SF 2082

3rd Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 11:34pm

A bill for an act
relating to government operations; modifying provisions for general legislative
and administrative expenses of state government; regulating state and local
government operations; improving state internal controls and financial
management; changing strategic and long-range planning provisions; changing
provisions for business registration renewals; instituting a false claims cause of
action; requiring a Web site with a searchable database on state expenditures;
modifying provisions for misappropriation of state funds; requiring a review
of the budget reserve percentage; establishing technology development
lease-purchase financing; creating the enterprise real property account;
creating the geospatial information office; establishing a veteran-owned small
business preference; establishing a statewide electronic licensing system;
modifying donated sick leave provisions; establishing best practices policy for
investigations; creating the management analysis revolving fund; changing
provisions on small business contracts; changing provisions for corporation and
partnership filings and renewals with the secretary of state; imposing civil and
criminal penalties; establishing fees; requiring reports; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 3.303, subdivision 8; 3.732,
subdivision 1; 3.97, by adding a subdivision; 3.971, subdivision 6; 3.975; 4A.01;
4A.02; 5.12, subdivision 1; 5.29; 5.32; 5A.03; 5A.06; 10A.31, subdivision 4;
11A.07, subdivision 4; 13.64; 15.01; 15.06, subdivision 1; 15A.0815, subdivision
2; 16A.01, subdivision 1; 16A.055, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
16A.126, subdivision 1; 16A.133, subdivision 1; 16A.139; 16A.151, subdivision
2; 16A.152, by adding a subdivision; 16B.24, by adding a subdivision; 16C.16,
by adding a subdivision; 16C.19; 16C.20; 31.60, subdivision 1; 43A.1815;
43A.49; 45.24; 128C.15, subdivision 3; 144E.40, subdivision 2; 161.321;
176.571, subdivision 1; 270C.63, subdivision 13; 302A.821; 303.14; 303.16,
subdivision 4; 308A.995; 308B.121, subdivisions 1, 2; 317A.823; 321.0206;
321.0210; 321.0810; 322B.960; 323A.1003; 333.055; 336A.04, subdivision 3;
336A.09, subdivision 2; 359.01, subdivision 3; 383B.72; 469.175, subdivisions 1,
6; 471.345, subdivision 15; 473.142; 480.181, subdivision 2; Laws 2005, chapter
162, section 34, subdivision 2; Laws 2006, chapter 218, section 6; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 4A; 5; 10; 16A; 16B; 16E;
43A; 270C; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter
15C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 4A.05; 16C.046; 240A.08;
471.9981, subdivision 1; H. F. 1122, article 3, sections 3, 4, 5, 8, 19, if enacted.

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

ARTICLE 1

STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

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

		new text begin 2010 new text end		new text begin 2011 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 315,558,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 316,352,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 631,910,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end		new text begin 1,939,000 new text end		new text begin 1,927,000 new text end		new text begin 3,866,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end		new text begin 2,227,000 new text end		new text begin 2,227,000 new text end		new text begin 4,454,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end		new text begin 448,000 new text end		new text begin 448,000 new text end		new text begin 896,000 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 500,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue new text end		new text begin 4,089,000 new text end		new text begin 3,839,000 new text end		new text begin 7,928,000 new text end
new text begin Highway User Tax Distribution new text end		new text begin 2,183,000 new text end		new text begin 2,183,000 new text end		new text begin 4,366,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end		new text begin 7,350,000 new text end		new text begin 7,350,000 new text end		new text begin 14,700,000 new text end
new text begin Lottery Prize Fund new text end		new text begin 225,000 new text end		new text begin 225,000 new text end		new text begin 450,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 334,269,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 334,801,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 669,070,000 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or
June 30, 2011, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2011. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2010 and 2011.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2010 new text end		new text begin 2011 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin LEGISLATURE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 67,811,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 67,785,000 new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 67,811,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 67,785,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2010 new text end	new text begin 2011 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 67,633,000 new text end	new text begin 67,607,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 178,000 new text end	new text begin 178,000 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 Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Senate new text end

new text begin 22,269,000 new text end

new text begin 22,269,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin House of Representatives new text end

new text begin 29,940,000 new text end

new text begin 29,940,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Legislative Coordinating Commission new text end

new text begin 15,602,000 new text end

new text begin 15,576,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 15,424,000 new text end	new text begin 15,398,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 178,000 new text end	new text begin 178,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $5,657,000 the first year and $5,657,000
the second year are for the Office of the
Revisor of Statutes.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,379,000 the first year and $1,379,000
the second year are for the Legislative
Reference Library.
new text end

new text begin (c) $5,833,000 the first year and $5,833,000
the second year are for the Office of the
Legislative Auditor.
new text end

new text begin (d) $10,000 the first 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. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,590,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,590,000 new text end

new text begin (a) This appropriation is to fund the Office
of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor.
$19,000 the first year and $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 (b) By September 1 of each year, the
commissioner of finance shall report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
senate State Government Budget Division
and the house of representatives State
Government Finance Division any personnel
costs incurred by the Office of the Governor
and Lieutenant Governor that were supported
by appropriations to other agencies during
the previous fiscal year. The Office of the
Governor shall inform the chairs and ranking
minority members of the divisions before
initiating any interagency agreements.
new text end

new text begin (c) During the biennium ending June 30,
2011, the Office of the Governor may not
receive payments of more than $702,000
each fiscal year from other executive
agencies under Minnesota Statutes, section
15.53, to support personnel costs incurred
by the office. Payments received under this
paragraph must be deposited in a special
revenue account. Money in the account is
appropriated to the Office of the Governor.
The authority in this paragraph supersedes
other law enacted in 2009 that limits the
ability of the office to enter into agreements
relating to personnel costs with other
executive branch agencies or prevents the use
of appropriations made to other agencies for
agreements with the office under Minnesota
Statutes, section 15.53.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin STATE AUDITOR new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,858,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,178,000 new text end

new text begin $680,000 the first year is for additional audit
activities under the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009. This
appropriation remains available through June
30, 2011.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 of the balance in the tax
increment financing enforcement account
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
469.177, subdivision 11, is canceled to the
general fund on July 1, 2009. This is a
onetime cancellation.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin ATTORNEY GENERAL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 25,380,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 25,380,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2010 new text end	new text begin 2011 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 23,158,000 new text end	new text begin 23,158,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 1,827,000 new text end	new text begin 1,827,000 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

Sec. 7. new text begin SECRETARY OF STATE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,910,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,909,000 new text end

new text begin Any funds available in the account
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
5.30, pursuant to the Help America Vote Act,
are appropriated for the purposes and uses
authorized by federal law.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 748,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 748,000 new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin INVESTMENT BOARD new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 151,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 151,000 new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,758,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 5,758,000 new text end

new text begin $4,263,000 the first year and $4,263,000 the
second year are for information technology
security. The chief information officer,
in consultation with the commissioner of
finance, shall develop a cost recovery plan
for the 2012-2013 biennium to bill certain
state agencies, constitutional officers, and
other state and local government entities for
the cost of information technology security.
By March 15, 2010, the chief information
officer shall report the plan and the potential
for rates to be charged to agencies to the
chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committee divisions with
jurisdiction over the budget for the office.
new text end

new text begin The requirements imposed on the
commissioner of finance and the chief
information officer under Laws 2007, chapter
148, article 1, section 10, paragraph (e),
regarding the determination of the savings
attributable to the electronic licensing
system and information technology security
improvements are inoperative.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text begin ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,655,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,525,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2010 new text end	new text begin 2011 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 405,000 new text end	new text begin 275,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 7,250,000 new text end	new text begin 7,250,000 new text end

new text begin $130,000 in the first year is for the cost
of considering complaints filed under
Minnesota Statutes, section 211B.32. Until
June 30, 2011, the chief administrative
law judge may not make any assessment
against a county or counties under Minnesota
Statutes, section 211B.37. Any amount of
this appropriation that remains unspent at
the end of the biennium must be canceled
to the general account of the state elections
campaign fund. The base for fiscal year 2012
is $130,000, to be available for the biennium,
under the same terms.
new text end

Sec. 12. new text begin ADMINISTRATION new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 19,973,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 19,617,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2010 new text end	new text begin 2011 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 19,723,000 new text end	new text begin 19,617,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue Fund new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end	new text begin 0 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 Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Government and Citizen Services new text end

new text begin 18,097,000 new text end

new text begin 17,766,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 17,847,000 new text end	new text begin 17,766,000 new text end
new text begin Special Revenue Fund new text end	new text begin 250,000 new text end	new text begin 0 new text end

new text begin (a) $802,000 the first year and $802,000
the second year are for the Minnesota
Geospatial Information Office. Of the total
appropriation, $10,000 per year is intended
for preparation of township acreage data in
Laws 2008, chapter 366, article 17, section
7, subdivision 3.
new text end

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

new text begin (c) $127,000 the first year and $127,000
the second year are for transfer to the
commissioner of human services for a grant
to the Council on Developmental Disabilities
for the purpose of establishing a statewide
self-advocacy network for persons with
intellectual and developmental disabilities
(ID/DD). The self-advocacy network shall:
(1) ensure that persons with ID/DD are
informed of their rights in employment,
housing, transportation, voting, government
policy, and other issues pertinent to the
ID/DD community; (2) provide public
education and awareness of the civil and
human rights issues persons with ID/DD
face; (3) provide funds, technical assistance,
and other resources for self-advocacy groups
across the state; and (4) organize systems of
communications to facilitate an exchange of
information between self-advocacy groups.
This appropriation must be included in the
base budget for the commissioner of human
services for the biennium beginning July 1,
2011.
new text end

new text begin (d) $250,000 the first year and $170,000 the
second year are to fund activities to prepare
for and promote the 2010 census.
new text end

new text begin (e) $206,000 the first year and $206,000 the
second year are for the Office of the State
Archaeologist.
new text end

new text begin (f) $8,388,000 the first year and $8,388,000
the second year are for office space costs of
the legislature and veterans organizations,
for ceremonial space, and for statutorily free
space.
new text end

new text begin (g) $3,500,000 of the balance in the facilities
repair and replacement account in the special
revenue fund is canceled to the general
fund on July 1, 2009. This is a onetime
cancellation.
new text end

new text begin (h) The requirements imposed on
the commissioner of finance and the
commissioner of administration under
Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section
12, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), relating
to the savings attributable to the real
property portfolio management system are
inoperative.
new text end

new text begin (i) $250,000 is appropriated to the
commissioner of administration from the
information and telecommunications account
in the special revenue fund to continue
planning for data center consolidation,
including beginning a predesign study
and lifecycle cost analysis, and exploring
technologies to reduce energy consumption
and operating costs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Administrative Management Support new text end

new text begin 1,876,000 new text end

new text begin 1,851,000 new text end

new text begin $125,000 each year is for the Office of
Grant Management. During the biennium
ending June 30, 2011, the commissioner
must recover this amount through deductions
in state grants subject to the jurisdiction
of the office. The commissioner may not
deduct more than 2.5 percent from the
amount of any grant. The amount deducted
from appropriations for these grants must be
deposited in the general fund.
new text end

new text begin $25,000 the first year is for the Office
of Grants Management to study and
make recommendations on improving
collaborative activities between the state,
nonprofit entities, and the private sector,
including: (1) recommendations for
expanding successful initiatives involving
not-for-profit organizations that have
demonstrated measurable, positive results
in addressing high-priority community
issues; and (2) recommendations on grant
requirements and design to encourage
programs receiving grants to become
self-sufficient. The office may appoint an
advisory group to assist in the study and
recommendations. The office must report
its recommendations to the legislature by
January 15, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 13. new text begin CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL AND PLANNING BOARD new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 354,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 354,000 new text end

Sec. 14. new text begin FINANCE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 20,718,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 20,218,000 new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year is for oversight and
reporting of federal funds received under the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
of 2009. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 15. new text begin REVENUE new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 128,756,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 132,172,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2010 new text end	new text begin 2011 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 124,509,000 new text end	new text begin 127,937,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 1,761,000 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 2,183,000 new text end	new text begin 2,183,000 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 The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Tax System Management new text end

new text begin 104,259,000 new text end

new text begin 106,816,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 100,012,000 new text end	new text begin 102,581,000 new text end
new text begin Health Care Access new text end	new text begin 1,761,000 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 2,183,000 new text end	new text begin 2,183,000 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 The requirements imposed on the
commissioners of finance and revenue under
Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 1, section
16, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), relating to
the determination of savings attributable to
implementing the integrated tax software
package are inoperative.
new text end

new text begin (a) $2,656,000 the first year and $5,225,000
the second year are for additional activities
to identify and collect tax liabilities from
individuals and businesses that currently
do not pay all taxes owed. This initiative
is expected to result in new general fund
revenues of $20,810,000 for the biennium
ending June 30, 2011.
new text end

new text begin (b) The department must report to the chairs
of the house of representatives Ways and
Means and senate Finance Committees by
March 1, 2010, and January 15, 2011, on the
following performance indicators:
new text end

new text begin (1) the number of corporations noncompliant
with the corporate tax system each year and
the percentage and dollar amounts of valid
tax liabilities collected;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of businesses noncompliant
with the sales and use tax system and the
percentage and dollar amount of the valid tax
liabilities collected; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the number of individual noncompliant
cases resolved and the percentage and dollar
amounts of valid tax liabilities collected.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Debt Collection Management new text end

new text begin 24,497,000 new text end

new text begin 25,356,000 new text end

new text begin $811,000 the first year and $1,670,000 the
second year are for additional activities
to identify and collect tax liabilities from
individuals and businesses that currently
do not pay all taxes owed. This initiative
is expected to result in new general fund
revenues of $20,700,000 for the biennium
ending June 30, 2011.
new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,940,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,940,000 new text end

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

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 899,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 899,000 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

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

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
349A.10, subdivision 3, the operating budget
must not exceed $28,111,000 in fiscal year
2010 and $28,740,000 in fiscal year 2011.
new text end

Sec. 19. new text begin TORT CLAIMS 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 finance 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

Sec. 20. new text begin MINNESOTA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM new text end

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

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,346,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,405,000 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 Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Legislators new text end

new text begin 1,889,000 new text end

new text begin 1,937,000 new text end

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 Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Constitutional Officers new text end

new text begin 457,000 new text end

new text begin 468,000 new text end

new text begin Under Minnesota Statutes, section 352C.001.
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

Sec. 21. new text begin MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,000,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,000,000 new text end

new text begin These amounts are estimated to be needed
under Minnesota Statutes, section 422A.101,
subdivision 3.
new text end

Sec. 22. new text begin TEACHERS RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 15,454,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 15,454,000 new text end

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

new text begin (a) Special direct state aid. $12,954,000 the
first year and $12,954,000 the second year
are for special direct state aid authorized
under Minnesota Statutes, section 354A.12,
subdivisions 3a and 3c.
new text end

new text begin (b) 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 354A.12, subdivision 3b.
new text end

Sec. 23. new text begin ST. PAUL TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,827,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,827,000 new text end

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

Sec. 24. new text begin DULUTH TEACHERS RETIREMENT FUND new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 346,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 346,000 new text end

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

Sec. 25. new text begin AMATEUR SPORTS COMMISSION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 270,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 270,000 new text end

new text begin The amount available for appropriation to
the commission under Laws 2005, chapter
156, article 2, section 43, is reduced in the
first year and the second year by the amounts
appropriated in this section.
new text end

Sec. 26. new text begin COUNCIL ON BLACK MINNESOTANS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 316,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 316,000 new text end

Sec. 27. new text begin COUNCIL ON CHICANO/LATINO AFFAIRS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 298,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 298,000 new text end

Sec. 28. new text begin COUNCIL ON ASIAN-PACIFIC MINNESOTANS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 275,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 275,000 new text end

Sec. 29. new text begin INDIAN AFFAIRS COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 500,000 new text end

new text begin $32,000 each year is for activities of the
council relating to Indian burial sites,
including activities relating to unfunded
federal mandates.
new text end

Sec. 30. new text begin GENERAL CONTINGENT ACCOUNTS new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,750,000 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 2010 new text end	new text begin 2011 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,250,000 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) Of the appropriation to the general fund
contingent account, $750,000 is a onetime
appropriation for potential state matching
requirements needed to maximize receipt of
federal funds under the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
new text end

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

Sec. 31. new text begin PROBLEM GAMBLING APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $225,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $225,000 in fiscal year 2011 are appropriated from
the lottery prize fund to the Gambling Control Board for a grant to the state affiliate
recognized by the National Council on Problem Gambling. The affiliate must provide
services to increase public awareness of problem gambling, education and training for
individuals and organizations providing effective treatment services to problem gamblers
and their families, and research relating to problem gambling. These services must be
complimentary to and not duplicative of the services provided through the problem
gambling program administered by the commissioner of human services. Of this
appropriation, $50,000 in fiscal year 2010 and $50,000 in fiscal year 2011 are contingent
on the contribution of nonstate matching funds. Matching funds may be either cash or
qualifying in-kind contributions. The commissioner of finance may disburse the state
portion of the matching funds in increments of $25,000 upon receipt of a commitment for
an equal amount of matching nonstate funds. These are onetime appropriations.
new text end

Sec. 32. new text begin INDIRECT COST RECOVERY.
new text end

new text begin To the extent that the federal government allows statewide indirect cost
recovery against money received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act (ARRA), money recovered for the central administration, financial oversight,
or public accountability of federal stimulus money in excess of any direct general
fund appropriations made for these purposes is appropriated to the commissioner of
finance. Money received under this section must be spent before any other general fund
appropriations for ARRA activities. The commissioner of finance must reduce the unspent
amount of general fund appropriations for federal stimulus money reporting and oversight
activities by an amount equivalent to the money recovered under this section, up to the
total amount of the unspent general fund appropriations.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.303, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Ethnic heritage and new Americans.

The commission shall undertake
activities it determines are necessary to assist state government to foster an understanding
and appreciation of ethnic and cultural diversity in Minnesota, to identify underutilized
resources within the immigrant community, and to facilitate the full participation of
immigrants in social, cultural, and political life in this state. The commission may
appoint a working group under section 3.305, subdivision 6, to assist the commission in
these duties. A working group under this subdivision may include legislators and public
members. The commission may provide compensation for public members as provided
in section 15.0575. In performing duties under this subdivision, the commission shall
collaborate with the councils established in sections 3.9223, 3.9225, and 3.9226. This
subdivision expires June 30, deleted text begin 2009 deleted text end new text begin 2011 new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.732, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

As used in this section and section 3.736 the terms
defined in this section have the meanings given them.

(1) "State" includes each of the departments, boards, agencies, commissions, courts,
and officers in the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the state of Minnesota
and includes but is not limited to the Housing Finance Agency, the Minnesota Office of
Higher Education, the Higher Education Facilities Authority, the Health Technology
Advisory Committee, the Armory Building Commission, the Zoological Board, the Iron
Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, the State Agricultural Society, the University
of Minnesota, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, state hospitals, and state
penal institutions. It does not include a city, town, county, school district, or other local
governmental body corporate and politic.

(2) "Employee of the state" means all present or former officers, members, directors,
or employees of the state, members of the Minnesota National Guard, members of a
bomb disposal unit approved by the commissioner of public safety and employed by a
municipality defined in section 466.01 when engaged in the disposal or neutralization of
bombs or other similar hazardous explosives, as defined in section 299C.063, outside the
jurisdiction of the municipality but within the state, or persons acting on behalf of the state
in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently, with or without compensation. It does
not include either an independent contractor except, for purposes of this section and
section 3.736 only, a guardian ad litem acting under court appointment, or members of the
Minnesota National Guard while engaged in training or duty under United States Code,
title 10, or title 32, section 316, 502, 503, 504, or 505, as amended through December
31, 1983. Notwithstanding sections 43A.02 and 611.263, for purposes of this section and
section 3.736 only, "employee of the state" includes a district public defender or assistant
district public defender in the Second or Fourth Judicial District new text begin , new text end deleted text begin and deleted text end a member of the
Health Technology Advisory Committee new text begin , and any officer, agent, or employee of the state
of Wisconsin performing work for the state of Minnesota pursuant to a joint state initiative new text end .

(3) "Scope of office or employment" means that the employee was acting on behalf
of the state in the performance of duties or tasks lawfully assigned by competent authority.

(4) "Judicial branch" has the meaning given in section 43A.02, subdivision 25.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.97, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:

new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end

new text begin Review of financial management and internal controls. new text end

new text begin The
commission shall review legislative auditor reports and make recommendations, as the
commission determines necessary, for improvements in the state's system of internal
controls and financial management.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.971, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Financial audits.

The legislative auditor shall audit the financial
statements of the state of Minnesota required by section 16A.50 and, as resources permit,
shall audit Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, state
agencies, departments, boards, commissions, courts, and other state organizations subject
to audit by the legislative auditor, including the State Agricultural Society, Agricultural
Utilization Research Institute, Enterprise Minnesota, Inc., Minnesota Historical
Society, Labor Interpretive Center, Minnesota Partnership for Action Against Tobacco,
Metropolitan Sports Facilities Commission, 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 are
complied with and may, as part of a financial audit or separately, investigate allegations of
noncompliance deleted text begin by employees of departments and agencies of the state government and
the other organizations listed in this subdivision deleted text end .

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.975, is amended to read:

3.975 DUTIES CONCERNING MISUSE OF PUBLIC MONEY OR OTHER
RESOURCES.

If a legislative auditor's examination discloses new text begin that a state official or employee has
used money for a purpose other than the purpose for which the money was appropriated
or discloses any other new text end misuse of public money or other public resources, the legislative
auditor shall file a report with the Legislative Audit Commission, the attorney general, and
the appropriate county attorney. The attorney general shall seek recovery of money and
other resources as the evidence may warrant. The county attorney shall cause criminal
proceedings to be instituted as the evidence may warrant.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 4A.01, is amended to read:

4A.01 deleted text begin OFFICE OF deleted text end STRATEGIC AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

deleted text begin The Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning is created,
with a director appointed by the governor. deleted text end new text begin The commissioner of administration is the state
planning officer and is responsible for the coordination, development, assessment, and
communication of information, performance measures, planning, and policy concerning
the state's future. The commissioner may contract with another agency for the provision of
administrative services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Long-range plan. new text end

new text begin By September 15, 2010, and every five years thereafter,
new text end the deleted text begin Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must develop an integrated
long-range plan for the state new text begin based upon the plans and strategies of state agencies,
public advice about the future, and other information developed under this chapter new text end . The
deleted text begin office deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must coordinate activities among all levels of government and must
stimulate public interest and participation in the future of the state.

The deleted text begin office deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end must act in coordination with the commissioner of finance,
affected state agencies, and the legislature in the planning and financing of major public
programs.

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must submit a report to the governor and chairs
and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees
with jurisdiction on state government finance by January 15 of each year that provides
economic, social, and environmental demographic information to assist public and elected
officials with long-term management decisions. The report must identify and assess
the information important to understanding the state's two-, ten-, and 50-year outlook,
including the budget implications for those time periods. The report must include the
demographic forecast required by section 4A.02, paragraph (e), and information to assist
with the preparation of the milestones report required by section 4A.11, and may include
policy recommendations based upon the information and assessment provided.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 4A.02, is amended to read:

4A.02 STATE DEMOGRAPHER.

(a) The deleted text begin director deleted text end new text begin commissioner new text end shall appoint a state demographer. The demographer
must be professionally competent in demography and must possess demonstrated ability
based upon past performance.

(b) The demographer shall:

(1) continuously gather and develop demographic data relevant to the state;

(2) design and test methods of research and data collection;

(3) periodically prepare population projections for the state and designated regions
and periodically prepare projections for each county or other political subdivision of the
state as necessary to carry out the purposes of this section;

(4) review, comment on, and prepare analysis of population estimates and
projections made by state agencies, political subdivisions, other states, federal agencies, or
nongovernmental persons, institutions, or commissions;

(5) serve as the state liaison with the United States Bureau of the Census, coordinate
state and federal demographic activities to the fullest extent possible, and aid the
legislature in preparing a census data plan and form for each decennial census;

(6) compile an annual study of population estimates on the basis of county, regional,
or other political or geographical subdivisions as necessary to carry out the purposes of
this section and section 4A.03;

(7) by January 1 of each year, issue a report to the legislature containing an analysis
of the demographic implications of the annual population study and population projections;

(8) prepare maps for all counties in the state, all municipalities with a population
of 10,000 or more, and other municipalities as needed for census purposes, according to
scale and detail recommended by the United States Bureau of the Census, with the maps
of cities showing precinct boundaries;

(9) prepare an estimate of population and of the number of households for each
governmental subdivision for which the Metropolitan Council does not prepare an annual
estimate, and convey the estimates to the governing body of each political subdivision
by June 1 of each year;

(10) direct, under section 414.01, subdivision 14, and certify population and
household estimates of annexed or detached areas of municipalities or towns after being
notified of the order or letter of approval by the chief administrative law judge of the
State Office of Administrative Hearings;

(11) prepare, for any purpose for which a population estimate is required by law
or needed to implement a law, a population estimate of a municipality or town whose
population is affected by action under section 379.02 or 414.01, subdivision 14; and

(12) prepare an estimate of average household size for each statutory or home rule
charter city with a population of 2,500 or more by June 1 of each year.

(c) A governing body may challenge an estimate made under paragraph (b) by filing
their specific objections in writing with the state demographer by June 24. If the challenge
does not result in an acceptable estimate, the governing body may have a special census
conducted by the United States Bureau of the Census. The political subdivision must
notify the state demographer by July 1 of its intent to have the special census conducted.
The political subdivision must bear all costs of the special census. Results of the special
census must be received by the state demographer by the next April 15 to be used in that
year's June 1 estimate to the political subdivision under paragraph (b).

(d) The state demographer shall certify the estimates of population and household
size to the commissioner of revenue by July 15 each year, including any estimates still
under objection.

new text begin (e) The state demographer shall release a demographic forecast in conjunction with
the commissioner of finance and the November state economic forecast.
new text end

new text begin (f) The state demographer may contract for the development of data and research
required under this chapter, including, but not limited to, population estimates and
projections, the preparation of maps, and other estimates.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (e) is effective November 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [4A.11] MILESTONES REPORT.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must review the statewide system of economic, social, and
environmental performance measures in use under section 16A.10, subdivision 1c, and
known as Minnesota milestones. The commissioner must provide the economic, social,
and environmental information necessary to assist public and elected officials with
understanding and evaluating Minnesota milestones. The commissioner must report on
the trends and their implications for Minnesota milestones each year and provide the
commissioner of finance with recommendations for the use of Minnesota milestones in
budget documents. The commissioner may contract for the development of information
and measures.
new text end

Sec. 9.

new text begin [5.001] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Applicability. new text end

new text begin As used in this chapter, the terms defined in this
section have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Business entity. new text end

new text begin "Business entity" means an organization that is formed
under chapters 300, 301, 302A, 303, 308, 308A, 308B, 315, 317, 317A, 318, 319, 319A,
321, 322A, 322B, 323, or 323A and that has filed documents with the secretary of state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Business entity filings. new text end

new text begin "Business entity filings" means any filing from a
business entity and also includes filings made under chapter 333.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Bulk data. new text end

new text begin "Bulk data" means data that has commercial value and is a
substantial or discrete portion of or an entire formula, pattern, compilation, program,
device, method, technique, process, database, or system.
new text end

Sec. 10.

new text begin [5.002] E-MAIL ADDRESSES.
new text end

new text begin (a) The secretary of state is authorized to provide a field on each of the forms and on
each online entry screen, used to file business entity filings, Uniform Commercial Code
records, and central notification system filings, for the collection of an e-mail address to
which the secretary of state can forward official notices required by law and other notices
to the business entity, assumed name, or the person filing the uniform commercial code or
central notification system record. The e-mail address may be updated by or on behalf of
the business entity by sending a notification of the change to the secretary of state. No fee
shall be charged for an e-mail address update.
new text end

new text begin (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), the business entity, holder of assumed
name, or other person providing the e-mail address under this section may indicate on
the screen that they do not wish the e-mail address provided under this section to be
provided as bulk data.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the e-mail address in paragraph (b) is provided as a portion of a digitally
scanned image, the e-mail address on that image is public.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state
certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been
modified to implement this section.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Fees.

The secretary of state shall charge a fee of $5 for each
certificate or certification of a copy new text begin or electronically transmitted image new text end of any document
filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state shall charge a fee of
$3 for a copy new text begin or electronically transmitted image new text end of an original deleted text begin filing of a corporation,
limited partnership, assumed name, or trade or service mark deleted text end new text begin business entity filing new text end . The
secretary of state shall charge a fee of $3 for a copy new text begin or electronically transmitted image new text end of
deleted text begin any or all deleted text end new text begin each new text end subsequent deleted text begin filings of a corporation, limited partnership, assumed name,
or trade or service mark deleted text end new text begin business entity filing new text end . The secretary of state shall charge a fee
of deleted text begin $1 per page for copies deleted text end new text begin $3 for a copy or electronically transmitted image new text end of new text begin any new text end other
deleted text begin nonuniform commercial code documents deleted text end new text begin document new text end filed with the secretary of state. At the
time of filing, the secretary of state may provide at the public counter, without charge, a
copy of a filing, ten or fewer pages in length, to the person making the filing.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state
certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been
modified to implement this section.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5.29, is amended to read:

5.29 deleted text begin BULK AGENT NAME AND ADDRESS CHANGES deleted text end new text begin GLOBAL FILINGS new text end .

deleted text begin The filing fee charged for filing an amendment is charged for each document
filed deleted text end new text begin (a) new text end When a registered agent new text begin for multiple business entities files an instrument that
new text end changes its name or office address deleted text begin pursuant to sections 302A.123, subdivision 3; 303.10;
308A.025, subdivision 5; 317A.123, subdivision 3; 318.02; and 322B.135, subdivision
3; and chapters 321; 323; and 323A, but the cumulative fee shall not exceed $10,000 for
entities governed by the provisions of chapters 302A, 303, 308A, 317A, 318, 322A, 322B,
323, and 323A deleted text end new text begin , the change for each business entity must be filed online as a separate
transaction, and a separate filing fee charged new text end . new text begin The aggregate fee for a filing under this
paragraph shall not exceed $35,000. new text end

new text begin (b) When a secured party wishes to file an amendment to a financing statement
making a change in secured party or debtor name and address information, each
amendment must be filed online as a separate transaction and a separate filing fee charged.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state
certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been
modified to implement this section.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5.32, is amended to read:

5.32 TEMPORARY TECHNOLOGY SURCHARGE.

Subdivision 1.

Surcharge.

For fiscal years 2008 deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin , new text end 2009 new text begin , 2010, and 2011 new text end , the
following technology surcharges are imposed on the filing fees required under the
following statutes:

(1) $25 for articles of incorporation filed under section 302A.151;

(2) $25 for articles of organization filed under section 322B.17;

(3) $25 for applications for certificates of authority to transact business in Minnesota
filed under section 303.06;

(4) $20 for annual reports filed by non-Minnesota corporations under section
303.14; and

(5) $50 for reinstatements to authority to transact business in Minnesota filed under
section 303.19.

Subd. 2.

Deposit.

The surcharges listed in subdivision 1 shall be deposited into the
uniform commercial code account.

Subd. 3.

Expiration.

This section expires June 30, deleted text begin 2009 deleted text end new text begin 2011 new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 14.

new text begin [5.34] ANNUAL RENEWAL FILINGS.
new text end

new text begin Any business registered with the secretary of state required to file an annual renewal
in order to maintain its active status, good standing, or existence under Minnesota Statutes
shall file that renewal, whether online or otherwise, in a format that states:
new text end

new text begin (1) the name in Minnesota of the organization for which the renewal is filed;
new text end

new text begin (2) the name of the organization in the jurisdiction in which it is organized, if
different;
new text end

new text begin (3) the address of the registered office or designated office and the name of the
registered agent of the organization for service of process, if any;
new text end

new text begin (4) the jurisdiction in which the organization is organized, if that jurisdiction is
not Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (5) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the
principal functions of the president of a nonprofit corporation, manager of a limited
liability company, or chief executive officer of a corporation or cooperative;
new text end

new text begin (6) the address of the principal executive office of a domestic business corporation
or of a limited liability company or the principal place of business of a cooperative, if
different from the registered office address;
new text end

new text begin (7) the address of the designated office and the name, street, and mailing address of
the agent for service of process in Minnesota of a limited partnership or foreign limited
partnership;
new text end

new text begin (8) the street and mailing address of the principal office of a limited partnership;
new text end

new text begin (9) the street and mailing address of the chief executive office of a partnership and, if
different, the street address of an office of a partnership in Minnesota, if any;
new text end

new text begin (10) the name, street, mailing address, and telephone number of an individual
who may be contacted for purposes other than services of process on behalf of a
limited partnership or a limited liability partnership, if the agent for the limited liability
partnership, limited partnership, or foreign limited partnership is not an individual; and
new text end

new text begin (11) the e-mail address of the organization to which notices from the secretary of
state will be directed, if the organization has an e-mail address.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5A.03, is amended to read:

5A.03 ORGANIZATION APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.

(a) An application for registration as an international student exchange visitor
placement organization must be submitted in the form prescribed by the secretary of
state. The application must include:

(1) evidence that the organization meets the standards established by the secretary of
state by rule;

(2) the name, address, and telephone number of the organization, its chief executive
officer, and the person within the organization who has primary responsibility for
supervising placements within the state;

(3) the organization's unified business identification number, if any;

(4) the organization's United States Information Agency number, if any;

(5) evidence of Council on Standards for International Educational Travel listing, if
any;

(6) whether the organization is exempt from federal income tax; and

(7) a list of the organization's placements in Minnesota for the previous academic
year including the number of students placed, their home countries, the school districts in
which they were placed, and the length of their placements.

(b) The application must be signed by the chief executive officer of the organization
and the person within the organization who has primary responsibility for supervising
placements within Minnesota. If the secretary of state determines that the application is
complete, the secretary of state shall file the application and the applicant is registered.

(c) Organizations that have registered shall inform the secretary of state of any
changes in the information required under paragraph (a), clause (1), within 30 days of the
change. There is no fee to amend a registration.

(d) Registration under this chapter is valid for one year. The registration may be
renewed annually. The fee to renew a registration is $50 per year.

(e) Organizations registering for the first time in Minnesota must pay an initial
registration fee of $150.

(f) Fees collected by the secretary of state under this section must be deposited in the
state treasury and credited to the general fund deleted text begin and are added to the appropriation from
which registration costs are paid deleted text end .

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 5A.06, is amended to read:

5A.06 COMPLAINTS.

The secretary of state may, upon receipt of a complaint regarding an international
student exchange organization, report the matter to the organization involved, the deleted text begin United
States Information Agency, deleted text end new text begin Office of Exchange Coordination and Designation, United
States Department of State, new text end or the Council on Standards for International Educational
Travel, as the secretary of state considers appropriate. new text begin The secretary may also investigate
complaints received under this section to determine if the complaint is limited to one
high school or if there are systemic problems with placements made by a particular
organization. The secretary of state may terminate an organization's registration if the
secretary determines the organization has failed to remain in compliance with local, state,
and federal statutes, rules, and regulations.
new text end

Sec. 17.

new text begin [10.49] NAMING.
new text end

new text begin Laws enacted on or after July 1, 2009, must not be named for living people, and laws
may not name councils, buildings, roads, or other facilities or entities after living people.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 10A.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Appropriation.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end The amounts designated by individuals for the state
elections campaign fund, less three percent, are appropriated from the general fund, must
be transferred and credited to the appropriate account in the state elections campaign fund,
and are annually appropriated for distribution as set forth in subdivisions 5, 5a, 6, and 7.
The remaining three percent must be kept in the general fund for administrative costs.

(b) In addition to the amounts in paragraph (a), deleted text begin $1,250,000 deleted text end new text begin $1,020,000 new text end for each
general election is appropriated from the general fund for transfer to the general account
of the state elections campaign fund.

deleted text begin Of this appropriation, $65,000 each fiscal year must be set aside to pay assessments
made by the Office of Administrative Hearings under section 211B.37. Amounts
remaining after all assessments have been paid must be canceled to the general account.
deleted text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 11A.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Duties and powers.

The director, at the direction of the state board, shall:

(1) plan, direct, coordinate, and execute administrative and investment functions
in conformity with the policies and directives of the state board and the requirements of
this chapter and of chapter 356A;

(2) prepare and submit biennial and annual budgets to the board and with the
approval of the board submit the budgets to the Department of Finance;

(3) employ professional and clerical staff as necessary. Employees whose primary
responsibility is to invest or manage money or employees who hold positions designated
as unclassified under section 43A.08, subdivision 1a, are in the unclassified service of the
state. Other employees are in the classified service. Unclassified employees who are
not covered by a collective bargaining agreement are employed under the terms and
conditions of the compensation plan approved under section 43A.18, subdivision 3b;

(4) report to the state board on all operations under the director's control and
supervision;

(5) maintain accurate and complete records of securities transactions and official
activities;

(6) establish a policy relating to the purchase and sale of securities on the basis of
competitive offerings or bids. The policy is subject to board approval;

(7) cause securities acquired to be kept in the custody of the commissioner of finance
or other depositories consistent with chapter 356A, as the state board deems appropriate;

(8) prepare and file with the director of the Legislative Reference Library, by
December 31 of each year, a report summarizing the activities of the state board, the
council, and the director during the preceding fiscal year. The report must be prepared
so as to provide the legislature and the people of the state with a clear, comprehensive
summary of the portfolio composition, the transactions, the total annual rate of return,
and the yield to the state treasury and to each of the funds whose assets are invested by
the state board, and the recipients of business placed or commissions allocated among
the various commercial banks, investment bankers, new text begin money managers, new text end and brokerage
organizations new text begin and the amount of these commissions or other fees new text end . The report must contain
financial statements for funds managed by the board prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles new text begin . The report must include an executive summary new text end ;

new text begin (9) include on the state board's Web site its annual report and an executive summary
of its quarterly reports;
new text end

deleted text begin (9) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end require state officials from any department or agency to produce and provide
access to any financial documents the state board deems necessary in the conduct of
its investment activities;

deleted text begin (10) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end receive and expend legislative appropriations; and

deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end undertake any other activities necessary to implement the duties and
powers set forth in this subdivision consistent with chapter 356A.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 13.64, is amended to read:

13.64 DEPARTMENT OF deleted text begin ADMINISTRATION deleted text end new text begin FINANCE new text end DATA.

(a) Notes and preliminary drafts of reports created, collected, or maintained by the
Management Analysis Division, Department of deleted text begin Administration deleted text end new text begin finance new text end , and prepared
during management studies, audits, reviews, consultations, or investigations are classified
as confidential or protected nonpublic data until the final report has been published or
preparation of the report is no longer being actively pursued.

(b) Data that support the conclusions of the report and that the commissioner of
deleted text begin administration deleted text end new text begin finance new text end reasonably believes will result in litigation are confidential or
protected nonpublic until the litigation has been completed or until the litigation is no
longer being actively pursued.

(c) Data on individuals that could reasonably be used to determine the identity of an
individual supplying data for a report are private if:

(1) the data supplied by the individual were needed for a report; and

(2) the data would not have been provided to the Management Analysis Division
without an assurance to the individual that the individual's identity would remain private,
or the Management Analysis Division reasonably believes that the individual would not
have provided the data.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 15.01, is amended to read:

15.01 DEPARTMENTS OF THE STATE.

The following agencies are designated as the departments of the state government:
the Department of Administration; the Department of Agriculture; the Department of
Commerce; the Department of Corrections; the Department of Education; the Department
of Employment and Economic Development; deleted text begin the Department of Finance; deleted text end the Department
of Health; the Department of Human Rights; the Department of Labor and Industry;
new text begin the Department of Management and Budget; new text end the Department of Military Affairs; the
Department of Natural Resources; the Department of Public Safety; the Department of
Human Services; the Department of Revenue; the Department of Transportation; the
Department of Veterans Affairs; and their successor departments.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 15.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Applicability.

This section applies to the following departments
or agencies: the Departments of Administration, Agriculture, Commerce, Corrections,
Education, Employment and Economic Development, deleted text begin Finance, deleted text end Health, Human Rights,
Labor and Industry, new text begin Management and Budget, new text end Natural Resources, Public Safety, Human
Services, Revenue, Transportation, and Veterans Affairs; the Housing Finance and
Pollution Control Agencies; the Office of Commissioner of Iron Range Resources and
Rehabilitation; the Bureau of Mediation Services; and their successor departments and
agencies. The heads of the foregoing departments or agencies are "commissioners."

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 15A.0815, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Group I salary limits.

The salaries for positions in this subdivision may
not exceed 95 percent of the salary of the governor:

Commissioner of administration;

Commissioner of agriculture;

Commissioner of education;

Commissioner of commerce;

Commissioner of corrections;

deleted text begin Commissioner of finance;
deleted text end

Commissioner of health;

Executive director, Minnesota Office of Higher Education;

Commissioner, Housing Finance Agency;

Commissioner of human rights;

Commissioner of human services;

Commissioner of labor and industry;

new text begin Commissioner of management and budget;
new text end

Commissioner of natural resources;

Director of Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning;

Commissioner, Pollution Control Agency;

Executive director, Public Employees Retirement Association;

Commissioner of public safety;

Commissioner of revenue;

Executive director, State Retirement System;

Executive director, Teachers Retirement Association;

Commissioner of employment and economic development;

Commissioner of transportation; and

Commissioner of veterans affairs.

Sec. 24.

new text begin [15C.01] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Scope. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this chapter, the terms in this section have
the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Claim. new text end

new text begin "Claim" includes a request or demand, whether under a contract or
otherwise, for money or property that is made by a contractor, grantee, or other recipient
to the state or a political subdivision if the state or the political subdivision has provided or
will provide a portion of the money or property that is requested or demanded, or if the
state or the political subdivision has reimbursed or will reimburse the contractor, grantee,
or other recipient for a portion of the money or property that is requested or demanded.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Knowing and knowingly. new text end

new text begin "Knowing" and "knowingly" mean that a
person, with respect to information:
new text end

new text begin (1) has actual knowledge of the information;
new text end

new text begin (2) acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity of the information; or
new text end

new text begin (3) acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of the information.
new text end

new text begin No proof of specific intent to defraud is required, but in no case is a person who acts
merely negligently, inadvertently, or mistakenly with respect to information deemed
to have acted knowingly.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Original source. new text end

new text begin "Original source" means a person who has direct and
independent knowledge of information that is probative of an essential element of the
allegations in an action brought under this chapter that was not obtained from a public
source and who either voluntarily provided the information to the state or the political
subdivision before bringing an action based on the information or whose information
provided the basis for or caused an investigation, hearing, audit, or report that led to the
public disclosure of the allegations or transactions upon which an action brought under
this chapter is based.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Person. new text end

new text begin "Person" means a natural person, partnership, corporation,
association or other legal entity but does not include the state or a political subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Political subdivision. new text end

new text begin "Political subdivision" means a political subdivision
of the state and includes a department or agency of a political subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Prosecuting attorney. new text end

new text begin "Prosecuting attorney" means:
new text end

new text begin (1) the attorney general, if the false or fraudulent claim involves money, property, or
services provided by the state; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the county attorney, city attorney, or other attorney representing a political
subdivision, if the false or fraudulent claim involves money, property, or services provided
by the political subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin State. new text end

new text begin "State" means the state of Minnesota and includes a department or
agency of the state.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 25.

new text begin [15C.02] LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN ACTS.
new text end

new text begin (a) A person who commits any act described in clauses (1) to (7) is liable to the
state or the political subdivision for a civil penalty of not less than $5,500 and not more
than $11,000 per false or fraudulent claim, plus three times the amount of damages that
the state or the political subdivision sustains because of the act of that person, except
as otherwise provided in paragraph (b):
new text end

new text begin (1) knowingly presents, or causes to be presented, to an officer or employee of the
state or a political subdivision a false or fraudulent claim for payment or approval;
new text end

new text begin (2) knowingly makes or uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or
statement to get a false or fraudulent claim paid or approved by the state or a political
subdivision;
new text end

new text begin (3) knowingly conspires to either present a false or fraudulent claim to the state or a
political subdivision for payment or approval or makes, uses, or causes to be made or used
a false record or statement to obtain payment or approval of a false or fraudulent claim;
new text end

new text begin (4) has possession, custody, or control of public property or money used, or to
be used, by the state or a political subdivision and knowingly delivers or causes to be
delivered to the state or a political subdivision less money or property than the amount
for which the person receives a receipt;
new text end

new text begin (5) is authorized to prepare or deliver a receipt for money or property used, or to be
used, by the state or a political subdivision and knowingly prepares or delivers a receipt
that falsely represents the money or property;
new text end

new text begin (6) knowingly buys, or receives as a pledge of an obligation or debt, public property
from an officer or employee of the state or a political subdivision who lawfully may
not sell or pledge the property; or
new text end

new text begin (7) knowingly makes or uses, or causes to be made or used, a false record or
statement to conceal, avoid, or decrease an obligation to pay or transmit money or property
to the state or a political subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) The court may assess not less than two times the amount of damages that the
state or the political subdivision sustains because of the act of the person if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the person committing a violation under paragraph (a) furnished an officer or
employee of the state or the political subdivision responsible for investigating the false or
fraudulent claim violation with all information known to the person about the violation
within 30 days after the date on which the person first obtained the information;
new text end

new text begin (2) the person fully cooperated with any investigation by the state or the political
subdivision of the violation; and
new text end

new text begin (3) at the time the person furnished the state or the political subdivision with
information about the violation, no criminal prosecution, civil action, or administrative
action had been commenced under this chapter with respect to the violation and the person
did not have actual knowledge of the existence of an investigation into the violation.
new text end

new text begin (c) A person violating this section is also liable to the state or the political
subdivision for the costs of a civil action brought to recover any penalty or damages.
new text end

new text begin (d) A person is not liable under this section for mere negligence, inadvertence, or
mistake with respect to activities involving a false or fraudulent claim.
new text end

new text begin (e) An employer is not liable for an act committed by a nonmanagerial employee
that violates this section, unless the employer had knowledge of the act, ratified the act, or
was reckless in the hiring or supervision of the employee.
new text end

new text begin (f) Except in cases where proof of specific intent to defraud the state or a political
subdivision is found, a person is not liable under this section if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the person has been informed by the original source that single or multiple false
or fraudulent claims have been made against the state or a political subdivision; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the person repays the amount of actual damages to the state or the political
subdivision within 45 days after being so informed. If the person has a compliance office,
an original source is not considered to have informed the person of a false or fraudulent
claim unless the original source reported it to the person's compliance office.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 26.

new text begin [15C.03] EXCLUSION.
new text end

new text begin This chapter does not apply to claims, records, or statements made under portions
of Minnesota Statutes relating to taxation.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 27.

new text begin [15C.04] RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General. new text end

new text begin A prosecuting attorney may investigate violations of
section 15C.02. If a prosecuting attorney finds that a person has violated or is violating
section 15C.02, the prosecuting attorney may bring a civil action under this chapter
against the person to enjoin an act in violation of section 15C.02 and to recover damages
and penalties.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Attorney general investigatory powers. new text end

new text begin In connection with an
investigation under this section, the attorney general has the powers listed in section
8.31, subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 28.

new text begin [15C.05] PRIVATE REMEDIES; COMPLAINT UNDER SEAL; COPY
OF COMPLAINT AND WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF EVIDENCE TO BE SENT
TO PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person may maintain an action
under this chapter on the person's own account and that of the state if money, property,
or services provided by the state are involved; the person's own account and that of a
political subdivision if money, property, or services provided by the political subdivision
are involved; or on the person's own account and that of both the state and a political
subdivision if both are involved. After an action is commenced, it may be voluntarily
dismissed only if the court and the prosecuting attorney give written consent to the
dismissal and their reasons for consenting.
new text end

new text begin (b) If an action is brought under this section, no other person may bring another
action under this section based on the same facts that are the subject of the pending action.
new text end

new text begin (c) An action may not be maintained under this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) against the state, the legislature, the judiciary, the executive branch, or a political
subdivision, or their respective officers, members, or employees;
new text end

new text begin (2) if the action is based upon allegations or transactions that are the subject of a
civil action or an administrative proceeding for a monetary penalty to which the state or a
political subdivision is already a party; or
new text end

new text begin (3) unless the action is brought by an original source of the information or the
prosecuting attorney initiates or intervenes in the action, if the action is based upon the
public disclosure of allegations or transactions: (i) in a criminal, civil, or administrative
hearing; (ii) in an investigation, report, hearing, or audit conducted by or at the request of
the house of representatives or the senate; (iii) by an auditor or the governing body of a
political subdivision; or (iv) by the news media.
new text end

new text begin (d) A complaint in an action under this section must be commenced by filing the
complaint with the court in chambers and the court must place it under seal for at least 60
days. No service may be made upon the defendant until the complaint is unsealed.
new text end

new text begin (e) If a complaint is filed under this section, the plaintiff shall serve a copy of the
complaint on the prosecuting attorney in accordance with the Minnesota Rules of Civil
Procedure and at the same time shall serve a written disclosure of all material evidence
and information the plaintiff possesses.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 29.

new text begin [15C.06] PROSECUTING ATTORNEY INTERVENTION; MOTION
TO EXTEND TIME; UNSEALING OF COMPLAINT.
new text end

new text begin (a) Within 60 days after receiving a complaint and disclosure under section 15C.05,
the prosecuting attorney shall intervene or decline intervention or, for good cause shown,
move the court to extend the time for doing so. The motion may be supported by affidavits
or other submissions in chambers.
new text end

new text begin (b) The complaint must be unsealed after the prosecuting attorney decides whether
or not to intervene.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding the prosecuting attorney's decision regarding intervention in an
action brought by a plaintiff under section 15C.05, the prosecuting attorney may pursue
the claim through any alternate remedy available to the state, including an administrative
proceeding to determine a civil monetary penalty. If the prosecuting attorney pursues an
alternate remedy in another proceeding, the person initiating the action has the same rights
in that proceeding as if the action had continued under section 15C.05. A finding of fact or
conclusion of law made in the other proceeding that has become final is conclusive on
all parties to an action under section 15C.05. For purposes of this paragraph, a finding
or conclusion is final if it has been finally determined on appeal to the appropriate state
court, if the time for filing an appeal has expired, or if the finding or conclusion is not
subject to judicial review.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 30.

new text begin [15C.07] SERVICE OF UNSEALED COMPLAINT AND RESPONSE
BY DEFENDANT.
new text end

new text begin When unsealed, the complaint must be served on the defendant pursuant to Rule 3 of
the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure. The defendant must respond to the complaint
within 20 days after it is served on the defendant.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 31.

new text begin [15C.08] PROSECUTING ATTORNEY AND PRIVATE PARTY ROLES.
new text end

new text begin (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, if the prosecuting attorney does not
intervene at the outset in an action brought by a person under section 15C.05, the person
has the same rights in conducting the action as the prosecuting attorney would have. A
copy of each pleading or other paper filed in the action and a copy of the transcript of each
deposition taken must be mailed to the prosecuting attorney if the prosecuting attorney
so requests and pays the cost of doing so.
new text end

new text begin (b) If the prosecuting attorney elects not to intervene at the outset of the action, the
prosecuting attorney may intervene subsequently, upon timely application and good cause
shown. If the prosecuting attorney so intervenes, the prosecuting attorney subsequently
has primary responsibility for conducting the action.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the prosecuting attorney elects at the outset of the action to intervene, the
prosecuting attorney has the primary responsibility for prosecuting the action. The person
who initially brought the action remains a party but the person's acts do not bind the
prosecuting attorney.
new text end

new text begin (d) Whether or not the prosecuting attorney intervenes in the action, the prosecuting
attorney may move to dismiss the action for good cause. The person who brought the
action must be notified of the filing of the motion and may oppose it and present evidence
at the hearing. The prosecuting attorney may also settle the action. If the prosecuting
attorney intends to settle the action, the prosecuting attorney shall notify the person who
brought the action. The state or the political subdivision may settle the action with the
defendant notwithstanding the objections of the person initiating the action if the court
determines, after a hearing, that the proposed settlement is fair, adequate, and reasonable
under all the circumstances. Upon a showing of good cause, the hearing may be held in
chambers.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 32.

new text begin [15C.09] STAY OF DISCOVERY; EXTENSION.
new text end

new text begin (a) The court may stay discovery by a person who brought an action under section
15C.05 for not more than 60 days if the prosecuting attorney shows that the proposed
discovery would interfere with the investigation or prosecution of a civil or criminal
matter arising out of the same facts, whether or not the prosecuting attorney participates
in the action.
new text end

new text begin (b) The court may extend the stay upon a further showing that the prosecuting
attorney has pursued the civil or criminal investigation or proceeding with reasonable
diligence and that the proposed discovery would interfere with its continuation. Discovery
may not be stayed for a total of more than six months over the objection of the person who
brought the action, except for good cause shown by the prosecuting attorney.
new text end

new text begin (c) A showing made pursuant to this section must be made in chambers.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 33.

new text begin [15C.10] COURT-IMPOSED LIMITATION UPON PARTICIPATION
OF PRIVATE PLAINTIFF IN ACTION.
new text end

new text begin Upon a showing by the prosecuting attorney in an action in which the prosecuting
attorney has intervened that unrestricted participation by a person under this chapter would
interfere with or unduly delay the conduct of the action, or would be repetitious, irrelevant,
or solely for harassment, the court may limit the person's participation by limiting the
number of witnesses, the length of the testimony of the witnesses, the cross-examination
of witnesses by the person, or by other measures.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 34.

new text begin [15C.11] LIMITATION OF ACTIONS; REMEDIES.
new text end

new text begin (a) An action under this chapter may not be commenced more than three years after
the date of discovery of the fraudulent activity by the prosecuting attorney or more than
six years after the fraudulent activity occurred, whichever occurs later, but in no event
more than ten years after the date on which the violation is committed.
new text end

new text begin (b) A finding of guilt in a criminal proceeding charging a false statement or fraud,
whether upon a verdict of guilty or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, stops the person
found guilty from denying an essential element of that offense in an action under this
chapter based upon the same transaction as the criminal proceeding.
new text end

new text begin (c) In an action under this chapter, the state or the political subdivision and any
plaintiff under section 15C.05 must prove the essential elements of the cause of action,
including damages, by a preponderance of the evidence.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 35.

new text begin [15C.12] AWARD OF EXPENSES AND ATTORNEY FEES.
new text end

new text begin If the prosecuting attorney or a person who brought an action under section 15C.05
prevails in or settles an action under this chapter, the court may authorize the prosecuting
attorney or person to recover reasonable costs, reasonable attorney fees, and the reasonable
fees of expert consultants and expert witnesses. These expenses must be awarded against
the defendant and are not allowed against the state or a political subdivision. If the
prosecuting attorney does not intervene in the action and the person bringing the action
conducts the action and the defendant prevails in the action, the court shall award to the
defendant reasonable expenses and attorney fees against the person bringing the action if
it finds that the action was clearly frivolous or vexatious or brought in substantial part for
harassment. The state or a political subdivision is not liable for expenses, attorney fees, or
other costs incurred by a person in bringing or defending an action under this chapter.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 36.

new text begin [15C.13] DISTRIBUTION TO PRIVATE PLAINTIFF IN CERTAIN
ACTIONS.
new text end

new text begin If the prosecuting attorney intervenes at the outset in an action brought by a person
under section 15C.05, the person is entitled to receive not less than 15 percent or more
than 25 percent of any recovery in proportion to the person's contribution to the conduct
of the action. If the prosecuting attorney does not intervene in the action at any time,
the person is entitled to receive not less than 25 percent or more than 30 percent of
any recovery of the civil penalty and damages, or settlement, as the court determines
is reasonable. If the prosecuting attorney does not intervene in the action at the outset
but subsequently intervenes, the person is entitled to receive not less than 15 percent or
more than 30 percent of any recovery, as the court determines is reasonable based on the
person's participation in the action before the prosecuting attorney intervened.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 37.

new text begin [15C.14] EMPLOYER RESTRICTIONS; LIABILITY.
new text end

new text begin (a) An employer must not adopt or enforce any rule or policy forbidding an
employee to disclose information to the state, a political subdivision, or a law enforcement
agency, or to act in furtherance of an action under this chapter, including investigation
for, bringing, or testifying in the action.
new text end

new text begin (b) An employer must not discharge, demote, suspend, threaten, harass, deny
promotion to, or otherwise discriminate against an employee in the terms or conditions of
employment because of lawful acts done by the employee on the employee's behalf or
on behalf of others in disclosing information to the state, a political subdivision, or a law
enforcement agency in furtherance of an action under this chapter, including investigation
for bringing or testifying in the action.
new text end

new text begin (c) An employer who violates this section is liable to the affected employee in a civil
action for damages and other relief, including reinstatement, twice the amount of lost
compensation, interest on the lost compensation, any special damage sustained as a result
of the discrimination, and punitive damages if appropriate. The employer is also liable for
expenses recoverable under section 15C.12, including costs and attorney fees.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2010.
new text end

Sec. 38.

new text begin [15C.15] DEPOSIT OF STATE FUNDS; FALSE CLAIMS ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Deposit of funds. new text end

new text begin The net proceeds received by the state in an action
under this chapter, after distributions made to private plaintiffs and as otherwise required
by federal law, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) the portion of net proceeds equal to the amount of the actual damages that the
state sustains because of an act specified in section 15C.02 must be credited to the fund
that sustained the damages;
new text end

new text begin (2) the portion of net proceeds equal to the additional recovery of federal money
authorized by United States Code, title 42, section 1396h, for a recovery under this
chapter, as determined by the commissioner of finance, must be credited to the false
claims account under subdivision 2, provided that the amount credited may not exceed
$1,000,000 in a fiscal year; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the remainder of the net proceeds must be credited to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin False claims account. new text end

new text begin A false claims account is established in the special
revenue fund in the state treasury. The commissioner of finance may enter into interagency
agreements to deposit up to $2,055,000 for litigation and related expenses under this act.
Money in the account deposited through interagency agreement or under subdivision 1 is
annually appropriated to the attorney general for purposes of this chapter.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 2 is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 39.

new text begin [15C.16] REPORTING.
new text end

new text begin The attorney general shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over state government
finance by January 15 each year, on activities under this chapter during the prior calendar
year. The report must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) the number of complaints received by the attorney general under section 15C.05;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of times the attorney general intervened and declined to intervene
after receiving a complaint;
new text end

new text begin (3) an estimate of the amount of time spent by attorneys in the attorney general's
office and an estimate of the amount of time spent by other staff in the attorney general's
office on activities under this chapter; and
new text end

new text begin (4) net proceeds received by the state in each action under this chapter.
new text end

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Commissioner.

The commissioner of deleted text begin finance deleted text end new text begin management and
budget new text end manages the Department of deleted text begin Finance deleted text end new text begin Management and Budget, which may also be
known as Minnesota Management and Budget new text end . The commissioner is the state's controller
and chief accounting and financial officer.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

List.

(a) The commissioner shall:

(1) receive and record all money paid into the state treasury and safely keep it until
lawfully paid out;

(2) manage the state's financial affairs;

(3) keep the state's general account books according to generally accepted
government accounting principles;

(4) keep expenditure and revenue accounts according to generally accepted
government accounting principles;

(5) develop, provide instructions for, prescribe, and manage a state uniform
accounting system; new text begin and
new text end

(6) provide to the state the expertise to ensure that all state funds are accounted for
under generally accepted government accounting principles deleted text begin ; and deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (7) coordinate the development of, and maintain standards for, internal auditing in
state agencies and, in cooperation with the commissioner of administration, report to the
legislature and the governor by January 31 of odd-numbered years, on progress made.
deleted text end

(b) In addition to the duties in paragraph (a), the commissioner has the powers and
duties given to the commissioner in chapter 43A.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.055, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Additional duties. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may assist state agencies by
providing analytical, statistical, and organizational development services to state agencies
in order to assist the agency to achieve the agency's mission and to operate efficiently
and effectively.
new text end

Sec. 43.

new text begin [16A.056] WEB SITE WITH SEARCHABLE DATABASE ON STATE
EXPENDITURES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Web database requirement. new text end

new text begin The commissioner, in consultation
with the commissioners of administration and revenue and the legislative auditor, must
maintain a Web site with a searchable database providing the public with information on
state contracts, state appropriations, state expenditures, state tax expenditures, and state
entities that are the subject of audits. The Web site must not include information that is not
public data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 8a. For each data field identified in
subdivisions 2 to 6, the searchable database must allow a user of the Web site to:
new text end

new text begin (1) perform a search using that field;
new text end

new text begin (2) sort by that field;
new text end

new text begin (3) obtain information grouped or aggregated by that field, where groups or subtotals
are feasible; and
new text end

new text begin (4) view information in that field by each fiscal year.
new text end

new text begin The searchable database may accommodate grouping and aggregating by allowing
the user to download the data into a user-controlled database.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Contracts. new text end

new text begin (a) The searchable database on the Web site must include at
least the following data fields on state contracts:
new text end

new text begin (1) the name of the entity receiving the contract;
new text end

new text begin (2) the name of the agency entering into the contract;
new text end

new text begin (3) an indication if the contract is for (i) goods; (ii) professional or technical services;
(iii) services other than professional and technical services; or (iv) a grant; and
new text end

new text begin (4) the fund or funds from which the entity receiving the contract will be paid.
new text end

new text begin (b) For each contract, the database must also include:
new text end

new text begin (1) an address for each entity receiving a contract; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a brief statement of the purpose of the contract or grant.
new text end

new text begin (c) Information on a new contract or grant must be entered into the database within
30 days after the contract or grant is entered into.
new text end

new text begin (d) For purposes of this section, a "grant" is a contract between a state agency and
a recipient, the primary purpose of which is to transfer cash or a thing of value to the
recipient to support a public purpose. Grant does not include aid payments to units of local
government, payments to state employees, or payments made under laws providing for
assistance to individuals.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Appropriations. new text end

new text begin The searchable database on the Web site must include
at least the following data fields on state appropriations:
new text end

new text begin (1) the agency receiving the appropriation, or the name of the nonstate entity
receiving state money;
new text end

new text begin (2) the agency program, to the extent applicable;
new text end

new text begin (3) the agency activity, to the extent applicable;
new text end

new text begin (4) an item within an activity if applicable;
new text end

new text begin (5) the fund from which the appropriation is made; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the object of expenditure.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin State expenditures. new text end

new text begin The searchable database on the Web site must include
at least the following data fields on state expenditures:
new text end

new text begin (1) the name of the agency or nonstate entity making the expenditure;
new text end

new text begin (2) the agency program, to the extent applicable;
new text end

new text begin (3) the agency activity, to the extent applicable;
new text end

new text begin (4) an item within an activity if applicable;
new text end

new text begin (5) the fund from which the expenditure is made; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the object of expenditure.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Tax expenditures. new text end

new text begin The Web site must include a searchable database of
state tax expenditures. For each fiscal year, the database must include data fields showing
the estimated impact on state revenues of each tax expenditure item listed in the report
prepared under section 270C.11.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Audits. new text end

new text begin The Web site required by this section must include a link to a
Web site containing the findings and results from the audits completed by the legislative
auditor that have been released to the public.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Retention of data. new text end

new text begin The database required under this section must include
information beginning with fiscal year 2010 appropriations and must retain data for at
least ten years.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Consultation. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of finance must consult with the
chairs of the house of representatives Ways and Means and senate Finance Committees
before encumbering any money appropriated on or after July 1, 2009, for the planning,
development, and implementation of state accounting or procurement systems. No money
appropriated for these purposes may be spent unless the commissioner certifies that the
systems will allow compliance with requirements of this section.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following certification by the
commissioner of finance that a new statewide accounting and procurement system has
been implemented.
new text end

Sec. 44.

new text begin [16A.057] INTERNAL CONTROLS AND INTERNAL AUDITING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment of system. new text end

new text begin The commissioner is responsible for
the system of internal controls across the executive branch. The commissioner must
coordinate the design, implementation, and maintenance of an effective system of internal
controls and internal auditing for all executive agencies. The system must:
new text end

new text begin (1) safeguard public funds and assets and minimize incidences of fraud, waste,
and abuse;
new text end

new text begin (2) ensure that programs are administered in compliance with federal and state
laws and rules; and
new text end

new text begin (3) require documentation of internal control procedures over financial management
activities, provide for analysis of risks, and provide for periodic evaluation of control
procedures to satisfy the commissioner that these procedures are adequately designed,
properly implemented, and functioning effectively.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Standards. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must adopt internal control standards
and policies that agencies must follow to meet the requirements of subdivision 1. These
standards and policies may include separation of duties, safeguarding receipts, time entry,
approval of travel, and other topics the commissioner determines are necessary to comply
with subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Training and assistance. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall coordinate training
for accounting personnel and financial managers in state agencies on internal controls
as necessary to ensure financial integrity in the state's financial transactions. The
commissioner shall provide internal control support to agencies that the commissioner
determines need this assistance.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Sharing internal audit resources. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must administer a
program for sharing internal auditors among executive agencies that do not have their own
internal auditors and for assembling interagency teams of internal auditors as necessary.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Monitoring Office of the Legislative Auditor audits. new text end

new text begin The commissioner
must review audit reports from the Office of the Legislative Auditor and take appropriate
steps to address internal control problems found in executive agencies.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Budget for internal controls. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of finance may require
that each executive agency spend a specified percentage of its operating budget on internal
control systems. The commissioner of finance may require that an agency transfer a
portion of its operating budget to the commissioner to pay for internal control functions
performed by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Annual report. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must report to the legislative audit
commission and the governor by January 31 of each odd-numbered year on the system of
internal controls and internal auditing in executive agencies.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Agency head responsibilities. new text end

new text begin The head of each executive agency is
responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining an effective internal control
system within the agency that complies with the requirements of subdivision 1, clauses (1)
to (4). The head of each executive agency must annually certify that the agency head has
reviewed the agency's internal control systems, and that these systems are in compliance
with standards and policies established by the commissioner. The agency head must
submit the signed certification form to the commissioner of finance, in a form specified by
the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin State colleges and universities. new text end

new text begin This section does not apply to the
Minnesota state colleges and universities system.
new text end

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.126, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Set rates.

The commissioner shall approve the rates an agency must
pay to a revolving fund for services. new text begin Funds subject to this subdivision include, but are
not limited to, the revolving funds established in sections 4A.05; 14.46; 14.53; 16B.48;
16B.54; 16B.58; 16B.85; 16C.03, subdivision 11; 16E.14; 43A.55; and 176.591; and the
fund established in section 43A.30.
new text end

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.133, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Payroll direct deposit and deductions.

An agency head in the
executive, judicial, and legislative branch shall, upon written request signed by an
employee, directly deposit all or part of an employee's pay to those credit unions or
financial institutions, as defined in section 47.015, designated by the employee.

An agency head deleted text begin may deleted text end new text begin must new text end , upon written request of an employee, deduct from the
pay of the employee a requested amount to be paid to the Minnesota Benefit Association,
or to any deleted text begin organization deleted text end new text begin organizations new text end contemplated by section 179A.06, of which the
employee is a member. deleted text begin If an employee has more than one account with the Minnesota
Benefit Association or more than one organization under section 179A.06, only the
Minnesota Benefit Association and one organization, as defined under section 179A.06,
may be paid money by payroll deduction from the employee's pay.
deleted text end

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.139, is amended to read:

16A.139 MISAPPROPRIATION OF MONEY.

deleted text begin It is illegal for any deleted text end new text begin (a) No new text end official or head of any state department new text begin in the executive,
legislative, or judicial branches new text end , or any employee deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of a state department in those
branches new text end , deleted text begin to deleted text end new text begin may intentionally new text end use deleted text begin moneys deleted text end new text begin money new text end appropriated by law, or fees collected
new text begin knowing that the use is new text end for deleted text begin any other deleted text end new text begin a new text end purpose new text begin other new text end than the purpose for which the
deleted text begin moneys have been deleted text end new text begin money was new text end appropriated deleted text begin , and any such act by any deleted text end new text begin . Unless a greater
penalty is specified elsewhere in law, a person who violates this paragraph is guilty of a
gross misdemeanor. new text end

new text begin (b) A violation of paragraph (a) by a new text end head of a department, or any state official, is
cause for immediate removal of the official or head of a state department from the position
held with the government of this state. new text begin A criminal conviction under paragraph (a) is not a
prerequisite for removal. This paragraph does not apply to a judge, a constitutional officer,
or a legislator, except as potential grounds for expulsion, impeachment, or recall in the
manner specified in article IV, section 7, and article VIII of the Minnesota Constitution.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to crimes
committed on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Exceptions.

(a) If a state official litigates or settles a matter on behalf of
specific injured persons or entities, this section does not prohibit distribution of money
to the specific injured persons or entities on whose behalf the litigation or settlement
efforts were initiated. If money recovered on behalf of injured persons or entities cannot
reasonably be distributed to those persons or entities because they cannot readily be
located or identified or because the cost of distributing the money would outweigh the
benefit to the persons or entities, the money must be paid into the general fund.

(b) Money recovered on behalf of a fund in the state treasury other than the general
fund may be deposited in that fund.

(c) This section does not prohibit a state official from distributing money to a person
or entity other than the state in litigation or potential litigation in which the state is a
defendant or potential defendant.

(d) State agencies may accept funds as directed by a federal court for any restitution
or monetary penalty under United States Code, title 18, section 3663(a)(3) or United
States Code, title 18, section 3663A(a)(3). Funds received must be deposited in a special
revenue account and are appropriated to the commissioner of the agency for the purpose
as directed by the federal court.

deleted text begin (e) Subdivision 1 does not apply to a recovery or settlement of less than $750,000.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2009, and applies to
actions commenced on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16A.152, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Report on budget reserve percentage. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of finance
must periodically review the formula developed as part of the Budget Trends Study
Commission authorized by Laws 2007, chapter 148, article 2, section 81, to estimate
the percentage of the preceding biennium's general fund expenditures and transfers
recommended as a budget reserve.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must annually review the variables and coefficients in the
formula used to model the base of the general fund taxes and the mix of taxes that provide
revenues to the general fund. If the commissioner determines that the variables and
coefficients have changed enough to result in a change in the percentage of the preceding
biennium's general fund expenditures and transfers recommended as a budget reserve,
the commissioner must update the variables and coefficients in the formula to reflect the
current base and mix of general fund taxes.
new text end

new text begin (c) Every ten years, the commissioner must review the methodology underlying the
formula, taking into consideration relevant economic literature from the past ten years, and
determine if the formula remains adequate as a tool for estimating the percentage of the
preceding biennium's general fund expenditures and transfers recommended as a budget
reserve. If the commissioner determines that the methodology underlying the formula is
outdated, the commissioner must revise the formula.
new text end

new text begin (d) By January 15 of each year, the commissioner must report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the house of representatives Committee on Ways and Means
and the senate Committee on Finance, in compliance with sections 3.195 and 3.197,
on the percentage of the preceding biennium's general fund expenditures and transfers
recommended as a budget reserve. The report must specify:
new text end

new text begin (1) if the commissioner updated the variables and coefficients in the formula to
reflect significant changes to either the base of one or more general fund taxes or to the
mix of taxes that provide revenues to the general fund as provided in paragraph (b);
new text end

new text begin (2) if the commissioner revised the formula after determining the methodology was
outdated as provided in paragraph (c); and
new text end

new text begin (3) if the percentage of the preceding biennium's general fund expenditures and
transfers recommended as a budget reserve has changed as a result of an update of or a
revision to the formula.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 50.

new text begin [16A.81] TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LEASE-PURCHASE
FINANCING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin The following definitions apply to this section.
new text end

new text begin (a) "Technology system project" means the development, acquisition, installation,
and implementation of a technology system that is essential to state operations and is
expected to have a long useful life.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Lease-purchase agreement" means an agreement for the lease and installment
purchase of a technology system project, or a portion of the project, between the
commissioner, on behalf of the state, and a vendor or a third-party financing source.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Technology development lease-purchase guidelines" means policies, procedures,
and requirements established by the commissioner for technology system projects that are
financed pursuant to a lease-purchase agreement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Lease-purchase financing. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may enter into a
lease-purchase agreement in an amount sufficient to fund a technology system project and
authorize the public or private sale and issuance of certificates of participation, provided
that:
new text end

new text begin (1) the technology system project has been authorized by law to be funded pursuant
to a lease-purchase agreement;
new text end

new text begin (2) the term of the lease-purchase agreement and the related certificates of
participation shall not exceed the lesser of the expected useful life of the technology
system project financed by the lease-purchase agreement and the certificates or ten years
from the date of issuance of the lease-purchase agreement and the certificates;
new text end

new text begin (3) the principal amount of the lease-purchase agreement and the certificates is
sufficient to provide for the costs of issuance, capitalized interest, credit enhancement, or
reserves, if any, as required under the lease-purchase agreement;
new text end

new text begin (4) funds sufficient for payment of lease obligations have been committed in the
authorizing legislation for the technology system project for the fiscal year during which
the lease-purchase agreement is entered into; provided that no lease-purchase agreement
shall obligate the state to appropriate funds sufficient to make lease payments due under
such agreement in any future fiscal year; and
new text end

new text begin (5) planned expenditures for the technology system project are permitted within the
technology development lease-purchase guidelines.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Covenants. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may covenant in a lease-purchase
agreement that the state will abide by the terms and provisions that are customary in
lease-purchase financing transactions, including but not limited to, covenants providing
that the state:
new text end

new text begin (1) will maintain insurance as required under the terms of the lease-purchase
agreement;
new text end

new text begin (2) is responsible to the lessor for any public liability or property damage claims or
costs related to the selection, use, or maintenance of the technology system project, to the
extent of insurance or self-insurance maintained by the state, and for costs and expenses
incurred by the lessor as a result of any default by the state; or
new text end

new text begin (3) authorizes the lessor to exercise the rights of a secured party with respect to
the technology system project or any portion of the project in the event of default or
nonappropriation of funds by the state, and for the present recovery of lease payments
due during the current term of the lease-purchase agreement as liquidated damages in
the event of default.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Credit and appropriation of proceeds. new text end

new text begin Proceeds of the lease-purchase
agreement and certificates of participation must be credited to a technology lease project
fund in the state treasury. Net income from investment of the proceeds, as estimated by
the commissioner, must be credited to the appropriate accounts in the technology lease
project fund. Funds in the technology lease project fund are appropriated for the purposes
described in the authorizing law for each technology development project and this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Transfer of funds. new text end

new text begin Before the lease-purchase proceeds are received in the
technology lease project fund, the commissioner may transfer to that fund from the general
fund amounts not exceeding the expected proceeds from the lease-purchase agreement
and certificates of participation. The commissioner shall return these amounts to the
general fund by transferring proceeds when received. The amounts of these transfers are
appropriated from the general fund and from the technology lease project fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Administrative expenses. new text end

new text begin Actual and necessary travel and subsistence
expenses of employees and all other nonsalary expenses incidental to the sale, printing,
execution, and delivery of the lease-purchase agreement and certificates of participation
may be paid from the lease-purchase proceeds. The lease-purchase proceeds are
appropriated for this purpose.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Treatment of technology lease project fund. new text end

new text begin Lease-purchase proceeds
remaining in the technology lease project fund after the purposes for which the
lease-purchase agreement was undertaken are accomplished or abandoned, as determined
by the commissioner, must be transferred to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Lease-purchase not public debt. new text end

new text begin A lease-purchase agreement does not
constitute or create a general or moral obligation or indebtedness of the state in excess
of the money from time to time appropriated or otherwise available for payments or
obligations under such agreement. Payments due under a lease-purchase agreement during
a current lease term for which money has been appropriated is a current expense of the
state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Tax treatment. new text end

new text begin Property purchased subject to a lease-purchase agreement
under this section is not subject to personal property taxes. The purchaser of property for
lease to the state under a valid lease-purchase agreement under this section is not subject
to the sales tax on the purchase of the property or on the payments received under the
agreement, but the state is subject to the tax under chapter 297A on property acquired
under the agreement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Refunding certificates. new text end

new text begin The commissioner from time to time may enter
into a new lease-purchase agreement and issue and sell certificates of participation for the
purpose of refunding any lease-purchase agreement and related certificates of participation
then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premiums, any interest accrued
or that is to accrue to the redemption date, and costs related to the issuance and sale of such
refunding certificates. The proceeds of any refunding certificates may, in the discretion of
the commissioner, be applied to the purchase or payment at maturity of the certificates to
be refunded, to the redemption of outstanding lease-purchase agreements and certificates
on any redemption date, or to pay interest on the refunding lease-purchase agreements
and certificates and may, pending such application, be placed in escrow to be applied to
such purchase, payment, retirement, or redemption. Any escrowed proceeds, pending such
use, may be invested and reinvested in obligations that are authorized investments under
section 11A.24. The income earned or realized on any authorized investment may also be
applied to the payment of the lease-purchase agreements and certificates to be refunded,
interest or premiums on the refunded certificates, or to pay interest on the refunding
lease-purchase agreements and certificates. After the terms of the escrow have been fully
satisfied, any balance of proceeds and any investment income may be returned to the
general fund, or if applicable, the technology lease project fund, for use in a lawful manner.
All refunding lease-purchase agreements and certificates issued under the provisions of
this subdivision must be prepared, executed, delivered, and secured by appropriations in
the same manner as the lease-purchase agreements and certificates to be refunded.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 51.

new text begin [16A.82] TECHNOLOGY LEASE-PURCHASE APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $3,548,000 in fiscal year 2010; $3,546,000 in fiscal year 2011; and $10,054,000
in each fiscal year 2012 through 2019 are appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner to make payments under a lease-purchase agreement as defined in section
16A.81 for replacement of the state's accounting and procurement systems, provided
that the state is not obligated to continue such appropriation of funds or to make lease
payments in any future fiscal year. Any unexpended portions of this appropriation cancel
to the general fund at the close of each biennium. This section expires June 30, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16B.24, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 5b. new text end

new text begin Employee fitness and wellness facilities. new text end

new text begin An entity in the executive,
legislative, or judicial branch may use space under its control to offer fitness, wellness,
or similar classes or activities to its employees, and may allow persons conducting these
classes or activities to charge employees a fee to participate. Revenue received by a public
entity under this section is appropriated to the entity. This authorization applies to all state
space, including property in the Capitol area, and other designated property as defined
in rules adopted by the commissioner of public safety. Persons conducting these classes
or activities, and participating employees, waive any and all claims of liability against
the state for any damage or injury arising from the use of state space for employee fitness
and wellness classes or similar classes or activities. Persons conducting these classes or
activities agree to indemnify, save, and hold the state, its agents, and employees harmless
from any claims or causes of action, including attorney fees incurred by the state that arise
from these classes or activities.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 53.

new text begin [16B.242] ENTERPRISE REAL PROPERTY ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin The enterprise real property technology system and services account is created
in the special revenue fund. Receipts credited to the account are appropriated to the
commissioner of administration for the purpose of funding the personnel and technology
to maintain the enterprise real property system and services.
new text end

Sec. 54.

new text begin [16B.2421] BIRD-SAFE BUILDINGS.
new text end

new text begin Between March 15 and May 31 and between August 15 and October 31 each year,
occupants of state-owned or state-leased buildings must attempt to reduce dangers posed
to migrating birds by turning off building lights between midnight and dawn, to the extent
turning off lights is consistent with the normal use of the buildings. The commissioner of
administration may adopt policies to implement this requirement.
new text end

Sec. 55.

new text begin [16B.99] GEOSPATIAL INFORMATION OFFICE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Geospatial Information Office is created
under the supervision of the commissioner of administration.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Responsibilities; authority. new text end

new text begin The office has authority to provide
coordination, guidance, and leadership, and to plan the implementation of Minnesota's
geospatial information technology. The office must identify, coordinate, and guide
strategic investments in geospatial information technology systems, data, and services to
ensure effective implementation and use of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) by state
agencies to maximize benefits for state government as an enterprise.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Duties. new text end

new text begin (a) The office must:
new text end

new text begin (1) coordinate and guide the efficient and effective use of available federal,
state, local, and public-private resources to develop statewide geospatial information
technology, data, and services;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide leadership and outreach, and ensure cooperation and coordination for
all GIS functions in state and local government, including coordination between state
agencies, intergovernment coordination between state and local units of government, and
extragovernment coordination, which includes coordination with academic and other
private and nonprofit sector GIS stakeholders;
new text end

new text begin (3) review state agency and intergovernment geospatial technology, data, and
services development efforts involving state or intergovernment funding, including federal
funding;
new text end

new text begin (4) provide information to the legislature regarding projects reviewed, and
recommend projects for inclusion in the governor's budget under section 16A.11;
new text end

new text begin (5) coordinate management of geospatial technology, data, and services between
state and local governments;
new text end

new text begin (6) provide coordination, leadership, and consultation to integrate government
technology services with GIS infrastructure and GIS programs;
new text end

new text begin (7) work to avoid or eliminate unnecessary duplication of existing GIS technology
services and systems, including services provided by other public and private organizations
while building on existing governmental infrastructures;
new text end

new text begin (8) promote and coordinate consolidated geospatial technology, data, and services
and shared geospatial Web services for state and local governments; and
new text end

new text begin (9) promote and coordinate geospatial technology training, technical guidance, and
project support for state and local governments.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Duties of chief geospatial information officer. new text end

new text begin (a) In consultation with the
state geospatial advisory council, the commissioner of administration, the commissioner
of finance, and the Minnesota chief information officer, the chief geospatial information
officer must identify when it is cost-effective for agencies to develop and use shared
information and geospatial technology systems, data, and services. The chief geospatial
information officer may require agencies to use shared information and geospatial
technology systems, data, and services.
new text end

new text begin (b) The chief geospatial information officer, in consultation with the state
geospatial advisory council, must establish reimbursement rates in cooperation with
the commissioner of finance to bill agencies and other governmental entities sufficient
to cover the actual development, operation, maintenance, and administrative costs of
the shared systems. The methodology for billing may include the use of interagency
agreements, or other means as allowed by law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Fees. new text end

new text begin (a) The chief geospatial information officer must set fees under
section 16A.1285 that reflect the actual cost of providing information products and
services to clients. Fees collected must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to
the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office revolving account. Money in the account
is appropriated to the chief geospatial information officer for providing GIS consulting
services, software, data, Web services, and map products on a cost-recovery basis,
including the cost of services, supplies, material, labor, and equipment as well as the
portion of the general support costs and statewide indirect costs of the office that is
attributable to the delivery of these products and services. Money in the account must not
be used for the general operation of the Minnesota Geospatial Information Office.
new text end

new text begin (b) The chief geospatial information officer may require a state agency to make an
advance payment to the revolving account sufficient to cover the agency's estimated
obligation for a period of 60 days or more. If the revolving account is abolished or
liquidated, the total net profit from the operation of the account must be distributed to the
various funds from which purchases were made. For a given period of time, the amount of
total net profit to be distributed to each fund must reflect the same ratio of total purchases
attributable to each fund divided by the total purchases from all funds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Accountability. new text end

new text begin The chief geospatial information officer is appointed by
the commissioner of administration and must work closely with the Minnesota chief
information officer who shall advise on technology projects, standards, and services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Discretionary powers. new text end

new text begin The office may:
new text end

new text begin (1) enter into contracts for goods or services with public or private organizations
and charge fees for services it provides;
new text end

new text begin (2) apply for, receive, and expend money from public agencies;
new text end

new text begin (3) apply for, accept, and disburse grants and other aids from the federal government
and other public or private sources;
new text end

new text begin (4) enter into contracts with agencies of the federal government, local government
units, the University of Minnesota and other educational institutions, and private persons
and other nongovernment organizations as necessary to perform its statutory duties;
new text end

new text begin (5) appoint committees and task forces to assist the office in carrying out its duties;
new text end

new text begin (6) sponsor and conduct conferences and studies, collect and disseminate
information, and issue reports relating to geospatial information and technology issues;
new text end

new text begin (7) participate in the activities and conferences related to geospatial information
and communications technology issues;
new text end

new text begin (8) review the GIS technology infrastructure of regions of the state and cooperate
with and make recommendations to the governor, legislature, state agencies, local
governments, local technology development agencies, the federal government, private
businesses, and individuals for the realization of GIS information and technology
infrastructure development potential;
new text end

new text begin (9) sponsor, support, and facilitate innovative and collaborative geospatial systems
technology, data, and services projects; and
new text end

new text begin (10) review and recommend alternative sourcing strategies for state geospatial
information systems technology, data, and services.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Geospatial advisory councils created. new text end

new text begin The chief geospatial information
officer must establish a governance structure that includes advisory councils to provide
recommendations for improving the operations and management of geospatial technology
within state government and also on issues of importance to users of geospatial technology
throughout the state.
new text end

new text begin (a) A statewide geospatial advisory council must advise the Minnesota Geospatial
Information Office regarding the improvement of services statewide through the
coordinated, affordable, reliable, and effective use of geospatial technology. The
commissioner of administration must appoint the members of the council. The members
must represent a cross-section of organizations including counties, cities, universities,
business, nonprofit organizations, federal agencies, and state agencies. No more than
20 percent of the members may be employees of a state agency. In addition, the chief
geospatial information officer must be a nonvoting member.
new text end

new text begin (b) A state government geospatial advisory council must advise the Minnesota
Geospatial Information Office on issues concerning improving state government services
through the coordinated, affordable, reliable, and effective use of geospatial technology.
The commissioner of administration must appoint the members of the council. The
members must represent up to 15 state government agencies and constitutional offices,
including the Office of Enterprise Technology and the Minnesota Geospatial Information
Office. The council must be chaired by the chief geographic information officer. A
representative of the statewide geospatial advisory council must serve as a nonvoting
member.
new text end

new text begin (c) Members of both the statewide geospatial advisory council and the state
government advisory council must be recommended by a process that ensures that each
member is designated to represent a clearly identified agency or interested party category
and that complies with the state's open appointment process. Members shall serve a
term of two years.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Minnesota Geospatial Information Office must provide administrative
support for both geospatial advisory councils.
new text end

new text begin (e) This subdivision expires June 30, 2011.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Report to legislature. new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2010, the chief geospatial
information officer must provide a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of
the legislative committees with jurisdiction over the policy and budget for the office. The
report must address all statutes that refer to the land management information center
or land management information system and provide any necessary draft legislation to
implement any recommendations.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.16, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 6a. new text end

new text begin Veteran-owned small businesses. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall award up
to a six percent preference, but no less than the percentage awarded to any other group
under this section, in the amount bid on state procurement to certified small businesses
that are majority-owned and operated either:
new text end

new text begin (1) by recently separated veterans, who are veterans as defined in section 197.447,
who have served in active military service, at any time on or after September 11, 2001, and
who have been discharged under honorable conditions from active service, as indicated by
the person's United States Department of Defense form DD-214 or by the commissioner
of veterans affairs; or
new text end

new text begin (2) by veterans who are veterans as defined in section 197.447, with
service-connected disabilities, as determined at any time by the United States Department
of Veterans Affairs.
new text end

new text begin (b) The purpose of this designation is to facilitate the transition of veterans from
military to civilian life, and to help compensate veterans for their sacrifices, including but
not limited to their sacrifice of health and time, to the state and nation during their military
service, as well as to enhance economic development within Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of this section and section 16C.19, "service-connected disability"
has the meaning given in United States Code, title 38, section 101(16), as determined by
the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to
procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.
new text end

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.19, is amended to read:

16C.19 ELIGIBILITY; RULES.

(a) A small business wishing to participate in the programs under section 16C.16,
subdivisions 4 to 7, must be certified by the commissioner. The commissioner shall adopt
by rule standards and procedures for certifying that small businesses, small targeted group
businesses, and small businesses located in economically disadvantaged areas are eligible
to participate under the requirements of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21. The commissioner
shall adopt by rule standards and procedures for hearing appeals and grievances and other
rules necessary to carry out the duties set forth in sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.

(b) The commissioner may make rules which exclude or limit the participation of
nonmanufacturing business, including third-party lessors, brokers, franchises, jobbers,
manufacturers' representatives, and others from eligibility under sections 16C.16 to
16C.21.

(c) The commissioner may make rules that set time limits and other eligibility limits
on business participation in programs under sections 16C.16 to 16C.21.

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), for purposes of sections 16C.16 to 16C.21,
a veteran-owned small business or service-disabled veteran-owned small business, the
principal place of business of which is in Minnesota, is certified if:
new text end

new text begin (1) it has been verified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being
a veteran-owned small business in accordance with Public Law 109-461 and Code of
Federal Regulations, title 38, part 74, and a majority of the owners of the business are
recently separated veterans as provided in section 16C.16, subdivision 6a; or
new text end

new text begin (2) it has been verified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as being
a service-disabled veteran-owned small business in accordance with Public Law 109-461
and Code of Federal Regulations, title 38, part 74.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to
procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.
new text end

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.20, is amended to read:

16C.20 CERTIFICATION.

A business that is certified by the commissioner of administration as a small
business, small targeted group business new text begin , new text end deleted text begin or deleted text end a small business located in an economically
disadvantaged area new text begin , or a veteran-owned small business new text end is eligible to participate under the
requirements of sections 137.31 and 161.321 and, if certified as a small business new text begin , new text end deleted text begin or deleted text end small
targeted group business, new text begin or veteran-owned small business, new text end under section 473.142 without
further certification by the contracting agency.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to
procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.
new text end

Sec. 59.

new text begin [16E.22] STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC LICENSING SYSTEM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Account established; appropriation. new text end

new text begin The statewide electronic
licensing account is created in the special revenue fund. Receipts and transfers credited to
the account are appropriated to the state chief information officer for completion of the
Minnesota electronic licensing system, for transferring licensing agencies to the system,
and for operation and maintenance of the system during the completion and transfer period.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Requirements. new text end

new text begin The transfer of an existing electronic licensing system
to the Minnesota electronic licensing system may not reduce the critical functionality
provided by the existing system.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Temporary licensing surcharge. new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in this
subdivision, executive branch state agencies shall collect a temporary surcharge of ten
percent of the licensing fee, but no less than $5 and no more than $150 on each business,
commercial, professional, or occupational license that:
new text end

new text begin (1) requires a fee; and
new text end

new text begin (2) will be transferred to the Minnesota electronic licensing system, as determined
by the state chief information officer.
new text end

new text begin The surcharge applies to initial license applications and license renewals. Each agency
that issues a license subject to this subdivision shall collect the surcharge for the license
for up to six years between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2015, as directed by the state
chief information officer. Receipts from the surcharge shall be deposited in the statewide
licensing account established in subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin (b) An agency may transfer an amount equivalent to the surcharge imposed under this
section from existing license accounts to the statewide electronic licensing system account
in lieu of collecting the surcharge required under this section. If a transfer is made under
this subdivision or under section 45.24, the temporary surcharge required under paragraph
(a) does not apply to the relevant license. Transfers received under this paragraph shall be
deposited in the statewide licensing account established in subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin (c) In lieu of collecting the surcharge imposed in paragraph (a), during each fiscal
year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2015, one or more health-related boards
established in chapter 214 may transfer funds from the health occupations licensing
account in the state government special revenue fund to the statewide electronic licensing
system account to meet the requirements under paragraph (b). If the commissioner of
finance determines that the balance of the health occupations licensing account established
in section 214.06, subdivision 1a, is insufficient to make transfers under paragraph (b),
then the temporary surcharge required under paragraph (a) must be applied to the relevant
licenses.
new text end

new text begin (d) Department of Commerce licensees who are paying for an existing electronic
licensing database system under section 45.24 must not be required to pay the surcharge
under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Contract authority. new text end

new text begin The state chief information officer may enter into
a risk-share or phased agreement with a vendor to complete the Minnesota electronic
licensing system and to transfer licensing agencies to the system, provided that the
payment for the vendor's services under the agreement is limited to the revenue from the
surcharge enacted under subdivision 3, after payment of state operating and maintenance
costs. The agreement must clearly indicate that the state chief information officer may
only expend amounts actually collected from the surcharge, after state operations and
maintenance costs have been paid, in payment for the vendor's services and that the vendor
assumes this risk when performing work under the contract. This section does not require
the state chief information officer to pay the vendor the entire amount of the surcharge
revenue that remains after payment of state operations and maintenance costs. Before
entering into a contract under this subdivision, the state chief information officer must
consult with the commissioner of finance regarding the implementation of the surcharge
and the terms of the contract.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Unused funds. new text end

new text begin Money remaining in the statewide electronic licensing
account after payment of all costs of completing the Minnesota electronic licensing
system, transferring licensing agencies to the system, and operating and maintaining
the system during the completion and transfer period is appropriated to the state chief
information officer for the costs of operating and maintaining the Minnesota electronic
licensing system after the system has been completed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Priority. new text end

new text begin To the extent possible, in completing the Minnesota electronic
licensing system, the state chief information officer must give priority to licenses that are
not issued electronically. Licenses regulated by a health board under chapter 214 must not
be transferred to the Minnesota electronic licensing system before July 1, 2011.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

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

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 31.60, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Division duties; director; personnel.

A Meat Industry Division is
created in the Department of Agriculture which shall enforce and administer laws enforced
and administered by the commissioner of agriculture relating to meat, fish, and dressed
poultry, except laws enforced and administered by the Division of Poultry Industries. The
Meat Industry Division is under the supervision of a director new text begin in the classified service new text end . The
commissioner shall appoint the director deleted text begin from the register as certified by the Minnesota
Department of Finance deleted text end , who shall be experienced and knowledgeable in the meat industry.

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.1815, is amended to read:

43A.1815 VACATION DONATION TO SICK LEAVE ACCOUNT.

new text begin (a) new text end In addition to donations under section 43A.181, a state employee may donate
a total of up to deleted text begin 12 deleted text end new text begin 40 new text end hours of accrued vacation leave each fiscal year to the sick leave
account of one or more state employees. A state employee may not be paid for more than
80 hours in a payroll period during which the employee uses sick leave credited to the
employee's account as a result of a transfer from another state employee's vacation account.

new text begin (b) The recipient employee must receive donations, as available, for a life-threatening
condition of the employee or spouse or dependent child that prevents the employee
from working. A recipient may use program donations retroactively to when all forms
of paid leave are exhausted if the employee has sufficient donations to cover the period
of retroactivity.
new text end

new text begin (c) An applicant for benefits under this section who receives an unfavorable
determination may select a designee to consult with the commissioner or commissioner's
designee on the reasons for the determination.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end The commissioner shall establish procedures under section 43A.04, subdivision
4, for eligibility, duration of need based on individual cases, monitoring and evaluation of
individual eligibility status, and other topics related to administration of this program.

Sec. 62.

new text begin [43A.184] SICK LEAVE FOR VETERANS WITH SERVICE-RELATED
DISABILITIES.
new text end

new text begin On a form prescribed by the commissioner, a state employee who is a veteran with a
service-related disability may apply to the employee's appointing authority for additional
sick leave to receive treatment for the disability, as provided in this section. The employee
must qualify as a veteran under section 197.447, and have a sick leave balance that is
insufficient to receive treatment for the disability. If the appointing authority approves
the request, the appointing authority shall authorize up to 40 hours of sick leave for the
employee in the current fiscal year. The appointing authority may approve sick leave for
an employee under this section one time in each fiscal year.
new text end

Sec. 63.

new text begin [43A.325] BEST PRACTICES FOR INVESTIGATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of finance must develop and make available to appointing
authorities in the executive branch a best practices policy for conducting investigations
in which the appointing authority compels its employees to answer questions about
allegedly inappropriate activity. The best practices policy must be designed to facilitate
effective investigations, without compromising the ability to prosecute criminal cases
when appropriate. Each appointing authority must follow the best practices policy or, in
consultation with the attorney general, must develop its own policy for conducting these
investigations.
new text end

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 43A.49, is amended to read:

43A.49 VOLUNTARY UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

(a) Appointing authorities in state government may allow each employee to take
unpaid leaves of absence for up to 1,040 hours deleted text begin between June 1, 2007, and June 30, 2009.
The 1,040 hour limit replaces, and is not in addition to, limits set in prior laws deleted text end new text begin in each
two-year period beginning July 1 of each odd-numbered year new text end . 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 deleted text begin the state deleted text end 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 warrant 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 deleted text begin Minnesota State Retirement deleted text end
deleted text begin deleted text end new text begin applicable retirement new text end deleted text begin Association deleted text end new text begin system new text end .

Sec. 65.

new text begin [43A.55] MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS REVOLVING FUND.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation. new text end

new text begin The management analysis revolving fund is created in the
state treasury.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Appropriation and use of funds. new text end

new text begin Money in the management analysis
revolving fund is appropriated annually to the commissioner to provide analytical,
statistical, and organizational development services to state agencies, local units of
government, metropolitan and regional agencies, school districts, and other public entities
in the state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Reimbursements. new text end

new text begin Except as specifically provided otherwise, each
agency shall reimburse the management analysis revolving fund for the cost of all
services, supplies, materials, labor, and depreciation of equipment, including reasonable
overhead costs, that the commissioner is authorized and directed to furnish an agency.
The commissioner shall report the rates to be charged for the revolving fund no later than
July 1 of each year to the chair of the committee or division of the senate or the house of
representatives with primary jurisdiction over the budget of the Department of Finance.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Cash flow. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may make appropriate transfers to the
revolving fund according to section 16A.126. The commissioner may make allotment
and encumbrances in anticipation of these transfers. In addition, the commissioner may
require an agency to make advance payments to the revolving fund sufficient to cover
the office's estimated obligation for a period of at least 60 days. All reimbursements
and other money received by the commissioner under this section must be deposited in
the management analysis revolving fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Liquidation. new text end

new text begin If the management analysis revolving fund is abolished or
liquidated, the total net profit from the operation of the fund must be distributed to the
various funds from which purchases were made. For a given period of time, the amount of
total net profit to be distributed to each fund shall reflect the same ratio of total purchases
attributable to each fund divided by the total purchases from all funds.
new text end

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 45.24, is amended to read:

45.24 LICENSE TECHNOLOGY FEES.

(a) The commissioner may establish and maintain an electronic licensing database
system for license origination, renewal, and tracking the completion of continuing
education requirements by individual licensees who have continuing education
requirements, and other related purposes.

(b) The commissioner shall pay for the cost of operating and maintaining the
electronic database system described in paragraph (a) through a technology surcharge
imposed upon the fee for license origination and renewal, for individual licenses that
require continuing education.

(c) The surcharge permitted under paragraph (b) shall be up to $40 for each two-year
licensing period, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (f), and shall be payable at the
time of license origination and renewal.

(d) The Commerce Department technology account is hereby created as an account
in the special revenue fund.

(e) The commissioner shall deposit the surcharge permitted under this section in
the account created in paragraph (d), and funds in the account are appropriated to the
commissioner in the amounts needed for purposes of this section. new text begin The commissioner of
finance shall transfer an amount determined by the commissioner of commerce from the
account to the statewide electronic licensing system account under section 16E.22 for the
costs of the statewide licensing system attributable to the inclusion of licenses subject
to this section.
new text end

(f) The commissioner shall temporarily reduce or suspend the surcharge as necessary
if the balance in the account created in paragraph (d) exceeds $2,000,000 as of the end of
any calendar year and shall increase or decrease the surcharge as necessary to keep the
fund balance at an adequate level but not in excess of $2,000,000.

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 128C.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Comparable worth.

The league is a political subdivision under sections
471.992 to 471.999 deleted text begin , except that the league must report to the commissioner of employee
relations by February 1, 1989, on its implementation plan deleted text end . A cause of action against the
league does not arise before August 1, 1989, for failure to comply with sections 471.992
to 471.999.

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 144E.40, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Administration.

(a) Unless paragraph (c) applies, consistent with the
responsibilities of the State Board of Investment and the various ambulance services, the
Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance program must be administered by the Emergency
Medical Services Regulatory Board. The administrative responsibilities of the board
for the program relate solely to the record keeping, award application, and award
payment functions. The State Board of Investment is responsible for the investment
of the Cooper/Sams volunteer ambulance trust. The applicable ambulance service is
responsible for determining, consistent with this chapter, who is a qualified ambulance
service person, what constitutes a year of credited ambulance service, what constitutes
sufficient documentation of a year of prior service, and for submission of all necessary
data to the board in a manner consistent with this chapter. Determinations of an ambulance
service are final.

(b) The board may administer its assigned responsibilities regarding the program
directly or may retain a qualified governmental or nongovernmental plan administrator
under contract to administer those responsibilities regarding the program. A contract with
a qualified plan administrator must be the result of an open competitive bidding process
and must be reopened for competitive bidding at least once during every five-year period
after July 1, 1993.

(c) The commissioner of deleted text begin employee relations deleted text end new text begin management and budget new text end shall review
the options within state government for the most appropriate administration of pension
plans or similar arrangements for emergency service personnel and recommend to the
governor the most appropriate future pension plan or nonpension plan administrative
arrangement for this chapter. If the governor concurs in the recommendation, the governor
shall transfer the future administrative responsibilities relating to this chapter to that
administrative agency.

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 161.321, is amended to read:

161.321 SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS.

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of this section the following terms have
the meanings given them, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning is
intended.

(a) "Award" means the granting of a contract in accordance with all applicable laws
and rules governing competitive bidding except as otherwise provided in this section.

(b) "Contract" means an agreement entered into between a business entity and the
state of Minnesota for the construction of transportation improvements.

(c) "Subcontractor" means a business entity which enters into a legally binding
agreement with another business entity which is a party to a contract as defined in
paragraph (b).

(d) "Targeted group business" means a business designated under section 16C.16,
subdivision 5.

new text begin (e) "Veteran-owned small business" means a business designated under section
16C.16, subdivision 6a.
new text end

Subd. 2.

Small business set-asides.

(a) The commissioner may award up to a six
percent preference in the amount bid for specified construction work to small targeted
group businesses new text begin and veteran-owned small businesses new text end .

(b) The commissioner may designate a contract for construction work for award only
to small targeted group businesses if the commissioner determines that at least three small
targeted group businesses are likely to bid. new text begin The commissioner may designate a contract for
construction work for award only to veteran-owned small businesses if the commissioner
determines that at least three veteran-owned small businesses are likely to bid.
new text end

(c) The commissioner, as a condition of awarding a construction contract, may
set goals that require the prime contractor to subcontract a portion of the contract to
small targeted group businesses new text begin and veteran-owned small businesses new text end . The commissioner
must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement
when qualified small targeted group businesses new text begin and veteran-owned small businesses new text end
are not reasonably available. The commissioner may establish financial incentives for
prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of subcontractors and financial penalties
for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting
requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are small targeted
group businesses new text begin or veteran-owned small businesses new text end .

(d) The commissioner may award up to a four percent preference in the amount bid
on procurement to small businesses located in an economically disadvantaged area as
defined in section 16C.16, subdivision 7.

Subd. 3.

Awards to small businesses.

At least 75 percent of subcontracts awarded
to small targeted group businesses must be performed by the business to which the
subcontract is awarded or another small targeted group business. new text begin At least 75 percent
of subcontracts awarded to veteran-owned small businesses must be performed by the
business to which the subcontract is awarded or another veteran-owned small business.
new text end

Subd. 4.

Awards, limitations.

Contracts awarded pursuant to this section are
subject to all limitations contained in rules adopted by the commissioner of administration.

Subd. 5.

Recourse to other businesses.

If the commissioner is unable to award
a contract pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions 2 and 3, the award may be placed
pursuant to the normal solicitation and award provisions set forth in this chapter and
chapter 16C.

Subd. 6.

Rules.

The rules adopted by the commissioner of administration to define
small businesses and to set time and other eligibility requirements for participation in
programs under sections 16C.16 to 16C.19 apply to this section. The commissioner may
promulgate other rules necessary to carry out this section.

Subd. 7.

Noncompetitive bids.

The commissioner is encouraged to purchase
from small targeted group businesses new text begin and veteran-owned small businesses new text end designated
under section 16C.16 when making purchases that are not subject to competitive bidding
procedures.

Subd. 8.

Report by commissioner.

The commissioner of transportation shall report
to the commissioner of administration on compliance with this section. The information
must be reported at the time and in the manner requested by the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to
procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.
new text end

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 176.571, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Preliminary investigation.

When the head of a department has filed
a report or the commissioner of administration has otherwise received information of
the occurrence of an injury to a state employee for which liability to pay compensation
may exist, the commissioner of administration shall make a preliminary investigation to
determine the question of probable liability.

In making this investigation, the commissioner of administration may require the
assistance of the head of any department or any employee of the state. The commissioner
of deleted text begin employee relations deleted text end new text begin management and budget new text end may require that all facts be furnished
which appear in the records of any state department bearing on the issue.

Sec. 71.

new text begin [270C.145] TECHNOLOGY LEASE-PURCHASE APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $855,000 in fiscal year 2010; $853,000 in fiscal year 2011; and $2,519,000 in each
fiscal year 2012 through 2019 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner
to make payments under a lease-purchase agreement as defined in section 16A.81 for
completing the purchase and development of an integrated tax software package; provided
that the state is not obligated to continue the appropriation of funds or to make lease
payments in any future fiscal year. Any unexpended portions of this appropriation cancel
to the general fund at the close of each biennium. This section expires June 30, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 270C.63, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Lien search fees.

Upon request of any person, the filing officer shall issue
a certificate showing whether there is recorded in that filing office, on the date and hour
stated in the certificate, any notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting any lien filed
on or after ten years before the date of the search certificate, naming a particular person,
and giving the date and hour of filing of each notice or certificate naming the person. The
fee for a certificate shall be as provided by section 336.9-525 or 357.18, subdivision 1,
clause (3). Upon request, the filing officer shall furnish a copy of any notice of state lien,
or notice or certificate affecting a state lien, for a fee of deleted text begin 50 cents deleted text end new text begin $1 new text end per page new text begin , except that
after the effective date of article 2, section 11, of this act, that section shall govern the fee
charged by the secretary of state for a copy or electronically transmitted image new text end .

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 302A.821, is amended to read:

302A.821 MINNESOTA CORPORATE deleted text begin REGISTRATION deleted text end new text begin RENEWAL new text end .

Subdivision 1.

Annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end .

(a) The secretary of state deleted text begin must deleted text end new text begin may new text end
send annually to each corporation deleted text begin at the registered office of the corporation a postcard deleted text end new text begin ,
using the information provided by the corporation pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or
the articles of incorporation, a new text end notice announcing the need to file the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end
new text begin renewal new text end and informing the corporation that the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end may be filed
online and that paper filings may also be made, and informing the corporation that failing
to file the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end will result in an administrative dissolution of the
corporation.

(b) Each calendar year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year
in which a corporation incorporates, the corporation must file with the secretary of state
by December 31 of each calendar year a deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end containing the information
listed in subdivision 2.

Subd. 2.

Information required; manner of filing.

The deleted text begin registration must include: deleted text end new text begin
filing must be made pursuant to section 5.34.
new text end

deleted text begin (1) the name of the corporation;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the address of its principal executive office, if different from the registered
office address;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the address of its registered office and the name of the registered agent, if any;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) the state of incorporation; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the
principal functions of the chief executive officer of the corporation.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Subd. 3. deleted text end

deleted text begin Information public. deleted text end

deleted text begin The information required by subdivision 2 is public
data. Chapter 13 does not apply to this information.
deleted text end

Subd. 4.

Penalty; reinstatement.

(a) A corporation that has failed to file a
deleted text begin registration pursuant to the requirements of subdivision 2 deleted text end new text begin renewal complying with section
5.34 new text end must be dissolved by the secretary of state as described in paragraph (b).

(b) If the corporation has not filed the deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end during any calendar year,
the secretary of state must issue a certificate of administrative dissolution and the certificate
must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state must make
available in an electronic format the names of the dissolved corporations. A corporation
dissolved in this manner is not entitled to the benefits of section 302A.781. The liability, if
any, of the shareholders of a corporation dissolved in this manner shall be determined and
limited in accordance with section 302A.557, except that the shareholders shall have no
liability to any director of the corporation under section 302A.559, subdivision 2.

(c) After administrative dissolution, filing a deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal complying with
section 5.34 new text end and the $25 fee with the secretary of state:

(1) returns the corporation to good standing as of the date of the dissolution;

(2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority of the articles, and the
corporation is liable for those contracts or acts; and

(3) restores to the corporation all assets and rights of the corporation to the extent
they were held by the corporation before the dissolution occurred, except to the extent that
assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the dissolution or sold or otherwise
distributed after that time.

Sec. 74.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 303.14, is amended to read:

303.14 ANNUAL deleted text begin REPORT deleted text end new text begin RENEWAL new text end .

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Filed with secretary of state; contents deleted text end new text begin Notice; filing new text end .

Each calendar
year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year in which a corporation
receives a certificate of authority to do business in Minnesota, the secretary of state
deleted text begin must mail by first class mail an annual registration form to the registered office of each
corporation as shown on the records of the secretary of state. The form must include the
following deleted text end new text begin may send to the corporation, using the information provided by the corporation
pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the application for certificate of authority, a new text end notice deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin
announcing the need to file the annual renewal and informing the corporation that the
annual renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also be made, and informing
the corporation that failing to file the annual renewal will result in an administrative
dissolution or revocation of certificate of authority to do business in Minnesota.
new text end

deleted text begin "NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this year will result in the
revocation of the authority of this corporation to transact business in Minnesota without
further notice from the secretary of state, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 303.17." deleted text end new text begin
new text end

The corporation will submit a $115 fee with the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end and will
set forth on the form deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin the items required by section 5.34.
new text end

deleted text begin (1) the name of the corporation, and, if the corporation has designated an alternate
name pursuant to section 303.05, subdivision 1, that alternate name;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the name of the registered agent of the corporation in Minnesota;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the address of its registered office;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) the state of incorporation; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the
principal functions of the chief executive officer of the corporation.
deleted text end

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 303.16, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Approval; filing.

The application for withdrawal shall be delivered to
the secretary of state. Upon receiving and examining the same, and upon finding that it
conforms to the provisions of this chapter, the secretary of state shall, when all license
fees, filing fees, and other charges new text begin other than the fee required by section 303.14 new text end have been
paid as required by law, file the same and shall issue and record a certificate of withdrawal.
Upon the issuance of the certificate, the authority of the corporation to transact business
in this state shall cease.

Sec. 76.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 308A.995, is amended to read:

308A.995 deleted text begin PERIODIC REGISTRATION deleted text end new text begin ANNUAL RENEWAL new text end .

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Periodic registration in certain years deleted text end new text begin Annual renewal new text end .

Each
cooperative governed by this chapter must file deleted text begin a periodic registration deleted text end new text begin an annual renewal new text end
with the secretary of state in each deleted text begin odd-numbered deleted text end new text begin calendar new text end year new text begin following the calendar year
in which the cooperative was incorporated new text end . deleted text begin In these years, deleted text end The secretary of state deleted text begin must deleted text end new text begin may new text end
deleted text begin mail by first class mail a registration form to the registered office of each cooperative as
shown on the records of the secretary of state, or if no such address is in the records, to the
location of the principal place of business shown on the records of the secretary of state.
The form must include the following notice: deleted text end new text begin send annually to the cooperative, using the
information provided by the cooperative pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the articles of
incorporation, a notice announcing the need to file the annual renewal and informing the
cooperative that the annual renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also be
made, and informing the cooperative that failing to file the annual renewal will result in an
administrative dissolution of the cooperative.
new text end

deleted text begin "NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this year will result in the
dissolution of this cooperative without further notice from the secretary of state, pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes, section 308A.995, subdivision 4, paragraph (b)."
deleted text end

Subd. 2.

Minnesota cooperative deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end form.

In each calendar year
in which a deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end is to be filed, a cooperative must file with the secretary of
state deleted text begin a registration deleted text end new text begin an annual renewal new text end by December 31 of that calendar year containing deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin
the items required by section 5.34.
new text end

deleted text begin (1) the name of the cooperative;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the address of its registered office;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the address of its principal place of business, if different from the registered
office address; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the
principal functions of the chief executive officer of the cooperative.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Subd. 3. deleted text end

deleted text begin Information public. deleted text end

deleted text begin The information required by subdivision 1 is public
data.
deleted text end

Subd. 4.

Penalty; dissolution.

(a) A cooperative that has failed to file a deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin
renewal new text end pursuant to the requirements of this section by December 31 of the calendar year
for which the deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end was required must be dissolved by the secretary of
state as described in paragraph (b).

(b) If the cooperative has not filed the deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end by December 31 of that
calendar year, the secretary of state must issue a certificate of involuntary dissolution, and
the certificate must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state
must make available in an electronic format the names of the dissolved cooperatives. A
cooperative dissolved in this manner is not entitled to the benefits of section 308A.981.

Subd. 5.

Reinstatement.

A cooperative may retroactively reinstate its existence
by filing a single annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end and paying a $25 fee. Filing the annual
deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end with the secretary of state:

(1) returns the cooperative to active status as of the date of the dissolution;

(2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority of the articles, and the
cooperative is liable for those contracts or acts; and

(3) restores to the cooperative all assets and rights of the cooperative and its
shareholders or members to the extent they were held by the cooperative and its
shareholders or members before the dissolution occurred, except to the extent that
assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the dissolution or sold or otherwise
distributed after that time.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state
certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been
modified to implement this section.
new text end

Sec. 77.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 308B.121, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Periodic registration in certain years deleted text end new text begin Annual renewal new text end .

Each
cooperative governed by this chapter deleted text begin and each foreign cooperative registered under
section 308B.151 deleted text end must file deleted text begin a periodic registration deleted text end new text begin an annual renewal new text end with the secretary
of state deleted text begin with the initial articles and any amendment of the articles deleted text end in each deleted text begin odd-numbered deleted text end new text begin
calendar new text end year new text begin after the calendar year in which the cooperative incorporated new text end . deleted text begin In these years, deleted text end
The secretary of state deleted text begin must mail by first class mail a registration form to the registered
office of each cooperative and registered foreign cooperative as shown in the records of
the secretary of state, or if no such address is in the records, to the location of the principal
place of business shown in the records of the secretary of state. For a cooperative, the
form must include the following notice: deleted text end new text begin may send annually to each cooperative, using the
information provided by the cooperative pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the articles of
organization, a notice announcing the need to file the annual renewal and informing the
cooperative that the annual renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also
be made, and informing the cooperative that failing to file the annual renewal will result
in an administrative dissolution.
new text end

deleted text begin "NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this year will result in the
dissolution of this cooperative without further notice from the secretary of state, under
Minnesota Statutes, section 308B.121, subdivision 4, paragraph (b)."
deleted text end

deleted text begin For a foreign cooperative, the form must contain the following notice:
deleted text end

deleted text begin "NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this year will result in the
loss of good standing and the authority to do business in Minnesota."
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state
certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been
modified to implement this section.
new text end

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 308B.121, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

deleted text begin Registration deleted text end new text begin Renewal new text end form.

In each calendar year in which a deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin
renewal new text end is to be filed, a cooperative must file with the secretary of state deleted text begin a registration deleted text end by
December 31 of that calendar year new text begin a renewal new text end containing deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin the items required by section
5.34.
new text end

deleted text begin (1) the name of the cooperative;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the address of its registered office;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the address of its principal place of business, if different from the registered
office address; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the
principal functions of the chief executive officer of the cooperative.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective 30 days after the secretary of state
certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of State have been
modified to implement this section.
new text end

Sec. 79.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 317A.823, is amended to read:

317A.823 ANNUAL CORPORATE deleted text begin REGISTRATION deleted text end new text begin RENEWAL new text end .

Subdivision 1.

Annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end .

(a) The secretary of state deleted text begin must deleted text end new text begin may new text end
send annually to each corporation deleted text begin at the registered office of the corporation deleted text end new text begin , using the
information provided by the corporation pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the articles of
incorporation, new text end a deleted text begin postcard deleted text end notice announcing the need to file the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal
new text end and informing the corporation that the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end may be filed online and
that paper filings may also be made, and informing the corporation that failing to file the
annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end will result in an administrative dissolution of the corporation.

(b) Each calendar year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year
in which a corporation incorporates, a corporation must file with the secretary of state
by December 31 of each calendar year a registration containing the information deleted text begin listed
in paragraph (c) deleted text end new text begin required by section 5.34 new text end .

deleted text begin (c) The registration must include:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the name of the corporation;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the address of its registered office;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the name of its registered agent, if any; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) the name and business address of the officer or other person exercising the
principal functions of president of the corporation.
deleted text end

Subd. 2.

Penalty.

(a) A corporation that has failed to file a deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal
new text end pursuant to deleted text begin the requirements of deleted text end subdivision 1 must be dissolved by the secretary of state
as described in paragraph (b).

(b) If the corporation has not filed the delinquent deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end , the secretary
of state must issue a certificate of involuntary dissolution, and the certificate must be filed
in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary of state must also make available in
an electronic format the names of the dissolved corporations. A corporation dissolved in
this manner is not entitled to the benefits of section 317A.781.

Sec. 80.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 321.0206, is amended to read:

321.0206 DELIVERY TO AND FILING OF RECORDS BY SECRETARY OF
STATE; EFFECTIVE TIME AND DATE.

(a) A record authorized or required to be delivered to the secretary of state for filing
under this chapter must be captioned to describe the record's purpose, be in a medium
permitted by the secretary of state, and be delivered to the secretary of state. Unless the
secretary of state determines that a record does not comply with the filing requirements
of this chapter, and if the appropriate filing fees have been paid, the secretary of state
shall file the record and:

(1) for a statement of dissociation, send:

(A) a copy of the filed statement to the person which the statement indicates has
dissociated as a general partner; and

(B) a copy of the filed statement to the limited partnership;

(2) for a statement of withdrawal, send:

(A) a copy of the filed statement to the person on whose behalf the record was
filed; and

(B) if the statement refers to an existing limited partnership, a copy of the filed
statement to the limited partnership; and

(3) for all other records, send a copy of the filed record to the person on whose
behalf the record was filed.

(b) Upon request and payment of a fee, the secretary of state shall send to the
requester a certified copy of the requested record.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in sections 321.0116 and 321.0207, a record
delivered to the secretary of state for filing under this chapter may specify an effective
time and a delayed effective date. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a record
filed by the secretary of state is effective:

(1) if the record does not specify an effective time and does not specify a delayed
effective date, on the date and at the time the record is filed as evidenced by the secretary
of state's endorsement of the date and time on the record;

(2) if the record specifies an effective time but not a delayed effective date, on the
date the record is filed at the time specified in the record;

(3) if the record specifies a delayed effective date but not an effective time, at 12:01
a.m. on the earlier of:

(A) the specified date; or

(B) the 30th day after the record is filed; or

(4) if the record specifies an effective time and a delayed effective date, at the
specified time on the earlier of:

(A) the specified date; or

(B) the 30th day after the record is filed.

(d) The appropriate fees for filings under this chapter are:

(1) for filing a certificate of limited partnership, $100;

(2) for filing an amended certificate of limited partnership, $50;

new text begin (3) for filing a name reservation for a limited partnership name, $35;
new text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end for filing any other record, other than the annual deleted text begin report deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end required by
section 321.0210, for which no fee must be charged, required or permitted to be delivered
for filing, deleted text begin $35 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end ;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end for filing a certificate requesting authority to transact business in Minnesota
as a foreign limited partnership, deleted text begin $85 deleted text end new text begin $100 new text end ;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end for filing an application of reinstatement, $25;

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end for filing a name reservation for a foreign limited partnership name, $35; and

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end for filing any other record, other than the annual deleted text begin report deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end required by
section 321.0210, for which no fee must be charged, required or permitted to be delivered
for filing on a foreign limited partnership authorized to transact business in Minnesota,
$50.

Sec. 81.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 321.0210, is amended to read:

321.0210 ANNUAL deleted text begin REPORT deleted text end new text begin RENEWAL new text end FOR SECRETARY OF STATE.

(a) Subject to subsection (b):

(1) in each calendar year following the calendar year in which a limited partnership
becomes subject to this chapter, the limited partnership must deliver to the secretary of
state for filing an annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end containing the information required by
subsection (c); and

(2) in each calendar year following the calendar year in which there is first on file
with the secretary of state a certificate of authority under section 321.0904 pertaining to a
foreign limited partnership, the foreign limited partnership must deliver to the secretary
of state for filing an annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end containing the information required by
subsection (c).

(b) A limited partnership's obligation under subsection (a) ends if the limited
partnership delivers to the secretary of state for filing a statement of termination under
section 321.0203 and the statement becomes effective under section 321.0206. A foreign
limited partnership's obligation under subsection (a) ends if the secretary of state issues
and files a certificate of revocation under section 321.0906 or if the foreign limited
partnership delivers to the secretary of state for filing a notice of cancellation under
section 321.0907(a) and that notice takes effect under section 321.0206. If a foreign
limited partnership's obligations under subsection (a) end and later the secretary of state
files, pursuant to section 321.0904, a new certificate of authority pertaining to that foreign
limited partnership, subsection (a)(2), again applies to the foreign limited partnership and,
for the purposes of subsection (a)(2), the calendar year of the new filing is treated as the
calendar year in which a certificate of authority is first on file with the secretary of state.

(c) The annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end must contain deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin the items required by section 5.34.
new text end

deleted text begin (1) the name of the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the address of its designated office and the name and street and mailing address
of its agent for service of process in Minnesota and, if the agent is not an individual, the
name, street and mailing address, and telephone number of an individual who may be
contacted for purposes other than service of process with respect to the limited partnership;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) in the case of a limited partnership, the street and mailing address of its principal
office; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) in the case of a foreign limited partnership, the name of the state or other
jurisdiction under whose law the foreign limited partnership is formed and any alternate
name adopted under section 321.0905(a).
deleted text end

(d) The secretary of state shall:

(1) administratively dissolve under section 321.0809 a limited partnership that has
failed to file a deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end pursuant to subsection (a); and

(2) revoke under section 321.0906 the certificate of authority of a foreign limited
partnership that has failed to file a deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end pursuant to subsection (a).

Sec. 82.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 321.0810, is amended to read:

321.0810 REINSTATEMENT FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE
DISSOLUTION.

(a) A limited partnership that has been administratively dissolved new text begin or a foreign
limited partnership that has had its certificate of authority revoked new text end may deleted text begin apply to the
secretary of state for reinstatement deleted text end new text begin reinstate new text end after the effective date of dissolution. deleted text begin The
application deleted text end new text begin To reinstate, the annual renewal required by section 5.34 new text end must be delivered to
the secretary of state for filing deleted text begin and state: deleted text end new text begin with the reinstatement fee of $25.
new text end

deleted text begin (1) the name of the limited partnership and the effective date of its administrative
dissolution;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) that the grounds for dissolution either did not exist or have been eliminated; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) that the limited partnership's name satisfies the requirements of section 321.0108.
deleted text end

deleted text begin The application must also include any documents that were required to be delivered
for filing to the secretary of state but which were not so delivered.
deleted text end

(b) If the secretary of state determines that deleted text begin an application deleted text end new text begin an annual renewal new text end contains
the information required by subsection (a) and that the information is correct and deleted text begin the
application includes deleted text end new text begin is accompanied by new text end the appropriate fee, the secretary of state shall file
the deleted text begin reinstatement application and serve the limited partnership with a copy deleted text end new text begin renewal and
reinstate the limited partnership or foreign limited partnership new text end .

(c) When reinstatement becomes effective, it relates back to and takes effect as of the
effective date of the administrative dissolution new text begin or revocation new text end and the limited partnership
may resume its activities as if the administrative dissolution new text begin or revocation new text end had never
occurred, except that for the purposes of section 321.0103(c) and (d) the reinstatement
is effective only as of the date the reinstatement is filed.

Sec. 83.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 322B.960, is amended to read:

322B.960 ANNUAL deleted text begin REGISTRATION deleted text end new text begin RENEWAL new text end .

Subdivision 1.

Annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end form.

(a) The secretary of state
deleted text begin must deleted text end new text begin may new text end send annually to each limited liability company deleted text begin at the registered office of the
corporation a postcard deleted text end new text begin , using the information provided by the limited liability company
pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the articles of organization, a new text end notice announcing the
need to file the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end and informing the limited liability company
that the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end may be filed online and that paper filings may also be
made, and informing the limited liability company that failing to file the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end
new text begin renewal new text end will result in an administrative termination of the limited liability company new text begin or the
revocation of the authority of the limited liability company to do business in Minnesota new text end .

(b) Each calendar year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year in
which a limited liability company files articles of organization, a limited liability company
must file with the secretary of state by December 31 of each calendar year a deleted text begin registration deleted text end
new text begin renewal new text end containing the deleted text begin information listed in subdivision 2 deleted text end new text begin items required by section 5.34 new text end .

deleted text begin Subd. 2. deleted text end

deleted text begin Information required; fees. deleted text end

deleted text begin The registration must include:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) the name of the limited liability company or the name under which a foreign
limited liability company has registered in this state;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the address of its principal executive office, if different from the registered
address;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) the address of its registered office;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) the name of its registered agent, if any;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) the state or jurisdiction of organization; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (6) the name and business address of the manager or other person exercising the
principal functions of the chief manager of the limited liability company.
deleted text end

Subd. 4.

Penalty.

(a) A domestic limited liability company that has not filed
a deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end pursuant to deleted text begin the requirements of subdivision 2, deleted text end new text begin this section new text end is
administratively terminated. The secretary of state shall issue a certificate of administrative
termination which must be filed in the office of the secretary of state. The secretary of
state must also make available in an electronic format the names of the terminated limited
liability companies.

(b) A non-Minnesota limited liability company that has not filed a deleted text begin registration deleted text end
new text begin renewal new text end pursuant to deleted text begin the requirements of subdivision 2, deleted text end new text begin this section new text end shall have its authority
to do business in Minnesota revoked. The secretary of state must issue a certificate of
revocation which must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State. The secretary
of state must also make available in an electronic format the names of the revoked
non-Minnesota limited liability companies.

Subd. 5.

Reinstatement.

If a limited liability company is administratively
terminated or has its authority to do business in Minnesota revoked, it may retroactively
reinstate its existence or authority to do business by filing a single annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end
new text begin renewal new text end and paying a $25 fee.

(a) For a domestic limited liability company, filing the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal
new text end with the secretary of state:

(1) returns the limited liability company to active status as of the date of the
administrative termination;

(2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority of the articles, and the
limited liability company is liable for those contracts or acts; and

(3) restores to the limited liability company all assets and rights of the limited
liability company and its members to the extent they were held by the limited liability
company and its members before the administrative termination occurred, except to the
extent that assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the termination, sold, or
otherwise distributed after that time.

(b) For a non-Minnesota limited liability company, filing the annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end
new text begin renewal new text end restores the limited liability company's ability to do business in Minnesota and
the rights and privileges which accompany that authority.

Sec. 84.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 323A.1003, is amended to read:

323A.1003 ANNUAL deleted text begin REGISTRATION deleted text end new text begin RENEWAL new text end .

(a) Each calendar year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year
in which a partnership files a statement of qualification or in which a foreign partnership
becomes authorized to transact business in this state, the secretary of state deleted text begin must mail by
first class mail an annual registration form to the street address of the partnership's chief
executive office, if located in Minnesota, the office in this state, if the chief executive
office is not located in Minnesota, or address of the registered agent of the partnership
as shown on the records of the secretary of state when the chief executive office is not
located in Minnesota and no other Minnesota office exists deleted text end new text begin may send annually to the
partnership or foreign partnership, using the information provided by the limited liability
partnership pursuant to section 5.002 or 5.34 or the limited liability partnership statement
of qualification, a notice new text end . The deleted text begin form must include the following deleted text end notice deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin will announce the
need to file the annual renewal and will inform the partnership or foreign partnership that
the annual renewal may be filed online and that paper filings may also be made and that
new text end deleted text begin "NOTICE: deleted text end failure to file deleted text begin this form deleted text end new text begin the notice new text end by December 31 deleted text begin of this year deleted text end will result
in the revocation of the statement of qualification of this limited liability partnership new text begin . new text end
deleted text begin without further notice from the secretary of state pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section
323A.1003, subsection (d)."
deleted text end

(b) A limited liability partnership, and a foreign limited liability partnership
authorized to transact business in this state, shall file an annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end in the
office of the secretary of state which contains deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin the information required by section 5.34.
new text end

deleted text begin (1) the name of the limited liability partnership and the state or other jurisdiction
under whose laws the foreign limited liability partnership is formed;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the street address, including the zip code, of the partnership's chief executive
office and, if different, the street address, including the zip code, of an office of the
partnership in this state, if any;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) if the partnership does not have an office in this state, the name and street address,
including the zip code, of the partnership's current agent for service of process; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) if the agent for service of process under clause (3) is not an individual, the name,
street address, and telephone number of an individual who may be contacted for purposes
other than service of process with respect to the limited liability partnership.
deleted text end

(c) An annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end must be filed once each calendar year beginning
in the year following the calendar year in which a partnership files a statement of
qualification or a foreign partnership becomes authorized to transact business in this state.

(d) The secretary of state must revoke the statement of qualification of a partnership
that fails to file an annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end when due or pay the required filing fee. The
secretary of state must issue a certificate of revocation which must be filed in the office
of the secretary of state. The secretary of state must also make available in an electronic
format the names of the revoked limited liability companies.

(e) A revocation under subsection (d) only affects a partnership's status as a limited
liability partnership and is not an event of dissolution of the partnership.

(f) A partnership whose statement of qualification has been revoked may apply
to the secretary of state for reinstatement deleted text begin within one year after the effective date of
the revocation deleted text end . A partnership must file an annual deleted text begin registration deleted text end new text begin renewal new text end to apply for
reinstatement and pay a reinstatement fee of deleted text begin $135 deleted text end new text begin $160 new text end .

(g) A reinstatement under subsection (f) relates back to and takes effect as of
the effective date of the revocation, and the partnership's status as a limited liability
partnership continues as if the revocation had never occurred.

Sec. 85.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 333.055, is amended to read:

333.055 TERM OF CERTIFICATE.

Subdivision 1.

Application and renewal.

Filing of a certificate hereunder shall be
effective deleted text begin for a term of ten years from the date of filing and upon application filed within
the six-month period prior to the expiration of such term or a renewal thereof, on a form
prescribed by the secretary of state, deleted text end new text begin upon filing and shall remain in effect as long as an
annual renewal for new text end the certificate deleted text begin may be renewed for additional ten-year terms. A renewal
fee as specified herein, payable to the secretary of state, shall accompany the application
for renewal. deleted text end new text begin is filed in each calendar year following the calendar year in which the original
filing was filed. The certificate expires in the calendar year following a calendar year in
which the annual renewal was not filed. Notice of the annual renewal requirement must be
provided to the person or entity submitting the certificate at the time of the original filing.
new text end

deleted text begin The secretary of state shall notify each business holding a certificate hereunder of
the necessity of renewal thereof by writing to the last known address of the business at
least six months prior to the certificate's expiration date.
deleted text end

new text begin Assumed name certificates on file with the secretary of state upon the effective
date of this section are exempt from the renewal requirements of this section until the
expiration of the original ten-year term.
new text end

Subd. 2.

deleted text begin Existing certificates deleted text end new text begin Reinstatement new text end .

Any assumed name certificate deleted text begin of
record in the district courts and in force on July 1, 1978 shall continue in force without
the necessity of another filing under section 333.01 until July 31, 1979, at which time all
such certificates shall expire unless renewed as hereinafter provided. Any certificate
may be renewed by filing an application with the secretary of state on a form prescribed
by the secretary and paying the renewal fee prescribed by subdivision 3 within the six
month period prior to the expiration of the certificate deleted text end new text begin that expires as a result of failing
to file the annual renewal may be reinstated by filing the annual renewal with the $25
reinstatement fee new text end .

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Annual renewal; contents. new text end

new text begin The annual renewal filed under subdivision 1
must include the assumed name and the address of the principal place of business.
new text end

Subd. 3.

Fees.

The secretary of state shall charge and collect deleted text begin : deleted text end new text begin a fee of $30 for
each filing submitted with respect to an assumed name except for the annual renewal,
for which no fee will be charged.
new text end

deleted text begin (a) for the filing of each certificate or amended certificate of an assumed name - $25;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) certificate renewal fee - $25.
deleted text end

Subd. 4.

Secretary of state duties.

The secretary of state shall accept for filing all
certificates and renewals thereof which comply with the provisions of sections 333.001 to
333.06 and which are accompanied by the prescribed fees, notwithstanding the fact that
the assumed name disclosed therein may not be distinguishable from one or more other
assumed names already filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall not
accept for filing a certificate that discloses an assumed name that is not distinguishable
from a corporate, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, cooperative, or
limited partnership name in use or reserved in this state by another or a trade or service
mark registered with the secretary of state, unless there is filed with the certificate a written
consent, court decree of prior right, or affidavit of nonuser of the kind required by section
302A.115, subdivision 1, clause (d). The secretary of state shall determine whether a name
is distinguishable from another name for purposes of this subdivision.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective 30 days after the
secretary of state certifies that the information systems of the Office of the Secretary of
State have been modified to implement this section, and this section applies to all existing
and new assumed name certificates on and after that date.
new text end

Sec. 86.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 336A.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Fees.

The fee for filing and indexing a standard form or format for a lien
notice, effective financing statement, or continuation statement, and stamping the date and
place of filing on a copy of the filed document furnished by the filing party is deleted text begin $15 until
June 30, 2005. Effective July 1, 2005, the fee for each filing will be deleted text end as follows:

(1) new text begin $20 for each effective financing statement and new text end $15 for each new text begin lien notice or new text end new text begin other new text end
filing made through the Web interface of the Office of the Secretary of State; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(2) new text begin $25 for each effective financing statement and new text end $20 for each new text begin lien notice or new text end new text begin other new text end
filing submitted in any other manner deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (3) no fee will be charged for filing a termination statement.
new text end

Filing fees collected by a satellite office must be deposited in the general fund of the
county in which the satellite office is located.

Sec. 87.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 336A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Searches; fees.

(a) If a person makes a request, the filing officer shall
conduct a search of the computerized filing system for effective financing statements or
lien notices and statements of continuation of a particular debtor. The filing officer shall
produce a report including the date, time, and results of the search by issuing:

(1) a listing of the file number, date, and hour of each effective financing statement
found in the search and the names and addresses of each secured party on the effective
financing statements or of each lien notice found in the search and the names and address
of each lienholder on the lien notice; or

(2) upon request, both the report and photocopies of the effective financing
statements or lien notices.

(b) The uniform fee for conducting a search and for preparing a report is $20 per
debtor name. deleted text begin If an oral or facsimile response is requested, there is an additional fee of $5
per debtor name requested. deleted text end A fee deleted text begin of $1 per page deleted text end new text begin as set by section 5.12 new text end will be charged for
photocopies of effective financing statements, lien notices, continuation statements, or
termination statements.

(c) Search fees collected by a satellite office must be deposited in the general fund of
the county where the satellite office is located.

Sec. 88.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 359.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Fees.

(a) When making application for a commission the applicant must
submit, along with the information required by the secretary of state, a nonrefundable
fee of $40.

(b) All fees shall be retained by the secretary of state and are nonreturnable, except
deleted text begin that deleted text end new text begin for new text end an overpayment of a fee deleted text begin is the subject of a refund upon proper application deleted text end .

Sec. 89.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 383B.72, is amended to read:

383B.72 LAND ACQUISITION; TOWN CONSENT.

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 398.09, the Board of Park District
Commissioners of the Three Rivers Park District, before acquiring by purchase or
condemnation real estate located within the boundaries of any organized town in Hennepin
County, deleted text begin other than real estate located within an area designated for development of a park
in the most recent revised plan which has been prepared by the district in accordance with
section 398.19, and is on file on June 9, 1971, with the state department of parks, deleted text end shall
secure the consent of the town board of such town to such acquisition, by resolution duly
adopted by such board.

Sec. 90.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.175, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Tax increment financing plan.

(a) A tax increment financing plan
shall contain:

(1) a statement of objectives of an authority for the improvement of a project;

(2) a statement as to deleted text begin the development program for the project, including deleted text end the property
within the project, if any, that the authority intends to acquire, identified by parcel number,
identifiable property name, block, or other appropriate means indicating the area in which
the authority intends to acquire properties;

(3) a list of any development activities that the plan proposes to take place within
the project, deleted text begin for which contracts have been entered into at the time of the preparation of
the plan, deleted text end new text begin for which the authority has entered into an agreement or designated a developer new text end
including the names of the parties deleted text begin to the contract deleted text end new text begin or designated developer new text end , the activity
governed by the deleted text begin contract deleted text end new text begin the agreement or designation new text end , deleted text begin the cost stated in the contract, deleted text end and
the expected date of completion of that activity;

(4) identification or description of the type of any other specific development
reasonably expected to take place within the deleted text begin project deleted text end new text begin district new text end , and the date when the
development is likely to occur;

(5) estimates of the following:

(i) cost of the project, including administrative expenses, deleted text begin except that if part of the
cost of the project is paid or financed with increment from the tax increment financing
district, the tax increment financing plan for the district must contain an estimate of the
amount of the cost of the project, including administrative expenses, that deleted text end new text begin and interest as a
financing cost, which new text end will be paid or financed with tax increments from the district new text begin , but
not to exceed the estimated tax increment generated by the development activity new text end ;

(ii) amount of deleted text begin bonded indebtedness to be incurred deleted text end new text begin bonds to be issued new text end ;

(iii) deleted text begin sources of revenue to finance or otherwise pay public costs;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iv) deleted text end the deleted text begin most recent deleted text end new text begin original new text end net tax capacity of taxable real property within the tax
increment financing district and within any subdistrict;

deleted text begin (v) deleted text end new text begin (iv) new text end the estimated captured net tax capacity of the tax increment financing district
at completion; and

deleted text begin (vi) deleted text end new text begin (v) new text end the duration of the tax increment financing district's and any subdistrict's
existence;

(6) statements of the authority's alternate estimates of the impact of tax increment
financing on the net tax capacities of all taxing jurisdictions in which the tax increment
financing district is located in whole or in part. For purposes of one statement, the
authority shall assume that the estimated captured net tax capacity would be available to
the taxing jurisdictions without creation of the district, and for purposes of the second
statement, the authority shall assume that none of the estimated captured net tax capacity
would be available to the taxing jurisdictions without creation of the district or subdistrict;

(7) identification and description of studies and analyses used to make the
determination set forth in subdivision 3, clause (2); and

(8) identification of all parcels to be included in the district or any subdistrict.

(b) The authority may specify in the tax increment financing plan the first year in
which it elects to receive increment, up to four years following the year of approval of the
district. This paragraph does not apply to an economic development district.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for tax increment financing plans
approved after June 30, 2009.
new text end

Sec. 91.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 469.175, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Annual financial reporting.

(a) The state auditor shall develop a uniform
system of accounting and financial reporting for tax increment financing districts. The
system of accounting and financial reporting shall, as nearly as possible:

(1) provide for full disclosure of the sources and uses of deleted text begin public funds in deleted text end new text begin tax
increments of new text end the district;

(2) permit comparison and reconciliation with the affected local government's
accounts and financial reports;

(3) permit auditing of the funds expended on behalf of a district, including a single
district that is part of a multidistrict project or that is funded in part or whole through
the use of a development account funded with tax increments from other districts or
with other public money;

(4) be consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.

(b) The authority must annually submit to the state auditor a financial report
in compliance with paragraph (a). Copies of the report must also be provided to the
county auditor and to the governing body of the municipality, if the authority is not
the municipality. To the extent necessary to permit compliance with the requirement
of financial reporting, the county and any other appropriate local government unit or
private entity must provide the necessary records or information to the authority or the
state auditor as provided by the system of accounting and financial reporting developed
pursuant to paragraph (a). The authority must submit the annual report for a year on or
before August 1 of the next year.

(c) The annual financial report must also include the following items:

(1) the original net tax capacity of the district and any subdistrict under section
469.177, subdivision 1;

(2) the net tax capacity for the reporting period of the district and any subdistrict;

(3) the captured net tax capacity of the district;

(4) any fiscal disparity deduction from the captured net tax capacity under section
469.177, subdivision 3;

(5) the captured net tax capacity retained for tax increment financing under section
469.177, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1);

(6) any captured net tax capacity distributed among affected taxing districts under
section 469.177, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (2);

(7) the type of district;

(8) the date the municipality approved the tax increment financing plan and the
date of approval of any modification of the tax increment financing plan, the approval of
which requires notice, discussion, a public hearing, and findings under subdivision 4,
paragraph (a);

(9) the date the authority first requested certification of the original net tax capacity
of the district and the date of the request for certification regarding any parcel added
to the district;

(10) the date the county auditor first certified the original net tax capacity of the
district and the date of certification of the original net tax capacity of any parcel added
to the district;

(11) the month and year in which the authority has received or anticipates it will
receive the first increment from the district;

(12) the date the district must be decertified;

(13) for the reporting period and prior years of the district, the actual amount
received from, at least, the following categories:

(i) tax increments paid by the captured net tax capacity retained for tax increment
financing under section 469.177, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (1), but excluding
any excess taxes;

(ii) tax increments that are interest or other investment earnings on or from tax
increments;

(iii) tax increments that are proceeds from the sale or lease of property, tangible or
intangible, purchased by the authority with tax increments;

(iv) tax increments that are repayments of loans or other advances made by the
authority with tax increments;

(v) bond deleted text begin or loan deleted text end proceeds; new text begin and
new text end

(vi) deleted text begin special assessments;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (vii) grants;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (viii) transfers from funds not exclusively associated with the district; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (ix) deleted text end the market value homestead credit paid to the authority under section 273.1384;

(14) for the reporting period and for the prior years of the district, the actual amount
expended for, at least, the following categories:

(i) acquisition of land and buildings through condemnation or purchase;

(ii) site improvements or preparation costs;

(iii) installation of public utilities, parking facilities, streets, roads, sidewalks, or
other similar public improvements;

(iv) administrative costs, including the allocated cost of the authority; new text begin and
new text end

(v) deleted text begin public park facilities, facilities for social, recreational, or conference purposes, or
other similar public improvements; and deleted text end new text begin for housing districts, construction of affordable
housing;
new text end

deleted text begin (vi) transfers to funds not exclusively associated with the district;
deleted text end

(15) the amount of any payments for activities and improvements located outside of
the district that are paid for or financed with tax increments;

(16) the amount of payments of principal and interest that are made during the
reporting period on any nondefeased:

(i) general obligation tax increment financing bonds;

(ii) other tax increment financing bonds new text begin , including pay-as-you-go contracts and
notes new text end ; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iii) notes and pay-as-you-go contracts;
deleted text end

(17) the principal amount, at the end of the reporting period, of any nondefeased:

(i) general obligation tax increment financing bonds;

(ii) other tax increment financing bonds new text begin , including pay as you go contracts and
notes new text end ; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (iii) notes and pay-as-you-go contracts;
deleted text end

(18) the amount of principal and interest payments that are due for the current
calendar year on any nondefeased:

(i) general obligation tax increment financing bonds; new text begin and
new text end

(ii) other tax increment financing bonds new text begin , including pay-as-you-go contracts and
notes new text end ; and

deleted text begin (iii) notes and pay-as-you-go contracts;
deleted text end

(19) if the fiscal disparities contribution under chapter 276A or 473F for the district
is computed under section 469.177, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), the amount of new text begin total
new text end increased property taxes deleted text begin imposed on other properties in the municipality that approved the
tax increment financing plan as a result of the fiscal disparities contribution; deleted text end new text begin to be paid
from outside the tax increment financing district; and
new text end

(20) deleted text begin the estimate, if any, contained in the tax increment financing plan of the amount
of the cost of the project, including administrative expenses, that will be paid or financed
with tax increment; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (21) deleted text end any additional information the state auditor may require.

(d) deleted text begin The commissioner of revenue shall prescribe the method of calculating the
increased property taxes under paragraph (c), clause (19), and the form of the statement
disclosing this information on the annual statement under subdivision 5.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end The reporting requirements imposed by this subdivision apply to districts
certified before, on, and after August 1, 1979.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for tax increment financing reports
due after December 31, 2009.
new text end

Sec. 92.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 471.345, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Cooperative purchasing.

new text begin (a) Municipalities may contract for the
purchase of supplies, materials, or equipment by utilizing contracts that are available
through the state's cooperative purchasing venture authorized by section 16C.11 . For a
contract estimated to exceed $25,000, a municipality must consider the availability, price
and quality of supplies, materials, or equipment available through the state's cooperative
purchasing venture before purchasing through another source.
new text end

new text begin (b) If a municipality does not utilize the state's cooperative purchasing venture, new text end a
municipality may contract for the purchase of supplies, materials, or equipment without
regard to the competitive bidding requirements of this section if the purchase is through
a national municipal association's purchasing alliance or cooperative created by a joint
powers agreement that purchases items from more than one source on the basis of
competitive bids or competitive quotations.

Sec. 93.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.142, is amended to read:

473.142 SMALL BUSINESSES.

(a) The Metropolitan Council and agencies specified in section 473.143, subdivision
1, may award up to a six percent preference in the amount bid for specified goods
or services to small targeted group businesses new text begin and veteran-owned small businesses new text end
designated under section 16C.16.

(b) The council and each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, may
designate a purchase of goods or services for award only to small targeted group businesses
designated under section 16C.16 if the council or agency determines that at least three
small targeted group businesses are likely to bid. new text begin The council and each agency specified in
section 473.143, subdivision 1, may designate a purchase of goods or services for award
only to veteran-owned small businesses designated under section 16C.16 if the council or
agency determines that at least three veteran-owned small businesses are likely to bid. new text end

(c) The council and each agency specified in section 473.143, subdivision 1, as a
condition of awarding a construction contract or approving a contract for consultant,
professional, or technical services, may set goals that require the prime contractor
to subcontract a portion of the contract to small targeted group businesses new text begin and
veteran-owned small businesses new text end designated under section 16C.16. The council or agency
must establish a procedure for granting waivers from the subcontracting requirement
when qualified small targeted group businesses new text begin and veteran-owned small businesses new text end are
not reasonably available. The council or agency may establish financial incentives for
prime contractors who exceed the goals for use of subcontractors and financial penalties
for prime contractors who fail to meet goals under this paragraph. The subcontracting
requirements of this paragraph do not apply to prime contractors who are small targeted
group businesses new text begin and veteran-owned small businesses new text end . At least 75 percent of the value of
the subcontracts awarded to small targeted group businesses under this paragraph must
be performed by the business to which the subcontract is awarded or by another small
targeted group business. new text begin At least 75 percent of the value of the subcontracts awarded to
veteran-owned small businesses under this paragraph must be performed by the business
to which the subcontract is awarded or another veteran-owned small business. new text end

(d) The council and each agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, are
encouraged to purchase from small targeted group businesses new text begin and veteran-owned small
businesses new text end designated under section 16C.16 when making purchases that are not subject to
competitive bidding procedures.

(e) The council and each agency may adopt rules to implement this section.

(f) Each council or agency contract must require the prime contractor to pay any
subcontractor within ten days of the prime contractor's receipt of payment from the
council or agency for undisputed services provided by the subcontractor. The contract
must require the prime contractor to pay interest of 1-1/2 percent per month or any
part of a month to the subcontractor on any undisputed amount not paid on time to the
subcontractor. The minimum monthly interest penalty payment for an unpaid balance of
$100 or more is $10. For an unpaid balance of less than $100, the prime contractor shall
pay the actual penalty due to the subcontractor. A subcontractor who prevails in a civil
action to collect interest penalties from a prime contractor must be awarded its costs and
disbursements, including attorney fees, incurred in bringing the action.

(g) This section does not apply to procurement financed in whole or in part
with federal funds if the procurement is subject to federal disadvantaged, minority, or
women business enterprise regulations. The council and each agency shall report to the
commissioner of administration on compliance with this section. The information must be
reported at the time and in the manner requested by the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2009, and applies to
procurement contract bid solicitations issued on and after that date.
new text end

Sec. 94.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 480.181, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Election to retain insurance and benefits; retirement.

(a) Before a
person is transferred to state employment under this section, the person may elect to do
either or both of the following:

(1) keep life insurance; hospital, medical, and dental insurance; and vacation and
sick leave benefits and accumulated time provided by the county instead of receiving
benefits from the state under the judicial branch personnel rules; or

(2) remain a member of the Public Employees Retirement Association or the
Minneapolis employees retirement fund instead of joining the Minnesota State Retirement
System.

Employees who make an election under clause (1) remain on the county payroll,
but the state shall reimburse the county on a quarterly basis for the salary and cost of the
benefits provided by the county. The state shall make the employer contribution to the
Public Employees Retirement Association or the employer contribution under section
422A.101, subdivision 1a, to the Minneapolis Employees Retirement Fund on behalf of
employees who make an election under clause (2).

(b) An employee who makes an election under paragraph (a), clause (1), may revoke
the election, once, at any time, but if the employee revokes the election, the employee
cannot make another election. An employee who makes an election under paragraph (a),
clause (2), may revoke the election at any time within six months after the person becomes
a state employee. Once an employee revokes this election, the employee cannot make
another election.

(c) The Supreme Court, after consultation with the Judicial Council, the
commissioner of deleted text begin employee relations deleted text end new text begin management and budget new text end , and the executive directors
of the Public Employees Retirement Association and the Minnesota State Retirement
Association, shall adopt procedures for making elections under this section.

(d) The Supreme Court shall notify all affected employees of the options available
under this section. The executive directors of the Public Employees Retirement
Association and the Minnesota State Retirement System shall provide counseling to
affected employees on the effect of making an election to remain a member of the Public
Employees Retirement Association.

Sec. 95.

Laws 2005, chapter 162, section 34, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Optical scan equipment.

$6,000,000 is appropriated from the Help
America Vote Act account to the secretary of state for grants to counties to purchase
optical scan voting equipment. Counties are eligible for grants to the extent that they
decide to purchase ballot marking machines and as a result do not have sufficient Help
America Vote Act grant money remaining to also purchase a compatible precinct-based
optical scan machine or central-count machine. These grants must be allocated to counties
at a rate of $3,000 per eligible precinct until the appropriation is exhausted, with priority
in the payment of grants to be given to counties currently using hand- and central-count
voting systems and counties using precinct-count optical scan voting systems incompatible
with assistive voting systems or ballot marking machines. This appropriation is available
until June 30, deleted text begin 2009 deleted text end new text begin 2012 new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 30, 2009.
new text end

Sec. 96.

Laws 2006, chapter 218, section 6, is amended to read:

Sec. 6. SUNSET.

The implementation and steering task force established in section 2 expires on
December 31, deleted text begin 2009 deleted text end new text begin 2011 new text end .

Sec. 97. new text begin RULE AMENDMENT.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of public safety must amend Minnesota Rules, part 7525.0400,
and any other rules as necessary to conform to section 16B.24, subdivision 5b. The
commissioner may use the good cause exemption, under authority of Minnesota Statutes,
section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to amend rules to conform with section 16B.24,
subdivision 5b.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 98. new text begin RACING LICENSE FEE RATIFICATION.
new text end

new text begin The changes in license fees proposed for Minnesota Rules, part 7877.0120, subpart
1, as published in the State Register on Monday, November 10, 2008, are ratified.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 99. new text begin TRAINING SERVICES.
new text end

new text begin During the biennium ending June 30, 2011, state executive branch agencies must
consider using services provided by government training services before contracting with
other outside vendors for similar services.
new text end

Sec. 100. new text begin RENTAL COST SAVINGS.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of administration must report to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over state government
finance by January 15, 2010, on savings in state agency costs for rental space in
state-owned and state-leased buildings that can be achieved by expected decreases in
agency complement and that could be achieved by encouraging or requiring increased
telecommuting by state employees. The report must estimate savings by agency and by
fund, and must estimate when these savings can be realized.
new text end

Sec. 101. new text begin CASH FLOW STUDY.
new text end

new text begin By January 15, 2010, the commissioner of finance must submit to the chair
and ranking minority member of the Finance Committee in the senate and the chair
and ranking minority member of the Ways and Means Committee in the house of
representatives, a report on the cash flow condition of the general fund for the fiscal
year 2010-2011 biennium and the following biennium, including an assessment of the
options for improving the long-term cash flow of the state through changes in the timing
of general fund payment dates, revenue collections, or other changes. In addition, the
report should identify all major provisions of law that result in state expenditures or
revenues being recognized in budget documents in a fiscal year earlier or later than the
fiscal year in which the obligation to pay state expenses was incurred or the liability
to pay state taxes was incurred.
new text end

Sec. 102. new text begin COLOCATION REPORT.
new text end

new text begin The Management Analysis Division of the Department of Finance must study and
report to the legislature by January 15, 2010, on possible colocation of the offices of the
Council on Black Minnesotans, the Council on Affairs of Chicano/Latino People, the
Council on Asian-Pacific Minnesotans, and the metropolitan area office of the Indian
Affairs Council. The report must include analysis of potential cost savings, when those
savings could be realized, and the effect of potential colocation on operations of the
councils.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 103. new text begin TRANSFER OF ASSETS, EMPLOYEES, EQUIPMENT, AND
SUPPLIES.
new text end

new text begin The existing funds, assets, employees, equipment, and supplies of the Land
Management Information Center are transferred to the Minnesota Geospatial Information
Office according to Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 104. new text begin TECHNOLOGY LEASE-PURCHASE AUTHORIZATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Lease-purchase agreements. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of finance shall
enter into one or more lease-purchase agreements as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.81, to finance the two projects in subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Replacement of state's accounting and procurement systems.
new text end

new text begin Proceeds of lease-purchase agreements and the issuance and sale of related certificates
of participation are appropriated to the commissioner of finance for development and
implementation of a new statewide accounting and procurement system.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Completion of integrated tax system. new text end

new text begin Proceeds of lease-purchase
agreements and the issuance and sale of related certificates of participation are appropriated
to the commissioner of revenue for completing the purchase and implementation of an
integrated tax software package.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 105. new text begin INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STUDY.
new text end

new text begin The chief information officer of the Office of Enterprise Technology, in consultation
with heads of other executive agencies, must report to the chairs and ranking members
of the senate and house of representatives committees on state government finance by
January 15, 2010, on an interim basis and by July 1, 2010, on a plan to transfer from
other state agencies to the Office of Enterprise Technology state employees whose work
primarily relates to development, upgrading, replacement, help desk, problem resolution,
or maintenance of state data centers, system software, data networks, servers, workstations
and office systems. The report must include an estimate of the number of employees who
would be transferred, an estimate of enterprise costs savings, an analysis of potential
improvements in operations and agency-required service levels, a cost comparison of
alternatives to the transfer plan including insourcing, shared services, outsourcing, and
co-sourcing, and a proposed transition plan and schedule. State agencies must participate
and provide information necessary for the Office of Enterprise Technology to comply
with this section.
new text end

Sec. 106. new text begin ENTERPRISE REAL PROPERTY CONTRIBUTIONS.
new text end

new text begin On or before June 1, 2009, the commissioner of administration shall determine the
amount to be contributed by each executive agency to maintain the enterprise real property
technology system for the fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011 biennium. On or before
June 15, 2009, each executive agency shall enter into an agreement with the commissioner
of administration setting forth the manner in which the executive agency shall make its
contribution to the enterprise real property system, either from uncommitted fiscal year
2009 funds or by contributing from fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011 funds to the real
property enterprise system and services account to fund the total amount of $399,000 for
the biennium. Funds contributed under this section must be credited to the enterprise real
property technology system and services account.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 107. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of
statutes shall substitute the term "Land Management Information Center" with the term
"Minnesota Geospatial Information Office," wherever they appear in Minnesota Statutes
and Minnesota Rules.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 108. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor of statutes shall substitute the
term "United States Information Agency" with the term "Office of Exchange Coordination
and Designation, United States Department of State" wherever the term appears in
Minnesota Statutes.
new text end

Sec. 109. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall change any reference to the commissioner of finance
or the Department of Finance, or any derivation of those terms, to the commissioner of
management and budget or the Department of Management and Budget wherever these
terms appear in Minnesota Statutes or Minnesota Rules.
new text end

Sec. 110. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 240A.08; and 471.9981, subdivision 1, new text end new text begin are
repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 4A.05, new text end new text begin is repealed the day following final
enactment.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 16C.046, new text end new text begin is repealed effective the day
following certification by the commissioner of finance that a new statewide accounting
and procurement system has been implemented.
new text end

new text begin (d) If H.F. No. 1122 is enacted in the 2009 regular session, the sections of that bill
amending Minnesota Statutes, sections 16C.16, by adding a subdivision; 16C.19; 16C.20;
161.321; and 473.142, are repealed.
new text end