
a qualifying government, but is subsequently rated less than the highest category by a
national bond rating agency on a general obligation bond issue, may not invest additional
funds under this section but may continue to manage funds previously invested under
subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Qualifying governments may invest the
amount described in subdivision 3:
new text end

new text begin (1) in index mutual funds based in the United States and indexed to a broad market
United States equity index; or
new text end

new text begin (2) with the Minnesota State Board of Investment subject to such terms and minimum
amounts as may be adopted by the board. Index mutual fund investments must be made
directly with the main sales office of the fund.
new text end

new text begin (a) Qualifying governments may only invest under subdivision 2
according to the limitations in this subdivision. A qualifying government under subdivision
1, clause (1) or (2), may only invest its funds that are held for long-term capital plans
authorized by the city council or county board, or long-term obligations of the qualifying
government. Long-term obligations of the qualifying government include long-term capital
plan reserves, funds held to offset long-term environmental exposure, other postemployment
benefit liabilities, compensated absences, and other long-term obligations established by
applicable accounting standards.
new text end

new text begin (b) Qualifying governments under subdivision 1, clause (1) or (2), may invest up to 15
percent of the sum of:
new text end

new text begin (1) unassigned cash;
new text end

new text begin (2) cash equivalents;
new text end

new text begin (3) deposits; and
new text end

new text begin (4) investments.
new text end

new text begin This calculation must be based on the qualifying government's most recent audited statement
of net position, which must be compliant and audited pursuant to governmental accounting
and auditing standards. Once the amount invested reaches 15 percent of the sum of
unassigned cash, cash equivalents, deposits, and investments, no further funds may be
invested under this section; however, a qualifying government may continue to manage the
funds previously invested under this section even if the total amount subsequently exceeds
15 percent of the sum of unassigned cash, cash equivalents, deposits, and investments.
new text end

new text begin (c) A qualified government under subdivision 1, clause (3), may invest up to the lesser
of:
new text end

new text begin (1) 15 percent of the sum of its cash, cash equivalents, deposits, and investments; or
new text end

new text begin (2) 25 percent of its net assets as reported on the pool's most recent audited statement
of net position, which must be compliant and audited pursuant to governmental accounting
and auditing standards.
new text end

new text begin Before investing pursuant to this section, the governing body of the
qualifying government must adopt a resolution that includes the following statements:
new text end

new text begin (1) the governing body understands that investments under subdivision 2 have a risk of
loss;
new text end

new text begin (2) the governing body understands the type of funds that are being invested and the
specific investment itself; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the governing body certifies that all funds designated for investment through the
State Board of Investment meet the requirements of this section and the policies and
procedures established by the State Board of Investment.
new text end

new text begin A qualifying government exercising authority under this section to invest amounts with the
State Board of Investment shall establish an account with the Public Employees Retirement
Association (PERA), which shall act as the account administrator.
new text end

new text begin The account established under subdivision 5 may only
be used for the purposes provided under subdivision 3. PERA may rely on representations
made by the qualifying government in exercising its duties as account administrator and
has no duty to further verify qualifications, use, or intended use of the funds that are invested
or withdrawn.
new text end

new text begin (a) A qualifying government may establish an account
to be held under the supervision of PERA for the purposes of investing funds with the State
Board of Investment under subdivision 2. PERA shall establish a separate account for each
qualifying government. PERA may charge participating qualifying governments a fee for
reasonable administrative costs. The amount of any fee charged by PERA is annually
appropriated to the association from the account. PERA may establish other reasonable
terms and conditions for creation and maintenance of these accounts.
new text end

new text begin (b) PERA must report to the qualifying government on the investment returns of invested
funds and on all investment fees or costs incurred by the account.
new text end

new text begin (a) The assets of an account shall be invested and held as required
by this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) PERA must certify all money in the accounts for which it is account administrator
to the State Board of Investment for investment under section 11A.14, subject to the policies
and procedures established by the State Board of Investment. Investment earnings must be
credited to the account of the individual qualifying government.
new text end

new text begin (c) For accounts invested by the State Board of Investment, the investment restrictions
shall be the same as those generally applicable to the State Board of Investment.
new text end

new text begin (d) A qualifying government may provide investment direction to PERA, subject to the
policies and procedures established by the State Board of Investment.
new text end

new text begin (a) A government may
withdraw some or all of its money or terminate the account.
new text end

new text begin (b) A government requesting withdrawal of money from an account created under this
section must do so at a time and in the manner required by the executive director of PERA,
subject to the policies and procedures established by the State Board of Investment.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 138.69, is amended to read:

The Minnesota State Historical Society is designated the research agency and is
responsible for the interpretation of the public areas for visitors to the Capitol. This involves
conducting or approving public programs and tours in the Capitol and State Office Building,
including exhibits held in the Capitol, providing informational services, acting as advisor
on preservation, recommending appropriate custodial policies, and maintaining and repairing
all works of art.new text begin Notwithstanding section 138.668, the society may not charge a fee for
general tours at the Capitol but may charge fees for special programs other than general
tours.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 155A.30, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

A license must not be issued unless the
board first determines that the applicant has met the requirements in clauses (1) to deleted text begin (8)deleted text end new text begin (9)new text end :

(1) the applicant must have a sound financial condition with sufficient resources available
to meet the school's financial obligations; to refund all tuition and other charges, within a
reasonable period of time, in the event of dissolution of the school or in the event of any
justifiable claims for refund against the school; to provide adequate service to its students
and prospective students; and to maintain proper use and support of the school;

(2) the applicant must have satisfactory training facilities with sufficient tools and
equipment and the necessary number of work stations to adequately train the students
currently enrolled, and those proposed to be enrolled;

(3) the applicant must employ a sufficient number of qualified instructors trained by
experience and education to give the training contemplated;

(4) the premises and conditions under which the students work and study must be sanitary,
healthful, and safe according to modern standards;

(5) each occupational course or program of instruction or study must be of such quality
and content as to provide education and training that will adequately prepare enrolled
students for testing, licensing, and entry level positions deleted text begin as a cosmetologist, esthetician, or
nail techniciandeleted text end ;

(6) the school must have coverage by professional liability insurance of at least $25,000
per incident and an accumulation of $150,000 for each premium year;

(7) the applicant shall provide evidence of the school's compliance with section 176.182;

(8) the applicant, except the state and its political subdivisions as described in section
deleted text begin 471.617deleted text end new text begin 13.02new text end , subdivision deleted text begin 1deleted text end new text begin 11new text end , deleted text begin shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end file with the board a continuous corporate surety
bond in the amount of new text begin no less than ten percent of the preceding year's gross income from
student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges, but in no event less than
new text end $10,000, conditioned upon the faithful performance of all contracts and agreements with
students made by the applicant.new text begin New schools must base the bond amount on the anticipated
gross income from student tuition, fees, and other required institutional charges for the third
year of operation, but in no event less than $10,000. The applicant must compute the amount
of the surety bond and verify that the amount of the surety bond complies with this
subdivision.new text end The bond shall run to the deleted text begin state of Minnesotadeleted text end new text begin boardnew text end and to any person who may
have a cause of action against the applicant arising at any time after the bond is filed and
before it is canceled for breach of any contract or agreement made by the applicant with
any student. deleted text begin The aggregate liability of the surety for all breaches of the conditions of the
bond shall not exceed $10,000.deleted text end The surety of the bond may cancel it upon giving 60 days'
notice in writing to the board and shall be relieved of liability for any breach of condition
occurring after the effective date of cancellation; and

(9) the applicant mustdeleted text begin , at all times during the term of the license, employdeleted text end new text begin appointnew text end a
designated deleted text begin licenseddeleted text end school manager deleted text begin who maintains a cosmetology salon manager licensedeleted text end .

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

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 179A.20, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin The commissioner of management and budget
may not contract to pay more to employees in compensation and benefits in a biennium
than is permitted under an approved spending plan as provided in section 16A.14.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 270C.13, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The commissioner shall report to the legislature by
March 1 of each odd-numbered year on the overall incidence of the income tax, sales and
excise taxes, and property tax. The report shall present information on the distribution of
the tax burden as follows: (1) for the overall income distribution, using a systemwide
incidence measure such as the Suits index or other appropriate measures of equality and
inequality; (2) by income classes, including at a minimum deciles of the income distribution;
and (3) by other appropriate taxpayer characteristics.new text begin The report must also include information
on the distribution of the burden of federal taxes borne by Minnesota residents.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 353.27, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:

(a) For
the period July 1, 2015, through December 31, 2031, the member contributions for former
members of the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund and by the former Minneapolis
Employees Retirement Fund-covered employing units are governed by this subdivision.

(b) The member contribution for a public employee who was a member of the former
Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund on June 29, 2010, is 9.75 percent of the salary of
the employee.

(c) The employer regular contribution with respect to a public employee who was a
member of the former Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund on June 29, 2010, is 9.75
percent of the salary of the employee.

(d) deleted text begin For calendar years 2015 and 2016,deleted text end The new text begin annual new text end employer supplemental contribution
is the employing unit's share of $31,000,000. deleted text begin For calendar years 2017 through 2031, the
employer supplemental contribution is the employing unit's share of $21,000,000.
deleted text end

(e) Each employing unit's share under paragraph (d) is the amount determined from an
allocation between each employing unit in the portion equal to the unit's employer
supplemental contribution paid or payable under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 353.50,
during calendar year 2014.

(f) The employer supplemental contribution amount under paragraph (d) for calendar
year 2015 must be invoiced by the executive director of the Public Employees Retirement
Association by July 1, 2015. The calendar year 2015 payment is payable in a single amount
on or before September 30, 2015. For subsequent calendar years, the employer supplemental
contribution under paragraph (d) must be invoiced on January 31 of each year and is payable
in two parts, with the first half payable on or before July 31 and with the second half payable
on or before December 15. Late payments are payable with compound interest at the rate
of 0.71 percent per month for each month or portion of a month that has elapsed after the
due date.

(g) The employer supplemental contribution under paragraph (d) terminates on December
31, 2031.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 353.505, is amended to read:

(a) On September 15, 2015, deleted text begin anddeleted text end September 15, 2016,new text begin and annually thereafter,new text end the state
shall pay to the general employees retirement plan of the Public Employees Retirement
Association, with respect to the former MERF division, $6,000,000. deleted text begin By September 15 of
each year after 2016, the state shall pay to the general employees retirement plan of the
Public Employees Retirement Association, with respect to the former MERF division,
$16,000,000.
deleted text end

(b) State contributions under this section end on September 15, 2031.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 471.6161, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

(a) Any entity providing
group health insurance coverage to a school district must provide the school district with
school district-specific nonidentifiable aggregate claims records for the most recent 24
months within 30 days of the request.

(b) School districts shall request proposals for group health insurance coverage as
provided in subdivision 2 from a minimum of three potential sources of coverage. deleted text begin One of
these requests must go to an administrator governed by chapter 43A.deleted text end Entities referenced in
subdivision 1 must respond to requests for proposals received directly from a school district.
School districts that are self-insured must also follow these provisions, except as provided
in paragraph (f). School districts must make requests for proposals at least 150 days prior
to the expiration of the existing contract but not more frequently than once every 24 months.
The request for proposals must include the most recently available 24 months of
nonidentifiable aggregate claims data. The request for proposals must be publicly released
at or prior to its release to potential sources of coverage.

(c) School district contracts for group health insurance must not be longer than deleted text begin twodeleted text end new text begin fournew text end
years deleted text begin unless the exclusive representative of the largest employment group and the school
district agree otherwisedeleted text end .

(d) All initial proposals shall be sealed upon receipt until they are all opened no less
than 90 days prior to the plan's renewal date in the presence of up to three representatives
selected by the exclusive representative of the largest group of employees. Section 13.591,
subdivision 3, paragraph (b), applies to data in the proposals. The representatives of the
exclusive representative must maintain the data according to this classification and are
subject to the remedies and penalties under sections 13.08 and 13.09 for a violation of this
requirement.

(e) A school district, in consultation with the same representatives referenced in paragraph
(d), may continue to negotiate with any entity that submitted a proposal under paragraph
(d) in order to reduce costs or improve services under the proposal. Following the negotiations
any entity that submitted an initial proposal may submit a final proposal incorporating the
negotiations, which is due no less than 75 days prior to the plan's renewal date. All the final
proposals submitted must be opened at the same time in the presence of up to three
representatives selected by the exclusive representative of the largest group of employees.
Notwithstanding section 13.591, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), following the opening of the
final proposals, all the proposals, including any made under paragraph (d), and other data
submitted in connection with the proposals are public data. The school district may choose
from any of the initial or final proposals without further negotiations and in accordance
with subdivision 5, but not sooner than 15 days after the proposals become public data.

(f) School districts that are self-insured shall follow all of the requirements of this section,
except that:

(1) their requests for proposals may be for third-party administrator services, where
applicable;

(2) these requests for proposals must be from a minimum of three different sources,
which may include both entities referenced in subdivision 1 and providers of third-party
administrator services;

deleted text begin (3) for purposes of fulfilling the requirement to request a proposal for group insurance
coverage from an administrator governed by chapter 43A, self-insured districts are not
required to include in the request for proposal the coverage to be provided;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) a district that is self-insured on or before the date of enactment, or that is self-insured
with more than 1,000 insured lives, or a district in which the school board adopted a motion
on or before May 14, 2014, to approve a self-insured health care plan to be effective July
1, 2014, may, but need not, request a proposal from an administrator governed by chapter
43A;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end requests for proposals must be sent to providers no less than 90 days prior to the
expiration of the existing contract; and

deleted text begin (6)deleted text end new text begin (4)new text end proposals must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the plan's renewal date and
all proposals shall be opened at the same time and in the presence of the exclusive
representative, where applicable.

(g) Nothing in this section shall restrict the authority granted to school district boards
of education by section 471.59deleted text begin , except that districts will not be considered self-insured for
purposes of this subdivision solely through participation in a joint powers arrangementdeleted text end .

(h) An entity providing group health insurance to a school district under a multiyear
contract must give notice of any rate or plan design changes applicable under the contract
at least 90 days before the effective date of any change. The notice must be given to the
school district and to the exclusive representatives of employees.

new text begin (i) The exclusive representative of the largest group of employees shall comply with
this subdivision and must not exercise any of their abilities under section 43A.316,
subdivision 5, notwithstanding anything contained in that section, or any other law to the
contrary.
new text end

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

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 471.617, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Any two or more statutory or home rule charter cities, counties, school
districts, or instrumentalities thereof which together have more than 100 employees may
jointly self-insure for any employee health benefits including long-term disability, but not
for employee life benefits, subject to the same requirements as an individual self-insurer
under subdivision 1. Self-insurance pools under this section are subject to section 62L.045.
A self-insurance pool established and operated by one or more service cooperatives governed
by section 123A.21 to provide coverage described in this subdivision qualifies under this
subdivisiondeleted text begin , but the individual school district members of such a pool shall not be considered
to be self-insured for purposes of section 471.6161, subdivision 8, paragraph (f)deleted text end . The
commissioner of commerce may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 14, providing standards or
guidelines for the operation and administration of self-insurance pools.

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

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 508.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The judges of the district court shall
appoint a competent attorney in each county within their respective districts to be an examiner
of titles and legal adviser to the registrar in said county, to which examiner all applications
to register title to land are referred without further order, and may appoint attorneys to serve
as deputy examiners who shall act in the name of the examiner and under the examiner's
supervision and control, and the deputy's acts shall be the acts of the examiners. The examiner
of titles and deputy examiners shall hold office subject to the will and discretion of the
district court by whom appointed. The examiner's compensation and that of the examiner's
deputies shall be fixed and determined by the court and paid in the same manner as the
compensation of other county employees is paid except that in all counties having fewer
than 75,000 inhabitants, and in Stearns, Dakota, Scott, Wright,new text begin Sherburne,new text end and Olmsted
Counties the fees and compensation of the examiners for services as legal adviser to the
registrar shall be determined by the judges of the district court and paid in the same manner
as the compensation of other county employees is paid, but in every other instance shall be
paid by the person applying to have the person's title registered or for other action or relief
which requires the services, certification or approval of the examiner.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 518A.79, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Except as otherwise provided in this section, the task force
is subject to chapter 13D. A meeting of the task force occurs when a quorum is present and
the members receive information, discuss, or take action on any matter relating to the duties
of the task force. The task force may conduct meetings as provided in section 13D.015 or
13D.02. The task force may conduct meetings at any location in the state that is appropriate
for the purposes of the task force as long as the location is open and accessible to the public.
For legislative members of the task force, enforcement of this subdivision is governed by
section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the task force, enforcement of
this subdivision is governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end

Laws 2016, chapter 127, section 8, is amended to read:

Sections 1 to 7 are effective the day following final enactment. With respect to eyelash
technicians, the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners must not enforce sections 1 to 7 until
deleted text begin July 1, 2017deleted text end new text begin February 1, 2018new text end . Any educational or training requirements developed by the
board regarding eyelash technicians must be 14 hours.

new text begin The commissioner of revenue must review all current rules and practices relating to the
valuation of pipeline companies that are assessed by the state. The commissioner must
determine whether current rules and practices provide accurate estimates of market value.
By February 1, 2018, the commissioner must prepare testimony for the house of
representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over property taxes recommending
changes to the rules and practices to provide more accurate assessments and reduce the
number and amount of judgments against the state and counties for state-assessed pipeline
property. Costs associated with conducting the review required by this section must be paid
from existing funds appropriated to the commissioner by law.
new text end

new text begin No later than December 31, 2018,
the state chief information officer must complete the executive branch information technology
consolidation required by Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 10, article 4. The head
of any state agency subject to consolidation must assist the state chief information officer
as necessary to implement the requirements of this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin No later than December
31, 2018, the state chief information officer shall:
new text end

new text begin (1) host at least 25 percent of all state agency servers on a public cloud solution;
new text end

new text begin (2) store at least 35 percent of all state agency data on a public cloud solution; and
new text end

new text begin (3) operate no more than six data centers statewide.
new text end

new text begin No later than June 30, 2019, the
state chief information officer shall reduce the Office of MN.IT Services' total cost for
enterprise services personnel by at least $3,000,000.
new text end

new text begin No later than January 1, 2018,
the state chief information officer must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over state
government finance on the status of business application software consolidation across state
agencies. At a minimum, the report must describe the outcomes achieved to date, a plan
and timeline for continued consolidation of business application software with measurable
outcome goals, and recommendations, if any, on legislation necessary to facilitate
achievement of these goals.
new text end

new text begin (a) The first transit financial activity review and report submitted under Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.972, subdivision 4, must include financial information from the period
beginning on January 1, 2016, and through the end of the fiscal quarter immediately preceding
the date of the report.
new text end

new text begin (b) The legislative auditor must provide a copy of the review under paragraph (a) to
each county that is party to the joint powers agreement under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.992.
new text end

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

new text begin During the fiscal years ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, an executive branch
agency's spending on advertising and promotions may not exceed 90 percent of the amount
the agency spent on advertising and promotions during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016.
The commissioner of management and budget must ensure compliance with this limit and
may issue guidelines and policies to executive agencies. The commissioner may forbid an
agency from engaging in advertising as the commissioner determines necessary to ensure
compliance with this section. This section does not apply to the Minnesota Lottery, Explore
Minnesota Tourism, or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Spending during the
biennium ending June 30, 2019, on advertising relating to a declared emergency, an
emergency, or a disaster, as those terms are defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 12.03,
is excluded for purposes of this section.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, receipts received by the state auditor on or
after July 1, 2017, from examinations conducted by the state auditor under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 6, must be credited to the general fund. Amounts in the state auditor
enterprise fund at the end of fiscal year 2017 are transferred to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin The state auditor shall reimburse Wright, Becker, and Ramsey Counties for legal fees
incurred and costs and disbursements made as a result of defending against the state auditor's
lawsuit against them.
new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), during the biennium ending June 30, 2019, an
employee covered by the managerial plan in Minnesota Statutes, section 43A.18, subdivision
3, may not be granted a percentage increase in annual salary that exceeds the lesser of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the percentage increase in Minnesota median household income, as determined by
the American Community Survey compiled by the United States Bureau of the Census, for
the most recent 12-month period for which data is available; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index, as determined by the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics, for the most recent 12-month period for which data is
available.
new text end

new text begin (b) This section does not apply to an employee whose salary is established according to
Minnesota Statutes, section 15A.083.
new text end

new text begin (a) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, the aggregate amount spent by all
executive branch agencies on employee salaries may not exceed 101 percent of the aggregate
amount these agencies spent on employee salaries in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (b) During the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, the aggregate amount spent by all
executive branch agencies on employee salaries may not exceed 103 percent of the aggregate
amount these agencies spent on employee salaries in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of this section, "executive branch" has the meaning given in Minnesota
Statutes, section 43A.02, subdivision 22, and includes the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities but not constitutional offices.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration
may enter a use agreement with the St. Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation for the
construction, operation, and removal of an ice palace and related temporary structures on
the grounds of the State Capitol complex. If a use agreement for this purpose is entered, the
terms must include the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) mutually agreed upon beginning and end dates for access to the grounds for
construction, operation, and removal of the ice palace and related temporary structures;
new text end

new text begin (2) notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 7525.0400, an allowance for the St. Paul
Festival and Heritage Foundation to establish fees for admission to the ice palace and for
participation in related activities, and for vendors to sell concessions subject to terms
negotiated in the use agreement. Any fees established must allow a reasonable opportunity
for all Minnesotans, regardless of income, to access the palace and participate in related
activities, and must allow free or discounted admission to members of the military, military
veterans, and their families. A fee may not be charged for general admission to the Capitol
grounds or, to the extent practicable, for access to public memorials and monuments located
on the Capitol grounds;
new text end

new text begin (3) notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 15B.28, and related rules of the Capitol
Area Architectural and Planning Board, an allowance for the St. Paul Festival and Heritage
Foundation to erect advertising devices promoting the ice palace and its sponsors and donors,
subject to terms negotiated in the use agreement;
new text end

new text begin (4) a restriction on private events that limit public access to the ice palace or surrounding
Capitol grounds, without prior approval of the commissioner of administration; and
new text end

new text begin (5) a requirement that, following removal of the ice palace and related temporary
structures, the St. Paul Festival and Heritage Foundation restore the Capitol grounds to the
same condition as existed prior to their construction.
new text end

new text begin In addition to the terms required by subdivision 1, a use
agreement authorized by this section may include additional terms as necessary to preserve
the integrity, dignity, and security of the State Capitol building, the Capitol grounds, and
the surrounding public buildings, memorials, and monuments, and to ensure compliance
with other applicable laws governing commercial activity on public property.
new text end

new text begin Unless expressly provided in the use agreement,
any costs or expenses incurred by the state or the city of St. Paul in implementing a use
agreement entered under this section must be paid or reimbursed by the St. Paul Festival
and Heritage Foundation. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 3.736, subdivision
1, and Minnesota Statutes, section 466.02, the state, the city of St. Paul, and their employees
are not liable for losses incurred during the construction, operation, or removal of an ice
palace or related temporary structures, or losses incurred by a person while visiting the ice
palace or participating in related activities.
new text end

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

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary and in addition to any other requirement
in law, the city of Waite Park may adopt an ordinance to require a hotel, motel, or lodging
establishment operating within the city's jurisdiction to have a valid license issued by the
city. The license may prohibit the licensee from:
new text end

new text begin (1) knowingly allowing a room to be occupied for purposes of sex trafficking;
new text end

new text begin (2) knowingly allowing a room to be occupied for the purposes of illegal drug activity;
new text end

new text begin (3) knowingly allowing a room to be occupied by a minor for the consumption of
alcoholic beverages;
new text end

new text begin (4) prohibiting the inspection of the licensed premises;
new text end

new text begin (5) failing to report observed or suspected illegal activity to the police in a reasonable
period of time; and
new text end

new text begin (6) failure to maintain the licensed premises to all building, fire, mechanical, zoning or
licensing codes.
new text end

new text begin The ordinance may provide for inspections related to the activities the license addresses.
The city may collect a reasonable fee related to the cost of issuing the license and conducting
inspections.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Hotel," "motel," and "lodging establishment" are as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 157.15.
new text end

new text begin (c) The authority in this section does not replace or diminish the authority of the
community health board to inspect and license any hotel, motel, or lodging establishment
in the city.
new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment without
local approval, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1, paragraph
(a).
new text end

new text begin (a) The board must issue grandfathered eyelash technician licenses no later than February
1, 2018, under the conditions in this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) A complete grandfathering application for an eyelash technician license must be
received in the board office between August 1, 2017, and January 31, 2018, and must contain:
new text end

new text begin (1) proof of a high school diploma or equivalent;
new text end

new text begin (2) proof of completion of an eyelash extension training course before July 1, 2017;
new text end

new text begin (3) proof of completion of a six-hour board-approved public health and safety course
provided by a board-licensed school or a board-recognized professional association organized
under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 317A. Four hours must be related to health, safety, and
infection control and two hours must be related to Minnesota laws and rules governing
cosmetology;
new text end

new text begin (4) original passing results no more than one year old of board-approved laws and rules
test and theory tests; and
new text end

new text begin (5) the practitioner fees required under Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.25.
new text end

new text begin (c) A complete grandfathering application for an eyelash salon manager license must
be received in the board office between August 1, 2017, and January 31, 2018, and must
contain:
new text end

new text begin (1) proof of a high school diploma or equivalent;
new text end

new text begin (2) proof of completion of an eyelash extension training course before July 1, 2017;
new text end

new text begin (3) documentation of at least 2,700 hours of experience performing eyelash extensions
within the last three years;
new text end

new text begin (4) original passing results no more than one year old of board-approved laws and rules
test and theory tests;
new text end

new text begin (5) original passing results no more than one year old of board-approved salon manager
test;
new text end

new text begin (6) proof of a six-hour board-approved public health and safety course provided by a
board-licensed school or a board-recognized professional association organized under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 317A. Four hours must be related to infection control and two
hours must be related to Minnesota laws and rules; and
new text end

new text begin (7) the practitioner fees required under Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.25.
new text end

new text begin (d) Grandfathered licenses must not be expedited under Minnesota Statutes, section
155A.25, subdivision 7. The application timelines under Minnesota Statutes, section 155A.25,
subdivisions 5, 6, and 8, do not apply to grandfathered licenses.
new text end

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

new text begin The Board of Cosmetologist Examiners shall adopt rules governing the eyelash technician
and salon licenses, which must include scope of practice, the conditions and process of
issuing and renewing the license, requirements related to education and testing, and 14 hours
of training regarding application of eyelash extensions in a board-licensed school. The board
may use the expedited rule process in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389. The grant of
rulemaking authority under this section expires May 31, 2019.
new text end

new text begin The Board of Cosmetologist Examiners must not issue an eyelash practitioner license
before February 1, 2018, except for grandfathered licenses issued under section 55. The
Board of Cosmetologist Examiners must not require a person to have an eyelash practitioner
license for eyelash extensions before February 1, 2018.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 6.581,
subdivision 1, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 4.46, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15.0596, is amended to read:

In all cases where the compensation of an officer of the state is fixed by law at a specified
sum, it shall be unlawful for any such officer or employee to receive additional compensation
for the performance of official services out of the contingent fund of the officer or the
department, and it shall be unlawful for the head of any department of the state government
to direct the payment of such additional compensation out of the contingent fund; and the
commissioner of management and budget is hereby prohibited from issuing a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin
paymentnew text end upon such contingent fund in payment of such additional compensation.

Every person offending against the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15.191, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Imprest cash funds for the purpose of making
minor disbursements, providing for change, and providing employees with travel advances
or a portion or all of their payroll deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end where the deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end has not been received
through the payroll system, may be established by state departments or agencies from
existing appropriations in the manner prescribed by this section.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 15.191, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Imprest cash funds
established under this section shall be created by deleted text begin warrant drawndeleted text end new text begin payment issuednew text end against the
appropriation designated by the commissioner of management and budget.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.065, is amended to read:

Notwithstanding section 16A.41, subdivision 1, the commissioner may allow an agency
to make advance deposits or payments for software or software maintenance services for
state-owned or leased electronic data processing equipment, for information technology
hosting services, for sole source maintenance agreements where it is not cost-effective to
pay in arrears, for exhibit booth space or boat slip rental when required by the renter to
guarantee the availability of space, for registration fees where advance payment is required
or advance payment discount is provided, deleted text begin anddeleted text end for newspaper, magazine, and other
subscription feesnew text begin , and other costs where advance payment discount is provided or arenew text end
customarily paid for in advance. The commissioner may also allow advance deposits by
any department with the Library of Congress and federal Supervisor of Documents for items
to be purchased from those federal agencies.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.13, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

The commissioner shall see that the deduction for the withheld
tax is made from an employee's pay on the payroll abstract. The commissioner shall approve
one deleted text begin warrant payabledeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end to the commissioner for the total amount deducted on the
abstract. Deductions from the pay of an employee paid direct by an agency shall be made
by the employee's payroll authority. A later deduction must correct an error made on an
earlier deduction. The paying authority shall see that a deleted text begin warrant or checkdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end for the
deductions is promptly sent to the commissioner. The commissioner shall deposit the amount
of the deleted text begin warrant or checkdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end to the credit of the proper federal authority or other person
authorized by federal law to receive it.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.134, is amended to read:

An employee's contribution to a registered combined charitable organization defined in
section 43A.50 may be deducted from the employee's pay. On the employee's written request,
the commissioner shall deduct a requested amount from the pay of the employee for each
pay period. The commissioner shall issue a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end in that amount to the specified
organization.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

(a) A payment may not be made without prior
obligation. An obligation may not be incurred against any fund, allotment, or appropriation
unless the commissioner has certified a sufficient unencumbered balance or the accounting
system shows sufficient allotment or encumbrance balance in the fund, allotment, or
appropriation to meet it. The commissioner shall determine when the accounting system
may be used to incur obligations without the commissioner's certification of a sufficient
unencumbered balance. An expenditure or obligation authorized or incurred in violation of
this chapter is invalid and ineligible for payment until made valid. A payment made in
violation of this chapter is illegal. An employee authorizing or making the payment, or
taking part in it, and a person receiving any part of the payment, are jointly and severally
liable to the state for the amount paid or received. If an employee knowingly incurs an
obligation or authorizes or makes an expenditure in violation of this chapter or takes part
in the violation, the violation is just cause for the employee's removal by the appointing
authority or by the governor if an appointing authority other than the governor fails to do
so. In the latter case, the governor shall give notice of the violation and an opportunity to
be heard on it to the employee and to the appointing authority. A claim presented against
an appropriation without prior allotment or encumbrance may be made valid on investigation,
review, and approval by the agency head in accordance with the commissioner's policy, if
the services, materials, or supplies to be paid for were actually furnished in good faith
without collusion and without intent to defraud. The commissioner may then deleted text begin draw a warrant
todeleted text end pay the claim just as properly allotted and encumbered claims are paid.

(b) The commissioner may approve payment for materials and supplies in excess of the
obligation amount when increases are authorized by section 16C.03, subdivision 3.

(c) To minimize potential construction delay claims, an agency with a project funded
by a building appropriation may allow a contractor to proceed with supplemental work
within the limits of the appropriation before money is encumbered. Under this circumstance,
the agency may requisition funds and allow contractors to expeditiously proceed with a
construction sequence. While the contractor is proceeding, the agency shall immediately
act to encumber the required funds.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.17, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

When the department prepares the payroll for an agency, the
commissioner assumes the agency head's duties to make authorized or required deductions
from, or employer contributions on, the pay of the agency's employees and to prepare and
issue the necessary deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentsnew text end .

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.272, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

The provisions of Minnesota Statutes deleted text begin 1941deleted text end ,
section deleted text begin 7.19deleted text end new text begin 16A.271new text end , shall apply to deposits of securities made pursuant to this section.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.40, is amended to read:

Money must not be paid out of the state treasury except upon the warrant of the
commissioner or an electronic fund transfer approved by the commissioner. Warrants must
be drawn on printed blanks that are in numerical order. The commissioner shall enter, in
numerical order in a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end register, the number, amount, date, and payee for
every deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end issued.

The commissioner may require payees to supply their bank routing information to enable
the payments to be made through an electronic fund transfer.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.42, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

If the claim is approved, the commissioner shall deleted text begin complete and sign
a warrantdeleted text end new text begin issue a paymentnew text end in the amount of the claim.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.42, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

The commissioner shall enter a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end in the deleted text begin warrant
deleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end register as if it were a cash payment.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.42, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin If the commissioner determines that a claim is invalid after
issuing a warrant, the commissioner may void an unpaid warrant. The commissioner is not
liable to any holder who took the void warrant for value.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.56, is amended to read:

The commissioner or a designee shall examine every receipt and claim, and if proper,
approve them, name the account to be charged or credited, and issue deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentsnew text end to
pay claims.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16A.671, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

To ensure that cash is available
when needed to deleted text begin pay warrantsdeleted text end new text begin make paymentsnew text end drawn on the general fund under appropriations
and allotments, the commissioner may (1) issue certificates of indebtedness in anticipation
of the collection of taxes levied for and other revenues appropriated to the general fund for
expenditure during each biennium; and (2) issue additional certificates to refund outstanding
certificates and interest on them, under the Constitution, article XI, section 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16B.37, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

To avoid duplication and improve efficiency,
the commissioner may direct an agency to do work for another agency or may direct a
division or section of an agency to do work for another division or section within the same
agency and shall require reimbursement for the work. Reimbursements received by an
agency are reappropriated to the account making the original expenditure in accordance
with the transfer deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end procedure established by the commissioner of management and
budget.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16D.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

State agencies shall report quarterly to the commissioner
of management and budget the debts owed to them. The commissioner of management and
budgetdeleted text begin , in consultation with the commissioners of revenue and human services, and the
attorney general,deleted text end shall establish internal guidelines for the recognition, tracking, new text begin and
new text end reportingdeleted text begin , and collectiondeleted text end of debts owed the state. The internal guidelines must include
accounting standards, performance measurements, and uniform reporting requirements
applicable to all state agencies. The commissioner of management and budget shall require
a state agency to recognize, track, report, and attempt to collect debts according to the
internal guidelines.new text begin The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of management
and budget and the attorney general, shall establish internal guidelines for the collection of
debt owed to the state.
new text end

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 16D.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

When a debt is determined by a state agency to be
uncollectible, the debt may be written off by the state agency from the state agency's financial
accounting records and no longer recognized as an account receivable for financial reporting
purposes. A debt is considered to be uncollectible when (1) all reasonable collection efforts
have been exhausted, (2) the cost of further collection action will exceed the amount
recoverable, (3) the debt is legally without merit or cannot be substantiated by evidence,
(4) the debtor cannot be located, (5) the available assets or income, current or anticipated,
that may be available for payment of the debt are insufficient, (6) the debt has been
discharged in bankruptcy, (7) the applicable statute of limitations for collection of the debt
has expired, or (8) it is not in the public interest to pursue collection of the debt. deleted text begin The
determination of the uncollectibility of adeleted text end new text begin Uncollectiblenew text end debt must be reported by the state
agency deleted text begin along with the basis for that decisiondeleted text end as part of its quarterly reports to the
commissioner of management and budget. new text begin The basis for the determination of the
uncollectibility of the debt must be maintained by the state agency. new text end Determining that the
debt is uncollectible does not cancel the legal obligation of the debtor to pay the debt.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 21.116, is amended to read:

All necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the provisions of sections 21.111 to
21.122 and the compensation of officers, inspectors, and employees appointed, designated,
or employed by the commissioner, as provided in such sections, together with their necessary
traveling expenses, together with the traveling expenses of the members of the advisory
seed potato certification committee, and other expenses necessary in attending committee
meetings, shall be paid from, and only from, the seed potato inspection account, on order
of the commissioner and commissioner of management and deleted text begin budget's voucher warrantdeleted text end new text begin budgetnew text end .

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 43A.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

If an eligible person who is on any payroll of the state or
an eligible person's dependents is enrolled for any of the optional coverages made available
by the commissioner pursuant to section 43A.26 the commissioner of management and
budget, upon the person's written order, shall deduct from the salary or wages of the person
those amounts required from time to time to maintain the optional coverages in force, and
issue a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end therefor to the appropriate carrier.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 43A.49, is amended to read:

(a) Appointing authorities in state government may allow each employee to take unpaid
leaves of absence for up to 1,040 hours in each two-year period beginning July 1 of each
odd-numbered year. Each appointing authority approving such a leave shall allow the
employee to continue accruing vacation and sick leave, be eligible for paid holidays and
insurance benefits, accrue seniority, and accrue service credit and credited salary in retirement
plans as if the employee had actually been employed during the time of leave. An employee
covered by the unclassified plan may voluntarily make the employee contributions to the
unclassified plan during the leave of absence. If the employee makes these contributions,
the appointing authority must make the employer contribution. If the leave of absence is
for one full pay period or longer, any holiday pay shall be included in the first payroll deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin
paymentnew text end after return from the leave of absence. The appointing authority shall attempt to
grant requests for the unpaid leaves of absence consistent with the need to continue efficient
operation of the agency. However, each appointing authority shall retain discretion to grant
or refuse to grant requests for leaves of absence and to schedule and cancel leaves, subject
to the applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements and compensation plans.

(b) To receive eligible service credit and credited salary in a defined benefit plan, the
member shall pay an amount equal to the applicable employee contribution rates. If an
employee pays the employee contribution for the period of the leave under this section, the
appointing authority must pay the employer contribution. The appointing authority may, at
its discretion, pay the employee contributions. Contributions must be made in a time and
manner prescribed by the executive director of the applicable retirement system.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 49.24, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Upon the liquidation of any financial
institution liquidated by the commissioner as statutory liquidator, if any dividends or other
moneys set apart for the payment of claims remain unpaid, and the places of residence of
the owners thereof are unknown to the commissioner, the commissioner may pay same into
the state treasury as hereinafter provided. Whenever the commissioner shall be satisfied
that the process of liquidation should not be further continued the commissioner may make
and certify triplicate lists of any such unclaimed dividends or other moneys, specifying the
name of each owner, the amount due, and the last known address. Upon one of such lists,
to be retained by the commissioner shall be endorsed the commissioner's order that such
unclaimed moneys be forthwith deposited in the state treasury. When so deposited, one of
said lists shall be delivered to the commissioner of management and budget and the
commissioner shall retain in the commissioner's office such records and proofs concerning
said claims as the commissioner may have, which shall thereafter remain on file in the
office. The commissioner of management and budget shall execute upon the list retained
by the commissioner a receipt for such money, which shall operate as a full discharge of
the commissioner on account of such claims. At any time within six years after such receipt,
but not afterward, the claimant may apply to the commissioner for the amount so deposited
for the claimant's benefit, and upon proof satisfactory to the governor, the attorney general
and the commissioner, or to a majority of them, they shall give an order to the commissioner
of management and budget to issue a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end for such amount, and such deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin
paymentnew text end shall thereupon be issued. If no such claim be presented within six years, the
commissioner shall so note upon the commissioner's copy of said list and certify the fact
to the commissioner of management and budget who shall make like entries upon the
commissioner of management and budget's corresponding lists; and all further claims to
said money shall be barred. Provided, that the commissioner of management and budget
shall transfer to the commissioner of commerce's liquidation fund created by this section
not to exceed 50 percent of the amount so turned over by the commissioner, to be used to
partially defray expenses in connection with the liquidation of closed banks and the conduct
of the liquidation division, in such amounts and at such times as the commissioner shall
request.

There is hereby appropriated to the persons entitled to such amounts, from such moneys
in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, an amount sufficient to make such payment.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 49.24, subdivision 16, is amended to read:

The following moneys shall be transferred to
and deposited in the commissioner of commerce's liquidation fund:

(1) All moneys paid to the commissioner of management and budget by the commissioner
out of funds of any financial institution in the commissioner's hands as reimbursement for
services and expenses pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 7.

(2) All moneys in the possession of the commissioner set aside for the purpose of meeting
unforeseen and contingent expenses incident to the liquidation of closed financial institutions,
which funds have been or shall be hereafter established by withholding portions of final
liquidating dividends in such cases.

(3) All moneys which the commissioner shall request the commissioner of management
and budget to transfer to such fund pursuant to the provisions of subdivision 13.

(4) All moneys in the possession of the commissioner now carried on the commissioner's
books in "stamp account," "suspense account," and "unclaimed deposit account."

(5) All moneys in the possession of the commissioner which the commissioner may be
authorized by order of any district court having jurisdiction of any liquidation proceedings
to transfer to such fund, or to use for any of the purposes for which the fund is established.

(6) All moneys in the possession of the commissioner carried on the commissioner's
books in the "unclaimed bonds account." At any time within six years after any bond the
proceeds of the sale of which constitute a portion of the moneys in this paragraph referred
to came into the possession of the commissioner as liquidator of any financial institution,
any claimant thereto may apply to the commissioner for the proceeds of the sale of such
bond, and, upon proof satisfactory to the governor, the attorney general, and the
commissioner, or a majority of them, they shall give an order to the commissioner of
management and budget to issue a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end for such amount, without interest, and
such deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end shall thereupon be issued and the amount thereof paid out of the
commissioner of commerce's liquidation fund. If no such claim be presented within such
period, all further claims to the proceeds of any such bond shall be barred.

(7) All sums which the commissioner may receive from the sale of personal property of
liquidated financial institutions where the final dividend has been paid and no disposition
of said property made by any order of the court, and the proceeds of sales of any personal
property used by the liquidation division which have been purchased with funds of financial
institutions in liquidation.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 69.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

(a) The commissioner of management
and budget shall issue to the Public Employees Retirement Association on behalf of a
municipality or independent nonprofit firefighting corporation that is a member of the
voluntary statewide lump-sum volunteer firefighter retirement plan under chapter 353G, to
the Department of Natural Resources, the Department of Public Safety, or the county,
municipality, or independent nonprofit firefighting corporation certified to the commissioner
of management and budget by the commissioner a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end for an amount equal
to the amount of fire state aid or police state aid, whichever applies, certified for the
applicable state aid recipient by the commissioner under section 69.021.

(b) Fire state aid and police state aid is payable on October 1 annually. The amount of
state aid due and not paid by October 1 accrues interest payable to the state aid recipient at
the rate of one percent for each month or part of a month that the amount remains unpaid
after October 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 80A.65, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

No filing for which a fee is required shall be deemed to be filed or
given any effect until the proper fee is paid. All fees and charges collected by the
administrator shall be covered into the state treasury. When any person is entitled to a refund
under this section, the administrator shall certify to the commissioner of management and
budget the amount of the fee to be refunded to the applicant, and the commissioner of
management and budget shall issue a deleted text begin warrant indeleted text end payment thereof out of the fund to which
such fee was credited in the manner provided by law. There is hereby appropriated to the
person entitled to such refunds from the fund in the state treasury to which such fees were
credited an amount to make such refunds and payments.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84A.23, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

(a) Immediately after a project is approved
and accepted and then after each distribution of the tax collections on the June and November
tax settlements, the county auditor shall certify to the commissioner of management and
budget the following information relating to bonds issued to finance or refinance public
drainage ditches wholly or partly within the projects, and the collection of assessments
levied on account of the ditches:

(1) the amount of principal and interest to become due on the bonds before the next tax
settlement and distribution;

(2) the amount of money collected from the drainage assessments and credited to the
funds of the ditches; and

(3) the amount of the deficit in the ditch fund of the county chargeable to the ditches.

(b) On approving the certificate, the commissioner of management and budget shall
deleted text begin draw a warrantdeleted text end new text begin issue a paymentnew text end , payable out of the fund pertaining to the project, for the
amount of the deficit in favor of the county.

(c) As to public drainage ditches wholly within a project, the amount of money paid to
or for the benefit of the county under paragraph (b) must never exceed the principal and
interest of the bonds issued to finance or refinance the ditches outstanding at the time of
the passage and approval of sections 84A.20 to 84A.30, less money on hand in the county
ditch fund to the credit of the ditches. The liabilities must be reduced from time to time by
the amount of all payments of assessments after April 25, 1931, made by the owners of
lands assessed before that date for benefits on account of the ditches.

(d) As to public drainage ditches partly within and partly outside a project, the amount
paid from the fund pertaining to the project to or for the benefit of the county must never
exceed a certain percentage of bonds issued to finance and refinance the ditches so
outstanding, less money on hand in the county ditch fund to the credit of the ditches on
April 25, 1931. The percentage must bear the same proportion to the whole amount of these
bonds as the original benefits assessed against lands within the project bear to the original
total benefits assessed to the entire system of the ditches. This liability shall be reduced
from time to time by the payments of all assessments extended after April 25, 1931, made
by the owners of lands within the project of assessments for benefits assessed before that
date on account of a ditch.

(e) The commissioner of management and budget may provide and prescribe forms for
reports required by sections 84A.20 to 84A.30 and require any additional information from
county officials that the commissioner of management and budget considers necessary for
the proper administration of sections 84A.20 to 84A.30.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84A.33, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

(a) Upon the approval and
acceptance of a project and after each distribution of the tax collections for the June and
November tax settlements, the county auditor shall certify to the commissioner of
management and budget the following information about bonds issued to finance or refinance
public drainage ditches wholly or partly within the projects, and the collection of assessments
levied for the ditches:

(1) the amount of principal and interest to become due on the bonds before the next tax
settlement and distribution;

(2) the amount of money collected from the drainage assessments and credited to the
funds of the ditches, not already sent to the commissioner of management and budget as
provided in sections 84A.31 to 84A.42; and

(3) the amount of the deficit in the ditch fund of the county chargeable to the ditches.

(b) On approving this certificate of the county auditor, the commissioner of management
and budget shall deleted text begin draw a warrantdeleted text end new text begin issue a paymentnew text end , payable out of the fund provided for in
sections 84A.31 to 84A.42, and send it to the county treasurer of the county. These funds
must be credited to the proper ditch of the county and placed in the ditch bond fund of the
county, which is created, and used only to pay the ditch bonded indebtedness of the county
assumed by the state under sections 84A.31 to 84A.42. The total amount of deleted text begin warrants drawndeleted text end new text begin
payments issuednew text end must not exceed in any one year the total amount of the deficit provided
for under this section.

(c) The state is subrogated to all title, right, interest, or lien of the county in or on the
lands so certified within these projects.

(d) As to public drainage ditches wholly within a project, the amount paid to, or for the
benefit of, the county under this subdivision must never exceed the principal and interest
of the bonds issued to finance or refinance a ditch outstanding on April 22, 1933, less money
on hand in the county ditch fund to the credit of a ditch. These liabilities must be reduced
from time to time by the amount of any payments of assessments extended after April 22,
1933, made by the owners of lands assessed before that date for benefits on account of the
ditches.

As to public drainage ditches partly within and partly outside a project the amount paid
from the fund pertaining to the project to or for the benefit of the county must never exceed
a certain percentage of bonds issued to finance and refinance a ditch so outstanding, less
money on hand in the county ditch fund to the credit of a ditch on April 22, 1932. The
percentage must bear the same proportion to the whole amount of the bonds as the original
benefits assessed against these lands within the project bear to the original total benefits
assessed to the entire system for a ditch. This liability must be reduced from time to time
by the payments of all assessments extended after April 22, 1933, made by the owners of
lands within the project of assessments for benefits assessed before that date on account of
a ditch.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84A.40, is amended to read:

Any county where a project or portion of it is located may voluntarily assume, in the
manner specified in this section, the obligation to pay a portion of the principal and interest
of the bonds issued before the approval and acceptance of the project and remaining unpaid
at maturity, of any school district or town in the county and wholly or partly within the
project. The portion must bear the same proportion to the whole of the unpaid principal and
interest as the last net tax capacity, before the acceptance of the project, of lands then
acquired by the state under sections 84A.31 to 84A.42 in the school districts or towns bears
to the total net tax capacity for the same year of the school district or town. This assumption
must be evidenced by a resolution of the county board of the county. A copy of the resolution
must be certified to the commissioner of management and budget within one year after the
acceptance of the project.

Later, if any of the bonds remains unpaid at maturity, the county board shall, upon
demand of the governing body of the school district or town or of a bondholder, provide
for the payment of the portion assumed. The county shall levy general taxes on all the taxable
property of the county for that purpose, or issue its bonds to raise the sum needed, conforming
to law respecting the issuance of county refunding bonds. The proceeds of taxes or bonds
must be paid by the county treasurer to the treasurer of the school district or town. No
payments shall be made by the county to the school district or town until the money in the
treasury of the school district or town, together with the money to be paid by the county, is
sufficient to pay in full each of the bonds as it becomes due.

If a county fails to adopt and certify the resolution, the commissioner of management
and budget shall withhold from the payments to be made to the county under section 84A.32
a sum equal to that portion of the principal and interest of the outstanding bonds that bears
the same proportion to the whole of the bonds as the above determined net tax capacity of
lands acquired by the state within the project bears to the total net tax capacity for the same
year of the school district or town. Money withheld from the county must be set aside in
the state treasury and not paid to the county until the full principal and interest of the school
district and town bonds have been paid.

If any bonds remain unpaid at maturity, upon the demand of the governing body of the
school district or town, or a bondholder, the commissioner of management and budget shall
issue to the treasurer of the school district or town a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end for that portion of the
past due principal and interest computed as in the case of the county's liability authorized
in this section to be voluntarily assumed. Money received by a school district or town under
this section must be applied to the payment of past-due bonds and interest.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84A.52, is amended to read:

As a part of the examination provided for by section 6.481, of the accounts of the several
counties within a game preserve, area, or project established under section 84A.01, 84A.20,
or 84A.31, the state auditor shall segregate the audit of the accounts reflecting the receipt
and disbursement of money collected or disbursed under this chapter or from the sale of
tax-forfeited lands held by the state under section 84A.07, 84A.26, or 84A.36. The auditor
shall also include in the reports required by section 6.481 summary statements as of
December 31 before the examination that set forth the proportionate amount of principal
and interest due from the state to the individual county and any money due the state from
the county remaining unpaid under this chapter, or from the sale of any tax-forfeited lands
referred to in this section, and other information required by the commissioner of management
and budget. On receiving a report, the commissioner of management and budget shall
determine the net amount due to the county for the period covered by the report and shall
deleted text begin draw a warrantdeleted text end new text begin issue a paymentnew text end upon the state treasury payable out of the consolidated fund
for that amount. It must be paid to and received by the county as payment in full of all
amounts due for the period stated on the deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentsnew text end from the state under any
provision of this chapter.

Money to deleted text begin pay the warrantsdeleted text end new text begin make the paymentsnew text end is appropriated to the counties entitled
to payment from the consolidated fund in the state treasury.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 88.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The compensation and expenses of persons temporarily
employed in emergencies in suppression or control of wildfires shall be fixed by the
commissioner of natural resources or an authorized agent and paid as provided by law. Such
compensation shall not exceed the maximum rate for comparable labor established as
provided by law or rules, but shall not be subject to any minimum rate so established. The
commissioner is authorized to draw and expend from money appropriated for the purposes
of sections 88.03 to 88.22 a reasonable sum and through forest officers or other authorized
agent be used in paying emergency expenses, including just compensation for services
rendered by persons summoned and for private property used, damaged, or appropriated
under sections 88.03 to 88.22. The commissioner of management and budget is authorized
to deleted text begin draw a warrantdeleted text end new text begin issue a paymentnew text end for this sum when duly approved by the commissioner.
The commissioner or agent in charge shall take proper subvouchers or receipts from all
persons to whom these moneys are paid, and after these subvouchers have been approved
they shall be filed with the commissioner of management and budget. Authorized funds as
herein provided at any time shall be deposited, subject to withdrawal or disbursement by
check or otherwise for the purposes herein prescribed, in a bank authorized and bonded to
receive state deposits; and the bond of this bank to the state shall cover and include this
deposit.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 94.522, is amended to read:

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 94.53, is amended to read:

It shall be the duty of the commissioner of management and budget to transmit deleted text begin warrants
ondeleted text end new text begin payments fromnew text end the state treasury to the county treasurers of the respective counties for
the sum that may be due in accordance with sections 94.52 to 94.54, which sum or sums
are hereby appropriated out of the state treasury from the amounts received from the United
States government pursuant to the aforesaid act of Congress. The commissioner of
management and budget, upon being notified by the federal government or any agencies
thereof that a loan has been made to any such county the repayment of which is to be made
from such fund, is authorized to transmit a deleted text begin warrant or warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end to the federal
government or any agency thereof sufficient to repay such loan out of any money apportioned
or due to such county under the provisions of such act of Congress, approved May 23, 1908
(Statutes at Large, volume 35, page 260).

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 116J.64, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

(a) An Indian desiring a loan for the purpose of starting a business
enterprise or expanding an existing business shall make application to the appropriate tribal
government. The application shall be forwarded to the appropriate eligible organization, if
it is participating in the program, for consideration in conformity with the plans submitted
by said tribal governments. The tribal government may approve the application if it
determines that the loan would advance the goals of the Indian business loan program. If
the tribal government is not participating in the program, the agency may directly approve
or deny the loan application.

(b) If the application is approved, the tribal government shall forward the application,
together with all relevant documents pertinent thereto, to the commissioner of the agency,
who shall deleted text begin cause a warrantdeleted text end new text begin request a paymentnew text end to be deleted text begin drawn in favor ofdeleted text end new text begin issued to the applicant
ornew text end the applicable tribal government, deleted text begin or the agency,deleted text end if it is administering the loan, with
appropriate notations identifying the borrower.

(c) The tribal government, eligible organization, or the agency, if it is administering the
loan, shall maintain records of transactions for each borrower in a manner consistent with
good accounting practice. The interest rate on a loan shall be established by the tribal
government or the agency, but may be no less than two percent per annum nor more than
ten percent per annum. When any portion of a debt is repaid, the tribal government, eligible
organization, or the agency, if it is administering the loan, shall remit the amount so received
plus interest paid thereon to the commissioner of management and budget through the
agency. The amount so received shall be credited to the Indian business loan account.

(d) On the placing of a loan, additional money equal to ten percent of the total amount
made available to any tribal government, eligible organization, or the agency, if it is
administering the loan, for loans during the fiscal year shall be paid to the tribal government,
eligible organization, or the agency, prior to December 31 for the purpose of financing
administrative costs.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.55, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

(a) If a school district or intermediate
school district believes that it may be unable to make a principal or interest payment on any
outstanding debt obligation on the date that payment is due, it must notify the commissioner
as soon as possible, but not less than 15 working days before the date that principal or
interest payment is due. The notice must include the name of the school district or
intermediate school district, an identification of the debt obligation issue in question, the
date the payment is due, the amount of principal and interest due on the payment date, the
amount of principal or interest that the school district or intermediate school district will be
unable to repay on that date, the paying agent for the debt obligation, the wire transfer
instructions to transfer funds to that paying agent, and an indication as to whether a payment
is being requested by the school district or intermediate school district under this section.
If a paying agent becomes aware of a potential default, it shall inform the commissioner of
that fact. After receipt of a notice which requests a payment under this section, after
consultation with the school district or intermediate school district and the paying agent,
and after verification of the accuracy of the information provided, the commissioner shall
notify the commissioner of management and budget of the potential default. The notice
must include a final figure as to the amount due that the school district or intermediate
school district will be unable to repay on the date due.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision 9, upon receipt of this notice from the
commissioner, the commissioner of management and budget shall issue a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end
and authorize the commissioner of education to pay to the paying agent for the debt obligation
the specified amount on or before the date due. The amounts needed for the purposes of
this subdivision are annually appropriated to the department from the state general fund.

(c) The Departments of Education and Management and Budget must jointly develop
detailed procedures for school districts and intermediate school districts to notify the state
that they have obligated themselves to be bound by the provisions of this section, procedures
for school districts or intermediate school districts and paying agents to notify the state of
potential defaults and to request state payment under this section, and procedures for the
state to expedite payments to prevent defaults. The procedures are not subject to chapter
14.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.55, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

If the commissioner of management and budget determines
that the credit rating of the state would be adversely affected thereby, the commissioner of
management and budget shall not issue deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentsnew text end under subdivision 2 for the
payment of principal or interest on any debt obligations for which a district did not, prior
to their issuance, obligate itself to be bound by the provisions of this section.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.68, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

The commissioner shall issue to each district whose note
has been so received a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end on the debt service loan account of the maximum
effort school loan fund, payable on presentation to the commissioner of management and
budget out of any money in such account. The deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end shall be issued by the
commissioner in sufficient time to coincide with the next date on which the district is
obligated to make principal or interest payments on its bonded debt in the ensuing year.
Interest must accrue from the date such deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end is issued. The proceeds thereof
must be used by the district to pay principal or interest on its bonded debt falling due in the
ensuing year.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.69, subdivision 14, is amended to read:

The
district must file a copy of the capital loan contract with the county auditor of each county
in which any part of the district is situated. The county auditor shall enter the capital loan,
evidenced by the contract, in the auditor's bond register. The commissioner shall keep a
record of each capital loan and contract showing the name and address of the district, the
date of the contract, and the amount of the loan initially approved. On receipt of the resolution
required in subdivision 12, the commissioner shall issue deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentsnew text end , which may be
dispersed in accordance with the schedule in the contract, on the capital loan account for
the amount that may be disbursed under subdivision 1. Interest on each disbursement of the
capital loan amount accrues from the date on which the commissioner of management and
budget issues the deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end .

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The commissioner shall furnish a copy of the apportionment of the school endowment fund
to the commissioner of management and budget, who thereupon shall deleted text begin draw warrants ondeleted text end new text begin
issue payments fromnew text end the state treasury, payable to the several districts, for the amount due
each district. There is hereby annually appropriated from the school endowment fund the
amount of such apportionments.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.40, is amended to read:

It shall be the duty of the commissioner to deliver to the commissioner of management
and budget a certificate for each district entitled to receive state aid under the provisions of
this chapter. Upon the receipt of such certificate, it shall be the duty of the commissioner
of management and budget to deleted text begin draw a warrant in favor ofdeleted text end new text begin issue a payment tonew text end the district for
the amount shown by each certificate to be due to the district. The commissioner of
management and budget shall transmit such deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentsnew text end to the district together with
a copy of the certificate prepared by the commissioner.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136F.46, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

The commissioner of management and
budget, upon the written request of an employee of the board, may deduct from an employee's
salary or wages the amount requested for payment to a nonprofit state college or university
foundation meeting the requirements in subdivision 2. The commissioner shall issue a
deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end for the deducted amount to the nonprofit foundation. The Penny Fellowship
and the Nellie Stone Johnson Scholarship Program of the Minnesota State University Student
Association shall be considered nonprofit state college and university foundations for
purposes of this section.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136F.70, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

The board may make refunds to students for tuition, activity fees,
union fees, and any other fees from imprest cash funds. The imprest cash fund shall be
reimbursed periodically by deleted text begin checks or warrants drawn ondeleted text end new text begin payments issued fromnew text end the funds
and accounts to which the refund should ultimately be charged. The amounts necessary to
pay the refunds are appropriated from the funds and accounts to which they are charged.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 162.08, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

When the county board of any county determines
to do any construction work on a county state-aid highway or other road eligible for the
expenditure of state aid funds within the county, and desires to expend on such work a
portion of the money apportioned or allocated to it out of the county state-aid highway fund,
the county shall first obtain approval of the project by the commissioner. Thereafter the
county engineer shall make such reports in such manner as the commissioner requires under
rules of the commissioner. Upon receipt of satisfactory reports, the commissioner shall
certify to the commissioner of management and budget the amount of money that is eligible
to be paid from the county's apportionment or allocation for the work under contract or
actually completed. The commissioner of management and budget shall thereupon issue a
deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end in that amount payable to the county treasurer. In no event shall the deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin
paymentnew text end with all other deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentsnew text end issued exceed the amount apportioned and
allocated to the county.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 162.08, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

The commissioner of
management and budget shall not issue any deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentsnew text end without the certification of
the commissioner.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 162.14, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

When the governing body of any such city
determines to do any construction work on any municipal state-aid street or other streets
within the city upon which money apportioned out of the municipal state-aid street fund
may be used as provided in subdivision 2, the governing body shall first obtain the approval
of the commissioner. Thereafter, the engineer of the city shall make reports in such manner
as the commissioner requires in accordance with the commissioner's rules. Upon receipt of
satisfactory reports the commissioner shall certify to the commissioner of management and
budget the amount of money that is eligible to be paid from the city's apportionment for the
work under contract or actually completed. The commissioner of management and budget
shall thereupon issue a deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end in that amount payable to the fiscal officers of the
city. In no event shall the deleted text begin warrantdeleted text end new text begin paymentnew text end with all other deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentsnew text end issued exceed
the amount apportioned to the city.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 162.14, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

The commissioner of
management and budget shall not issue any deleted text begin warrantsdeleted text end new text begin paymentsnew text end as provided for in subdivision
4 without the prior certification of the commissioner.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 162.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

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 2018
new text end

new text begin 2019
new text end