as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to the organization and operation of state 1.3 government; appropriating money for the general 1.4 legislative and administrative expenses of state 1.5 government with certain conditions; amending Minnesota 1.6 Statutes 1998, sections 3.17; 3C.12, subdivision 2; 1.7 8.15, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 13.03, subdivision 2; 1.8 13.05, by adding a subdivision; 13.073, by adding a 1.9 subdivision; 16A.102, subdivision 1; 16A.129, 1.10 subdivision 3; 16A.28, subdivisions 1 and 2; 16A.45, 1.11 subdivision 1; 16A.85, subdivision 1; 16B.03; 16B.104; 1.12 16B.24, subdivision 5; 16B.31, subdivision 2; 16B.42, 1.13 subdivision 1; 16B.465, subdivision 3; 16B.72; 16B.73; 1.14 16D.04, subdivision 2; 16E.01, subdivision 1; 16E.02; 1.15 16E.08; 43A.047; 43A.22; 43A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 1.16 43A.31, subdivision 2, and by adding a subdivision; 1.17 138.17, subdivisions 7 and 8; 192.49, subdivision 3; 1.18 197.79, subdivision 10; 204B.25, subdivision 2, and by 1.19 adding a subdivision; 204B.27, by adding a 1.20 subdivision; 204B.28, subdivision 1; 240A.09; 297F.08, 1.21 by adding a subdivision; 325K.03, by adding a 1.22 subdivision; 325K.04; 325K.05, subdivision 1; 325K.09, 1.23 by adding a subdivision; 325K.10, subdivision 5; 1.24 325K.14, by adding a subdivision; 325K.15, by adding a 1.25 subdivision; and 349.163, subdivision 4; Laws 1993, 1.26 chapter 192, section 16; Laws 1994, chapter 643, 1.27 section 69, subdivision 1; Laws 1995, First Special 1.28 Session chapter 3, article 12, section 7, subdivision 1.29 1, as amended; Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 2, 1.30 section 61; and Laws 1998, chapter 366, section 2; 1.31 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 1.32 chapters 16B; 240A; and 325F; repealing Minnesota 1.33 Statutes 1998, sections 16A.103, subdivision 3; 1.34 16E.11; 16E.12; and 16E.13; Minnesota Rules, part 1.35 8275.0045, subpart 2. 1.36 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.37 APPROPRIATIONS 1.38 Section 1. [STATE GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS.] 1.39 The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 1.40 appropriated from the general fund, or another fund named, to 2.1 the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 2.2 available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 2.3 figures "1999," "2000," and "2001," where used in this act, mean 2.4 that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are 2.5 available for the year ending June 30, 1999, June 30, 2000, or 2.6 June 30, 2001, respectively. 2.7 SUMMARY BY FUND 2.8 BIENNIAL 2.9 2000 2001 TOTAL 2.10 General $335,188,000 $314,677,000 $649,865,000 2.11 State 2.12 Government 2.13 Special Revenue 13,907,000 13,963,000 27,870,000 2.14 For 1999 - $465,000 2.15 Health Care Access 1,842,000 1,871,000 3,713,000 2.16 Environmental 236,000 242,000 478,000 2.17 Solid Waste Fund 660,000 670,000 1,330,000 2.18 Lottery Prize 2.19 Fund 110,000 -0- 110,000 2.20 Highway User 2.21 Tax Distribution 2,129,000 2,173,000 4,302,000 2.22 Trunk Highway 39,000 39,000 78,000 2.23 Workers' 2.24 Compensation 6,938,000 7,045,000 13,983,000 2.25 TOTAL $361,049,000 $340,680,000 $701,729,000 2.26 For 1999 - $465,000 2.27 APPROPRIATIONS 2.28 Available for the Year 2.29 Ending June 30 2.30 2000 2001 2.31 Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE 2.32 Subdivision 1. Total 2.33 Appropriation 58,312,000 63,090,000 2.34 Summary by Fund 2.35 General 58,123,000 62,901,000 2.36 Health Care Access 150,000 150,000 2.37 Trunk Highway 39,000 39,000 2.38 The amounts that may be spent from this 2.39 appropriation for each program are 2.40 specified in the following subdivisions. 2.41 Subd. 2. Senate 19,138,000 20,523,000 3.1 $40,000 the first year is for senate 3.2 media services to produce a videotape 3.3 on the legislative process and to 3.4 distribute it, along with a teachers' 3.5 guide, to all secondary schools in the 3.6 state, and for senate information 3.7 services to construct and maintain a 3.8 Worldwide Web site to publicize and 3.9 promote the videotape. 3.10 Subd. 3. House of Representatives 25,361,000 27,670,000 3.11 Subd. 4. Legislative 3.12 Coordinating Commission 13,813,000 14,897,000 3.13 Summary by Fund 3.14 General 13,624,000 14,708,000 3.15 Health Care Access 150,000 150,000 3.16 Trunk Highway 39,000 39,000 3.17 $5,600,000 the first year and 3.18 $6,372,000 the second year are for the 3.19 office of the revisor of statutes. 3.20 $1,184,000 the first year and 3.21 $1,217,000 the second year are for the 3.22 legislative reference library. 3.23 $4,963,000 the first year and 3.24 $5,096,000 the second year are for the 3.25 office of the legislative auditor. 3.26 Sec. 3. GOVERNOR AND 3.27 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR 4,052,000 4,171,000 3.28 This appropriation is to fund the 3.29 offices of the governor and lieutenant 3.30 governor. 3.31 $19,000 the first year and $19,000 the 3.32 second year are for necessary expenses 3.33 in the normal performance of the 3.34 governor's and lieutenant governor's 3.35 duties for which no other reimbursement 3.36 is provided. 3.37 By September 1 of each year, the 3.38 commissioner of finance shall report to 3.39 the chairs of the senate governmental 3.40 operations budget division and the 3.41 house state government finance division 3.42 any personnel costs incurred by the 3.43 office of the governor and lieutenant 3.44 governor that were supported by 3.45 appropriations to other agencies during 3.46 the previous fiscal year. The office 3.47 of the governor shall inform the chairs 3.48 of the divisions before initiating any 3.49 interagency agreements. 3.50 Sec. 4. STATE AUDITOR 8,967,000 9,311,000 3.51 Sec. 5. STATE TREASURER 2,260,000 2,308,000 3.52 $1,030,000 the first year and 3.53 $1,061,000 the second year are for the 3.54 treasurer to pay for banking services 3.55 by fees rather than by compensating 4.1 balances. 4.2 Sec. 6. ATTORNEY GENERAL 27,853,000 28,177,000 4.3 Summary by Fund 4.4 General 25,545,000 25,852,000 4.5 State Government 4.6 Special Revenue 1,713,000 1,717,000 4.7 Environmental 135,000 138,000 4.8 Solid Waste 460,000 470,000 4.9 $991,000 the first year and $912,000 4.10 the second year are one-time 4.11 appropriations to improve information 4.12 technology. 4.13 The attorney general and commissioner 4.14 of finance shall continue to review the 4.15 funding mechanism for legal services. 4.16 By February 15, 2000, they shall submit 4.17 a joint report to the committees 4.18 responsible for funding the office of 4.19 the attorney general that details 4.20 further refinements to the legal 4.21 services funding mechanism. 4.22 The report should attempt to do the 4.23 following: 4.24 (1) identify criteria that 4.25 differentiate between a partner and a 4.26 pooled agency; 4.27 (2) clarify whose responsibility it is 4.28 to request funding for pooled 4.29 agencies: the attorney general, the 4.30 agency, or both; 4.31 (3) determine what process the billing 4.32 rate should follow before 4.33 implementation; 4.34 (4) establish a mechanism to ensure 4.35 that legal service resources are 4.36 allocated as intended by the 4.37 legislature and a process to address 4.38 situations where demand exceeds 4.39 resources; 4.40 (5) determine if partner agencies 4.41 should continue to have general fund 4.42 dollars set aside in the attorney 4.43 general's base; and 4.44 (6) determine what method is used to 4.45 ascertain how much funding for legal 4.46 services the attorney general has in 4.47 its base for each agency. 4.48 Sec. 7. SECRETARY OF STATE 11,770,000 6,234,000 4.49 Sec. 8. CAMPAIGN FINANCE AND 4.50 PUBLIC DISCLOSURE BOARD 712,000 707,000 4.51 Sec. 9. INVESTMENT BOARD 2,310,000 2,376,000 4.52 Sec. 10. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS 7,064,000 6,859,000 5.1 Summary by Fund 5.2 General 400,000 5.3 Workers' 5.4 Compensation 6,664,000 6,859,000 5.5 The chief administrative law judge, in 5.6 cooperation with the state court 5.7 administrator, shall develop and 5.8 present to the legislature by January 5.9 15, 2000, a plan for funding the cost 5.10 of child support hearings out of 5.11 appropriations to the judicial branch 5.12 without increasing those appropriations. 5.13 The appropriation from the workers' 5.14 compensation special compensation fund 5.15 is for considering workers' 5.16 compensation claims. 5.17 Sec. 11. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC 5.18 AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING 6,641,000 4,417,000 5.19 $150,000 the first year is for a grant 5.20 of $50,000 to the southwest regional 5.21 development commission for the 5.22 continuation of the pilot program and 5.23 two additional grants of $50,000 each 5.24 to regional development commissions or, 5.25 in regions not served by regional 5.26 development commissions, to regional 5.27 organizations selected by the director 5.28 of strategic and long-range planning, 5.29 to support planning work on behalf of 5.30 local units of government. The 5.31 planning work shall include, but need 5.32 not be limited to: 5.33 (1) development of local zoning 5.34 ordinances; 5.35 (2) land use plans; 5.36 (3) community or economic development 5.37 plans; 5.38 (4) transportation and transit plans; 5.39 (5) solid waste management plans; 5.40 (6) wastewater management plans; 5.41 (7) workforce development plans; 5.42 (8) housing development plans and/or 5.43 market analysis; 5.44 (9) rural health service plans; 5.45 (10) natural resources management 5.46 plans; or 5.47 (11) development of geographical 5.48 information systems database to serve a 5.49 region's needs, including hardware and 5.50 software purchases and related labor 5.51 costs. 5.52 $200,000 the first year is to prepare 5.53 the generic environmental impact 6.1 statement on urban development required 6.2 by section 94. Any unencumbered 6.3 balance remaining in the first year 6.4 does not cancel and is available for 6.5 the second year of the biennium. 6.6 $24,000 the first year is for the 6.7 southwest Minnesota wind monitoring 6.8 project. 6.9 Sec. 12. ADMINISTRATION 6.10 Subdivision 1. Total 6.11 Appropriation 39,981,000 36,907,000 6.12 For 1999 - $465,000 6.13 Summary by Fund 6.14 General 28,013,000 24,975,000 6.15 State Government 6.16 Special Revenue 11,794,000 11,846,000 6.17 For 1999 - $465,000 6.18 Workers' 6.19 Compensation 174,000 86,000 6.20 The amounts that may be spent from this 6.21 appropriation for each program are 6.22 specified in the following subdivisions. 6.23 Subd. 2. Operations Management 6.24 4,007,000 4,155,000 6.25 Subd. 3. Office of Technology 6.26 2,734,000 2,472,000 6.27 The commissioner of administration 6.28 shall develop and submit to the chairs 6.29 of the senate governmental operations 6.30 budget division and the house state 6.31 government finance committee by January 6.32 15, 2000, a long-range plan identifying 6.33 the mission and goals of the office of 6.34 technology. The appropriation for the 6.35 second year is not available until the 6.36 plan has been approved by a law enacted 6.37 at the 2000 regular session. 6.38 Summary by Fund 6.39 General 2,471,000 2,307,000 6.40 State Government 6.41 Special Revenue 89,000 79,000 6.42 Workers' 6.43 Compensation 174,000 86,000 6.44 The amounts that may be spent from this 6.45 appropriation for each purpose are as 6.46 follows: 6.47 (a) Administrative Services 6.48 1,871,000 1,707,000 7.1 $220,000 the first year is to continue 7.2 the intergovernmental information 7.3 systems advisory council for one more 7.4 year. 7.5 (b) Small Agency Infrastructure 7.6 Summary by Fund 7.7 General 600,000 600,000 7.8 State Government 7.9 Special Revenue 89,000 79,000 7.10 Workers' 7.11 Compensation 174,000 86,000 7.12 This appropriation is for a one-time 7.13 transfer to eligible small agencies for 7.14 the small agency infrastructure 7.15 project. The commissioner of 7.16 administration shall determine 7.17 priorities for which projects should be 7.18 funded. An agency whose strategic plan 7.19 for information technology was not 7.20 approved before April 1, 1999, may not 7.21 receive money from this appropriation. 7.22 Any balance the first year does not 7.23 cancel but is available in the second 7.24 year. Future costs for small agency 7.25 information infrastructure will be 7.26 included in each small agency's budget 7.27 in the fiscal years 2002-2003 biennium 7.28 and thereafter. 7.29 Subd. 4. Intertechnologies Group 7.30 15,771,000 13,076,000 7.31 Summary by Fund 7.32 General 4,066,000 1,309,000 7.33 State Government 7.34 Special Revenue 11,705,000 11,767,000 7.35 For 1999 - $465,000 7.36 $350,000 is appropriated to the 7.37 commissioner of administration for the 7.38 fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, for 7.39 costs related to the operation of the 7.40 year 2000 project office. 7.41 $2,150,000 is appropriated from the 7.42 general fund to the commissioner of 7.43 administration for the biennium ending 7.44 June 30, 2001, to modify state business 7.45 systems to address year 2000 changes. 7.46 Up to $150,000 of this appropriation 7.47 may be allocated for year 2000 project 7.48 office costs. The appropriation is 7.49 available only upon approval of the 7.50 commissioner of finance after the 7.51 commissioner has determined that all 7.52 other money allocated for replacement 7.53 or enhancement of existing technology 7.54 for year 2000 compliance will be 7.55 expended. 7.56 The appropriation from the special 8.1 revenue fund is for recurring costs of 8.2 911 emergency telephone service. 8.3 Subd. 5. Facilities Management 8.4 9,410,000 9,418,000 8.5 $5,447,000 the first year and 8.6 $5,460,000 the second year are for 8.7 office space costs of the legislature 8.8 and veterans organizations, for 8.9 ceremonial space, and for statutorily 8.10 free space. 8.11 $1,950,000 of the revenue credited to 8.12 the special revenue account created in 8.13 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, 8.14 subdivision 5, paragraph (e), must be 8.15 used to demolish the capitol square 8.16 building, restructure the site as a 8.17 temporary parking lot, and predesign a 8.18 new building for the departments of 8.19 commerce, labor and industry, and trade 8.20 and economic development on the site. 8.21 $520,000 of the revenue credited to the 8.22 special revenue account created in 8.23 Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.24, 8.24 subdivision 5, paragraph (e), must be 8.25 used to rebuild and upgrade electronic 8.26 security systems in the capitol complex. 8.27 The commissioner of administration 8.28 shall install on the automatically 8.29 operated landscape irrigation system in 8.30 the capitol area a device, commonly 8.31 known as a rain check, to prevent the 8.32 system from being activated when a 8.33 predetermined amount of precipitation 8.34 has accumulated. 8.35 $100,000 the first year is for grants 8.36 to places of public accommodation to 8.37 assist them in achieving compliance 8.38 with the bleacher safety requirements 8.39 of section 56. The commissioner shall 8.40 give highest priority to grant requests 8.41 from political subdivisions for whom 8.42 the cost of achieving compliance is the 8.43 greatest financial hardship. State 8.44 grants are available when the 8.45 commissioner has determined that 8.46 matching funds in an amount equal to 8.47 the grant have been committed. Any 8.48 unencumbered balance remaining in the 8.49 first year does not cancel and is 8.50 available for the second year of the 8.51 biennium. 8.52 Subd. 6. Management Services 8.53 3,622,000 3,670,000 8.54 $250,000 the first year and $200,000 8.55 the second year are for the information 8.56 policy training program under Minnesota 8.57 Statutes, section 13.073. 8.58 $150,000 the first year and $150,000 8.59 the second year are for a one-time 8.60 transfer to the Minnesota historical 9.1 society for the information policy 9.2 training program under Minnesota 9.3 Statutes, section 13.073. 9.4 $192,000 the first year and $196,000 9.5 the second year are for the office of 9.6 the state archaeologist. 9.7 Subd. 7. Fiscal Agent 9.8 994,000 786,000 9.9 $72,000 the first year and $74,000 the 9.10 second year are for the developmental 9.11 disabilities council. 9.12 $660,000 the first year and $450,000 9.13 the second year are for the STAR 9.14 program. 9.15 $2,000 the first year and $2,000 the 9.16 second year are for the state 9.17 employees' band. 9.18 $260,000 the first year and $260,000 9.19 the second year are for a grant to the 9.20 Minnesota Children's Museum, of which 9.21 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 9.22 the second year are an appropriation 9.23 for administrative costs of Project 9.24 Greenstart. 9.25 Subd. 8. Public Broadcasting 9.26 3,443,000 3,330,000 9.27 $1,450,000 the first year and 9.28 $1,450,000 the second year are for 9.29 matching grants for public television. 9.30 $600,000 the first year and $600,000 9.31 the second year are for public 9.32 television equipment needs. Equipment 9.33 grant allocations shall be made after 9.34 considering the recommendations of the 9.35 Minnesota public television association. 9.36 $113,000 the first year is for grants 9.37 to noncommercial television stations to 9.38 assist with conversion to a digital 9.39 broadcast signal as mandated by the 9.40 federal government. In order to 9.41 qualify for a grant, a station must 9.42 meet the criteria established for 9.43 grants in Minnesota Statutes, section 9.44 129D.12, subdivision 2. 9.45 $441,000 the first year and $441,000 9.46 the second year are for grants for 9.47 public information television 9.48 transmission of legislative 9.49 activities. At least one-half must go 9.50 for programming to be broadcast in 9.51 rural Minnesota. 9.52 $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 9.53 second year are for grants to the Twin 9.54 Cities regional cable channel. 9.55 $320,000 the first year and $320,000 9.56 the second year are for community 10.1 service grants to public educational 10.2 radio stations, which must be allocated 10.3 after considering the recommendations 10.4 of the Association of Minnesota Public 10.5 Educational Radio Stations under 10.6 Minnesota Statutes, section 129D.14. 10.7 Of this appropriation, $30,000 the 10.8 first year and $30,000 the second year 10.9 are for station WTIP-FM in Grand 10.10 Marais, which need not meet the 10.11 requirements of Minnesota Statutes, 10.12 section 129D.14, until July 1, 2002. 10.13 $494,000 the first year and $494,000 10.14 the second year are for equipment 10.15 grants to public radio stations. These 10.16 grants must be allocated after 10.17 considering the recommendations of the 10.18 Association of Minnesota Public 10.19 Educational Radio Stations and 10.20 Minnesota Public Radio, Inc. 10.21 If an appropriation for either year for 10.22 grants to public television or radio 10.23 stations is not sufficient, the 10.24 appropriation for the other year is 10.25 available for it. 10.26 Sec. 13. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 10.27 AND PLANNING BOARD 888,000 306,000 10.28 $586,000 the first year is to design 10.29 and construct a memorial to Hubert H. 10.30 Humphrey; to make a grant to the 10.31 National World War II Memorial Fund, 10.32 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 501, 10.33 Arlington, Virginia 22201, as a 10.34 contribution to a national World War II 10.35 memorial; and for the capitol area 10.36 architectural and planning board, in 10.37 cooperation with the Minnesota 10.38 historical society and the Philippine 10.39 study group of Minnesota, to install in 10.40 the capitol rotunda a plaque that 10.41 corrects inaccurate historical 10.42 information presented on the current 10.43 Spanish-American War commemorative 10.44 plaque. 10.45 Sec. 14. FINANCE 10.46 Subdivision 1. Total 10.47 Appropriation 20,051,000 20,262,000 10.48 The amounts that may be spent from this 10.49 appropriation for each program are 10.50 specified in the following subdivisions. 10.51 Subd. 2. State Financial Management 10.52 7,805,000 7,993,000 10.53 Subd. 3. Information and 10.54 Management Services 10.55 12,246,000 12,269,000 10.56 The commissioner of finance shall 10.57 develop and submit to the chairs of the 10.58 senate governmental operations budget 10.59 division and the house state government 11.1 finance committee by January 15, 2000, 11.2 a plan to wean the state from 11.3 dependence on proprietary software to 11.4 run the state's human resource and 11.5 payroll system. 11.6 The commissioner of finance, in 11.7 consultation with senate and house 11.8 fiscal staff and the commissioner of 11.9 administration, shall develop 11.10 recommendations for inclusion in the 11.11 governor's fiscal year 2002-2003 budget 11.12 document on the presentation of 11.13 internal service funds. The 11.14 commissioner of finance shall submit 11.15 the recommendations to the chairs of 11.16 the senate governmental operations 11.17 budget division and the house state 11.18 government finance committee by January 11.19 15, 2000. 11.20 Sec. 15. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS 11.21 Subdivision 1. Total 11.22 Appropriation 17,058,000 14,119,000 11.23 The amounts that may be spent from this 11.24 appropriation for each program are 11.25 specified in the following subdivisions. 11.26 Subd. 2. Employee Insurance 11.27 9,283,000 6,167,000 11.28 $310,000 the first year is to implement 11.29 an optional, participant-paid, 11.30 long-term care insurance program to be 11.31 available to state employees, retirees, 11.32 and their respective family members as 11.33 well as to selected public employer 11.34 groups. 11.35 $8,903,000 the first year and 11.36 $6,097,000 the second year are for 11.37 transfer to the state employees 11.38 insurance fund to establish the 11.39 necessary contingency reserves and 11.40 self-insure all medical coverage 11.41 provided through the state employees 11.42 group insurance program, including the 11.43 University of Minnesota. 11.44 Subd. 3. Human Resources 11.45 Management 11.46 7,775,000 7,952,000 11.47 $123,000 the first year and $115,000 11.48 the second year are for a grant to the 11.49 government training service, of which 11.50 $48,000 the first year and $40,000 the 11.51 second year are a one-time 11.52 appropriation for information 11.53 technology and $25,000 the first year 11.54 and $25,000 the second year are a 11.55 one-time appropriation to conduct 11.56 conferences. 11.57 Sec. 16. REVENUE 11.58 Subdivision 1. Total 12.1 Appropriation 93,588,000 89,515,000 12.2 Summary by Fund 12.3 General 89,466,000 85,317,000 12.4 Health Care Access 1,692,000 1,721,000 12.5 Highway User 12.6 Tax Distribution 2,129,000 2,173,000 12.7 Environmental 101,000 104,000 12.8 Solid Waste 200,000 200,000 12.9 The amounts that may be spent from this 12.10 appropriation for each program are 12.11 specified in the following subdivisions. 12.12 Subd. 2. Tax System Management 12.13 91,102,000 86,958,000 12.14 Summary by Fund 12.15 General 86,980,000 82,760,000 12.16 Health Care Access 1,692,000 1,721,000 12.17 Highway User 12.18 Tax Distribution 2,129,000 2,173,000 12.19 Environmental 101,000 104,000 12.20 Solid Waste 200,000 200,000 12.21 $6,000,000 the first year is for the 12.22 income tax reengineering initiative. 12.23 Any balance the first year does not 12.24 cancel but is available in the second 12.25 year. Any unexpended balance at the 12.26 end of the biennium does not cancel but 12.27 may be carried forward until expended, 12.28 upon approval of the commissioner of 12.29 finance and the chairs of the funding 12.30 committees overseeing the department 12.31 and in accordance with the department's 12.32 technology plan reviewed by the office 12.33 of technology. 12.34 Subd. 3. Accounts Receivable Management 12.35 2,486,000 2,557,000 12.36 Sec. 17. MILITARY AFFAIRS 12.37 Subdivision 1. Total 12.38 Appropriation 10,896,000 11,041,000 12.39 The amounts that may be spent from this 12.40 appropriation for each program are 12.41 specified in the following subdivisions. 12.42 Subd. 2. Maintenance of Training 12.43 Facilities 12.44 6,777,000 6,869,000 12.45 $1,325,000 the first year and 12.46 $1,325,000 the second year are 12.47 appropriated for asset preservation and 13.1 facility repair. This appropriation 13.2 may be transferred between programs, to 13.3 the extent it is used for the same 13.4 purpose. The adjutant general may use 13.5 other available funding for this 13.6 purpose, to the extent it is not 13.7 inconsistent with any other law. 13.8 Subd. 3. General Support 13.9 1,690,000 1,742,000 13.10 $35,000 the first year and $35,000 the 13.11 second year are a one-time 13.12 appropriation to assist in the 13.13 operation and staffing of the Minnesota 13.14 national guard youth camp at Camp 13.15 Ripley. This appropriation is 13.16 available only as matched, dollar for 13.17 dollar, by money from nonstate sources. 13.18 Subd. 4. Enlistment Incentives 13.19 2,354,000 2,355,000 13.20 Obligations for the reenlistment bonus 13.21 program, suspended on December 31, 13.22 1991, shall be paid from the amounts 13.23 available within the enlistment 13.24 incentives program. 13.25 If appropriations for either year of 13.26 the biennium are insufficient, the 13.27 appropriation from the other year is 13.28 available. The appropriations for 13.29 enlistment incentives are available 13.30 until expended. 13.31 Subd. 5. Emergency Services 13.32 75,000 75,000 13.33 These appropriations are for expenses 13.34 of military forces ordered to active 13.35 duty under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.36 192. If the appropriation for either 13.37 year is insufficient, the appropriation 13.38 for the other year is available for it. 13.39 Sec. 18. VETERANS AFFAIRS 5,885,000 4,369,000 13.40 $1,544,000 the first year and 13.41 $1,544,000 the second year are for 13.42 emergency financial and medical needs 13.43 of veterans. If the appropriation for 13.44 either year is insufficient, the 13.45 appropriation for the other year is 13.46 available for it. 13.47 $12,000 the first year and $13,000 the 13.48 second year are one-time funding to 13.49 provide grants to local veterans' 13.50 organizations that provide 13.51 transportation services for veterans to 13.52 veterans administration medical 13.53 facilities. 13.54 With the approval of the commissioner 13.55 of finance, the commissioner of 13.56 veterans affairs may transfer the 13.57 unencumbered balance from the veterans 14.1 relief program to other department 14.2 programs during the fiscal year. 14.3 Before the transfer, the commissioner 14.4 of veterans affairs shall explain why 14.5 the unencumbered balance exists. The 14.6 amounts transferred must be identified 14.7 to the chairs of the senate 14.8 governmental operations budget 14.9 committee and the house governmental 14.10 operations committee division on state 14.11 government finance. 14.12 $275,000 the first year and $275,000 14.13 the second year are for a grant to the 14.14 Vinland National Center. 14.15 $1,485,000 the first year is to make 14.16 bonus payments authorized under 14.17 Minnesota Statutes, section 197.79. 14.18 The appropriation may not be used for 14.19 administrative purposes. The 14.20 appropriation does not expire until the 14.21 commissioner acts on all applications 14.22 submitted under Minnesota Statutes, 14.23 section 197.79. 14.24 $105,000 the first year is to 14.25 administer the bonus program 14.26 established under Minnesota Statutes, 14.27 section 197.79. The appropriation does 14.28 not expire until the commissioner acts 14.29 on all the applications submitted under 14.30 Minnesota Statutes, section 197.79. 14.31 $233,000 the first year and $235,000 14.32 the second year are for grants to 14.33 county veterans offices for training of 14.34 county veterans service officers. 14.35 Sec. 19. VETERANS OF FOREIGN 14.36 WARS 41,000 41,000 14.37 For carrying out the provisions of Laws 14.38 1945, chapter 455. 14.39 Sec. 20. MILITARY ORDER OF 14.40 THE PURPLE HEART 20,000 20,000 14.41 Sec. 21. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS 13,000 13,000 14.42 For carrying out the provisions of Laws 14.43 1941, chapter 425. 14.44 Sec. 22. GAMBLING CONTROL 2,183,000 2,241,000 14.45 Sec. 23. RACING COMMISSION 390,000 402,000 14.46 Sec. 24. STATE LOTTERY 110,000 14.47 This appropriation is from the lottery 14.48 prize fund to the commissioner of human 14.49 services for a grant to Project 14.50 Turnabout in Granite Falls to provide 14.51 compulsive gambling treatment and 14.52 education. The appropriation is 14.53 available until June 30, 2001, and must 14.54 not become part of the base 14.55 appropriation. 14.56 The director of the state lottery shall 14.57 reimburse the general fund $150,000 the 15.1 first year and $150,000 the second year 15.2 for lottery-related costs incurred by 15.3 the department of public safety. 15.4 Sec. 25. AMATEUR SPORTS 15.5 COMMISSION 6,619,000 639,000 15.6 $4,000,000 the first year is for grants 15.7 for ice centers under Minnesota 15.8 Statutes, section 240A.09, as amended 15.9 by this act. The prohibition in 15.10 Minnesota Statutes, section 240A.09, on 15.11 grants to colleges and universities 15.12 does not apply to the project at the 15.13 University of Minnesota-Duluth for 15.14 which a grant application was pending 15.15 on the effective date of the 15.16 amendment. Up to $1,000,000 of this 15.17 amount may be used for renovation 15.18 grants for existing ice arenas, 15.19 including renovation of bleachers to 15.20 meet code requirements. Any 15.21 unencumbered balance remaining in the 15.22 first year does not cancel and is 15.23 available for the second year of the 15.24 biennium. 15.25 $2,000,000 the first year is for grants 15.26 for amateur athletic facilities and 15.27 programs under section 78 and to 15.28 prepare the plan for soccer facilities 15.29 required by this section. $200,000 may 15.30 be used for special events or programs 15.31 and $30,000 may be used for the soccer 15.32 plan. Any unencumbered balance 15.33 remaining in the first year does not 15.34 cancel and is available for the second 15.35 year of the biennium. 15.36 The commission shall develop a plan to 15.37 stimulate the development of new 15.38 facilities primarily for soccer 15.39 throughout the state and to make grants 15.40 to assist with the development of these 15.41 facilities. The plan shall include an 15.42 assessment of needs, development and 15.43 financing alternatives, geographic and 15.44 demographic considerations, management 15.45 and use policies, and standards for the 15.46 design and construction of soccer 15.47 fields. Before adopting the plan, the 15.48 commission shall hold public meetings 15.49 in at least three locations throughout 15.50 the state to receive comment. The plan 15.51 must cover a 20-year development period. 15.52 Sec. 26. BOARD OF THE ARTS 15.53 Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation 13,064,000 13,094,000 15.54 Any unencumbered balance remaining in 15.55 this section the first year does not 15.56 cancel but is available for the second 15.57 year of the biennium. 15.58 Subd. 2. Operations and Services 15.59 989,000 1,019,000 15.60 Subd. 3. Grants Program 16.1 8,540,000 8,540,000 16.2 Subd. 4. Regional Arts Councils 16.3 3,535,000 3,535,000 16.4 Sec. 27. MINNESOTA HUMANITIES 16.5 COMMISSION 1,397,000 1,409,000 16.6 Any unencumbered balance remaining in 16.7 the first year does not cancel but is 16.8 available for the second year of the 16.9 biennium. 16.10 $500,000 the first year and $500,000 16.11 the second year are a one-time 16.12 appropriation for the 16.13 Motheread/Fatheread program. 16.14 Sec. 28. GENERAL CONTINGENT 16.15 ACCOUNTS 900,000 600,000 16.16 Summary by Fund 16.17 General 400,000 100,000 16.18 State Government 16.19 Special Revenue 400,000 400,000 16.20 Workers' Compensation 100,000 100,000 16.21 The appropriations in this section must 16.22 be spent with the approval of the 16.23 governor after consultation with the 16.24 legislative advisory commission under 16.25 Minnesota Statutes, section 3.30. 16.26 If an appropriation in this section for 16.27 either year is insufficient, the 16.28 appropriation for the other year is 16.29 available for it. 16.30 The special revenue appropriation is 16.31 available to be transferred to the 16.32 attorney general when the costs to 16.33 provide legal services to the health 16.34 boards exceed the biennial 16.35 appropriation to the attorney general 16.36 from the special revenue fund and for 16.37 transfer to the health boards if 16.38 required for unforeseen expenditures of 16.39 an emergency nature. The boards 16.40 receiving the additional services or 16.41 supplemental appropriations shall set 16.42 their fees to cover the costs. 16.43 Sec. 29. TORT CLAIMS 275,000 275,000 16.44 To be spent by the commissioner of 16.45 finance. 16.46 If the appropriation for either year is 16.47 insufficient, the appropriation for the 16.48 other year is available for it. 16.49 Sec. 30. MINNESOTA STATE 16.50 RETIREMENT SYSTEM 3,998,000 4,014,000 16.51 The amounts estimated to be needed for 16.52 each program are as follows: 17.1 (a) Legislators 17.2 3,800,000 3,800,000 17.3 Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 17.4 3A.03, subdivision 2; 3A.04, 17.5 subdivisions 3 and 4; and 3A.11. 17.6 (b) Constitutional Officers 17.7 198,000 214,000 17.8 Under Minnesota Statutes, sections 17.9 352C.031, subdivision 5; 352C.04, 17.10 subdivision 3; and 352C.09, subdivision 17.11 2. 17.12 If an appropriation in this section for 17.13 either year is insufficient, the 17.14 appropriation for the other year is 17.15 available for it. 17.16 Sec. 31. MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYEES 17.17 RETIREMENT FUND 6,442,000 6,442,000 17.18 $5,892,000 the first year and 17.19 $5,892,000 the second year are to the 17.20 commissioner of finance for payment to 17.21 the Minneapolis employees retirement 17.22 fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.23 422A.101, subdivision 3. Payment must 17.24 be made in four equal installments, 17.25 March 15, July 15, September 15, and 17.26 November 15 each year. 17.27 $550,000 the first year and $550,000 17.28 the second year are to the commissioner 17.29 of finance for payment to the 17.30 Minneapolis employees retirement fund 17.31 for the supplemental benefit for 17.32 pre-1973 retirees under Minnesota 17.33 Statutes, section 356.865. 17.34 Sec. 32. POLICE AND FIRE 17.35 AMORTIZATION AID 6,295,000 6,303,000 17.36 $4,925,000 the first year and 17.37 $4,925,000 the second year are to the 17.38 commissioner of revenue for state aid 17.39 to amortize the unfunded liability of 17.40 local police and salaried firefighters 17.41 relief associations under Minnesota 17.42 Statutes, section 423A.02. 17.43 $1,000,000 the first year and 17.44 $1,000,000 the second year are to the 17.45 commissioner of revenue for 17.46 supplemental state aid to amortize the 17.47 unfunded liability of local police and 17.48 salaried firefighters relief 17.49 associations under Minnesota Statutes, 17.50 section 423A.02, subdivision 1a. 17.51 $370,000 the first year and $378,000 17.52 the second year are to the commissioner 17.53 of revenue to pay reimbursements to 17.54 relief associations for firefighter 17.55 supplemental benefits paid under 17.56 Minnesota Statutes, section 424A.10. 17.57 Sec. 33. BOARD OF GOVERNMENT 18.1 INNOVATION AND COOPERATION 1,014,000 1,018,000 18.2 Sec. 34. BOND SALE SCHEDULE 18.3 The commissioner of finance shall 18.4 schedule the sale of state general 18.5 obligation bonds so that, during the 18.6 biennium ending June 30, 2001, no more 18.7 than $521,419,000 will need to be 18.8 transferred from the general fund to 18.9 the state bond fund to pay principal 18.10 and interest due and to become due on 18.11 outstanding state general obligation 18.12 bonds. During the biennium, before 18.13 each sale of state general obligation 18.14 bonds, the commissioner of finance 18.15 shall calculate the amount of debt 18.16 service payments needed on bonds 18.17 previously issued and shall estimate 18.18 the amount of debt service payments 18.19 that will be needed on the bonds 18.20 scheduled to be sold, and the 18.21 commissioner shall adjust the amount of 18.22 bonds scheduled to be sold so as to 18.23 remain within the limit set by this 18.24 section. The amount needed to make the 18.25 debt service payments is appropriated 18.26 from the general fund as provided in 18.27 Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.641. 18.28 Sec. 35. [STATEWIDE SYSTEMS ACCOUNT.] 18.29 Subdivision 1. [CONTINUATION.] The statewide systems 18.30 account is a separate account in the general fund. All money 18.31 resulting from billings for statewide systems services must be 18.32 deposited in the account. For the purposes of this section, 18.33 statewide systems includes the state accounting system, payroll 18.34 system, human resources system, procurement system, and related 18.35 information access systems. 18.36 Subd. 2. [BILLING PROCEDURES.] The commissioner of finance 18.37 may bill up to $7,520,000 in fiscal year 2000 and $7,520,000 in 18.38 fiscal year 2001 for statewide systems services provided to 18.39 state agencies, judicial branch agencies, the University of 18.40 Minnesota, the Minnesota state colleges and universities, and 18.41 other entities. Billing must be based only on usage of services 18.42 relating to statewide systems provided by the intertechnologies 18.43 division. Each agency shall transfer from agency operating 18.44 appropriations to the statewide systems account the amount 18.45 billed by the commissioner. Billing policies and procedures 18.46 related to statewide systems services must be developed by the 18.47 commissioner of finance in consultation with the commissioners 18.48 of employee relations and administration, the University of 19.1 Minnesota, and the Minnesota state colleges and universities. 19.2 Subd. 3. [APPROPRIATION.] Money transferred into the 19.3 account is appropriated to the commissioner of finance to pay 19.4 for statewide systems services during fiscal years 2000 and 2001. 19.5 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 3.17, is amended 19.6 to read: 19.7 3.17 [JOURNALS.] 19.8 A journal of the daily proceedings in each house shall be 19.9 printed and laid before each member at the beginning of the next 19.10 day's session. After it has been publicly read and corrected, a 19.11 copy, kept by the secretary and chief clerk, respectively, and a 19.12 transcript as approved shall be certified by the secretary or 19.13 clerk to the printer, who shall print the corrected permanent 19.14 journal. Executive messages, addresses, reports, 19.15 communications, and voluminous documents other than amendments 19.16 to the constitution or to bills and resolutions and the protests 19.17 of members submitted under the constitution, article 4, section 19.18 11, shall be omitted from the journals, unless otherwise ordered 19.19 by vote. Before distributing journals and other publications to 19.20 members, legislative staff, and others, each house shall notify 19.21 prospective recipients of the cost of the publications and the 19.22 availability of the same information on the Internet. 19.23 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 3C.12, 19.24 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 19.25 Subd. 2. [FREE DISTRIBUTION.] The revisor shall distribute 19.26 without charge copies of each edition of Minnesota Statutes, 19.27 supplements to Minnesota Statutes, and Laws of Minnesota to the 19.28 persons or bodies listed in this subdivision. Before 19.29 distributing the copies, the revisor shallaskinform these 19.30 persons or bodies of the cost of the publication and the 19.31 availability of statutes and session laws on the Internet, and 19.32 shall ask whether their work requires the full number of copies 19.33 authorized by this subdivision. Unless a smaller number is 19.34 needed, the revisor shall distribute: 19.35 (a) 30 copies to the supreme court; 19.36 (b) 30 copies to the court of appeals; 20.1 (c) one copy to each judge of a district court; 20.2 (d) one copy to the court administrator of each district 20.3 court for use in each courtroom of the district court; 20.4 (e) one copy to each judge, district attorney, clerk of 20.5 court of the United States, and deputy clerk of each division of 20.6 the United States district court in Minnesota; 20.7 (f) 100 copies to the office of the attorney general; 20.8 (g) ten copies each to the governor's office, the 20.9 departments of agriculture, commerce, corrections, children, 20.10 families, and learning, finance, health, transportation, labor 20.11 and industry, economic security, natural resources, public 20.12 safety, public service, human services, revenue, and the 20.13 pollution control agency; 20.14 (h) two copies each to the lieutenant governor and the 20.15 state treasurer; 20.16 (i) 20 copies each to the department of administration, 20.17 state auditor, and legislative auditor; 20.18 (j) one copy each to other state departments, agencies, 20.19 boards, and commissions not specifically named in this 20.20 subdivision; 20.21 (k) one copy to each member of the legislature; 20.22 (l) 150 copies for the use of the senate and 200 copies for 20.23 the use of the house of representatives; 20.24 (m) 50 copies to the revisor of statutes from which the 20.25 revisor shall send the appropriate number to the Library of 20.26 Congress for copyright and depository purposes; 20.27 (n) four copies to the secretary of the senate; 20.28 (o) four copies to the chief clerk of the house of 20.29 representatives; 20.30 (p) 100 copies to the state law library; 20.31 (q) 100 copies to the law school of the University of 20.32 Minnesota; 20.33 (r) five copies each to the Minnesota historical society 20.34 and the secretary of state; 20.35 (s) one copy each to the public library of the largest 20.36 municipality of each county if the library is not otherwise 21.1 eligible to receive a free copy under this section or section 21.2 15.18; and 21.3 (t) one copy to each county library maintained pursuant to 21.4 chapter 134, except in counties containing cities of the first 21.5 class. If a county has not established a county library 21.6 pursuant to chapter 134, the copy shall be provided to any 21.7 public library in the county. 21.8 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 8.15, 21.9 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 21.10 Subdivision 1. [FEE SCHEDULES.] The attorney general in 21.11 consultation with the commissioner of finance shall develop a 21.12 fee schedule to be used by the attorney general in developing 21.13 the agreements authorized in subdivision 3. The attorney 21.14 general must submit a billing rate for the next biennium to the 21.15 commissioner of finance by August 1 of each even-numbered year. 21.16 The attorney general may not assess a county any fee for 21.17 legal services rendered in connection with a commitment 21.18 proceeding under section 253B.185 for which the attorney general 21.19 assumes responsibility under section 8.01. 21.20 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 8.15, 21.21 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 21.22 Subd. 2. [BIENNIAL BUDGET REQUEST.] (a) The attorney 21.23 general in consultation with the commissioner of finance shall 21.24 designate which agencies will have their legal service requests 21.25 included in the budget request of the attorney general. 21.26 (b) All other agencies, in consultation with the attorney 21.27 general and the commissioner of finance, shall include a request 21.28 for legal services in their biennial budget requests. 21.29 (c) The budget request of the attorney general must include 21.30 a consolidated listing that shows on one page all the 21.31 appropriations that will be used to support the office of the 21.32 attorney general and the finance division from which they will 21.33 be requested. 21.34 Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 8.15, 21.35 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 21.36 Subd. 3. [AGREEMENTS.] (a) To facilitate the delivery of 22.1 legal services, the attorney general may: 22.2 (1) enter into agreements with executive branch agencies, 22.3 political subdivisions, or quasi-state agencies to provide legal 22.4 services for the benefit of the citizens of Minnesota; and 22.5 (2) in addition to funds otherwise appropriated by the 22.6 legislature, accept and spend funds received under any agreement 22.7 authorized in clause (1) for the purpose set forth in clause 22.8 (1), subject to a report of receipts to the chairs of the senate 22.9 finance committee and the house ways and means committee by 22.10 October 15 each year. 22.11 (b) When entering into an agreement for legal services, the 22.12 attorney general must notify the committees responsible for 22.13 funding the office of the attorney general. When the attorney 22.14 general enters into an agreement with a state agency, the 22.15 attorney general must also notify the committees responsible for 22.16 funding that agency. 22.17 Funds received under this subdivision must be deposited in 22.18 the general fund and are appropriated to the attorney general 22.19 for the purposes set forth in this subdivision. 22.20 Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 13.03, 22.21 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 22.22 Subd. 2. [PROCEDURES.] (a) The responsible authority in 22.23 every state agency, political subdivision, and statewide system 22.24 shall establish procedures, consistent with this chapter, to 22.25 insure that requests for government data are received and 22.26 complied with in an appropriate and prompt manner. 22.27 (b) The responsible authority shall prepare public access 22.28 procedures in written form and update them no later than August 22.29 1 of each year as necessary to reflect any changes in personnel 22.30 or circumstances that might affect public access to government 22.31 data. The responsible authority shall make copies of the 22.32 written public access procedures easily available to the public 22.33 by distributing free copies of the procedures to the public or 22.34 by posting a copy of the procedures in a conspicuous place 22.35 within the government entity that is easily accessible to the 22.36 public. 23.1 (c) Full convenience and comprehensive accessibility shall 23.2 be allowed to researchers including historians, genealogists and 23.3 other scholars to carry out extensive research and complete 23.4 copying of all records containing government data except as 23.5 otherwise expressly provided by law. 23.6 A responsible authority may designate one or more designees. 23.7 Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 13.05, is 23.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 23.9 Subd. 11. [PRIVATIZATION.] (a) If a government entity 23.10 enters into a contract with a private person to perform any of 23.11 its functions, the government entity shall include in the 23.12 contract terms that make it clear that all of the data created, 23.13 collected, received, stored, used, maintained, or disseminated 23.14 by the private person in performing those functions is subject 23.15 to the requirements of this chapter and that the private person 23.16 must comply with those requirements as if it were a government 23.17 entity. The remedies in section 13.08 apply to the private 23.18 person under this subdivision. 23.19 (b) This subdivision does not create a duty on the part of 23.20 the private person to provide access to public data to the 23.21 public if the public data are available from the government 23.22 entity, except as required by the terms of the contract. 23.23 Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 13.073, is 23.24 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 23.25 Subd. 6. [PREPARATION OF MODEL POLICIES AND 23.26 PROCEDURES.] The commissioner shall, in consultation with 23.27 affected government entities, prepare model policies and 23.28 procedures to assist government entities in complying with the 23.29 requirements of this chapter that relate to public access to 23.30 government data and rights of subjects of data. Upon completion 23.31 of a model for a governmental level, the commissioner shall 23.32 offer that model for formal adoption by that level of government. 23.33 Government entities may adopt or reject the model offered by the 23.34 commissioner. A government entity that adopts the 23.35 commissioner's model shall notify the commissioner in a form 23.36 prescribed by the commissioner. 24.1 Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.102, 24.2 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 24.3 Subdivision 1. [GOVERNOR'S RECOMMENDATION.] By the 24.4 fourthMondayTuesday in January of each odd-numbered year, the 24.5 governor shall submit to the legislature a recommended revenue 24.6 target for the next two bienniums. The recommended revenue 24.7 target must specify: 24.8 (1) the maximum share of Minnesota personal income to be 24.9 collected in taxes and other revenues to pay for state and local 24.10 government services; 24.11 (2) the division of the share between state and local 24.12 government revenues; and 24.13 (3) the mix and rates of income, sales, and other state and 24.14 local taxes including property taxes and other revenues. 24.15 The recommendations must be based on the November forecast 24.16 prepared under section 16A.103. 24.17 Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.129, 24.18 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 24.19 Subd. 3. [CASH ADVANCES.] When the operations of any 24.20 nongeneral fund account would be impeded by projected cash 24.21 deficiencies resulting from delays in the receipt of grants, 24.22 dedicated income, or other similar receivables, and when the 24.23 deficiencies would be corrected within the budget period 24.24 involved, the commissioner of finance may use general fund cash 24.25 reserves to meet cash demands. If funds are transferred from 24.26 the general fund to meet cash flow needs, the cash flow 24.27 transfers must be returned to the general fund as soon as 24.28 sufficient cash balances are available in the account to which 24.29 the transfer was made. The fund to which general fund cash was 24.30 advanced must pay interest on the cash advance at a rate 24.31 comparable to the rate earned by the state on invested 24.32 treasurer's cash, as determined monthly by the commissioner. An 24.33 amount necessary to pay the interest is appropriated from the 24.34 nongeneral fund to which the cash advance was made. Any 24.35 interest earned on general fund cash flow transfers accrues to 24.36 the general fund and not to the accounts or funds to which the 25.1 transfer was made. The commissioner may advance general fund 25.2 cash reserves to nongeneral fund accounts where the receipts 25.3 from other governmental units cannot be collected within the 25.4 budget period. 25.5 Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.28, 25.6 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 25.7 Subdivision 1. [CARRYFORWARD.] Agencies may carry forward 25.8 unexpended and unencumbered nongrant operating balances from the 25.9 first year of a biennium into the second year of the 25.10 biennium. Effective June 30, 2001, agencies may carry forward 25.11 unexpended and unencumbered nongrant operating balances at the 25.12 end of the biennium into the next fiscal year. Money carried 25.13 forward may not be used to create new ongoing obligations for 25.14 state appropriations or to fund permanent staff. 25.15 Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.28, 25.16 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 25.17 Subd. 2. [USE OF CARRYFORWARD.] No money shall be carried 25.18 forward without the approval of the commissioner of 25.19 finance. Agencies must report to the commissioner by each 25.20 January 31 on actual expenditures incurred with money carried 25.21 forward from the previous biennium and plans for spending the 25.22 remainder of the money carried forward from the previous 25.23 biennium. The commissioner shall compile the reports into a 25.24 uniform format and forward them to the chairs of the senate 25.25 finance and house ways and means committees by February 15. 25.26 Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.45, 25.27 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 25.28 Subdivision 1. [CANCEL; CREDIT.] Once each fiscal year the 25.29 commissioner and the treasurer shall cancel upon their books all 25.30 outstanding unpaid commissioner's warrants, except warrants25.31issued for federal assistance programs,that have been issued 25.32 and deliveredfor more than six months prior to that date and25.33credit to the general fund the respective amounts of the25.34canceled warrantson or before June 30 of the preceding year and 25.35 credit state amounts subject to section 345.43 and federal 25.36 amounts to the appropriate account in the federal fund. These 26.1 warrants are presumed abandoned under section 345.38 and are 26.2 subject tothe provisions ofsections 345.31 to 345.60.The26.3commissioner and the treasurer shall cancel upon their books all26.4outstanding unpaid commissioner's warrants issued for federal26.5assistance programs that have been issued and delivered for more26.6than the period of time set pursuant to the federal program and26.7credit to the general fund and the appropriate account in the26.8federal fund, the amount of the canceled warrants.26.9 Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16A.85, 26.10 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 26.11 Subdivision 1. [AUTHORIZATION.] The commissioner of 26.12 administration may determine, in conjunction with the 26.13 commissioner of finance, the personal property needs of the 26.14 various state departments, agencies, boards, commissions and the 26.15 legislatureof the kinds of property identified in this26.16subdivisionthat may be economically funded through a master 26.17 lease program and request the commissioner of finance to execute 26.18 a master lease.The master lease may be used only to finance26.19the following kinds of purchases:26.20(a) The master lease may be used to finance purchases by26.21the commissioner of administration with money from an internal26.22services fund.26.23(b) The master lease may be used to refinance a purchase of26.24equipment already purchased under a lease-purchase agreement.26.25(c) The master lease may be used to finance purchases of26.26large equipment with a capital value of more than $100,000 and a26.27useful life of more than ten years.26.28(d) The legislature may specifically authorize a particular26.29purchase to be financed using the master lease. The legislature26.30anticipates that this authorization will be given only to26.31finance the purchase of major pieces of equipment with a capital26.32value of more than $10,000.26.33 The commissioner of finance may authorize the sale and 26.34 issuance of certificates of participation relative to a master 26.35 lease in an amount sufficient to fund these personal property 26.36 needs. The term of the certificates must be less than the 27.1 expected useful life of the equipment whose purchase is financed 27.2 by the certificates. The commissioner of administration may use 27.3 the proceeds from the master lease or the sale of the 27.4 certificates of participation to acquire the personal property 27.5 through the appropriate procurement procedure in chapter 16C. 27.6 Money appropriated for the lease or acquisition of this personal 27.7 property is appropriated to the commissioner of finance to make 27.8 master lease payments. 27.9 Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.03, is 27.10 amended to read: 27.11 16B.03 [APPOINTMENTS.] 27.12 The commissioner is authorized to appoint staff, including 27.13a deputy commissionertwo deputy commissioners, in accordance 27.14 with chapter 43A. 27.15 Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.104, is 27.16 amended to read: 27.17 16B.104 [PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.] 27.18 (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the office of27.19technology,shall develop nonvisual technology access 27.20 standards. The standards must be included in all contracts for 27.21 the procurement of information technology by, or for the use of, 27.22 agencies, political subdivisions, and the Minnesota state 27.23 colleges and universities. The University of Minnesota is 27.24 encouraged to consider similar standards. 27.25 (b) The nonvisual access standards must include the 27.26 following minimum specifications: 27.27 (1) that effective, interactive control and use of the 27.28 technology including the operating system, applications 27.29 programs, prompts, and format of the data presented, are readily 27.30 achievable by nonvisual means; 27.31 (2) that the nonvisual access technology must be compatible 27.32 with information technology used by other individuals with whom 27.33 the blind or visually impaired individual must interact; 27.34 (3) that nonvisual access technology must be integrated 27.35 into networks used to share communications among employees, 27.36 program participants, and the public; and 28.1 (4) that the nonvisual access technology must have the 28.2 capability of providing equivalent access by nonvisual means to 28.3 telecommunications or other interconnected network services used 28.4 by persons who are not blind or visually impaired. 28.5 (c) Nothing in this section requires the installation of 28.6 software or peripheral devices used for nonvisual access when 28.7 the information technology is being used by individuals who are 28.8 not blind or visually impaired. 28.9 Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.24, 28.10 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 28.11 Subd. 5. [RENTING OUT STATE PROPERTY.] (a) [ AUTHORITY.] 28.12 The commissioner may rent out state property, real or personal, 28.13 that is not needed for public use, if the rental is not 28.14 otherwise provided for or prohibited by law. The property may 28.15 not be rented out for more than five years at a time without the 28.16 approval of the state executive council and may never be rented 28.17 out for more than 25 years. A rental agreement may provide that 28.18 the state will reimburse a tenant for a portion of capital 28.19 improvements that the tenant makes to state real property if the 28.20 state does not permit the tenant to renew the lease at the end 28.21 of the rental agreement. 28.22 (b) [RESTRICTIONS.] Paragraph (a) does not apply to state 28.23 trust fund lands, other state lands under the jurisdiction of 28.24 the department of natural resources, lands forfeited for 28.25 delinquent taxes, lands acquired under section 298.22, or lands 28.26 acquired under section 41.56 which are under the jurisdiction of 28.27 the department of agriculture. 28.28 (c) [FORT SNELLING CHAPEL; RENTAL.] The Fort Snelling 28.29 Chapel, located within the boundaries of Fort Snelling State 28.30 Park, is available for use only on payment of a rental fee. The 28.31 commissioner shall establish rental fees for both public and 28.32 private use. The rental fee for private use by an organization 28.33 or individual must reflect the reasonable value of equivalent 28.34 rental space. Rental fees collected under this section must be 28.35 deposited in the general fund. 28.36 (d) [RENTAL OF LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS.] The commissioner 29.1 shall establish rental rates for all living accommodations 29.2 provided by the state for its employees. Money collected as 29.3 rent by state agencies pursuant to this paragraph must be 29.4 deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund. 29.5 (e) [LEASE OF SPACE IN CERTAIN STATE BUILDINGS TO STATE 29.6 AGENCIES.] The commissioner may lease portions of the 29.7 state-owned buildings in the capitol complex, the capitol square 29.8 building, the health building, the Duluth government center, and 29.9 the building at 1246 University Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, to 29.10 state agencies and the court administrator on behalf of the 29.11 judicial branch of state government and charge rent on the basis 29.12 of space occupied. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all 29.13 money collected as rent pursuant to the terms of this section 29.14 shall be deposited in the state treasury. Money collected as 29.15 rent to recover thedepreciation andbond interest costs of a 29.16 building funded from the state bond proceeds fund shall be 29.17 credited to the general fund. Money collected as rent to 29.18 recover the depreciation costs of a building funded from the 29.19 state bond proceeds fund and money collected as rent to recover 29.20 capital expenditures from capital asset preservation and 29.21 replacement appropriations and statewide building access 29.22 appropriations shall be credited to a segregated account in a 29.23 special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated to 29.24 the commissioner to be expended for asset preservation projects 29.25 as determined by the commissioner. Money collected as rent to 29.26 recover the depreciation and interest costs of a building built 29.27 with other state dedicated funds shall be credited to the 29.28 dedicated fund which funded the original acquisition or 29.29 construction. All other money received shall be credited to the 29.30 general services revolving fund. 29.31 Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.31, 29.32 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 29.33 Subd. 2. [APPROPRIATIONS.] Plans must be paid for out of 29.34 money appropriated for the purpose of improving or constructing 29.35 the building. No part of the balance may be expended until the 29.36 commissioner has secured suitable plans and specifications, 30.1 prepared by a competent architect or engineer, and accompanied 30.2 by a detailed statement of the cost, quality, and description of 30.3 all material and labor required for the completion of the work. 30.4 No plan may be adopted, and no improvement made or building 30.5 constructed by the commissioner or any other agency to whom an 30.6 appropriation is made for a capital improvement, that 30.7 contemplates the expenditure for its completion of more money 30.8 than the appropriation for it, unless otherwise provided in this 30.9 section or the act making the appropriation. The 30.10 commissioner or other agency may not direct or permit any 30.11 expenditure beyond that appropriated, and any agent of the 30.12 commissioner violating this provision is guilty of a gross 30.13 misdemeanor. 30.14 Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.42, 30.15 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 30.16 Subdivision 1. [COMPOSITION.] The intergovernmental 30.17 information systems advisory council is composed of (1) two 30.18 members from each of the following groups: counties outside of 30.19 the seven-county metropolitan area, cities of the second and 30.20 third class outside the metropolitan area, cities of the second 30.21 and third class within the metropolitan area, and cities of the 30.22 fourth class; (2) one member from each of the following groups: 30.23 the metropolitan council, an outstate regional body, counties 30.24 within the metropolitan area, cities of the first class, school 30.25 districts in the metropolitan area, school districts outside the 30.26 metropolitan area, and public libraries; (3) one member each 30.27 appointed by the state departments of children, families, and 30.28 learning, human services, revenue, and economic security, the 30.29 office of strategic and long-range planning,office of30.30technology,administration, and the legislative auditor; (4) one 30.31 member from the office of the state auditor, appointed by the 30.32 auditor; (5) one member appointed by each of the following 30.33 organizations: League of Minnesota Cities, Association of 30.34 Minnesota Counties, Minnesota Association of Township Officers, 30.35 and Minnesota Association of School Administrators; and (6) one 30.36 member of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker 31.1 and one member of the senate appointed by the subcommittee on 31.2 committees of the committee on rules and administration. The 31.3 legislative members appointed under clause (6) are nonvoting 31.4 members. The commissioner of administration shall appoint 31.5 members under clauses (1) and (2). The terms, compensation, and 31.6 removal of the appointed members of the advisory council are as 31.7 provided in section 15.059, but the council does not expire 31.8 until June 30,19992000. 31.9 Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.465, 31.10 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 31.11 Subd. 3. [DUTIES.] The commissioner, after consultation31.12with the office of technology,shall: 31.13 (1) provide voice, data, video, and other 31.14 telecommunications transmission services to the state and to 31.15 political subdivisions through an account in the 31.16 intertechnologies revolving fund; 31.17 (2) manage vendor relationships, network function, and 31.18 capacity planning in order to be responsive to the needs of the 31.19 state information infrastructure users; 31.20 (3) set rates and fees for services; 31.21 (4) approve contracts relating to the system; 31.22 (5)in consultation with the office of technology,develop 31.23 the system plan, including plans for the phasing of its 31.24 implementation and maintenance of the initial system, and the 31.25 annual program and fiscal plans for the system; and 31.26 (6)in consultation with the office of technology,develop 31.27 a plan for interconnection of the network with private colleges 31.28 and public and private schools in the state. 31.29 Sec. 56. [16B.616] [BLEACHER SAFETY.] 31.30 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) For purposes of this 31.31 section, the following terms have the meanings given. 31.32 (b) "Place of public accommodation" means a public or 31.33 privately owned sports or entertainment arena, gymnasium, 31.34 auditorium, stadium, hall, special event center in a public 31.35 park, or other facility for public assembly. 31.36 (c) "Bleacher" refers to any tiered or stepped seating 32.1 facility, whether temporary or permanent, used in a place of 32.2 public accommodation for the seating of its occupants. 32.3 Subd. 2. [APPLICATION.] All places of public accommodation 32.4 must comply with the provisions of this section. 32.5 Subd. 3. [SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.] In places of public 32.6 accommodation using bleacher seating, all bleachers or bleacher 32.7 open spaces over 30 inches above grade or the floor below, must 32.8 conform to the following safety requirements: 32.9 (1) the open space between bleacher footboards, seats, and 32.10 guardrails must not exceed four inches, unless approved safety 32.11 nets are installed; 32.12 (2) bleachers must have vertical perimeter guardrails with 32.13 no more than four-inch rail spacing between vertical rails or 32.14 other approved guardrails that address climbability and are 32.15 designed to prevent accidents; and 32.16 (3) the state building official shall determine whether the 32.17 safety nets and guardrail climbability meet the requirements of 32.18 the alternate design section of the State Building Code. 32.19 Bleachers in existence on January 1, 2001, must comply with 32.20 the structural provisions of the 1998 State Building Code. All 32.21 new bleachers manufactured, installed, sold, or distributed 32.22 after January 1, 2001, must comply with the State Building Code 32.23 in effect and clauses (1), (2), and (3). 32.24 Subd. 4. [ENFORCEMENT.] (a) A statutory or home rule 32.25 charter city that is not covered by the code because of action 32.26 taken under section 16B.72 or 16B.73 is responsible for 32.27 enforcement in the city of the code's requirements for bleacher 32.28 safety. In all other areas where the code does not apply 32.29 because of action taken under section 16B.72 or 16B.73, the 32.30 county is responsible for enforcement of those requirements. 32.31 (b) Municipalities that have not adopted the code may 32.32 enforce the code requirements for bleacher safety by either 32.33 entering into a joint powers agreement for enforcement with 32.34 another municipality that has adopted the code or contracting 32.35 for enforcement with a qualified and certified building official 32.36 or state licensed design professional to enforce the code. 33.1 (c) Municipalities, school districts, organizations, 33.2 individuals, and other persons operating or owning places of 33.3 public accommodation with bleachers shall provide a signed 33.4 affidavit of compliance to the commissioner by January 1, 2001. 33.5 The affidavit shall be prepared by a qualified and certified 33.6 building official or state licensed design professional and 33.7 shall certify that the bleachers have been inspected and are in 33.8 compliance with the requirements of this section and are 33.9 structurally sound. 33.10 Subd. 5. [PENALTIES.] The commissioner, in addition to 33.11 other remedies provided for violations of this chapter, shall 33.12 forbid use of bleachers not in compliance with this section. 33.13 Subd. 6. [PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.] Bleacher footboards and 33.14 guardrails must be reinspected at least every five years and a 33.15 structural inspection must be made at least every ten years. 33.16 Inspections may be completed in the same manner as provided in 33.17 subdivision 4. This section does not preclude a municipal 33.18 authority from establishing additional reinspections under the 33.19 State Building Code. 33.20 Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.72, is 33.21 amended to read: 33.22 16B.72 [REFERENDA ON STATE BUILDING CODE IN NONMETROPOLITAN 33.23 COUNTIES.] 33.24 Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 33.25 a county that is not a metropolitan county as defined by section 33.26 473.121, subdivision 4, may provide, by a vote of the majority 33.27 of its electors residing outside of municipalities that have 33.28 adopted the State Building Code before January 1, 1977, that no 33.29 part of the State Building Code except the building requirements 33.30 for handicapped persons, the requirements for bleacher safety, 33.31 and the requirements for elevator safety applies within its 33.32 jurisdiction. 33.33 The county board may submit to the voters at a regular or 33.34 special election the question of adopting the building code. 33.35 The county board shall submit the question to the voters if it 33.36 receives a petition for the question signed by a number of 34.1 voters equal to at least five percent of those voting in the 34.2 last general election. The question on the ballot must be 34.3 stated substantially as follows: 34.4 "Shall the State Building Code be adopted in .......... 34.5 County?" 34.6 If the majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in 34.7 the negative, the State Building Code does not apply in the 34.8 subject county, outside home rule charter or statutory cities or 34.9 towns that adopted the building code before January 1, 1977, 34.10 except the building requirements for handicapped persons, the 34.11 requirements for bleacher safety, and the requirements for 34.12 elevator safety do apply. 34.13 Nothing in this section precludes a municipality or town 34.14 that has not adopted the State Building Code from adopting and 34.15 enforcing by ordinance or other legal means the State Building 34.16 Code within its jurisdiction. 34.17 Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16B.73, is 34.18 amended to read: 34.19 16B.73 [STATE BUILDING CODE IN MUNICIPALITIES UNDER 2,500; 34.20 LOCAL OPTION.] 34.21 The governing body of a municipality whose population is 34.22 less than 2,500 may provide that the State Building Code, except 34.23 the requirements for handicapped persons, the requirements for 34.24 bleacher safety, and the requirements for elevator safety, will 34.25 not apply within the jurisdiction of the municipality, if the 34.26 municipality is located in whole or in part within a county 34.27 exempted from its application under section 16B.72. If more 34.28 than one municipality has jurisdiction over an area, the State 34.29 Building Code continues to apply unless all municipalities 34.30 having jurisdiction over the area have provided that the State 34.31 Building Code, except the requirements for handicapped persons, 34.32 the requirements for bleacher safety, and the requirements for 34.33 elevator safety, does not apply within their respective 34.34 jurisdictions. Nothing in this section precludes a municipality 34.35 or town from adopting and enforcing by ordinance or other legal 34.36 means the State Building Code within its jurisdiction. 35.1 Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16D.04, 35.2 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 35.3 Subd. 2. [AGENCY PARTICIPATION.] (a) A state agency may, 35.4 at its option, refer debts to the commissioner for collection. 35.5 The ultimate responsibility for the debt, including the 35.6 reporting of the debt to the commissioner of finance and the 35.7 decision with regard to the continuing collection and 35.8 uncollectibility of the debt, remains with the referring state 35.9 agency. 35.10 (b) When a debt owed to a state agency becomes 121 days 35.11 past due, the state agency must refer the debt to the 35.12 commissioner for collection. This requirement does not apply if 35.13 there is a dispute over the amount or validity of the debt, if 35.14 the debt is the subject of legal action or administrative 35.15 proceedings, or the agency determines that the debtor is 35.16 adhering to acceptable payment arrangements. The commissioner, 35.17 in consultation with the commissioner of finance, may provide 35.18 that certain types of debt need not be referred to the 35.19 commissioner for collection under this paragraph. Methods and 35.20 procedures for referral must follow internal guidelines prepared 35.21 by the commissioner of finance. 35.22 Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.01, 35.23 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 35.24 Subdivision 1. [PURPOSE.] The office of technology, 35.25 referred to in this chapter as the "office," isan agency in the35.26executive branch managed by an executive director appointed by35.27the governorunder the supervision of the commissioner of 35.28 administration. The office shall provide leadership and 35.29 direction for information and communications technology policy 35.30 in Minnesota. The office shall coordinate strategic investments 35.31 in information and communications technology to encourage the 35.32 development of a technically literate society and to ensure 35.33 sufficient access to and efficient delivery of government 35.34 services. 35.35 Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.02, is 35.36 amended to read: 36.1 16E.02 [OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY STRUCTURE AND PERSONNEL.] 36.2 Subdivision 1. [OFFICE MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE.] The 36.3executive directorcommissioner of administration is the state's 36.4 chief information officer and technology advisor to the 36.5 governor.The salary of the executive director may not exceed36.685 percent of the governor's salary. The executive director may36.7employ a deputy director, assistant directors, and other36.8employees that the executive director may consider necessary.36.9The executive director and the deputy and assistant directors36.10and one confidential secretary serve in the unclassified36.11service.The staff of the office must include individuals 36.12 knowledgeable in information and communications technology.The36.13executive director may appoint other personnel as necessary to36.14operate the office of technology in accordance with chapter 43A.36.15 Subd. 2. [INTERGOVERNMENTAL PARTICIPATION.] Theexecutive36.16directorcommissioner of administration or thedirector's36.17 commissioner's designee shall serve as a member of the Minnesota 36.18 education telecommunications council, the geographic information 36.19 systems council, the library planning task force, or their 36.20 respective successor organizations, and as a member of Minnesota 36.21 Technology, Inc., the Minnesota health data institute as a 36.22 nonvoting member, and the Minnesota world trade center 36.23 corporation. 36.24 Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 16E.08, is 36.25 amended to read: 36.26 16E.08 [BUSINESS LICENSE INFORMATION.] 36.27 The office shall coordinate the design, establishment, 36.28 implementation, and maintenance of an electronic system to allow 36.29 the public to retrieve by computer information prepared by the 36.30 department of trade and economic development bureau of business 36.31 licenses on licenses and their requirements. The office shall 36.32 establish the format and standards for retrieval consistent with 36.33 state information and data interchange policies. The system 36.34 must also be designed to allow the public to apply for and 36.35 obtain business licenses and permits on line. The office shall 36.36 integrate the system with the North Star online information 37.1 system. The office shall work in collaboration with the 37.2 department of trade and economic development bureau of business 37.3 licenses. The bureau is responsible for creating and operating 37.4 the system. 37.5 Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.047, is 37.6 amended to read: 37.7 43A.047 [CONTRACTED SERVICES.] 37.8 (a) Executive agencies, including the Minnesota state 37.9 colleges and universities system, must demonstrate that they 37.10 cannot use available staff before hiring outside consultants or 37.11 services. If use of consultants is necessary, agencies are 37.12 encouraged to negotiate contracts that will involve permanent 37.13 staff, so as to upgrade and maximize training of state employees. 37.14 (b) If agencies reduce operating budgets, agencies must 37.15 give priority to reducing spending on professional and technical 37.16 service contracts before laying off permanent employees. 37.17 (c) Agencies must report to thesenate finance and house37.18ways and means committeescommissioner of administration by 37.19AugustNovember 1 each year on implementation of this section 37.20 during the previous fiscal year. The reports must include 37.21 amounts spent on professional and technical service contracts 37.22 during the previous fiscal year. The commissioner shall compile 37.23 the reports into a uniform format and forward them to the chairs 37.24 of the senate finance and house ways and means committees by 37.25 November 15. 37.26 Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.22, is 37.27 amended to read: 37.28 43A.22 [BENEFITS; INTENT.] 37.29 (a) It is the intent of the state to provide eligible 37.30 employees and other eligible persons with life insurance and 37.31 hospital, medical, and dental benefits coverage through provider 37.32 organizations, hereafter referred to as "carriers," authorized 37.33 to do business in the state. 37.34 (b) The commissioner may self-insure any hospital and 37.35 medical plan offered under sections 43A.22 to 43A.31 to promote 37.36 reasonably stable and predictable premiums for hospital and 38.1 medical benefits paid by the state and its employees and to 38.2 promote affordable, ongoing relationships between employees and 38.3 dependents and their medical providers. The commissioner shall 38.4 consult with the commissioners of commerce and health and human 38.5 services regarding the development and reporting of quality of 38.6 care measures. 38.7 Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.23, 38.8 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 38.9 Subdivision 1. [GENERAL.] The commissioner is authorized 38.10 to request bids from carriers or to negotiate with carriers and 38.11 to enter into contracts with carriers which in the judgment of 38.12 the commissioner are best qualified to underwrite and service 38.13 the benefit plans. Contracts entered into with carriers are not 38.14 subject to the requirements of sections 16C.16 to 16C.19. The 38.15 commissioner may negotiate premium rates and coverage provisions 38.16 with all carriers licensed under chapters 62A, 62C, and 62D. 38.17 The commissioner may also negotiate reasonable restrictions to 38.18 be applied to all carriers under chapters 62A, 62C, and 62D. 38.19 Contracts to underwrite the benefit plans must be bid or 38.20 negotiated separately from contracts to service the benefit 38.21 plans, which may be awarded only on the basis of competitive 38.22 bids. The commissioner shall consider the cost of the plans, 38.23 conversion options relating to the contracts, service 38.24 capabilities, character, financial position, and reputation of 38.25 the carriers, and any other factors which the commissioner deems 38.26 appropriate. Each benefit contract must be for a uniform term 38.27 of at least one year, but may be made automatically renewable 38.28 from term to term in the absence of notice of termination by 38.29 either party. The commissioner shall, to the extent feasible, 38.30 make hospital and medical benefits available from at least one 38.31 carrier licensed to do business pursuant to each of chapters 38.32 62A, 62C, and 62D. The commissioner need not provide health 38.33 maintenance organization services to an employee who resides in 38.34 an area which is not served by a licensed health maintenance 38.35 organization. The commissioner may refuse to allow a health 38.36 maintenance organization to continue as a carrier. The 39.1 commissioner may elect not to offer all three types of carriers 39.2 if there are no bids or no acceptable bids by that type of 39.3 carrier or if the offering of additional carriers would result 39.4 in substantial additional administrative costs. A carrier 39.5 licensed under chapter 62A is exempt from the tax imposed by 39.6 section 60A.15 on premiums paid to it by the state. 39.7 All self-insured hospital and medical service products must 39.8 comply with coverage mandates, data reporting, and consumer 39.9 protection requirements applicable to the licensed carrier 39.10 administering the product, had the product been insured, 39.11 including chapters 62J, 62M, and 62Q. Any self-insured products 39.12 that limit coverage to a network of providers or provide 39.13 different levels of coverage between network and nonnetwork 39.14 providers shall comply with section 62D.123 and geographic 39.15 access standards for health maintenance organizations adopted by 39.16 the commissioner of health in rule under chapter 62D. 39.17 Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.23, 39.18 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 39.19 Subd. 2. [CONTRACT TO CONTAIN STATEMENT OF BENEFITS.] (a) 39.20 Each contract under sections 43A.22 to 43A.30 shall contain a 39.21 detailed statement of benefits offered and shall include any 39.22 maximums, limitations, exclusions, and other definitions of 39.23 benefits the commissioner deems necessary or desirable. Each 39.24 hospital and medical benefits contract shall provide benefits at 39.25 least equal to those required by section 62E.06, subdivision 2. 39.26 (b) All summaries of benefits describing the hospital and 39.27 medical service benefits offered to state employees must comply 39.28 with laws and rules for content and clarity applicable to the 39.29 licensed carrier administering the product. Referral procedures 39.30 must be clearly described. The commissioners of commerce and 39.31 health, as appropriate, shall review the summaries of benefits, 39.32 whether written or electronic, and advise the commissioner of 39.33 employee relations on any changes needed to ensure compliance. 39.34 Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.31, 39.35 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 39.36 Subd. 2. [COMMISSIONER REPORTS.] The commissioner shall 40.1 transmit a report each biennium to the legislative commission on 40.2 employee relations concerning the operation of sections 43A.22 40.3 to 43A.30, including a study of local and statewide market 40.4 trends regarding provider concentration, costs, and other 40.5 factors as they may relate to the state's health benefits 40.6 purchasing strategy. The commissioner shall consult with the 40.7 commissioners of commerce and health in the conduct of this 40.8 study. The commissioner shall also report the number, type, and 40.9 disposition of complaints relating to the insurance programs 40.10 offered by the commissioner. 40.11 Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 43A.31, is 40.12 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 40.13 Subd. 5. [CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE.] The commissioner shall 40.14 employ staff for the purposes of assisting state employees and 40.15 their dependents in: 40.16 (1) understanding their benefits and coverage levels; 40.17 (2) obtaining information and responses to questions 40.18 regarding issues of coverage, benefits, and service from 40.19 carriers and providers; and 40.20 (3) making use of all grievance, appeals, and complaint 40.21 resolution processes provided by law or contract. 40.22 Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 138.17, 40.23 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 40.24 Subd. 7. [RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.] A records 40.25 management program for the application of efficient and 40.26 economical management methods to the creation, utilization, 40.27 maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of official 40.28 records shall be administered by the commissioner of 40.29 administration with assistance from the director of the 40.30 historical society. The state records center which stores and 40.31 services state records not in state archives shall be 40.32 administered by the commissioner of administration. The 40.33 commissioner of administration is empowered to (1) establish 40.34 standards, procedures, and techniques for effective management 40.35 of government records, (2) make continuing surveys of paper work 40.36 operations, and (3) recommend improvements in current records 41.1 management practices including the use of space, equipment, and 41.2 supplies employed in creating, maintaining, preserving and 41.3 disposing of government records. It shall be the duty of the 41.4 head of each state agency and the governing body of each county, 41.5 municipality, and other subdivision of government to cooperate 41.6 with the commissioner in conducting surveys and to establish and 41.7 maintain an active, continuing program for the economical and 41.8 efficient management of the records of each agency, county, 41.9 municipality, or other subdivision of government. When 41.10 requested by the commissioner, public officials shall assist in 41.11 the preparation of an inclusive inventory of records in their 41.12 custody, to which shall be attached a schedule, approved by the 41.13 head of the governmental unit or agency having custody of the 41.14 records and the commissioner, establishing a time period for the 41.15 retention or disposal of each series of records. When the 41.16 schedule is unanimously approved by the records disposition 41.17 panel, the head of the governmental unit or agency having 41.18 custody of the records may dispose of the type of records listed 41.19 in the schedule at a time and in a manner prescribed in the 41.20 schedule for particular records which were created after the 41.21 approval. A list of records disposed of pursuant to this 41.22 subdivision shall be forwarded to the commissioner and the 41.23 archivist by the head of the governmental unit or agency. The 41.24 archivist shall maintain a list of all records destroyed. 41.25 Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 138.17, 41.26 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 41.27 Subd. 8. [EMERGENCY RECORDS PRESERVATION.] In light of the 41.28 danger of nuclear or natural disaster, the commissioner of 41.29 administration, with the assistance of the director of the 41.30 historical society, shall establish and maintain a program for 41.31 the selection and preservation of public records considered 41.32 essential to the operation of government and to the protection 41.33 of the rights and interests of persons, and shall make or cause 41.34 to be made preservation duplicates or designate as preservation 41.35 duplicates existing copies of such essential public records. 41.36 Preservation duplicates shall be durable, accurate, complete, 42.1 and clear, and such duplicates reproduced by photographic or 42.2 other process which accurately reproduces and forms a durable 42.3 medium for so reproducing the original shall have the same force 42.4 and effect for all purposes as the original record whether the 42.5 original record is in existence or not. A transcript, 42.6 exemplification, or certified copy of such preservation 42.7 duplicate shall be deemed for all purposes to be a transcript, 42.8 exemplification, or certified copy of the original record. Such 42.9 preservation duplicates shall be preserved in the place and 42.10 manner of safekeeping prescribed by the commissioner. 42.11 Every county, municipality, or other subdivision of 42.12 government may institute a program for the preservation of 42.13 necessary documents essential to the continuity of government. 42.14 Such a program shall first be submitted to the commissioner for 42.15 approval or disapproval and no such program shall be instituted 42.16 until such approval is obtained. 42.17 Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 192.49, 42.18 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 42.19 Subd. 3. [ALLOWANCES FOR MILITARY EXPENSE.] (a) Allowances 42.20 for the necessary military expenses of all organizations, units, 42.21 or detachments of the military forces, including clerk hire, 42.22 office supplies, postage, and other actual outlay,shallmay be 42.23 paid by the adjutant general out of the funds appropriated for 42.24 the maintenance of the military forces, such. These allowances 42.25 annually may nottoexceed: 42.26 (1) for the state headquarters and for the division 42.27 headquarters when located in this state$2,000$2,500 each; 42.28 (2) $3,000a yearfor the commanding general of troops; 42.29 (3) for any other organization commanded by a general 42.30 officer$1,000 plus $100 for each immediately and directly42.31subordinate organization or unit$2,200; 42.32 (4) for any brigade, group, battalion, squadron, or 42.33 equivalent organization$200$500 plus $100 for each immediately 42.34 and directly subordinate organization or unit; and$30042.35 (5) $600 for incidental expenses of each company, battery, 42.36 or detachment; and at the time of the annual encampment or43.1maneuvers, for each division or camp headquarters mess $200; for43.2each officers' mess of a regiment, group, or higher headquarters43.3$200; and for the officers' mess of each battalion or equivalent43.4headquarters $100. 43.5 (b) Allowances authorized under this section shall be 43.6 expended and accounted for as prescribed by the 43.7commander-in-chief in orders or rulesadjutant general. 43.8 Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 197.79, 43.9 subdivision 10, is amended to read: 43.10 Subd. 10. [DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS.] The application 43.11 period for the bonus program established in this section shall 43.12 be November 1, 1997, to June 30,19992001. The department may 43.13 not receive or accept new applications after June 30,19992001. 43.14 Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204B.25, 43.15 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 43.16 Subd. 2. [RULES OF SECRETARY OF STATE.] The secretary of 43.17 state shall adopt rules establishinga programprograms for the 43.18 training of county auditors, local election officials, and 43.19 election judges by county auditors as required by this section. 43.20 Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204B.25, is 43.21 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 43.22 Subd. 4. [TRAINING FOR LOCAL ELECTION OFFICIALS.] At least 43.23 once every two years, the county auditor shall conduct training 43.24 sessions for the municipal and school district clerks in the 43.25 county. The training sessions must be conducted in the manner 43.26 provided by the secretary of state. No local election official 43.27 may administer an election without receiving training from the 43.28 county auditor. 43.29 Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204B.27, is 43.30 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 43.31 Subd. 10. [TRAINING FOR COUNTY AUDITORS; TRAINING 43.32 MATERIALS.] The secretary of state shall develop a training 43.33 program in election administration for county auditors and shall 43.34 certify each county auditor who successfully completes the 43.35 training program. The secretary of state shall provide each 43.36 county auditor with materials for use in training local election 44.1 officials and election judges. 44.2 Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 204B.28, 44.3 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 44.4 Subdivision 1. [TRAINING PROGRAM FORMEETING WITH ELECTION 44.5 OFFICIALS.] At least 12 weeks before eachstate primary44.6 regularly scheduled general election, each county auditor shall 44.7 conduct atraining program formeeting with local election 44.8 officials to review the procedures for the election. The county 44.9 auditor may requirethe municipal clerks andthe chairs of the 44.10 election boards in the county tomeet for this training program44.11before the election at a time and place set by the county44.12auditor. The training program shall include instruction in44.13election procedures and the duties of municipal clerks and44.14election judges. The chairs of the election boards shall be44.15compensated by the municipalities for the incidental expenses44.16incurred by them to attend a training programattend this 44.17 meeting. 44.18 Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 240A.09, is 44.19 amended to read: 44.20 240A.09 [PLAN DEVELOPMENT; CRITERIA.] 44.21 The Minnesota amateur sports commission shall develop a 44.22 plan to promote the development of proposals for new statewide 44.23 public ice facilities including proposals for ice centers and 44.24 matching grants based on the criteria in this section. 44.25 (a) For ice center proposals, the commission will give 44.26 priority to proposals that come from more than one local 44.27 government unit. Institutions of higher education are not 44.28 eligible to receive a grant. 44.29 (b) In the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, 44.30 subdivision 2, the commission is encouraged to give priority to 44.31 the following proposals: 44.32 (1) proposals for construction of two or more ice sheets in 44.33 a single new facility; 44.34 (2) proposals for construction of an additional sheet of 44.35 ice at an existing ice center; 44.36 (3) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of 45.1 ice as part of a sports complex with multiple sports facilities; 45.2 and 45.3 (4) proposals for construction of a new, single sheet of 45.4 ice that will be expanded to a two-sheet facility in the future. 45.5 (c) The commission shall administer a site selection 45.6 process for the ice centers. The commission shall invite 45.7 proposals from cities or counties or consortia of cities. A 45.8 proposal for an ice center must include matching contributions 45.9 including in-kind contributions of land, access roadways and 45.10 access roadway improvements, and necessary utility services, 45.11 landscaping, and parking. 45.12 (d) Proposals for ice centers and matching grants must 45.13 provide for meeting the demand for ice time for female groups by 45.14 offering up to 50 percent of prime ice time, as needed, to 45.15 female groups. For purposes of this section, prime ice time 45.16 means the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday to Friday and 45.17 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. 45.18 (e) The location for all proposed facilities must be in 45.19 areas of maximum demonstrated interest and must maximize 45.20 accessibility to an arterial highway. 45.21 (f) To the extent possible, all proposed facilities must be 45.22 dispersed equitably, must be located to maximize potential for 45.23 full utilization and profitable operation, and must accommodate 45.24 noncompetitive family and community skating for all ages. 45.25 (g) The commission may also use thefundsmoney to upgrade 45.26 current facilities, purchase girls' ice time, or conduct amateur 45.27 women's hockey and other ice sport tournaments. 45.28 (h) To the extent possible, 50 percent of all grants must 45.29 be awarded to communities in greater Minnesota. 45.30 (i) To the extent possible, technical assistance shall be 45.31 provided to Minnesota communities by the commission on ice arena 45.32 planning, design, and operation, including the marketing of ice 45.33 time. 45.34 (j) A grant for new facilities may not exceed $250,000. 45.35 (k) The commission mayuse fundsmake grants for 45.36 rehabilitation and renovationgrants. A rehabilitation or 46.1 renovation grant may not exceed $100,000. Priority must be 46.2 given to grant applications for indoor air quality improvements, 46.3 including zero emission ice resurfacing equipment. 46.4(k)(l) Grantfundsmoney may be used for ice centers 46.5 designed for sports other than hockey. 46.6 (m) Grant money may be used to upgrade existing facilities 46.7 to comply with the bleacher safety requirements of section 46.8 16B.616. 46.9 Sec. 78. [240A.12] [GRANTS FOR ATHLETIC FACILITIES AND 46.10 PROGRAMS.] 46.11 Subdivision 1. [GRANTS.] The commission may make matching 46.12 grants to political subdivisions of the state: 46.13 (1) to acquire and better public land and buildings and 46.14 other public improvements of a capital nature to be used for 46.15 community facilities and related infrastructure primarily for 46.16 amateur athletics; 46.17 (2) to renovate existing facilities used primarily for 46.18 amateur athletics; 46.19 (3) to support recreational programs for children and 46.20 adolescents; and 46.21 (4) to support special events involving amateur athletics. 46.22 Subd. 2. [GEOGRAPHIC DISPERSAL.] To the extent possible, 46.23 over time, the commission shall disperse grants equally among 46.24 the state's congressional districts and award one-half of all 46.25 grants to communities or institutions outside the metropolitan 46.26 area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. 46.27 Subd. 3. [MAXIMUM GRANTS AND MATCHING CONTRIBUTIONS.] Each 46.28 grant under this section must be matched by recipient 46.29 communities or institutions in accordance with this 46.30 subdivision. A matching contribution may include an in-kind 46.31 contribution of land, access roadways and access roadway 46.32 improvements, and necessary utility services, landscaping, and 46.33 parking. A grant for new facilities may not exceed $100,000 and 46.34 must be matched by the recipient at a rate of four times the 46.35 amount of the grant. A grant for renovation of existing 46.36 facilities may not exceed $50,000 and must be matched equally by 47.1 the recipient. A grant for recreational programs may not exceed 47.2 $20,000 and must be matched equally by the recipient. A grant 47.3 for a special event or program may not exceed $100,000 and must 47.4 be matched equally by the recipient. 47.5 Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297F.08, is 47.6 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 47.7 Subd. 8a. [REVOLVING ACCOUNT.] A heat applied cigarette 47.8 tax stamp revolving account is created. The commissioner shall 47.9 use the amounts in this fund to purchase heat applied stamps for 47.10 resale. The commissioner shall charge distributors for the tax 47.11 value of the stamps they receive along with the commissioner's 47.12 cost to purchase the stamps and ship them to the distributor. 47.13 The stamp purchase and shipping costs recovered must be credited 47.14 to the revolving account and are appropriated to the 47.15 commissioner for the further purchases and shipping costs. The 47.16 revolving account is initially funded by a $40,000 transfer from 47.17 the department of revenue. 47.18 Sec. 80. [325F.015] [UNSAFE BLEACHERS.] 47.19 A person shall not manufacture, sell, distribute, or 47.20 install bleachers within this state that do not comply with 47.21 section 16B.616. For purposes of this section, "person" means 47.22 an individual, public or private entity, however organized, or a 47.23 unit of state or local government. 47.24 Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.03, is 47.25 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 47.26 Subd. 4. [CERTIFICATION PRACTICE STATEMENT.] The secretary 47.27 in the role of licensed certification authority may adopt and 47.28 amend a certification practice statement without using the 47.29 provisions of chapter 14. 47.30 Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.04, is 47.31 amended to read: 47.32 325K.04 [FEES.] 47.33 (a) The secretary may adopt rules establishing reasonable 47.34 fees for all services rendered under this chapter, in amounts 47.35 sufficient to compensate for the costs of all services provided 47.36 by the secretary under this chapter.All fees recovered by the48.1secretary must be deposited in the state general fund.48.2 (b) The digital signature account is created in the special 48.3 revenue fund. All fees recovered by the secretary must be 48.4 deposited in the digital signature account. Money in the 48.5 digital signature account is appropriated to the secretary to 48.6 pay the costs of all services provided by the secretary. 48.7 Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.05, 48.8 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 48.9 Subdivision 1. [LICENSE CONDITIONS.] To obtain or retain a 48.10 license, a certification authority must: 48.11 (1) be the subscriber of a certificate published in a 48.12 recognized repository; 48.13 (2) employ as operative personnel only persons who have not 48.14 been convicted within the past 15 years of a felony or a crime 48.15 involving fraud, false statement, or deception; 48.16 (3) employ as operative personnel only persons who have 48.17 demonstrated knowledge and proficiency in following the 48.18 requirements of this chapter; 48.19 (4) file with the secretary a suitable guaranty, unless the 48.20 certification authority is a department, office, or official of 48.21 a federal, state, city, or county governmental entity that is 48.22 self-insured; 48.23 (5) use a trustworthy system, including a secure means for 48.24 limiting access to its private key; 48.25 (6) present proof to the secretary of having working 48.26 capital reasonably sufficient, according to rules adopted by the 48.27 secretary, to enable the applicant to conduct business as a 48.28 certification authority; 48.29 (7) register its business organization with the secretary, 48.30 unless the applicant is a governmental entity or is otherwise 48.31 prohibited from registering;and48.32 (8) require a potential subscriber to appear in person 48.33 before the certification authority, or an agent of the 48.34 certification authority, to prove the subscriber's identity 48.35 before a certificate is issued to the subscriber; and 48.36 (9) comply with all further licensing requirements 49.1 established by rule by the secretary. 49.2 The secretary may, by rule, establish standards by which the 49.3 in-person registration required in clause (8) may be waived. 49.4 Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.09, is 49.5 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 49.6 Subd. 3. [ACCEPTANCE.] A recipient who accepts a digital 49.7 signature when the certificate was issued by a licensed 49.8 certification authority becomes a party to and accepts all of 49.9 the terms and conditions of the licensed certification 49.10 authority's certification practice statement. 49.11 Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.10, 49.12 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 49.13 Subd. 5. [ORDER OF SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.] The 49.14 secretary may order the licensed certification authority to 49.15 suspend or revoke a certificate that the certification authority 49.16 issued if, after giving any required notice and opportunity for 49.17 the certification authority and subscriber to be heard in 49.18 accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 14, 49.19 the secretary determines that: 49.20 (1) the certificate was issued without substantial 49.21 compliance with this section; and 49.22 (2) the noncompliance poses a significant risk to persons 49.23 reasonably relying on the certificate. 49.24 Upon determining that an emergency requires an immediate 49.25 remedy, and in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 49.26 chapter 14, the secretary may issue an order suspending a 49.27 certificate for a period not to exceed4896 hours. 49.28 Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.14, is 49.29 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 49.30 Subd. 9. [ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.] For purposes of this 49.31 section, the provisions of chapter 14 do not apply when the 49.32 secretary acts as a licensed certification authority for 49.33 governmental entities. 49.34 Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325K.15, is 49.35 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 49.36 Subd. 8. [ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.] For purposes of this 50.1 section, the provisions of chapter 14 do not apply when the 50.2 secretary acts as a licensed certification authority for 50.3 governmental entities. 50.4 Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 349.163, 50.5 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 50.6 Subd. 4. [INSPECTION OF MANUFACTURERS.] Employees of the 50.7 board and the division of alcohol and gambling enforcement may 50.8 inspect the books, records, inventory, and business premises of 50.9 a licensed manufacturer without notice during the normal 50.10 business hours of the manufacturer. The board may charge a 50.11 manufacturer for the actual cost of conducting scheduled or 50.12 unscheduled inspections of the manufacturer's facilities, where 50.13 the amount charged to the manufacturer for such inspections in 50.14 any year does not exceed $7,500. The board shall deposit in a 50.15 separate account in the state treasury all money received as 50.16 reimbursement for the costs of inspections.Until July 1, 1999,50.17 Money in the account is appropriated to the board to pay the 50.18 costs of the inspections. 50.19 Sec. 89. Laws 1993, chapter 192, section 16, is amended to 50.20 read: 50.21 Sec. 16. CAPITOL AREA ARCHITECTURAL 50.22 AND PLANNING BOARD 326,000 334,000 50.23 Any unencumbered balance of the 50.24 appropriation for the first year does 50.25 not cancel and is available for use in 50.26 the second year. 50.27 $75,000 the first year and $82,000 the 50.28 second year are to create a memorial to 50.29 Hubert H. Humphrey in the capitol 50.30 area. Of these amounts, up to $75,000 50.31 may be used by the board to select an 50.32 appropriate site for the memorial. 50.33$82,000 is available only as matched,50.34one state dollar for three dollars, by50.35contributions from nonstate sources.50.36 The board shall establish design 50.37 requirements, choose the design, and 50.38 oversee construction of the memorial. 50.39 In establishing the memorial, the board 50.40 may accept money from nonstate sources 50.41 and contract with other private or 50.42 public agencies. The appropriation is 50.43 available until expended. 50.44 Sec. 90. Laws 1994, chapter 643, section 69, subdivision 50.45 1, is amended to read: 50.46 Subdivision 1. [TASK FORCE MEMBERSHIP.]An 18-memberA 51.1 19-member planning task force for library and information 51.2 services shall be established and shall be composed of: three 51.3 representatives appointed by the chancellor of the higher 51.4 education board, one of whom may be serving on the MINITEX 51.5 advisory committee; two representatives appointed by the 51.6 president of the University of Minnesota, one of whom may be 51.7 serving on the MINITEX advisory committee; one representative 51.8 appointed by the president of the Minnesota private college 51.9 council; the director of MINITEX; one representative appointed 51.10 by the commissioner of finance; one representative appointed by 51.11 the commissioner of administration; one representative appointed 51.12 by the executive director of the Minnesota higher education 51.13 coordinating board; the director of the office of library 51.14 development and services; five representatives of public 51.15 libraries appointed by the director of library development and 51.16 services; two representatives of elementary and secondary 51.17 schools appointed by the commissioner of education; and one 51.18 representative appointed by the governor. The executive 51.19 director of the Minnesota higher education coordinating board 51.20 shall confer with the other appointing authorities to ensure 51.21 that at least one-half of the task force members are employed in 51.22 occupations unrelated to library science. The executive 51.23 director of the Minnesota higher education coordinating board 51.24 shall convene the first meeting of the task force. 51.25 Sec. 91. Laws 1995, First Special Session chapter 3, 51.26 article 12, section 7, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 1997, 51.27 First Special Session chapter 4, article 9, section 2, and Laws 51.28 1998, chapter 270, section 4, is amended to read: 51.29 Subdivision 1. [STATE COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.] The membership 51.30 of the Minnesota education telecommunications council 51.31 established in Laws 1993, First Special Session chapter 2, is 51.32 expanded to include representatives of elementary and secondary 51.33 education. The membership shall consist of three 51.34 representatives from the University of Minnesota; three 51.35 representatives of the board of trustees for Minnesota state 51.36 colleges and universities; one representative of the higher 52.1 education services offices; one representative appointed by the 52.2 private college council; eight representatives selected by the 52.3 commissioner of children, families, and learning, at least one 52.4 of which must come from each of the six higher education 52.5 telecommunication regions; thedirectorcommissioner ofthe52.6office of technologyadministration; two members each from the 52.7 senate and the house of representatives selected by the 52.8 subcommittee on committees of the committee on rules and 52.9 administration of the senate and the speaker of the house, one 52.10 member from each body must be a member of the minority party; 52.11 and three representatives of libraries, one representing 52.12 regional public libraries, one representing multitype libraries, 52.13 and one representing community libraries, selected by the 52.14 governor. The council shall: 52.15 (1) develop a statewide vision and plans for the use of 52.16 distance learning technologies and provide leadership in 52.17 implementing the use of such technologies; 52.18 (2) recommend to the commissioner and the legislature by 52.19 December 15, 1996, a plan for long-term governance and a 52.20 proposed structure for statewide and regional 52.21 telecommunications; 52.22 (3) recommend educational policy relating to 52.23 telecommunications; 52.24 (4) determine priorities for use; 52.25 (5) oversee coordination of networks for post-secondary 52.26 campuses, K-12 education, and regional and community libraries; 52.27 (6) review application for telecommunications access grants 52.28 under Minnesota Statutes, section 124C.74, and recommend to the 52.29 department grants for funding; 52.30 (7) determine priorities for grant funding proposals; and 52.31 (8) work with the office of technology to ensure 52.32 consistency of the operation of the learning network with 52.33 standards of an open system architecture. 52.34 The council shall consult with representatives of the 52.35 telecommunication industry in implementing this section. 52.36 Sec. 92. Laws 1997, chapter 202, article 2, section 61, is 53.1 amended to read: 53.2 Sec. 61. [VOLUNTARY UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE.] 53.3 Appointing authorities in state governmentshall encourage53.4 may allow each employee to take an unpaid leave of absence for 53.5 up to 160 hours during the period ending June 30,19992001. 53.6 Each appointing authority approving such a leave shall allow the 53.7 employee to continue accruing vacation and sick leave, be 53.8 eligible for paid holidays and insurance benefits, accrue 53.9 seniority, and accrue service credit in state retirement plans 53.10 permitting service credits for authorized leaves of absence as 53.11 if the employee had actually been employed during the time of 53.12 the leave. If the leave of absence is for one full pay period 53.13 or longer, any holiday pay shall be included in the first 53.14 payroll warrant after return from the leave of absence. The 53.15 appointing authority shall attempt to grant requests for unpaid 53.16 leaves of absence consistent with the need to continue efficient 53.17 operation of the agency. However, each appointing authority 53.18 shall retain discretion to grant or refuse to grant requests for 53.19 leaves of absence and to schedule and cancel leaves, subject to 53.20 applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements and 53.21 compensation plans. 53.22 Sec. 93. Laws 1998, chapter 366, section 2, is amended to 53.23 read: 53.24 Sec. 2. LEGISLATURE 25,000 53.25 This appropriation is to the 53.26 legislative coordinating commission for 53.27 a grant to the Council of State 53.28 Governments to organize and fund a 53.29 series of meetings between members of 53.30 the Minnesota legislature and members 53.31 of the Manitoba and Ontario 53.32 parliaments.ApproximatelyUp to six 53.33 members of each body may attend the 53.34 meetings. Meetings may involve all 53.35 three bodies or the legislature and one 53.36 of the parliaments. The meetings shall 53.37 be at the capital cities of the state 53.38 or of the provinces. This 53.39 appropriation is available until June 53.40 30, 2000. 53.41 Sec. 94. [URBAN DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL STEERING 53.42 COMMITTEE.] 53.43 Subdivision 1. [COMMITTEE; DEFINITION.] (a) The 54.1 environmental quality board shall establish an urban development 54.2 environmental steering committee consisting of representatives 54.3 of developers, environmental interests, agricultural landowners, 54.4 and other stakeholders. The urban development environmental 54.5 steering committee shall advise the environmental quality board 54.6 on the scope and content of the generic environmental impact 54.7 statement required in subdivision 2. 54.8 (b) Compensation of members and reimbursement of their 54.9 expenses is governed by Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059. The 54.10 committee expires upon completion of the generic environmental 54.11 impact statement required in subdivision 2 and presentation of 54.12 the report to the legislature. 54.13 (c) For the purposes of this section, "urban development" 54.14 means development in: 54.15 (1) cities with more than 5,000 population; and 54.16 (2) areas with densities greater than 200 people per square 54.17 mile in proximity to cities with more than 5,000 population. 54.18 Subd. 2. [GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.] A 54.19 generic environmental impact statement must be prepared under 54.20 the direction of the environmental quality board to examine the 54.21 long-term effects of urban development, past, present, and 54.22 future, upon the economy, environment, and way of life of the 54.23 residents of this state. The study may address: 54.24 (1) the overall dimension of urban development in this 54.25 state, including the past and current trends of settlement and 54.26 population growth, the types and location of urban development, 54.27 and the relationship of past and current development patterns to 54.28 existing land use policies; 54.29 (2) environmental quality issues associated with urban 54.30 development such as the effects of urban development on air, 54.31 groundwater, surface water, and land, including the impact of 54.32 urban development on the loss of agricultural land in urbanizing 54.33 areas; 54.34 (3) economic issues such as the comparative economic impact 54.35 of alternative means of urban development, including the 54.36 economic efficiency of the alternatives; 55.1 (4) social issues such as the comparative social impact of 55.2 alternative means of urban development; and 55.3 (5) the roles of various units of government in regulating 55.4 various aspects of land use decisions. 55.5 Sec. 95. [STATE TRAVEL OFFICE.] 55.6 Subdivision 1. [STUDY.] The commissioner of administration 55.7 shall study the feasibility and potential advantages of 55.8 establishing a state travel office in the executive branch to 55.9 manage and oversee arrangements for air and surface travel by 55.10 state employees and officials. In conducting the study, the 55.11 commissioner shall consider travel procedures currently used by 55.12 the state in comparison with those used by the federal 55.13 government, other states, and private businesses. 55.14 Subd. 2. [ISSUES.] The study required by subdivision 1 55.15 must address, at a minimum: 55.16 (1) the relative merits of central versus decentralized 55.17 management and oversight of travel; 55.18 (2) current procedures used by the legislative, judicial, 55.19 and executive branches of the state as well as the Minnesota 55.20 state colleges and universities and the University of Minnesota; 55.21 (3) statutory and other authority necessary to manage and 55.22 oversee state travel; 55.23 (4) the relative merits of state operation of travel 55.24 services versus the provision of travel services by travel 55.25 agencies under contract; 55.26 (5) the use of one travel agency versus several preferred 55.27 agencies; 55.28 (6) the criteria used in selecting the preferred agencies; 55.29 (7) managing frequent-flier miles versus other options; and 55.30 (8) the use of Internet-based travel authorization and 55.31 booking versus traditional methods. 55.32 Subd. 3. [REPORT.] The commissioner shall report to the 55.33 legislature on the conclusions of the study by January 15, 55.34 2000. The report must include recommendations for any 55.35 legislation that might be necessary to implement the report's 55.36 conclusions. 56.1 Sec. 96. [EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; TRANSFER.] 56.2 Responsibility for the state employee assistance program 56.3 under Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.39, subdivision 2, is 56.4 transferred from the commissioner of administration to the 56.5 commissioner of employee relations under Minnesota Statutes, 56.6 section 15.039. 56.7 Sec. 97. [OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY; TRANSFER.] 56.8 In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, sections 15.039 and 56.9 43A.045, the responsibilities of the executive director of the 56.10 office of technology under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 16E, and 56.11 otherwise, are transferred to the commissioner of administration. 56.12 Sec. 98. [INSTRUCTION TO REVISOR.] 56.13 (a) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota 56.14 Statutes, section 256.482, subdivision 5a, as Minnesota 56.15 Statutes, section 16B.055, subdivision 2, and renumber the 56.16 existing text of Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.055, as 56.17 subdivision 1. 56.18 (b) In the next edition of Minnesota Statutes, the revisor 56.19 of statutes shall change the term "executive director of the 56.20 office of technology" to "commissioner of administration" and 56.21 the term "executive director," wherever it refers to the 56.22 executive director of the office of technology, to 56.23 "commissioner." 56.24 (c) The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota 56.25 Statutes, section 16B.39, subdivision 2, in chapter 43A. 56.26 Sec. 99. [REPEALER.] 56.27 (a) Minnesota Rules, part 8275.0045, subpart 2, is repealed. 56.28 (b) Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 16A.103, subdivision 56.29 3; 16E.11; 16E.12; and 16E.13, are repealed. 56.30 Sec. 100. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 56.31 (a) Section 41 is effective January 1, 2001. Section 43 is 56.32 effective July 1, 2000, with respect to preparation of the model 56.33 policies and procedures by the commissioner of administration, 56.34 and January 1, 2001, with respect to the other provisions of 56.35 section 43. 56.36 (b) Sections 56 to 58; and 80 are effective January 1, 2001. 57.1 (c) Sections 81 to 87 are effective the day following final 57.2 enactment.